Work has begun to allow the excavation of a mass burial site linked to a historic mother and baby institution in the Republic of Ireland.In 2016, investigators found what ...

ReutersOver the past three days, there have been a series of deadly incidents on the route to an aid distribution site in Gaza run by a controversial group backed ...

AFPThe US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has set up four aid distribution centre in southern and central GazaThe UN secretary-general has called for an independent investigation into the killing of ...

A fire at a former school site in County Londonderry has been extinguished.The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said they received a call at 04:52 BST on ...

Tony Smith and Angus CrawfordBBC News InvestigationsBBCJoe Nihill took his own life after learning on the forum how to buy and use a toxic chemicalA pro-suicide forum is under ...

Angus Crawford and Tony SmithBBC News investigationsGetty ImagesBereaved families are calling on the online regulator Ofcom to shut down a "vile" website which promotes videos of the deaths of ...

PA MediaSir Keir Starmer announced a £200m investment in the future of the Grangemouth refinery at the Scottish Labour conference in GlasgowSir Keir Starmer has announced a further £200m ...

Severe flooding in Queensland has forced thousands of people to evacuate, cut power to homes and washed away sections of a vital highway. In Townsville, one of the hardest-hit ...

A North Yorkshire police officer has died after she was struck by a lorry while helping at the scene of an earlier crash.PC Rosie Prior, 45, was standing on ...

Brazilian authorities have halted the construction of a factory for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) giant BYD, saying workers lived in conditions comparable to "slavery".More than 160 workers have been ...

The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights for survival.The once-popular DNA-testing site will also halt work ...

Getty ImagesThree years ago, the DNA-testing firm 23andMe was a massive success, with a share price higher than Apple's.But, from those heady days of millions of people rushing to ...