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French President Emmanuel Macron is chairing an urgent security meeting, following a day of riots by hundreds of anti-government protesters. A government spokesperson said a state of emergency could be imposed to tackle the unrest.more

Smart meter installations have had their steepest drop yet over the past three months, official data shows, amid suggestions that homeowners are refusing to have them installed.more

Only a man can wear the red coat, white beard and black boots of Santa Claus, local councillors have decided. The role must continue to be played by a male following a debate about whether a female could step into his boots.more

A third of Brits do not have enough savings to cover a month's rent in the event they lost their job, despite many earning above £75,000 a year, research has found.more

Only 20 percent children in our country meet the criteria of the World Health Organization regarding daily physical activity, which should last at least an hour - according to an international study entitled Global Matrix 3.0.more

Small-town Ireland is facing a "perfect storm" which has torn the heart out of life on main street, a stark report warns today. A lack of local leadership and allowing out-of-town retail developments means that many were "decimated" since the financial crash.more

The majority of adults in the UK who experience loneliness are afraid that no one will notice if something bad happens to them, new research conducted by the British Red Cross has found.more

Ofcom is to cap the price of calls to directory enquiry services at £3.65 per 90 seconds - a higher level than it previously proposed.more

Ireland has been named among the top five worldwide honeymoon destinations for LGBT couples. A global study put us in fifth position, three years after becoming the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage by a popular vote.more

In the 55-75 age group, 85% respondents use e-mail, 70 percent from electronic banking, and 65 percent compares the prices of products on the web - according to the report of Kantar and the foundation, the National Institute for Senior Management.more

There are certain areas where families are living in such extreme poverty that children won't get a single Christmas present this year. One single mum who currently lives in a hostel with her two daughters, aged 11 and 14, in east London, said she dreads the festive season.more

Ireland has welcomed 3,000 new Irish citizens in three ceremonies at the Convention Centre in Killarney today. Those granted citizenship at today's ceremonies come from more than 120 different countries.more

More than one in 10 nursery staff say they often hear children swearing, a survey suggests. Thirteen per cent of those surveyed said they had seen a general increase in the number of children swearing in nurseries, and 12% highlighted they often hear children using profanities.more

One in eight children and teenagers in England had a mental health disorder in 2017, a major new study has found. Between the ages of 17 and 19 that figure rose to one in six, with girls more than twice as likely to be suffering than boys.more

Sixty per cent of British people believe at least one conspiracy theory about how the country is run or the veracity of information they have been given, a major new study has found, part of a pattern of deep distrust of authority that has become widespread across Europe and the US.more

Spotting someone scratching their genitals in public will make most people wince, but it seems that there's a common habit that most people find even more annoying.more

The number of people being prescribed antidepressants rose significantly after the EU referendum, a study suggests.more

This year, 320,000 people were recorded as homeless in Britain, analysis from housing charity Shelter suggests. more

The Houses of Parliament should become a vape-friendly zone, as part of efforts to make vaping more acceptable around the workplace, MPs have said.more

Almost 1,500 people have been sickened by Salmonella linked to Polish eggs in an outbreak that has lasted more than six years and affected 18 countries.more

Three Polish immigrants from Limerick and one from Clare were all recognised as an Outstanding Pole of the year, at an awards ceremony in Dublin. Four of the overall six recipients joined for a reunion at the Polish Consulate on O'Connell Street following the national awards ceremony back in October.more

Migrant workers in the UK, many in low-paid jobs, are sending £8bn a year to support families in their home countries, says a report from the United Nations' education agency. more

Nearly nine out of 10 of last year's Black Friday "deals" were cheaper or the same price at other times in 2017, an investigaton has found.more

Emergency call handlers could be told to stop referring to people as Sir and Madam in a drive to be more inclusive, it has emerged.more

Tens of thousands of UK workers do not have access to decent toilets, Britain's biggest trade union has said.more