There is an “urgent” need for de-escalation and diplomacy in the Middle East, Ireland’s leaders have said. Premier Micheal Martin and deputy premier Simon Harris said a negotiated solution is needed ...

More than 1,000 migrants have arrived in the UK over two days having crossed the Channel in small boats, according to Home Office figures. Home Office statistics say 437 people made the crossing on ...

US President Donald Trump said three facilities had been ‘completely and fully obliterated’ in overnight strikes.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations following the overnight attacks on Tehran’s nuclear facilities.

Sir Keir Starmer’s Government had urged de-escalation in the Middle East but Donald Trump pushed ahead with air and missile strikes.

Fred Smith, the FedEx founder who revolutionised the express delivery industry, has died aged 80. FedEx started operating in 1973, delivering small parcels and documents more quickly than the US ...

PLANS have been lodged to create a new retail equipment store building at Cumnock Factory Outlet. Shirebrook Retail Ltd, which operates the popular store, has asked East Ayrshire Council for ...

Hours later, Iranian missiles struck areas in northern and central Israel, according to an Israeli rescue service. Initial reports suggested at least 16 people suffered minor injuries and several ...

Work crews will be out across East Ayrshire over the coming days, with a fresh round of road closures and access restrictions set to affect ...

Observers fear Tehran could now rush to develop a nuclear weapon, or act against US forces stationed in the Middle East.

Sir Keir Starmer has urged Iran to return to negotiations after Donald Trump launched US air strikes on the regime’s nuclear facilities. The Prime Minister said Iran’s nuclear programme is a “grave ...