Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action." [Continue Reading]
National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA in Afghanistan
The suspect had been recruited to Unit 03 of the Kandahar Strike Force, a former military commander told the BBC, coming to the US after the withdrawal. [Continue Reading]
Three arrests after BBC investigation into criminal network on High Street
Two Iranian men and a British man are held after raids in Birmingham and the West Midlands. [Continue Reading]
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
The Russian president accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do. [Continue Reading]
Manchester United hero labels Kobbie Mainoo treatment ‘scary’
'We know the talent that he's got and it is a waste.' [Continue Reading]
Men jailed for trying to smuggle nearly 50 migrants out of the UK to France
Bajenaru stood to be paid around £200 for each person he smuggled [Continue Reading]
Strictly star claims BBC ‘stitched him up’ with romance curse claim
'They fixed it so that we were the romantic couple.' [Continue Reading]
Barcelona ‘regret’ their ‘historic mistake’ not to sign £104m Chelsea star
They're kicking themselves... [Continue Reading]
Gary Cahill makes bold Chelsea vs Arsenal prediction ahead of Premier League clash
'Chelsea seems to turn up against the big teams.' [Continue Reading]
‘We created Netflix’s Stranger Things – fan reactions for season 5 are terrifying’
The Duffer Brothers speak to Metro about the epic final season. [Continue Reading]
Tiny one-bedroom home that’s ‘essentially a shed’ hits the market for £225,000
'The UK housing market is crazy.' [Continue Reading]
Need a new winter coat? Kate Middleton’s beloved brand Hobbs is offering major discounts on their range
If it's good enough for the future Queen... [Continue Reading]
Renowned election analyst and pollster Seán Donnelly dies
Renowned election analyst and pollster Seán Donnelly has died. He was a regular contributor to RTÉ's election coverage for several decades. [Continue Reading]
Ireland-US relationship one of world's strongest - Martin
Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said that the relationship between Ireland and the United States remains one of the strongest and most successful in the world. [Continue Reading]
OPW provided accommodation to Drew Harris during tenure
The Office of Public Works (OPW) provided accommodation to the former garda commissioner after around €400,000 worth of refurbishments were completed on the property, a committee has heard. [Continue Reading]
Heavy traffic across Dublin due to taxi protest
Hundreds of taxi drivers are taking part in a protest in Dublin City Centre, with two groups slow driving across the city centre towards Merrion Square. [Continue Reading]
'Huge shock' after stag beheaded in Dublin parklands
Fingal County Council has said it is shocked and concerned after a stag in one of its parklands in north county Dublin was beheaded yesterday morning. [Continue Reading]
Vatican welcomes 27-metre Norway spruce in St Peter’s Square
A 27 metre Norway spruce sourced in Ultimo, South Tyrol, now stands in the Vatican's St Peter's Square as the festive season begins. [Continue Reading]
Latest news bulletin | November 27th, 2025 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this November 27th, 2025 - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. [Continue Reading]
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new lawThe government is to ditch its flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill, removing the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment and replacing it with a six-month threshold.The move comes after the business secretary, Peter Kyle, told businesses at the CBI conference this week that he would listen to concerns about the effects of the law change on hiring. A trade union source told the Guardian: “They’ve capitulated and there may be more to... [Continue Reading]
‘Mortified’ OBR chair launches inquiry into ‘inadvertent’ budget leak
Richard Hughes, head of Office for Budget Responsibility, says he has apologised to chancellor for ‘letting people down’How Rachel Reeves’s budget was leaked 40 minutes earlyBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesThe chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said he felt mortified by the early release of its budget forecasts as the watchdog launched a rapid inquiry into how it had “inadvertently made it possible” to see the documents.Richard Hughes said he had written to the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, and the chair of the Treasury select committee, Meg Hillier, to apologise. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo warns of risk from ‘piecemeal’ world war in first overseas trip
Leo welcomed by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan as he begins six-day itinerary that will also include visit to LebanonA new world war is being fought “piecemeal” and is endangering the future of humanity, Pope Leo has warned, as he arrived in Turkey for his first foreign trip since becoming head of the Catholic church.Speaking in Ankara, where he was welcomed on Thursday by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Leo said the world was experiencing “a heightened level of conflict on the global level, fuelled by prevailing strategies of economic and military power”. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong fire latest: death toll rises to 83 as rescue crews search for survivors in still-burning towers
Fire officials say operation to extinguish inferno is nearly complete, saying they have had calls from 25 people they are yet to reachA visual guide to the fireThe death toll has risen again to 44, fire officials say.Officials said they are still having difficulties proceeding into the upper floors in some of the buildings in the residential complex as the fire continues. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong fire that killed dozens ‘under control’; hundreds still missing
Death toll rises to 75 as rescuers rush to reach victims trapped in upper apartments of high rises. [Continue Reading]
What to Know About the Coup in Guinea-Bissau
The opposition has accused the president of putting a general in charge of the government so that he could stay in power. [Continue Reading]
France Creates Voluntary Military Service as Europe Faces Russian Threat
