Tuesday 27 October 2026
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Israel election live: polls open in the most consequential vote in the country's history, with most polling showing Netanyahu's coalition losing its majority and Gadi Eisenkot the leading opposition contender.
Explainer: what you need to know about the most consequential election in Israel's history, as Netanyahu seeks a new mandate in the first vote since the 7 October 2023 Hamas attacks.
Netanyahu reportedly pressured the military to attack Iran in the run-up to the election, as the Israeli prime minister increases alarmist rhetoric with his far-right coalition narrowly trailing in polls.
International delegates, including British politicians, are barred from entering the West Bank; the group was to meet Palestinian children, farmers and civil leaders facing escalating violence from Israeli forces.
'Democracy always': Lula vows no return to dictatorship in Brazil after his election win, as leaders and governments worldwide congratulate him on a dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to the rest of Latin America.
Defeated Flavio Bolsonaro is ordered to surrender his passports; the far-right senator is banned from leaving Brazil as a supreme court judge's ruling references a money-laundering case.
Analysis: a viral WhatsApp channel and student-led protests played a key role in driving the veteran Brazilian leftist to a historic comeback victory.
Chinese markets lose trillions as the race for AI supremacy with the US takes its toll; a lack of profits and western threats raise concern about the sustainability of Beijing's AI boom.
Serbia's Student List is preparing for talks on forming a government despite having no clear leader; the non-hierarchical movement seeks to 'rebuild society' after years of authoritarian rule.
In pictures: cheers, fireworks and flags as jubilant crowds turn out in Belgrade after Vucic concedes defeat, ousting Serbia's long-serving leader.
Europe live: Russia launches 280 drones at Ukraine as a local ceasefire begins in Oleshky; Zelenskyy says 16 ballistic missiles were also fired overnight despite the localised truce.
The super-rich get a 'double dividend' from both the causes and costs of the climate crisis, Oxfam finds, saying rich investment in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives an incentive to delay climate action.
iPhone Duo owners report cracks in Apple's first foldable handset; the company says a small number of devices are affected by the display glitch after posts on Reddit and social media.
Protest leaders urge French pupils to keep barricading their schools, saying the struggle must go on until their 'maximum' demands over teacher shortages and building repairs are met.
Melting glaciers in the Dolomites reveal a cache of first world war munitions; the Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers' sightings.
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The EU's new 'Made in Europe' rules could further delay Irish housing, the ESB warns; emails show ESB Networks worried the draft law to boost European manufacturing will raise infrastructure costs.
Gardai investigating a 2003 rape in Dublin believe they have strong evidence against the accused, with DNA evidence and witness statements potentially pivotal after a long-awaited breakthrough.
An evicted tenant who hired a private investigator to see if the landlords' daughter was using the property is awarded damages; the investigator watched the Dublin 4 home and tried making deliveries to test occupancy.
Binyamin Netanyahu warns of a 'second Holocaust' if he loses the Israeli election, posting an AI image of a nuclear explosion in advance of the vote.
Review: Macklemore & Friends at Dublin's 3Arena, with Kneecap and Hozier joining a gig so stacked with cameos the star didn't show until after 10pm; hard to imagine a more emphatic response to the Ed Sheeran saga.
The Wexford opera train returned for one night only; at 479 euro a ticket, champagne, plentiful wine, rich food and the gentle rhythm of the restored carriages on the way to The Gambler.
Fintan O'Toole: Dublin officialdom virtue-signalled about Ukraine while people in rural Ireland did the work; the Government is now bored with it all, and emotional spurts don't sustain themselves.
Inheritance taxes: what your family needs to know about recent changes; some Irish families can now pass on an additional 120,000 euro tax free thanks to budget day changes.
The woman killed in Finglas had been targeted with ongoing violence, gardai believe; the victim is named as Loredana Morosanu (48), from Romania, who lived and worked in Dublin for more than a decade.
The booming African city you've probably never heard of: the continent's urban centres are set to expand by 19 million people annually, but urbanisation is not following a familiar path.
Book review: Gift Grub & Me by Mario Rosenstock is entertaining, very funny and extremely honest.
The Irish film-maker and the US millionaire communist: Sinead O'Shea, whose new film is about Fergie Chambers, says 'he offered me enough money that I'd never have to work again'.
