Saturday 24 October 2026Evening (Europe/Dublin)
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Europe live: thousands are marching in Paris and other French cities as protests take place across Europe; French police have made 135 arrests, Italian officers raided homes in Milan, with protests also under way in Spain and Albania.
France is to deploy 70,000 police on Saturday to prevent civil unrest; the security forces will include elite units usually used for counter-terrorism after the worst street violence in years.
In pictures: major protests in Paris and other French cities in a challenge to Macron - the Paris march drew 110,000 people, police say, amid nationwide demonstrations over school funding and the cost of living.
Macron has condemned racism after one person was killed in a 'terrorist' shooting near Paris; a gunman opened fire from a car in Trappes and Verriere, killing one and injuring five, including a 12-year-old girl.
'How can France stop Marine Le Pen?' Guardian Europe columnists Rokhaya Diallo and Alexander Hurst answered reader questions on the protests, the French police, foreign influence and the presidential election.
'We can't let the far right take power again': Lula voters are making a final push before Brazil's runoff, striving in bellwether Minas Gerais to win over those who abstained or backed Flavio Bolsonaro.
Israel has launched what is described as a collective punishment campaign in Hebron after two soldiers were killed; Netanyahu and ministers promise demolitions and forced displacement after the deadly gunfight.
Ukraine's military says its Starlink satellite connection is stable after the recent restrictions; Zelenskyy offered thanks to US allies for restoring a system key to air defence and 'frontline logistics'.
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a local ceasefire in Oleshky amid a deepening humanitarian crisis; people in the Russian-occupied city face severe shortages of food, water and electricity, some reportedly surviving on weeds.
Analysis: North Korea has opened up bridges to Russia and China - but in which direction will it go? Kim Jong-un has opened the borders to both key allies, but for different reasons.
Ukraine war briefing: Russian diesel tankers are headed for North America, Moscow says, as the US tries to revive a fuel deal that could see 500,000 metric tonnes supplied to the world market this month. What we know on day 1,704.
'Texas is not for sale': Democrat James Talarico targeted Elon Musk at a rally, denouncing Senate opponent Ken Paxton over corruption allegations and his support from Musk.
Surging turnout, with Democrats voting more: key takeaways from the early voting data, with 11 days until the US midterms and Democrats needing a net gain of four seats to reclaim Congress.
Trump has dropped some Canada tariffs in a bid to boost the embattled Susan Collins in Maine; the Republican senator faces a critical re-election battle in a state where his trade war has outraged voters.
A judge has ruled that Cornell's 'Jane Doe' can use a pseudonym in her suit over an alleged gang-rape; the woman alleging a frat-house rape had privacy and safety issues outweighing the need to publicly identify her.
A suspect has been arrested over the fire at Hitler's former 'Eagle's Nest' retreat in Bavaria; about 200 firefighters tackled the blaze at the remote mountain site in southern Germany.
The ICC prosecutor says the court is making 'significant progress' despite US sanctions; Nazhat Shameem Khan says some staff face 'banking difficulties' but their work is unaffected.
The Met says it shared allegations about Meghan's father with her but not with other forces; Scotland Yard says it shared a letter about the Thomas Markle Sr allegations in 2019 but did not pass the claims to other agencies.
The Saturday read: as a divided Israel prepares to go to the polls, can Netanyahu pull off his greatest political trick yet? He has dominated the country's politics for three decades and has his rivals on the defensive.
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A man accused of recording an intimate image without consent at Dublin Airport has been remanded in custody; none of the 16 defendants at Saturday's main Dublin District Court sitting was legally represented due to the dispute.
Gardai are treating the discovery of a man's body at the Clondalkin waste-recycling plant as suspicious; a source says they believe the unidentified male may have been murdered.
'Economically it probably would make sense to close': Clifden businesses prepare for a barren winter - as the tourist throngs disappear, loyalty to staff is the only thing keeping some going.
