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Another CalMac ferry out of service due to malfunction

Travellers going to and from Arran were affected.

Tech consultant arrested in killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee

Nima Momeni, 38, was arrested on suspicion of murder, San Francisco Police said.

Removal of betting ads from Premier League shirts ‘a start’ – bereav...

John Myers, whose son took his own life, said the removal of betting sponsorship from the front of shirts is a ‘small victory’.

Biden cites Kennedy, Obama and Franklin in Irish parliament speech

Joe Biden followed in the footsteps of fellow Irish-Catholic president John F Kennedy when he addressed the parliament.

Joe Biden speaks Irish in the Dail to exultant applause

The US president said “Ta me sa bhaile”, meaning “I am home”.

Junior doctors leader insists he is ‘still working’ on holiday durin...

Dr Robert Laurenson has been criticised for taking a break to attend a wedding during the strikes.

Joe Biden ‘personifies the story of Irish emigration’

The president has visited Co Louth and is due to travel to Co Mayo, from where his ancestors hail.

UK should work more closely with Irish Government to support NI, say...

The president also claimed hundreds of US corporations were holding off investing in Northern Ireland due to political instability at Stormont.

US guardsman held over release of classified military documents

FBI agents converged on Jack Teixeira’s home in Massachusetts.

Body found in search for man missing on Ben Nevis

Zekun Zhang, 26, was last seen near the summit of nearby peak Carn Mor Dearg.

Joe Biden welcomed to Irish parliament as ‘one of us’

The Dail Speaker said the US president’s address marked a ‘proud and historic day for us all’.

Seamus Heaney’s widow watches on as Joe Biden cites work of late Iri...

Marie Heaney heard the US president cite one of the poet’s best-known works in his Oireachtas address.

Ireland and US ‘standing together’ to oppose Russian aggression, say...

US president Joe Biden also referenced Irish neutrality in his Leinster House speech.

Cheers as Biden corrects mix-up between All Blacks and the Black and...

The president smiled as the Irish Parliament chamber loudly applauded during his keynote address on Thursday.

Russia could discuss swap for jailed US reporter, says diplomat

Evan Gershkovich is facing up to 20 years in prison if convicted of espionage.

Support staff at Scottish colleges vote for strike action in pay dis...

Unison members have rejected a 2% pay offer and called for pay grades and roles to be harmonised.

FBI ‘wants to speak to guardsman’ in leaks probe

The Biden administration has been working to assess the security consequences of the leaked documents since they were first reported last week.

Biden apologises to Irish senator’s infant daughter during historic...

The US president addressed the daughter of Rebecca Moynihan for having to endure his speech on US policy.

Capitol police officer who helped January 6 rioter given probation

Michael Angelo Riley, 51, was on duty when a mob attacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021, injuring more than 100 officers.

Joe Biden hails US-Irish relationship in historic parliamentary addr...

He is the fourth US president to address the Irish Parliament.