A 44-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Irishman Thomas O'Halloran in west London, the Metropolitan Police said.

One of Ireland's leading childcare providers has warned of further closures and staff reductions in the sector due to a delay in a funding scheme agreed last December.

Electricity supply companies may be charged more for their customers to use electricity between the hours of 5pm to 7pm, according to the Economic and Social Research Institute.

A New Zealand city devastated by flooding will take years to recover, its mayor said, as hundreds more homes were evacuated.

Three men have been indicted in a US court in connection with the 2018 killing of Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger.

Apple is warning of a flaw that is allowing hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates.

British military intelligence has said Russia is keeping up steady bombardment of the northeastern Kharkiv front to tie down Ukrainian forces and prevent them from being used for counter-attacks in other regions.

A drought has been officially declared in parts of Wales, days after several regions in England, following a lengthy period of dry weather without rain and record temperatures.

Thomas Strong, who was diagnosed with monkeypox last month, has spoken about the pain of the virus and the fear of stigma.

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has rejected Seoul's offer of economic assistance in return for denuclearisation steps, calling it the "height of absurdity" and a deal Pyongyang would never accept.

China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.

A man in his 50s who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of Miriam Burns in Co Kerry, has been released without charge.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that he was gravely concerned by the situation at Europe's largest nuclear power station after it came under shelling at the front lines in Ukraine.

The Director for Public Prosecutions has decided not to proceed with 25 new child abuse cases relating to retired surgeon Michael Shine, RTÉ Investigates has learned.

Minister of State Robert Troy has apologised for what he called serious "mistakes" in relation to "omissions" he made regarding property he owned that should have been included in a register of politicians' interests.

A manager who told her boss she could not attend a conference because her back had gone out – but had a trip to Lanzarote booked for the same dates – has lost a €90,000 claim for unfair dismissal.

Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has said she would be willing to take a drug test after she was criticised for partying in leaked video.

A man accused of stabbing novelist Salman Rushdie in New York last week has pleaded not guilty to second-degree attempted murder and assault charges during an arraignment hearing.

A longtime senior executive at Donald Trump's family business has pleaded guilty to helping the company engineer a 15-year tax fraud, in an agreement that will require him to testify about its business practices at an upcoming trial.

The Health Service Executive has announced a pilot programme of anonymous drug testing at Electric Picnic in Stradbally, Co Laois, next month.