A status orange rain warning has been issued for Co Wicklow. A series of yellow weather warnings are also in place across the island. Met Eireann said that heavy rain in the area could cause localised ...

A British woman has died in a cable car crash near Naples, according to an Italian official. The Briton and an Israeli woman were among four people who died in the crash after a cable snapped on ...

The Force was with many Star Wars fan in Japan at an event where Lucasfilm announced that the next instalment in the franchise will hit theatres in May 2027.

A four-foot-long caiman was among the items seized by police as two people were arrested on suspicion of drugs and weapons offences. The animal, which has been handed over to the RSPCA, was found by ...

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans to make a statement on the judgment at the Scottish Parliament next week.

Bangladesh’s navy took part in a multi-national maritime exercise organised by Pakistan off the Karachi coast.

A yellow warning for rain is set to come into force on Good Friday, marking a damp start to the Easter bank holiday weekend. The Met Office alert for a “prolonged spell of rain” will come into effect ...

Bikers are set to descend on Westminster as part of a protest by veterans who served in the British Army during the Northern Ireland Troubles, calling for the retention of the Legacy Act.

Patrick Roach, general secretary of the NASUWT teaching union, warned of an ‘unprecedented surge’ of violence and abuse in schools in ...

Mark Carney made his case to Canadians in his latest bid to retain power at the English election debate on Thursday.

The birth of the Socorro doves marks an important milestone for the Socorro Dove Project, an initiative to bring the species back from extinction.

A cable car carrying tourists south of Naples crashed after the cable snapped, killing at least four people and injuring one. Italy’s alpine rescue was responding to the accident at Monte Faito in the ...