Syria's chemical weapons must be destroyed or removed by mid-2014, under an agreement between the US and Russia. US Secretary of State John Kerry outlined a framework document under which Syria must hand over a full list of its stockpile within a week.more
Traditionally, buying products in bulk was a guarantee of getting more for less. But the truth in the modern supermarket could be very different with evidence that everything from cornflakes to coffee may be cheaper in smaller packs.more
Kilkenny is the friendliest city in Europe, according to a new survey. It came in ninth in the world – the only European city to rank in the top 10 – in a vote by readers of respected travel magazine 'Condé Nast'.more
Last year saw a dramatic increase in the amount of UK electricity generated using coal power, preliminary figures from The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) show. Coal power overtook gas to become the biggest single source of UK electricity in 2012.more
Unemployment is on the rise again, with the number of people out of work having increased to 15,000 in the first quarter of 2013, pushing the jobless rate up to 7.8 per cent.more