As Storm Boelo buffeted large parts of the country, thousands of homes remained without power in south-west England yesterday from Storm Austen.
Oct 24, 2026
When Katie Zacharia stepped out of her Los Angeles area home in California for a walk she was horrified to discover a photographer tracking her every move.
The prime minster made the vow as his government promised £285m in 'transitional seed funding' to help mayors next year
Pupils were suspended 7,278 times for sexual misconduct in the 2024/25 school year - the highest total since the current recording method began in 2020, Department for Education figures show.
Liberty Recycling, chaired by Sinn Féin TD Aengus Ó Snodaigh, was the focus of a series of targeted raids by the money laundering investigation unit at the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau this week.
Det Supt Brian O'Reilly, a 34-year veteran of the force, explains why the excuse being used to defend his being identified as a whistleblower simply doesn't hold water...
The former guard was referring to the treatment of Garda whistleblowers whose identities were exposed by former justice minister Helen McEntee.
Fans of the BBC dance contest have shared their concerns
The Prime Minister and Chancellor John Healey are plotting to override the opposition of Mr Miliband and Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh by pumping Rosebank's 500 million barrels of oil.
Around 600 soldiers from the 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment battled a force armed with drones, marking the end of a seven-week war games to prepare them for Vladimir Putin's troops.
In Lyon, officers used tear gas to disperse around 150 protesters after they briefly attempted to block a road near the city centre, where demonstrations had been banned, an AFP journalist reported.
A deal for a gleaming New York skyscraper expected to be taller than the Empire State Building has finally reached agreement on October 21.
The son of the slain president went missing on the night of July 16, 1999, when a small plane he was piloting crashed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.