The man found on a Cork golf course died from hypothermia, a postmortem has found; foul play has been ruled out in the death of Jack O'Donovan (28), whose partially clothed body was discovered in Macroom on Friday morning.
Storm Boelo: Status Orange wind warnings are in place for five counties, with Status Yellow warnings in place or coming into effect for more than a dozen counties from Saturday evening into Sunday.
Christy Moore has paid tribute to his 'best man and dear friend' Donal Lunny; the childhood friends had a transformational impact on Irish folk music and supported various political and social causes.
'Very heartbreaking': The Cedar Tree, Ireland's first Lebanese restaurant, is set to close; the manager of the St Andrew's Street eatery, which opened in 1986, says 'it was fun while it lasted but every good thing must come to an end'.
Three people have been released after questioning over the fatal arson attack in Waterford city; Philip and Kim English and their children Callum (12) and Jayden (9) were killed in the fire at their Birchwood home on October 13th.
The Defence Forces are to seek more than 550 armoured vehicles from France; the vehicles would transform the Army from a mostly peacekeeping force into a military capable of limited conventional war fighting.
Dating in your 50s: Sharon Horgan is wrong - it's not all freaks and weirdos. I admire Horgan but strongly disagree with her depiction of dating in your 50s as scary.
Simon Harris is staying silent on the Patrick O'Donovan phone call that preceded his hospitalisation; events in the build-up to the Minister falling ill remain the subject of much speculation in Fine Gael.
David McWilliams: France is likely heading towards ECB support and a Marine Le Pen presidency; the country is being pushed closer to the once-unthinkable possibility of bankruptcy.
'There were ones I didn't save': the father who killed the Oregon school shooter has described his anguish; Kaylub Giamanco (36) shot a former student who killed a teacher and three children at a Bend school.
Health staff face sweeping promotion restrictions under spending controls; the HSE staffing rules were introduced to tackle a potential EUR 1bn overrun as doctors and nurses warn of significant patient risk.
Ireland's military is moving into the 21st century - and some fear it is not ready; purchasing gaffes, malfunctioning machine guns and planes too big for hangars show the Defence Forces has a lot to learn.
Parents fear dying before their disabled children: 'Our family will be thrown into a crisis'; some have transformed their lifestyles in the hope of outliving offspring who cannot live independently.
'The stupidest way to make a movie': Travis Knight on Wildwood - for the Masters of the Universe film-maker, bringing his stop-motion animation to the big screen has been a lengthy labour of love.
Two punchy, perfect salad recipes for shorter days; with an abundance of great salad leaves in Ireland at the moment, these two sides will allow them to shine.
Roisin Ingle: I used to hate hospitals, but becoming ill made me fall in love with them - under-appreciated staff deserve better pay for essential, vocational work.
Ross O'Carroll-Kelly: 'Oh my God,' Sorcha goes. 'Did you lock Brian in the attic?' - I'm doing it for his rugby career. He can thank me when he wins his first cap for Ireland.
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'It's about principle': Carla Lockhart has defended quitting as a DUP party officer; the Upper Bann MP wants leader Gavin Robinson to pull deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly out of the powersharing executive.
A new Northern Ireland weather warning has been issued as Storm Boelo arrives, with a further alert for next week and a yellow warning in place for Tuesday.
A Northern health trust is braced for two days of strike action over a pay dispute.
Unionists are angry over the Drumcree fallout but must think 'long-term', Gavin Robinson says; the DUP leader said collapsing Stormont is only likely to strengthen Sinn Fein electorally.
'I never even got a birthday drink': Philomena Begley, 84, reveals the Spain accident that left her with a fractured knee - but with a Lifetime Achievement Award on the horizon, the Co Tyrone singer is laughing through it.
Review: the Co Down restaurant that served up one of the best meals of the year so far - Alex Greene and Bronagh McCormick bring exceptional food and warm hospitality to The Bucks Head in Dundrum.
