Milton has rapidly strengthened into a Category 4 hurricane as it heads towards population centres in the US state of Florida ...

Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane as the US state of Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation ...

The funeral of the former teacher, politician, broadcaster and author, who died last Thursday at the age of 87, took place in her native Athlone.

Almost a fifth of water supplies are being lost through leaks before they reach customers’ taps, a report from the Environment Agency has found.

Michael McMonagle has admitted a series of offences, including attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded guilty to three counts of wounding with intent but denies attempted murder.

Downing Street said the decision over the British Indian Ocean Territory was because of its unique circumstances.

Israelis have held sombre ceremonies to mark one year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history – a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts, with ...

A once-permanent patch of snow in the Highlands has melted for the fourth year in a row – for the first time in recorded history. The Sphinx, a snow patch on the UK’s third highest mountain, Braeriach ...