A bomb was planted beneath the car of female Police Service of Northern Ireland officer in Dungiven, leading to condemnation from First Minister Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly Politicians have condemned th

Key Takeaways: Britain requires banks to “ring-fence” the retail arms of their operations to shield them from any problems in their riskier, investment banking arms. Proprietary trading refers to banks buy

Key Takeaways: Pressure has been building on Angela Merkel’s conservative alliance to select a candidate to represent the bloc in Germany’s general election later this year. Chancellor Angela Merkel announ

GETTY IMAGES The UK and the EU have said they will intensify talks on NI following a meeting of their chief negotiators. The UK Brexit Minister Lord Frost and EU Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic held discuss

The study and the Chinese virologist behind it are quite popular in conservative media. Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon exits the Manhattan Federal Court on August 20, 2020, in New York City. Bannon an

Ten diplomats at the US embassy have been told to leave Russia | EPA Russia is expelling 10 US diplomats and blacklisting eight top American officials in retaliation for sanctions imposed by the US on Thursday. 

Key Takeaways: For decades, the route through the U.K. has been a vital and reliable artery for getting goods from Ireland to mainland Europe. But with the end of the Brexit transition period on Dec. 31, trucks from t

A heartbreaking image of the young girl eating her one hot meal of the day in Dublin, Ireland, has sparked outrage, with the charity providing food saying: "Our Government are to blame for this" A picture of a fo

One victim who has received death threats says a stalking protection order has been breached repeatedly. One victim has had dog mess dumped on her car, windows smashed, and death threats Stalkers have become incre

EPA Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully. The move is expected to delay the country's vaccinatio

TLP supporters throw rocks and bricks at police in Islamabad on Tuesday after the party's leader was detained | EPA France has urged all its citizens in Pakistan to leave the country temporarily amid violent anti-F

GETTY IMAGES The Irish Data Protection Commission is to launch an investigation into a data leak in which the details of hundreds of millions of Facebook users were published online. It had previously been looking i

In this aerial view from a drone, people chat at Admiral Bridge (Admiralbruecke) at Landwehr canal in Kreuzberg district during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic on February 28, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Chr

Key Takeaways: Some health experts say herd immunity is achievable, though difficult — but others are warning that it may not be possible when it comes to Covid-19. An article in Nature last month outlined five

Prince Charles appeared close to tears as he and wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, spent time looking at flowers, cards and other tributes that mourners have left after Prince Philip's death Prince Charles was close t

Lord Pickles told a hearing: "I hope this does not seem rude - there does not seem to have been any boundaries at all." Lord Pickles is giving evidence after David Cameron, Bill Crothers and Lex Greensill hav

It was a blockbuster story. A respected Chinese virologist appeared on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News in mid-September to share the results of her just-completed report. The conclusion: The novel coronavirus

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was cleared for use in the US in February | GETTY IMAGES The US, South Africa and European Union will temporarily stop the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid jab, aft

Belgian weather presenter Cécile Djunga spoke out over the racist insults she received A man has been jailed for 15 days for sending race hate messages to a Belgian TV host after she complained of a stream of ab

REUTERS Austria's health minister has said he is stepping down because of exhaustion. Rudolf Anschober, 60, was appointed in January 2020 and led the country's health response to the pandemic. "In th

The event was recorded in the Court Circular - a list of engagements attended by the monarch and the royals. Flowers outside Windsor Castle following Prince Philip's death The Queen has returned to royal duties

Attila Kulcsar, a media communications manager, compared the celebrations in Soho this evening to 'VE Day' as pubs and restaurants finally reopened outdoors as lockdown restrictions ease 'Raucous' scene

Russian units have been on exercises in Crimea | GETTY  IMAGES Sabre-rattling or preparations for war? Since mid-March, there have been many warnings from Ukraine and Western governments that Russia is massing tro

French lawmakers want the train to take the strain | EPA/GETTY IMAGES French lawmakers have moved to ban short-haul internal flights where train alternatives exist, in a bid to reduce carbon emissions. Over the week

Dozens of people are isolating or have completed their isolation and the cluster of infections is believed to be "significant". Extra testing sites will be available in areas of south London. File pic The

Harry is believed to have immediately gone into quarantine - but COVID rules allow him to leave isolation early for the funeral. Prince Harry is set to be among the duke's eight grandchildren at the funeral Prin

Bannon speaks to reporters after his arraignment (Craig Ruttle/AP) When federal agents arrested former chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon off the coast of Connecticut on Aug. 20, he was relaxing on a 1

Ukraine's President Zelensky has been visiting troops in the region | GETTY IMAGES A top Russian official has warned that Moscow could intervene to help Russian-speaking residents in eastern Ukraine if Ukraine laun

President Biden is proposing a global minimum corporate tax rate which could affect US investment in Ireland | GETTY IMAGES Wander around Dublin's Grand Canal Quay and you get a sense of how successful the Republic

Armin Laschet (left) and Markus Söder appeared together after party talks in Berlin | EPA The race to replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel is heating up after both leaders of the two parties that make up her co