Motorists have been advised to take 'extreme care' on some roads this morning as the country wakes up to snow, ice and freezing conditions. The most severe of the two warnings, a Status Orange snow and ice warning, was issued last night for counties Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo.more
Almost half of parents will resort to 'extreme action' - such as skipping meals - after spending too much on Christmas presents for their children this year, new research reveals. A fifth see the festive season as a big financial burden, while a third dip into savings and overdrafts to pay for toys and treats, the Barclays poll shows.more
Germany's intelligence chief has warned that the wives and children of German "IS" fighters could pose a risk when they return home. One-third of the 950 Germans who have traveled to fight for "IS" has returned.more
Dogs face an obesity epidemic like humans and are at risk of being killed with kindness. A worrying 90 per cent of owners don't know how many calories their pets should have and give treats to pleading pooches .more
Airlines have been issued a "red warning" about the danger of volcanic ash in the skies close to Bali after Mount Agung emitted a thick plume of smoke reaching 4,000 m (13,100 feet).more
Met Eirann has issued a status yellow snow and ice warning for the country with temperatures set to dip to below freezing. Temperatures could get as low as -4 degrees celsius tonight with frost setting in early and becoming "severe as the night progresses".
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An actor has claimed that a young woman was approached by three men outside a London nightclub and had a date rape drug blown into her face. Robert Lindsay has issued a warning after a friend's daughter was reportedly targeted during a night out in the capital.more
Toilets are taken for granted in the industrialised west but still are a luxury for a third of the world's people who have no access to them, according to a report by the World Health Organisation and Unicef.more
Check the plug hole and hoover underneath the settee because one of the UK's most dangerous spiders has been spotted in Northampton. And we're sorry to say they bite.more
A Dutch and a Belgian tourist were trampled to death by an elephant in Zambia as they got too close to the animal when trying to take pictures, police said on Sunday.more
Winds of up to 180km/h and flooding have caused widespread damage in Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, killing five and creating travel chaos.more
It's that time of year again - as autumn has hit Luxembourg and winter is approaching, clocks go back one hour in the night between Saturday and Sunday this weekend.more
Residents in the coastal town of Seaford have been told to stay inside and keep their doors and windows closed, after people complained of stinging eyes and feeling sick due to a "sickly stink" in the air.more
The clocks go back this weekend, giving us all a blissful extra hour in bed. From Sandringham Time to why we even have Daylight Saving Time in the first place, here's everything you need to know about the autumn time change.more