The effort, aimed at young people, came after an army chief angered many by saying the country must accept the possible loss of “our children” in a future war. [Continue Reading]
Slot will 'fight on' amid 'same conversations' with owners
Under-pressure Liverpool manager Arne Slot says talks with the club's owners after the defeat by PSV Eindhoven were the "same conversations" he has had with them since arriving at Anfield. [Continue Reading]
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow
Putin accuses Kyiv of wanting to fight "to the last Ukrainian" - which he says Russia is also "in principle" ready to do. [Continue Reading]
Orbán bypassing EU diplomacy with new Moscow trip to see Putin
Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán is again bypassing EU diplomacy on Ukraine by going for another meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to media reports. [Continue Reading]
Man ‘who started house fire killing three kids’ meant to set himself alight to get revenge on ex, court told
He said his motivation for this was 'because I love her and I want to see her.' [Continue Reading]
Heavy traffic across Dublin due to taxi protest
Taxi drivers in Dublin are protesting against the introduction of fixed fares by Uber by disrupting traffic in Dublin city centre and at the roundabout beside Dublin Airport. [Continue Reading]
Medical misadventure verdict in Niamh McNally inquest
An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl at University Hospital Limerick has returned a verdict of medical misadventure. [Continue Reading]
Putin demands Kyiv withdraw from Eastern Ukraine – and ‘promises’ not to attack Europe
The Russian president reiterated his maximalist demands over occupied areas of Ukraine, and insisted Moscow has no plans of slowing down its full-scale invasion or even negotiating with Kyiv. [Continue Reading]
Cornwall girl who died after tonsil surgery should have been readmitted, coroner says
Amber Milnes, five, who had cyclical vomiting syndrome, was not kept in hospital overnight after tonsillitis operationA five-year-old girl with a rare syndrome that caused her to vomit repeatedly should have been immediately readmitted to hospital following a tonsillitis operation when she suffered a bout of sickness, a coroner has said.The family of Amber Milnes, who had cyclical vomiting syndrome (CVS), have expressed concern that she was not kept in hospital overnight after the procedure because of her condition and say she ought to have been readmitted next morning when she began vomiting. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Rachel Reeves’s budget creates tax break for rich former non-doms
Cap on inheritance tax paid by their offshore trusts will only help those worth more than £83m, say expertsA tax break for rich former non-doms that slashes their potential inheritance tax bills was included in the small print of the budget.The benefit relates to how much tax this group faces having to pay on their global wealth held in trust. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Anger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 years
Some think leader John Lee’s focus on blaming bamboo scaffolding deflects from actual causeThe inferno that engulfed Wang Fuk Court residential compound in Hong Kong is still burning, but questions are already being asked about what the deadliest fire in more than 70 years means for Beijing’s grip on power in the city.The death toll from the blaze, which tore apart seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in Wang Fuk Court, a residential compound home to 4,800 people, is still rising. Hundreds of people are still missing. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Florida professor may have solved mystery of Peru’s Band of Holes
Charles Stanish surmised indentations were rudimentary market place and later adapted as accounting and storage systemA Florida archaeologist’s decades-long persistence has helped solve one of Peru’s most puzzling geographical conundrums: the origin and purpose of the so-called Band of Holes in the country’s mountainous Pisco Valley.Charles Stanish, professor of archaeology at the University of South Florida, and an expert on Andean culture, spent years studying the more than 5,200 curious hillside shallow pits known to local residents as Monte Sierpe - serpent mountain. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Tunisia frees prominent lawyer and critic of President Saied
Sonia Dahmani, 60, was arrested in 2024 after questioning government policy on African refugees and migrants. [Continue Reading]
Pope Leo warns ‘future of humanity is at stake’ during Turkiye visit
Pope Leo XIV hailed Turkiye as a bridge between cultures and religions, during his first visit since becoming pontiff. [Continue Reading]
Winter Storm in Northern U.S. Expected to Snarl Post-Thanksgiving Travel
Forecasters say a winter storm could disrupt travel, dumping up to a foot of snow across parts of the Midwest through the holiday weekend. [Continue Reading]
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations. [Continue Reading]
D.C. Shooting Suspect Worked With C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The C.I.A. and an Afghan intelligence official said that the shooter had been part of an Afghan “partner force,” known as a Zero Unit, trained and supported by the agency in the southern province of Kandahar. [Continue Reading]
'Hang in there': Agonising wait for the missing after Hong Kong blaze
Families are desperate for news of loved ones, after a huge fire engulfed seven tower blocks. [Continue Reading]
Labour drops plan to give workers protection from unfair dismissal from first day in a job
Employees will instead get the right after six months - the promise was a key pledge in the party's manifesto ahead of last year's general election. [Continue Reading]
British mum accused of stealing £30,000 of wine while on holiday in the US
She allegedly posed as the assistant to a wealthy wine connoisseur to distract the cellar's wine waiter. [Continue Reading]
Christmas markets in London this December you won’t want to miss
Plus: Get a free Lebanese pastry [Continue Reading]
Drug-related intimidation 'horrendous', says commissioner
Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said some of the behaviour around drug-related intimidation in Ireland is "absolutely horrendous". [Continue Reading]
Christy Nolan posthumously awarded degree from TCD
Poet and author Christy Nolan, who died in 2009, has been posthumously awarded a degree from Trinity College Dublin (TCD). [Continue Reading]