Planning for any future pandemics must include the impact on the economy, a former Stormont minister has said. DUP MLA Diane Dodds, who served as economy minister from January 2020 to June 2021, also ...

Lebanon’s prime minister said his country was “far from” diplomatic normalisation or economic relations with Israel, despite a move towards direct negotiations between the two countries aimed at ...

An independent review into the State’s dealings with the family of missing Irish schoolboy Kyran Durnin has found that what happened “could not have been anticipated”.

Hamas has said recovering bodies is complicated by the widespread devastation in Gaza. Israel has pushed to speed up the ...

The arrest of Federica Mogherini, who led the EU foreign service from 2014 to 2019, risked tarnishing the EU’s international image just as it seeks to assert influence in negotiations aimed at ending ...

South East Water has issued a ‘boil water notice’ for homes in and around Tunbridge Wells who have been without water since Saturday evening.

Ofcom has launched an investigation into how social media companies remove illegal content including hate and terror material after MPs raised concerns over the volume of antisemitic content on X ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a group of mariners held since a July attack on the ship Eternity C in the Red Sea, an assault that killed at least four on board and sank the vessel.

Heavy traffic has been reported on the main route between Weymouth and Dorchester. Large queues have built up along the A354 Weymouth Relief Road this afternoon. One motorist said: "I was heading ...

A PENSIONER is fighting for his life and a man has been arrested after a crash in Dorset. At 8.43am on Wednesday, December 3, Dorset Police received reports of a collision involving a bus and a ...

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has written to energy firms calling on them to ensure that consumers on fixed energy tariffs also benefit from the cut.

Maria Kelly said she believes the outcome ‘fundamentally misunderstands both the law and my case’, and she intends to appeal.