Fears for Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa, behind bars in Egypt
The plight of the Al-Jazeera three has focused the spotlight on the dark side of the Egyptian regime, including the case of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa.
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Experts say young people are at risk from inhaling nitrous oxide, or “laughing gas”, claiming 17 deaths have been caused by the so-called legal high. Others say the warnings are a load of hot air.
Temples and historic sites in Nepal are seriously damaged or completely destroyed following a magnitude 7.9 earthquake that hit the country on Saturday, killing more than 2,000 people.
Azerbaijan hosts the first European Games in June. With Team GB sending 153 athletes, including Olympic gold medallists, could this be a new major sporting event – or a propaganda vehicle for Baku?
Britain’s biggest food bank charity says more than 1 million needy people received free food in 2014/15, the biggest number on record. The Trussell Trust says it gave food aid to 1,084,604 people compared to 913,138 in 2013/14 – a 19 per cent increase. Jeremy Paxman tried to corner David Cameron on the growing use…
The port of Augusta, on Sicily’s eastern coast, has witnessed an influx of African migrants – mainly from Libya. Europe Editor Matt Frei reports from what is now the worlds deadliest frontier.
Ukip says rescuing migrants off Europe “may actually be making matters worse”, while the Tories want to “dissuade migrants from making these perilous and illegal journeys in the first place”.
The plight of the Al-Jazeera three has focused the spotlight on the dark side of the Egyptian regime, including the case of Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa.
Frankie Boyle, Dame Vivienne Westwood and Massive Attack are among leading figures in music, the arts and science who are calling for the UK to scrap its nuclear deterrent.
An urgent meeting is held with media groups after a French television network was attacked by hackers purporting to support Islamic State, as experts warn they could be planning further assaults.
If you’re 18 today, or before next Thursday, now’s your chance to make history. You could become youngest parliamentary candidate since 1832.
None of the 150 people on board the Germanwings flight that crashed in the southern Alps survived, French police say, adding it will take days to recover bodies.
The UK and other parts of northern Europe witness the first significant solar eclipse since 1999.
On Friday we will see the deepest eclipse of the Sun so far this century. For most of us, of course, the view will be ruined by cloud, fog and rain just as it was for the total eclipse in 1999.
A new wonder material discovered by two Russian scientists at Manchester University, graphene promises to transform people’s everyday lives. But what is it? And how will it be used?
The independent commission – set up by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to investigate doping – finds Lance Armstrong was given preferential treatment by the sport’s governing body.