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Teenagers blamed for Benidorm forest fire

Teenage arsonists are believed to have started a forest fire that forced 2,000 British holidaymakers to be evacuated from a Spanish resort. Abou…

V&A director resigned for family reasons, not Brexit

The German-born head of the Victoria and Albert Museum who claimed that Brexit “could ruin everything” quit because of family problems, a senior…

Costa Concordia survivors claim cash and jewels are missing

Hundreds of French survivors of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster have accused its owner of allowing jewellery and valuables they left on…

Donnelly ‘caused tensions’ before quitting, say colleagues

Tensions and personality clashes were rife in the Social Democrats before Stephen Donnelly quit the party, his colleagues have revealed. The Wic…

Two die in collapse of multistorey car park

Tel Aviv Two people were killed and at least four were still buried alive last night after a car park collapsed. The four-storey building in Tel…

Central Bank tells Noonan to focus on debt

The government should focus on paying down debt in next month’s budget as the economy still faces considerable risks and the main economic indic…

Merkel vows to win back trust after poll defeat

Angela Merkel vowed to “win back trust” yesterday after an election defeat by an anti-immigrant party as one of her senior ministers said that h…

Students’ union calls for €140m education boost

The Union of Students in Ireland will call for €140 million in investment in higher education today in its pre-budget submission to the governme…

Language school blames closure on visa scams

One of Ireland’s first schools to teach English as a foreign language has been forced to close, with the owner blaming government inaction to st…

Apple ruling was right decision, says Hogan

Phil Hogan has defended his support for the Apple tax ruling despite the coalition’s decision to launch an appeal against it. The EU agriculture…

Zappone to push for domestic abuse funds

Katherine Zappone has said that she will try to secure funding for the 24-hour domestic abuse helpline that Ireland is obliged to have under EU…

?Rogue agencies’ cause clamour for reform

Simon Harris is considering new legislation for crisis pregnancy agencies after an investigation by The Times. The health minister has asked his…

Judge urges UK to fund Troubles inquests

Northern Ireland’s most senior judge has called on political leaders to agree on funding so that inquests into the Troubles can begin. Lord Chie…

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