Police have come under attack as violence flared during another night of sporadic disorder in parts of Northern Ireland.

A man in his 20s has died after the car he was driving struck a pillar on the Old North Road in Finglas in north Dublin yesterday evening.

There are 260 people with Covid-19 in Irish hospitals, latest figures show. This is 88% fewer than the peak on 18 January, when 2,020 people with the disease were receiving treatment as inpatients.

Boris Johnson will today outline plans for the easing of coronavirus restrictions on foreign travel as the UK cautiously emerges from lockdown.

More than 75 people have died and dozens are still missing after flash floods and landslides hit Indonesia and neighbouring East Timor.

Hairdressers and barbers reopen in Scotland today as further coronavirus restrictions are lifted.

China has reported 32 new Covid-19 cases, marking the highest daily total in more than two months, the national health authority said today.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has pledged the EU's "unwavering" support for Ukraine as he expressed major worries over Russian troop movements around Ukraine.

SIPTU has expressed fears that a new Government tender for the expansion of employment services could threaten the jobs of up to 300 members working in community-based Local Employment Services offices.

The High Court has relaxed the bail conditions for two women arrested for refusing to enter mandatory hotel quarantine after returning from a trip to Dubai on Friday.

The Department of Health has been notified of three further deaths of people with Covid-19 and 457 new confirmed cases.

A procession of floats carried the mummified remains of 22 pharaohs, including Egypt's most powerful ancient queen, through Cairo on Saturday evening, to a new resting place.

The Government has been urged to consider running an occupational vaccine roll-out alongside an age-based programme.

The annual commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising has taken place in Dublin, led by President Michael D Higgins.

The National Youth Council of Ireland has described as "eye-watering" the high level of unemployment among young people and warned of a social and economic crisis if they are not able to get a foot on the jobs ladder.

A DUP MP has issued an appeal for attacks on police in Northern Ireland to stop and also condemned Sinn Féin "arrogance" amid scenes of disorder.

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous".

Canada has crossed the threshold of one million coronavirus cases as the country faces a third wave of infections, forcing several provinces to tighten restrictions in recent days.

Temperatures are expected to be below average throughout the coming week with frost during some nights.

A top former Jordanian royal aide was among several suspects arrested yesterday in a security sweep, as the army cautioned a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security.