Smart glasses: 'People shouldn't have to worry about a recording - or where it might end up'; branded 'pervert glasses' by some, they are already banned by some Irish businesses on their premises.
In the News podcast: could a crime that shocked Dublin in 2003 finally be solved?
'Penalised for having a job': blind tech worker and wheelchair user Brian Dalton, ineligible for the Budget 2027 disability payment, pays 5,000-10,000 euro extra a year on assistive technology, transport and energy.
A new National Economic and Social Council report on the impact of hybrid working in Ireland is likely to conclude such arrangements 'generate a combination of gains and trade-offs'.
'My 1990s childhood in Chile was probably the same as Ireland in the 1950s': Marie Becerra met her Irish husband while picking blueberries in Australia.
Winter in Bundoran: 'Northerners are the people who keep the town going'; in the Donegal seaside town, business owners say the off-season lull is not as severe as it once was.
How Greece became a 'nation of waiters': tourism has delivered jobs, investment and prosperity, but after decades of rapid growth many Greeks worry the country is turning into 'one giant hotel'.
Anthropic says its AI technology 'could pose catastrophic or existential risk to humanity', warning that safeguards and oversight are needed as the company behind Claude files to go public on the US stock market.
What will 380,000 euro buy in the Carlow countryside and Dublin 7? A three-bed bungalow outside Borris and a two-bed cottage on the North Circular Road.
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A 'No Pope of Rome' tune was played at the Orange Order Drumcree support rally and parade; a critic says 'the use of songs and music to denigrate a community is unacceptable and hardly a welcome expression of culture'.
A Co Armagh woman who gave birth in a bathroom at 26 weeks says her son 'wouldn't have survived the journey to Craigavon'; paramedics rushed the baby to nearby Daisy Hill, where he was stabilised before transfer to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
The Department of Health is paying consultants 7.5 million pounds for leadership advice, branded a 'gravy train for former bosses'; an FoI response shows it used 69 individual consultants in the last year as part of the Leadership Centre.
'Total devastation': a father calls for better mental health services after the loss of his son and 'best friend', describing 'a sense of loss that I've never experienced before'.
The Hastings family acquires the development company behind the plan to turn the Stormont Hotel into a new retirement village, just three weeks ago, as speculation grows over the potential sale of its entire group portfolio.
Mairia Cahill: young men need to hear that it's OK not to be OK, noting the stark contrast between recent mental health comments by James McClean and Antrim snooker player Mark Allen.
Lower Ormeau residents are 'hoping for the best but preparing for the worst', speaking of hope that the Apprentice Boys parade plans will not jeopardise the Derry event in December.
The Irish News launches a unique new online video series called 'The Fry', in which business editor Gary McDonald sits down for a candid breakfast conversation with four business leaders.
A man was 'struck with iron bars and shot in the leg' after a masked group entered a Co Antrim home; police said he was taken to hospital and three others in the house were left 'badly shaken'.
Are ghosts real? Northern Ireland paranormal investigator Francis McDonald of Shadow Hunters NI reveals his most chilling encounters, from shadowy figures in an old jail to strange voices at Belfast's Blackstaff Mill.
Tom Collins: unionists have proven themselves incapable of making the right choices; if there is a positive side, it is that unionism has proved without doubt that this so-called state is a failed political entity.
The Irish News view: a health service in crisis is putting lives at risk.
'The whole area could be destroyed': residents meet to mobilise against plans for a 556-unit south Belfast student complex on the site of the former Wellington Park Hotel and Botanic Inn on the Malone Road.
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Jeffrey Donaldson 'gifted' himself a birthday rape at his Westminster office, the alleged victim claims; a Met Police investigation is ongoing into the alleged sex attack in the House of Commons on the same night as a key Brexit vote.
A DUP MLA breaks ranks with the party leadership to join calls for the removal of Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill as Stormont First Minister.
Opinion: this man was a victim of sectarianism in India and NI, but he still bet on Belfast and transformed the city; Lord Diljit Rana came to Belfast in 1966 when he was 29 years old.
Reckitt trims its sales outlook and reveals price hikes amid Iran war cost pressures.
Thousands of PSNI staff could get 5,000 pounds each over a holiday pay shortfall, with compensation totalling up to 40 million pounds.
