British Conservative MPs are due to start voting for a new leader this week with a result expected by September.

The increase in the back-to-school clothing and footwear allowance will be made from next week, rather than next month, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced.

Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín has called for a full public inquiry to examine allegations of historical abuse at a foster home.

Independent TD Marian Harkin has said she will support a Sinn Féin motion of no confidence in the Government this week.

The Government has approved moves to strengthen regulatory controls on the short-term letting of property.

A teaser picture of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan reprising their roles as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours has been released ahead of the soap's highly anticipated finale.

Space enthusiasts are holding their breath as the James Webb Space Telescope - the most powerful ever sent into orbit - is set to unveil breathtaking new views of the universe tomorrow with a clarity that has never been seen before.

Russia has opened fire with artillery, multiple rocket launchers and tanks around Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv and shelled cities in the east, where an earlier strike killed 18 people in an apartment building.

Severe price pressures forced the Irish construction sector to contract marginally in June, the first time it has reduced in size since April of last year when the pandemic was still restricting activity.

A wildfire threatening some of the world's oldest giant sequoia trees in California's Yosemite National Park expanded five-fold over the weekend as smoke prompted air quality alerts throughout the park and obscured views of its famed scenery.

There is an "absence of trust" amongst farmers in banks, according to the latest report from the Irish Banking Culture Board.

The world's population is expected to reach eight billion on 15 November, the UN forecast in a report that said India will surpass China as the most populous country on earth in 2023.

Congressional investigators into the 6 January 2021, attack on the US Capitol expect this week to draw connections between militant groups that took part and government officials, possibly including then-President Donald Trump, a member of the commit...

Japan's ruling party and partners won enough votes to form a super majority in an upper house election held just days after the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, local media said.

Minister for Sport Jack Chambers has said all state funding for boxing, with exception of athletes in the High Performance Unit, will be cut in 2023 unless the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) agree "very practical reforms" in the coming mont...

Macau has shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years, sending shares in gaming firms tumbling as authorities struggle to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak yet in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Two common cranes have successfully hatched two chicks at a rewetted peatland, following a previous successful breeding attempt last year.

The Government has published a new plan to identify opportunities for investment in every region in the country.

Today has been the hottest day of the year so far.

At least fifteen people have been killed and two dozen more are feared trapped after Russian Uragan rockets hit a five-storey apartment block in Ukraine's Donetsk region, local officials said as rescuers picked their way through rubble.