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
Irish teenagers have joined a dangerous Facebook game in which they "disappear". Kids as young as 14 are taking part in the 48-Hour Challenge during which they vanish without a word to families, often in pairs or small groups, according to Belfast Live.more
As the nation comes to terms with the devastation caused by Storm Ophelia, it has been announced that a second storm is to hit Ireland this weekend. Storm Brian is to pass through Ireland later this week bringing strong winds and rain.more
Emergency measures will be taken in the next 48 hours as the country braces itself for a ferocious storm comparable with Hurricane Debbie, the most powerful cyclone ever to hit Ireland. As Hurricane Ophelia approaches, a status red severe weather warning has been issued for coastal areas with an orange alert for the rest of the country.more
Pregnant women, infants and the elderly are safe to eat runny eggs - if they are stamped with the British Lion mark, the food safety watchdog has announced. more