US President Joe Biden faces one of the most critical moments of his political career later today, with a State of the Union speech aimed at convincing sceptical voters the 81-year-old is fit to beat Donald Trump in November’s election. Most years the annual address to Congress is a largely …

Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth consecutive month of historic high temperatures across the planet, as climate change steers the world into “uncharted territory”, Europe’s climate monitor has said. The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in west Belfast last night, police have said. PSNI detectives began a murder investigation after the man was found seriously injured in the Cupar Street area just after 8pm. The man died in hospital a …

So that’s it. The battle lines have been drawn. It’s Trump Vs Biden – the seemingly inevitable rematch that hardly anyone in the United States wants to see. But they are going to see it anyway. Super Tuesday gave us the candidates super early. It’s not quite a week into …

There has been a four-fold increase in the number of employers implementing a domestic abuse policy, according to new research. The CIPD in Ireland / Industrial Relations News (IRN) Annual Pay and Employment Practices Survey showed that 48% of employers are already implementing a domestic abuse policy, a big increase …

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a man in west Belfast last night, police said. PSNI Detectives began a murder investigation after the man was found seriously injured in the Cupar Street area just after 8pm. The man died in hospital a short …

More farmers will soon be able to benefit from extra income delivered for participating in extended or newly announced Government environmental schemes. A further 9,000 farmers are to be accepted into the Agri Climate Rural Environmental Scheme (ACRES), while smaller schemes to protect water quality and species of breeding wader …

The pharmaceutical industry has said there are lengthy delays of two or more years for new drugs to be approved for use by the HSE. The Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association (IPHA), which is holding its annual conference today, has said timelines can be improved significantly. The organisation said it is …

A US jury has found Rust armourer Hannah Gutierrez guilty of involuntary manslaughter, ending a trial over Hollywood’s first on-set fatal shooting in nearly 30 years. Ten days of testimony had focused on whether the relatively inexperienced armourer endangered fellow crew and cast members in her handling and supervision of …

An Oireachtas Committee is to recommend that legislation is introduced to allow for assisted dying if a person has a terminal illness and has only a short time to live. The Joint Committee on Assisted Dying is to publish its report on 20 March but the outline text of the …