British authorities have not yet issued a new visa to the Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich and it is not clear if or when they will, according to Russian media reports and people who know the businessman.more
Most retail outlets in Poland will be closed today. Poles, according to the law limiting trade on Sundays, will be able to buy, among others, in stores run by owners or at gas stations. Another shopping Sunday - May 27.more
Apple has paid 1.5 billion euros ($1.76 billion) into an escrow account set up by the Irish government to hold 13 billion euros in disputed taxes, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Friday.more
Boss of Cambridge Analytica Alexander Nix has accepted a summons from the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and will appear in front of its committee on Wednesday 6 June.more
Bookmakers' share prices showed the impact of the government's announcement that the maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals is to be slashed to £2 in a bid to combat problem gambling.more
The prestigious British Medical Journal has called for all drugs to be legalised - pointing out the vast sums the current 'war on drugs' is costing.more
A consultant gynaecologist caused a premature baby to be accidentally decapitated inside as she carried out a delivery on an NHS maternity unit, a medical tribunal heard.more
The deputy head of the KE Frans Timmermans announced today before the meeting of EU ministers for European affairs that at this stage there is no chance of withdrawal of art. 7 launched by the EC in connection with concerns about the rule of law in Poland.more
The deputy head of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, will present the state of talks between Poland and the European Commission on the rule of law tomorrow at the meeting of ministers for European Union countries in Brussels.more
Under the banner "Love Both Vote No," people gathered in the Irish capital's Merrion Square on Saturday ahead of a vote to liberalize some of the most restrictive abortion laws in Europe.more
Facebook has said it will block ads relating to Ireland's forthcoming referendum on abortion that do not originate from advertisers inside the country.more
Transferring to the Border Guards of passengers traveling by air to and from the EU, as well as between EU countries, the establishment of a bill passed by the Sejm on Wednesday. The new law implements the EU directive, which is to increase the safety of airline passengers.more
The deadline to register to vote in this month's referendum on the Eighth Amendment is today. People who aren't sure if they are registered to vote can check online or by contacting their local council.more
We may be enjoying our first heatwave of the year after a long and cold winter, but spare a thought for our four-legged friends. Every year we report on multiple cases of dogs being left in hot cars and dying or being subjected to extreme suffering.more
Wet wipes, used for sticky fingers and removing eye make-up, as well as on other parts of the anatomy, could themselves be wiped out over the next couple of decades.more
Police have arrested two suspected migrants who were stowed away in the back of a Polish lorry. The men were detained at Oxford Services on the M40 motorway today in Oxfordshire. more
Driverless cars will be hitting Irish roads within a decade and will save lives on Irish roads according to the Road Safety Authority. The RSA is holding a conference in Dublin Castle today to look at what needs to be done to maximise the opportunities offered by the new technology.more
Online adverts have attracted more complaints that television ads for the first time, the industry watchdog has said. Internet adverts attracted 10,932 complaints last year compared to 9,466 for TV.more
British citizens heading to Thailand stand a greater chance of being arrested while there than in any other country, according to official UK government data.more
