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Saudi state media confirms journalist Jamal Khashoggi is dead

1 hour, 25 mins ago
276 drivers detected driving over speed limit on National Slow Down Day
276 motorists were detected driving over the speed limit by gardaí yesterday during National Slow Down Day.

2 hours, 9 mins ago
King of Tory Island Patsy Dan Rodgers dies aged 74
The King of Donegal's Tory Island, Patsy Dan Rodgers, has died.
2 hours, 31 mins ago
Row over parking leads to two criminal damage charges
A court has heard claims a row over parking spaces led to a man spraypainting over lines on the road that had been made by his neighbour.
3 hours, 18 mins ago
‘Land prices are up since €23m spent on race track ’
The Valuation Office has said land values around the Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium have increased in the 18 months since it suggested the Department of Education pay €23m for the Dublin site.
3 hours, 53 mins ago
Rescuers recognised for acts of bravery in Dublin ceremony
Seven members of An Garda Síochána have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Dublin for their courage in the line of duty.

1 hour, 21 mins ago
More than 100,000 anti-Brexit protesters expected to march through London
The People’s Vote campaign wants a referendum on the outcome of exit talks.
1 hour, 57 mins ago
At least 60 killed as train crashes into crowd in India
A further 50 people are in hospital.

2 hours, 57 mins ago
Trump: Saudi arrests over Jamal Khashoggi death ‘a good first step’
Saudi Arabia claimed that the journalist was killed in a ‘fistfight’ at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
3 hours, 29 mins ago
Explosions reported in Afghan capital as election voting starts
More than 50,000 Afghan security forces have been deployed throughout the country to protect 21,000 polling stations.
4 hours, 11 mins ago
Artificial intelligence could help create more specific Alzheimer’s treatment
Medics have devised a new algorithm that can automatically spot different patterns of progression in patients suffering from a range of dementias.
4 hours, 25 mins ago
Spacecraft begins seven year journey to Mercury
BepiColombo began its mission after a perfect launch.
13 hours, 9 mins ago
Suspects in missing Saudi journalist case reportedly came to UK with prince
Jamal Khashoggi has been missing for more than two weeks.

8 mundane but mind-blowing epiphanies
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11 brilliant and entertaining ways to shut down a conversation
‘I said good day, sir.’
LOOK: Inside Glenda Gilson’s baby shower
Joined by her Xpose team, the mum-to-be enjoyed afternoon tea at the Powerscourt Hotel in Wicklow.
You need to watch this weather show’s hellish mixed reality wildfire warning
The future looks a little… toasty.
6 reasons you should stay in a luxury hotel over an Airbnb
It’s the debate that pops up when planning almost every trip: Where will we stay?
Watch Hector direct huskies as Gaeilge as he sleds across Siberia
From Siberia to Saigon, Hector Ó hEochagáin's latest travels have us green with envy.
This guy filmed more than 1,000 videos so you can play his genius online quiz
‘I wouldn’t say that any aspect of a project this size is easy,’ said Nigel.

8 mins ago
Cardi B shows off toned stomach as she asks fans for advice over ‘black line’
The rapper asked how to get rid of the mark on her stomach left by her pregnancy.
53 mins ago
Carol Vorderman living her ‘dream’ with parties and mischief
The presenter has said she is enjoying her 50s.

4 hours, 9 mins ago
X Factor hopeful credits Louis Tomlinson with turning his life around
Anthony Russell has fought addictions to drink and drugs.
4 hours, 27 mins ago
Cate Blanchett defends straight actors playing LGBT characters
She has previously played a lesbian.
7 hours, 7 mins ago
Hollywood actor Bruce Dern released from hospital after fall
The 82-year-old is said to be in good spirits.
13 hours, 14 mins ago
Strictly Come Dancing: What you need to know ahead of this weekend
Pussycat Dolls star Ashley Roberts and her partner Pasha Kovalev lead the remaining 12 contestants on the overall leaderboard.
14 hours, 16 mins ago
Strictly’s Vick Hope says she does not have a boyfriend ‘Latin or otherwise’
The presenter has confirmed she is single ahead of a a ‘sexy’ Cha Cha.
14 hours, 44 mins ago
Michael Moore claims Donald Trump’s The Apprentice could herald ‘fascism in US’
The filmmaker said the US President was an ‘evil genius’ and he had always taken him seriously.

4 hours, 16 mins ago
Markets braced for Italy and Saudi tensions
The spotlight will continue to fall on Italy as well as global tensions over the alleged killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, analysts said.

4 hours, 56 mins ago
Food firms look to Europe
Next week, a record number of Irish firms will showcase at the world’s biggest food fair, in Paris, to diversify into new markets following Brexit.