A Dublin Bus driver sacked after his bosses decided he had broken its “zero-tolerance” policy on using a mobile phone behind the wheel twice in under a year is now back on the road working as a taxi driver, the Workplace Relations Commission has heard. Yong Yue Wang was before …

US and UK forces have shot down more than 20 drones and missiles over the Red Sea launched by Yemen’s Huthis, in what London branded the “largest attack” yet by the Iran-backed rebels. Source link

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun has taken responsibility for a near-catastrophic Alaska Airlines incident last week, vowing “complete transparency” as the aviation giant tries to pivot from its latest crisis. “We’re going to approach this (by) number one acknowledging our mistake,” Mr Calhoun told employees at a safety meeting called …

A teenager has been arrested in connection with the investigation into the deaths of two men in Blanchardstown following a gun attack on a restaurant on Christmas Eve. The 18-year-old is being questioned about suspected firearm offences. He is being detained under section 30 of the Offences Against the State …

A Polish politician who was detained at Poland’s presidential palace and sent to prison is starting a hunger strike, he has said. Last night, police entered the palace to detain two of their former bosses, executing a court order to take ex-interior minister Mariusz Kaminski and his deputy Maciej Wasik …

The spread of AI-driven misinformation has become the greatest and most urgent threat to the world economy, global business leaders warn in a new study. But climate change leading to extreme weather events remains the biggest concern over the long term, according to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual survey. …

A live broadcast by Ecuadorean television station TC was interrupted by balaclava-clad gunmen, the most dramatic recent example of a renewed explosion of violence in the previously tranquil South American country. New president Daniel Noboa has pledged to hit back at the rising crime that stymied his predecessor, but he …

Hospitals are coming under increasing pressure as cases of respiratory illness near its peak, while injuries caused by the icy weather are also rising, the HSE has said. Dr Gerry McCarthy, the HSE’s Clinical Lead for the National Clinical Programme for Emergency Medicine, said infectious diseases are expected to peak …

A murder investigation is under way after a man was shot in west Belfast last night. Source link

Waterford has been listed as one of the New York Times’ 52 places to visit in 2024. The list, which includes locations such as Ladakh in India, Dominica in the Caribbean and Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, puts Waterford in 30th position and is the only Irish destination named. Described …