Friday 16 October 2026Evening (Europe/Dublin)
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Starlink access is still not fully restored for Ukraine's military, Zelenskyy says, calling the US decision to limit it a dangerous and unpleasant surprise amid reports the order came from inside the White House.
Europe live: Von der Leyen and Costa brief the media after a two-day EU summit dominated by Ukraine.
Trump calls Ukraine's resumption of strikes on Russian oil refineries a problem, describing Zelenskyy as more difficult to deal with than Putin after the energy ceasefire collapsed.
Analysis: the attacks on power plants reflect a Russian blueprint to make Ukraine uninhabitable, the Kremlin turning to punishment of the population in major cities as frontlines stay frozen.
Seven sailors are missing after drones struck tankers near Romania's coast; a Nato source says the drones came from Russia, and Romania's president calls attacks on commercial ships unacceptable.
India's Cockroach Janta party leader Abhijeet Dipke has been detained in a crackdown ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations in Delhi.
Israeli settlers attacked olive farmers and a Washington Post journalist in the West Bank, hurling rocks at Palestinians and beating photographer Heidi Levine during the yearly harvest disruption.
US politics live: Trump's new press secretary Katie Zacharia admits she has never passed the legal bar exam, telling Fox News 'I'm standing here' when asked if she still has the president's confidence.
New White House press secretary Katie Zacharia faces more scrutiny, having made the rounds at conservative news channels to defend her appointment as Trump's mouthpiece.
The ultra-rich are spending one million dollars a day fighting California's Prop 40, a one-time 5% wealth tax to fund healthcare and education, with tech billionaires raising over $340m to defeat it.
Trump wants more Afrikaner refugees while thousands of vetted and approved refugees from elsewhere are stuck as quotas are restricted to prioritise white South Africans.
A Norwegian teenage hitman, Johannes Kongsnes Natland (19), was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition, allegedly hired for a UK murder by an Iran-backed crime gang.
French police are accused of causing war-like injuries to teenagers in school protests, with four children allegedly mutilated by explosive weapons.
Russell Brand was a wild-eyed maniac when trying to drag a woman into toilets, a witness says, telling the trial she wrenched herself free from the alleged 2001 assault while working at MTV.
Elon Musk revealed what he called the world's first flying car at a Tesla event, with the Roadster 2 using SpaceX rocket thrusters to fly, flip and land.
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The net is closing on the gang that murdered a family in Waterford, the Garda Commissioner says, urging victims of drug-related intimidation to come forward with supports available.
Drug-related intimidation in Ireland, often petrol bombings like the fatal Waterford arson attack, is getting worse: when people lose their house or get shot.
Germany is losing patience with Friedrich Merz, with economic reforms stalled and industry under pressure, as doubts mount about reversing the country's decline.
The Garda Commissioner expects the Mallow death to become a murder inquiry after a postmortem was carried out on the man's body on Friday.
French teachers have spotted a bombshell on their payslips: an obscure pensions transfer reveals how billions earmarked for education are funding retirement costs as students protest school conditions.
'All those years wasted': gardai investigating George Gibney were given another abuser's name in 1998 but did not act, Carolyn Brown says.
For survivors, the failed George Gibney investigations were nearly worse than the abuse; the justice system that betrayed them should not be let off the hook.
A couple have settled their action against the National Maternity Hospital over the death of their daughter Linnea, born on October 6th, 2021, who died 15 days later.
A woman who suffered catastrophic injuries after an alleged trip has settled her action against Bus Eireann after prolonged mediation, the High Court heard.
The Ukrainian envoy on life in Ireland: physically we live here, but mentally we live in Ukraine - her aunt's home was destroyed in an assault on Pryluky that killed 22 people.
AIB has cut its four-year fixed mortgage rate for borrowers, following two ECB interest rate hikes in the past six months.
Pope Leo has asked Putin for a ceasefire to allow aid to occupied Ukrainian territories, as doctors say the pontiff is showing steady improvement after surgery.
Zelenskiy appeals for European help to repel Russian attacks as restrictions in US support and financial problems hamper Kyiv ahead of a winter assault.
Paula Canty killing: a man has been jailed for 10 years for the manslaughter of the Cork woman; Joseph Butler (43) plunged a knife into her chest but told gardai it was an accident.
The CSO, MyHome or Daft: who is right on house prices? Sometimes they say the same thing, at other times they differ.
Andy Burnham urges Scotland to stop wasting time on independence drama, choosing the day of the SNP's annual conference for a speech in Motherwell on devolution.
The State should consider making weight-loss drug Wegovy available to patients, after the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics ruled it value for money in some situations.
A former flatmate tells the Russell Brand trial the egotistical actor was preoccupied by sex; Brand denies rape and sexual assault allegations involving six women.
Look inside: Carrick on Dodder Park Road, a large and luxurious six-bed home extending to 5,543sq ft with a passenger lift and games room.
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A Co Antrim pensioner has been jailed for an intergenerational campaign of sexual abuse against his daughter and two granddaughters, and placed on the sex offenders register indefinitely.
A well-known Belfast solicitor is to contest the Stormont election for Aontu as the North goes to the polls next May.
Another unnotified loyalist march has been linked to the Drumcree parade ban on Orange Order members from the nationalist Garvaghy Road.
A Belfast man who performed a sex act on himself in a car parked close to a girls grammar school has been jailed; a 13-year-old schoolgirl who witnessed it made a statement to the court.
