Ireland: New deal reached for formation of government

An agreement has been reached which will pave the way for a new government to be formed in the Republic of Ireland. This follows the Irish general election in November,…

UK: Tulip Siddiq resigns as Treasury minister

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has resigned after growing pressure over an anti-corruption investigation in Bangladesh. She had referred herself to the prime minister’s standards adviser, Sir Laurie Magnus, after questions…

Ireland: Cannabis worth €360k seized at Dublin Airport

aaA man in his 60s has been arrested following the seizure of cannabis worth about €360,000 (£302,000) at Dublin Airport. The drugs were seized by customs officers after a man…

Ireland: Driver pleads guilty to causing teenagers’ deaths

A 60-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing the deaths of two teenagers in County Monaghan. Kiea McCann, 17, and her best friend, 16-year-old Dlava Mohammed, died when…

Australia: PM Anthony Albanese warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to take the “strongest possible action” against Russia if it is confirmed that Russian forces killed a Melbourne school teacher in their captivity…

Spain: Authorities plan 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents

Spain is planning to impose a tax of up to 100% on properties bought by non-residents from countries outside the EU, such as the UK. Announcing the move, Prime Minister…

UK: Parking charges to increase for town’s polluting cars

Higher polluting vehicles will cost more to park in a county town, a local authority has proposed. Those with the highest carbon dioxide emissions would see charges more than double…

UK: Burst pipe collapses road and disrupts supplies

Residents have been left with little or no water after a pipe burst and part of a road collapsed. Twenty properties on Kidmore Road in Caversham Heights, Berkshire, have been…

Ukraine: Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he is willing to hand over two captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russia. “For those North…

Germany: AfD embraces mass deportation of migrants as German election nears

Germany’s far right is in a buoyant mood. On Saturday, while its conference was under way in the eastern city of Riesa, in Saxony, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) laid out…