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The final seats in the Irish general election are expected to be filled later on Monday. Only a small number of seats separate the three major parties with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael best placed to form a coalition government. However, Sinn Féin insists it will still be involved in the coalition talks. Eighty-eight seats…

His Llanelli accent – delivered in soft, hushed tones – and dry wit made him instantly recognisable among viewers. And while many will remember Griffiths for his on-air quips and, earlier, his cautious style of play, he also achieved notable success as a coach after retiring in 1997. He tutored several leading players, including world…

BBC Rihab Faour at her temporary home in Beirut. ‘I have to find something to fill my days,’ she said Rihab Faour fled her home. Then she fled again. Then a third time. Then a fourth. And by the fourth time, a year after the first, she had been fleeing Israeli bombs for so long…

PA Media Irish general election votes being counted at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork Two-thirds of seats in the Irish parliament have been filled, with the Fianna Fáil party leading a tight three-way battle in the country’s general election. With all 43 constituencies’ initial counts in, first preference percentage share for the largest three…

US President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 100% tariffs on a bloc of nine nations if they were to create a rival currency to the US dollar. “The idea that the BRICS Countries are trying to move away from the Dollar while we stand by and watch is OVER,” Trump wrote on social media…

Ruth Penrose Ruth Penrose said she is a supporter of Debbie Purdy A woman from North Yorkshire who supported a campaigner who spent years trying to get assisted dying legalised has said it is “upsetting” it has happened after she died. On Friday, MPs passed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which was…

Police Scotland A man has been arrested after drugs worth £125,000 were seized by police in Shetland. A van was stopped by officers at Lerwick ferry terminal on Friday. Police Scotland said a 44-year-old man had been charged after the recovery of 1.3kg of heroin and 512g of cocaine. He is due to appear from…

Police in Tanzania are investigating the reported kidnapping of opposition youth leader Abdul Nondo. The ACT Wazalendo party said Nondo was abducted by unknown assailants from a bus station in the main city, Dar es Salaam. Police confirmed that a man was taken from the bus station in the early hours of Sunday by two…