Newton Emerson: Sinn Fein is betting on a 'Bryson bounce' for the Assembly election - his inimitable take on the stories making the news this week.
At least 30 Northern Ireland healthcare staff are being investigated for snooping on patient files; Encompass promised a strict 'need to know' basis, but staff face probes for inappropriate access.
Masked youths have attacked police and damaged two vehicles during disorder in Derry.
Could Lake Windermere's GBP 3.7bn sewage tunnel be a solution for Lough Neagh's algae problems? The 12-mile tunnel proposal in England would also ask the public to pay higher bills.
A female pedestrian has died in a road traffic incident in Co Antrim; the accident happened just outside the village of Aghagallon near Lurgan on Friday afternoon.
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Rhinos, Provos and loyalist terror bosses: Northern Ireland has become the land of the absurd where words fail - a society pretending all is well while deeply abnormal behaviour is not only accepted but encouraged.
Storm Boelo has swept into NI as a new weather alert is issued for 'damaging gusts' next week.
It's not just the plane that's sky high at NI's airports - so are the car park pick-up charges.
Concerns have been raised after an MLA claimed children need to be self-harming in order to access specialist young people's services; the Department of Health rejects the allegation but admits the service is under strain.
'We are on our knees': home care workers say they are paying to do their jobs; a UNISON meeting heard claims of inadequate mileage payments and low pay as the stalled Good Jobs Bill leaves employment reforms in limbo.
Sickening 'shoot Orange b*****d' sectarian stickers have been displayed in Belfast.
'I've come to admire Rose Kennedy so much': Belfast's Laura Donnelly on playing the US political dynasty's matriarch.
An 'unhinged' charity worker has been convicted of harassment after accusing his wife of having an affair; the court heard the estranged husband also threatened to spread slurs about STIs on social media.
Victims of clerical sex abuse are calling for an independent parliamentary inquiry into Jeffrey Donaldson.
An ex-boxing champion walked free as a judge slammed an inheritance feud between siblings: 'This is not what your late mother would have wanted', the judge told the pair as the dispute over the family home reached court.
Presbyterian men cloak sexism in theology, calling women equal while denying them power.
A UTV favourite on retirement, grandchildren and the future: 'I don't think my work is quite done yet' - after three decades exploring Ulster's people and places, Joe Mahon is bringing Mahon's Way to a close.
If you were wondering what Sinn Fein's so-called 'shrine to terrorism' would have looked like, check this out.
'We're hoping to be a wee bit different': a lottery winner has submitted plans for a new Belfast Christmas market.
Five sisters, a survivor and their search for justice after an IRA murder: 'We were too angry to be afraid'.
'Fear the cancer, not the cervical screening test': a family's fight continues 12 years after their daughter's death.
The founder of a gossip forum is accused of using a fake identity to 'escape' a Co Antrim couple's GBP 300k libel claim; counsel for Neil and Donna Sands claimed Sebastian Bond knew of their action while using the pseudonym Helen McDougal.
Sinn Fein MLAs Gerry Kelly and Deirdre Hargey arrived at a Belfast police station for interview over the Garvaghy Road dispute, with live coverage of the Drumcree fallout continuing.
Stormont has descended into chaos as Michelle O'Neill walked out and Emma Little-Pengelly was left unable to continue; shouting MLAs and a First Minister leaving early expose divisions now impossible to conceal.
Events at Drumcree have seriously undermined unionist confidence in policing, a loyalist focus group says, setting out its concerns in a letter to the PSNI chief constable.
An unexplained aspect of police intelligence over dissidents at Drumcree may help bring understanding; more on the policing of Drumcree is expected on day two of the Orange Order case.
The full list of winners from the first Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards.
Belfast musician Katie Richardson is revelling in a run at London's Globe theatre with a musical twist on a Belfast story.
Invest NI has picked a prime location for its 'brand new' north west office amid calls for a stronger regional presence.
Inside the almost 200-year-old former home of a Co Down linen dynasty, up for sale at GBP 3.25m.