Junior minister Aisling Reilly is not seeking re-election to Stormont, the West Belfast MLA saying serving the constituency has been the honour of her life.
A Sinn Fein politician has apologised after failing to declare her son was being investigated for a suspected hate crime; the TUV's Timothy Gaston said the absence of consequences will further damage public confidence.
A 19-month-old baby escaped injury in a north Belfast pipe bomb attack, which the victims believe was a case of mistaken identity.
The PSNI is to apologise and pay damages to the family of a GAA fan killed by the Glenanne Gang, with the British military set to fight the sectarian killing case.
The FBI has contacted the PSNI to say a Co Tyrone man was allegedly involved in bomb threats against US businesses; the 21-year-old is alleged to be part of a group involved in online crime.
Inside the courtroom: Jeffrey Donaldson's victims watched on as the disgraced former DUP leader was given a 15-year sentence.
The oil tanker fire in Lurgan has been extinguished, after the NI Fire and Rescue Service attended the Mourneview Avenue area where plumes of black smoke had been seen.
Omagh bomb campaigner Michael Gallagher, whose 21-year-old son Aiden died in the 1998 attack, has suffered a stroke while watching the inquiry.
Chris Donnelly: the big drum was beaten at Drumcree but unionists remain stuck; key takeaways from the revival of the Garvaghy Road stand-off.
An Irish-English language street sign was ripped out of its tarmac base; Pol Deeds rejects attempts to associate dual signage with political events.
Wingstop has secured planning permission to open its first Belfast city centre restaurant, a two-floor venue on Castle Place replacing Costa.
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A Sinn Fein MLA has been found to have breached the Assembly code of conduct, but no sanction was imposed; the case relates to a conflict of interest over damage to a portrait of a DUP mayor.
Burnham is acting like the first prime minister of England, critics say, after his devolution speech on the day of the SNP conference.
Taylor Swift scores a third week at number one with Patient Zero.
Stormont MLA Gerry Carroll has been interviewed by police over the Garvaghy Road parade.
A wave of light event took place at Armagh Palace Stables to mark baby loss awareness week.
Exclusive: Jeffrey Donaldson's MoD role in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, with luxury trips, fees and soft power influence revealed in a Belfast Telegraph investigation.
Losses have grown at the Dermot Desmond-owned firm behind the Titanic Quarter development, though the company says it can continue as a going concern with bank and shareholder support.
Jeffrey Donaldson's victims speak out for the first time: the two women reveal how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops.
Inside the courtroom as Donaldson's catastrophic fall played out: a paedophile who once had the ear of prime ministers and presidents.
All you need to know as Donaldson is to walk free from prison in seven-and-a-half years, the Lady Chief Justice's office confirms.
Court report: the judge brands the Donaldson case disturbing, noting the absence of apology, shame or regret to provide some crumb of comfort to victims.
From lonely student to proud dog mum: comedian Emer Maguire on Alby, Dougal and her furry friends.
Alarm over the growing influence of a Presbyterian group, with female congregation members saying its teachings could encourage women in abusive relationships to stay quiet.
A Co Down engineer has been jailed after continuing to work under health and safety notices, with guilty pleas entered to four offences.
Any probe of Sky's 1.6bn pound takeover of UTV's parent company must include its impact on media in Northern Ireland, a trade union boss has said.
How MLAs traded insults during a three-hour debate before the no-confidence votes, none of which received cross-community support.
Live coverage of the Drumcree dispute as a DUP delegation meets the PSNI chief and the party demands full transparency.
The DUP could be the biggest losers from Drumcree as a new political climate emerges, with the parading row heading back to court.
Chris Bryant rejects claims he bowed to mob rule over the Drumcree parade decision.
NI actor Aaron McCusker, forty years after his mother dragged a reluctant seven-year-old to his first audition in Portadown, on pulling pints as the Rovers Return's new barman - and why being named James Bond wouldn't match it.
No budget has been agreed at Stormont as talks continue with the Secretary of State.
Restaurant review: Yugo, a modern Asian landmark on Wellington Street, Belfast, delivers big.
Opinion: the only person in the world to publicly support Jeffrey Donaldson; he and Jonathan Aitken have plenty in common after decades in Westminster's corridors of power.
NI airport ground staff used an internal system for underhand practice, with Swissport saying it took all appropriate action during its investigation.
A Belfast family searches for answers after their mother, who had dementia, was allegedly assaulted inside a care home; a doctor said it significantly contributed to her declining health before her death.
How Eddie Coll became Northern Ireland's longest-serving prisoner under the two strikes law, and now speaks from prison.
Belfast City Airport has defended its parking arrangements as the Government announces a review of controversial airport drop-off charges following price hikes.
Prosecutors are seeking the retrial of a west Belfast woman whose conviction for murdering her abusive partner while he slept was quashed earlier this month.
Apple season: what to cook when you have a wheelbarrow full of them.
Veteran UDA boss Jackie McDonald is to quit the loyalist terror leadership after decades in charge, with 'Mad Dog' Adair sneering at the retirement.
Another 25 jobs at BBC NI face the axe as part of a wider plan; the corporation announced earlier this year that 50 jobs would go in Northern Ireland.
Out of the blue: how a single remark led to a Co Down colour analysis business, with Briege Smyth guiding others to find their season.
The Divorce Diaries: a woman in her 50s on a marriage where she felt he almost despised me, part of a series on Irish experiences of marriage and divorce.
Opinion: from a Derry field to vanishing over the Pacific - the life of Amelia Earhart, the pioneering aviator, is a story that takes over your imagination.