At least 49 killed and hundreds injured in Bangladesh depot fire
At least 49 people died and hundreds have been injured after a fire tore through a shipping container depot in Bangladesh, sparking a huge chemical...
Boy (6) dies after holiday swimming pool incident
Tributes have been paid to a six-year-old boy from Belfast who has died on holiday following an incident at a swimming pool in Majorca.
Corey...
Men who apologised for mocking Michaela McAreavey murder concerned about ‘public witch hunt’
Three men who have apologised after an incident involving a chant mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey have expressed concern about being subject to...
Man in Japan ‘gambled Covid town funds mistakenly sent to him’
Money which was supposed to be Covid-19 assistance for low-income households in a small Japanese town was mistakenly wired to the bank account of...
‘Action calls for reaction’ EU ambassador warns UK over Brexit protocol row
Boris Johnson’s threats to rewrite part of the Brexit deal he signed would result in retaliation from Brussels, the European Union’s ambassador in the...
Age-related muscle loss ‘more common’ among low-income groups
Age-related muscle loss is more common among people living in disadvantaged areas, according to a new study from Trinity College Dublin.
This type of muscle...
Man who says he held €46k of drugs due to threat jailed
A Dublin man who said he was holding over €46,000 worth of drugs because he was under threat has been sentenced to three and...
‘Lack of transparency’ over sums gifted back to State criticised at PAC
The lack of transparency over portions of salaries gifted back to the State by politicians and civil servants has been criticised by a member...
Moldova holds security meeting after blasts in pro-Russia breakaway region
Moldova’s president, Maia Sandu, is convening a meeting of her security council on Tuesday after a series of incidents in the breakaway Moldovan republic...
North Korea parades intercontinental ballistic missiles amid talks
North Korea will speed up development of its nuclear arsenal, leader Kim Jong Un said while overseeing a huge military parade that displayed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)...