A thug who made fake rape claims is told he is 'walking a tightrope' by a judge, who tells the Co Tyrone menace to 'take himself off' in a court showdown.
A CEO on leaving a corporate career to start a 1.6 million pound Belfast company: 'I remember feeling sick before I handed my notice in'; Louise Doyle on backing her instincts and building Needi.
An NI restaurant shares expansion plans after scooping a prestigious award for the third time: 'We know our food is good', says Bangla Curry House.
'We want to show the city's beauty': a Co Antrim couple restore a 1963 London double-decker for a new Belfast tourism venture combining their hospitality and transport expertise.
The Belfast Telegraph Property Awards 2026 shortlists are revealed across 19 categories ahead of the ceremony, in partnership with Openreach.
A council LGBTQ St Patrick's junket to New York is blocked; Belfast's Lord Mayor will not go and no council representative will take her place after councillors blocked the invitation.
Comment: the DUP must change its game plan while it still can, before events decide its future; political momentum can change very quickly.
The PSNI confirms speed-limit leniency guidance applies in Northern Ireland, while warning motorists not to treat the rule as permission to break the limit.
A millionaire developer was 'floored by a businessman' in the toilets of a plush Belfast venue, a fracas dubbed the 'battle of BT9' and linked to a 20-year-old feud over a 1 million pound property deal.
Opinion: rhinos, Provos and loyalist terror bosses; Northern Ireland has become the land of the absurd where words have lost their meaning, as deeply abnormal behaviour is not only accepted but encouraged.
'We jumped at the chance': a Newtownards greengrocer celebrates 32 years in business by opening a 'bigger, brighter' venue; Clive and Heather O'Neill are hailed as staples of the town centre economy.
What Northern Ireland business chiefs want from tomorrow's Budget: a reduction in employment costs is the main measure sought in a survey, with one saying 'we must be at the centre of the conversation'.
Images reveal how the centre of Belfast could be transformed through the major transport revamp, showing how some of the city's most recognisable areas could change under the proposals.
Plans for a new 13 million pound prison kitchen and cafe are 'deferred' with wider redevelopment on hold; a DUP MLA says prison officers deserve 'much-needed improvements'.
A court ruling is expected on Wednesday after the legal challenge against the NI Secretary's block on the Drumcree parade; the DUP refuses to collapse Stormont despite Lockhart's call.
Lower Ormeau Road residents apply for a demonstration to rival the loyalist parade, requesting to hold it at the same time as the proposed Belfast Walker Club parade, a local branch of the Apprentice Boys of Derry.
The TUV would be 'welcoming' if Carla Lockhart decided to leave the DUP, Jim Allister says, as speculation over the Upper Bann MP's future continues to swirl.
'We are heading somewhere ugly': a unionist MLA warns over increased threats directed towards Northern Ireland politicians.
Podcast: 'You need to trust your gut'; Needi founder Louise Doyle on taking the leap to start your own business, and how human connection is good for companies and their staff.
A paedophile loyalist bandsman was kneecapped and warned to stay away from young girls as a teenager; Paul Tansley, awaiting sentencing for sexual communication with a child, was shot for allegedly harassing a 13-year-old in the mid-2000s.
An Armagh man who stormed into a Jewish wedding reception on a 'hate spree' and shouted abuse at guests has been given a community order.
Halloween What's On Guide 2026: fright nights, tricks, treats and terrifyingly good eats, a county by county guide to what's haunting NI this weekend.
The horror genre can offer a platform to tackle violence against women and girls, says the boss of the Belfast International Horror Festival, arguing scary movies can play a role in exploring the issue.
A Belfast-based rope-training company specialising in industrial services and training swings into action with a 60,000 pound investment.
Opinion: plans to revamp Belfast's transport system include revisiting a proposal rejected 20 years ago; the draft plan is a substantial document, but what it boils down to is straightforward.
Fun Lovin' Huey on his return to NI: 'I love it here, even though I was hit in the manhood during my first Belfast gig'; the New Yorker talks overcoming addiction, finding his tribe and an eventful debut at the Grand Opera House.
Fresh yellow weather warnings for wind are issued for parts of Northern Ireland after Storm Boelo battered the region.