Separately, one-year-old twin girls from Guinea are presumed to have died off the coast of Lampedusa after a boat they were travelling on was battered by Cyclone Harry. Photograph: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via GettyUp to 380 people may have drowned attempting to cross the Mediterranean last week as Cyclone Harry battered southern Italy and Malta, the Italian coastguard has said, as a shipwreck with the loss of 50 lives was confirmed by Maltese authorities. Italy’s coastguard estimates that 380 others who set sail from Tunisia during the cyclone, which generated huge waves in the Mediterranean, might also have drowned. Despite the hardline measures, people still attempt the high-risk journey from North Africa in search of refuge in Europe. Italy is one of the main landing points, with the central Mediterranean route considered one of the world’s most dangerous.

Grace Lynch’s mother, Siobhan, held a sign with a picture of her daughter, and called for scrambler bikes to be taken off the streets. Conor Reddy, a People Before Profit councillor for Ballymun–Finglas, said there had previously been accidents involving scrambler bikes in the area. “We need a strong visible presence of community gardaí who can help prevent such terrible incidents. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.”Fianna Fáil councillor Keith Connolly called for tighter policing of scrambler bikes being used dangerously. He told RTÉ Radio 1 that the "level of lawlessness" about the use of scrambler bikes as "deeply frustrating”.

Martin Odegaard says Arsenal's catalogue of near-misses must serve as fuel rather than fear as they bid to bounce back from their Manchester United setback. "I didn't feel that," said captain Odegaard when quizzed about the anxiety inside the Emirates. "Obviously (finishing second for three consecutive seasons) is a factor, but it can be a good factor too. "We have experienced in all those seasons that it is a long run and a lot of things can happen. For United, the feel-good factor is back following two major scalps - against Manchester City and then Arsenal - for interim head coach Michael Carrick.

Georgia May Foote has addressed her split from her husband Kris Evans for the first time. The actress, 34, best known for playing Katy Armstrong in Coronation Street, was reported to have split from her husband last July. It comes after Georgia previously described last year as 'the worst of my life' in an emotional social media post. New Year New Chapter';It comes after Georgia previously described last year as 'the worst of my life' in an emotional social media post'You are kind and caring. Georgia said: 'I came back in the December of 2020 and I just realised, 'Oh my God, there's no work.'

Nottinghamshire comprehensive-school educated ex-pat Lee is from a jet-setting business tycoon with a PhD from Cambridge. The new husband of Katie Price boasts of rubbing shoulders with Elon Musk (pictured). His Instagram also features an AI generated clip of Kardashian signing some of his company's merchandise, a baseball cap. Lee boasts of winning many prestigious awards for business and achievement, but a closer look reveals that these too are bunkum. The bad news is that Veuve Clicquot don't even hold an award for men - only for women - in business.

Gary Neville says he has been 'blown away' by the 'intensity, the compactness' and 'the aggression' of Man United's performances under Michael Carrick. 'There are a number of things that have changed,' the former England international said on the Gary Neville Podcast. 'But the big thing for me is that they've got a threat up front,' Neville added. Even if they do get into fourth, I still wouldn't be convinced he's the man for the job. You look at Michael Carrick, whatever his remit was at Middlesbrough it was probably to get promoted, he didn't do that.

Antoine Dupont is treated after being cleared out at a ruck by Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne last March. Dupont suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear after being cleared out at a ruck by Andrew Porter and Tadhg Beirne. Speaking at the Six Nations launch in Edinburgh, Dupont was asked whether he felt any lingering anger. Asked about what Brennan would bring to the squad, Dupont said: “He’s improving year after year. “Porter at this moment in time, all being well, could come back into it towards the latter stages, but when that is I don’t know because there is a process to go through.

Several weather warnings have been issued, including amber warnings for south-west England and the eastern coast of Northern Ireland for rain and wind respectively. Less severe yellow warnings are in place for all of Northern Ireland and a more extensive area of south west England, as well as parts of northern England and Scotland. "Heavy rain is an additional hazard as it falls on saturated ground in Dorset and southern parts of Devon, Somerset and Cornwall. "With a complex spell of weather, its important people stay up to date with the forecast and any warnings in your area.”Storm Chandra is the next storm on the western Europe storm naming group list shared between the UK, Ireland and Netherlands. Other recent storms, such as Storm Goretti, have been named by other storm naming centres.

The Brown Thomas Arnotts Group has pleaded guilty to breaking sales pricing laws during its Black Friday Sales Period. The luxury retailer has admitted that some products advertised as discounted during the Black Friday Sales period in 2024 breached sales pricing laws. This case forms part of a series of prosecutions brought by the consumer watchdog under sales pricing laws introduced in 2022. In 2025, Lifestyle Sports, DID Electrical, Rathwood and Boots also pleaded guilty to breaking sales pricing laws. If Brown Thomas Arnotts default in making these payments within the time allowed, they will have to pay a fine of €1,000 within three months.

Behind the scenes of 2022 FilmOffaly Short Film award winner ‘Missing’Long-running Offaly Film Award returns for 2026The annual Short Film Award 2026, the highlight of FilmOffaly’s calendar, has been launched. The award, which has been running since 2008, attracts entries from talented filmmakers with unique and original stories to tell. The successful filmmakers will receive a €12,000 bursary as well as a local premiere for the completed film. Filming must take place in County Offaly, and at least one key member of the production team (writer, producer or director) must be based in the Midlands region. FilmOffaly is Offaly County Council’s Film Office and one of Ireland’s first film commissions.

The Government needs to “make choices” between increasing investment, increasing day-to-day spending and cutting taxes to protect the economy, the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) will warn tomorrow. Spending increases will be weighted towards capital expenditure, with investment under the National Development Plan set to average 5% of national income over the rest of the decade. They will say net spending is planned to grow at an average rate of 7.1% between 2025 and 2030. “The planned pace of spending growth is faster than Ireland has implemented historically.”The budget watchdogs will also say spending increases will be “almost double the average of other EU countries”. It means that the Government needs to make choices between increasing investment, increasing day-to-day spending and cutting taxes.

A schizophrenic Lithuanian man stabbed a nine-year-old girl through the heart with a knife while she was playing with a hula hoop in the street, a murder trial has heard. Jurors were told that there is no dispute that Skebas stabbed and killed Lilia, but they must decide what the defendant's state of mind was when he killed her. Mr Donnellan told the jury of seven men and five women: 'It's a tragic case, we accept. Mr Donnellan said: 'Just after 6.15 on the late afternoon of July 28 in 2022, Lilia, a little girl aged nine, was playing in the street. Mr Donnellan told the jury: 'He is saying he's not guilty of murder, but guilty of manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility.

Spontaneous cheering and clapping broke out in a packed Limerick Circuit Criminal Court when four serving gardaí and a retired superintendent were found not guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice. Mr O’Neill was a member of Limerick manager John Kiely’s backroom team until 2019. Early in the investigation eight gardaí in Limerick, including the serving members on trial, were suspended, most of them from the road policing section. An investigation into that was then launched, leading to the prosecution of Mr O’Neill and the four gardaí. Mr O’Neill retired in 2020.

‘People say that was the most controversial switch you could do in sport – going from Ireland to Team GB’Louth boxer happy with return to Team GB after missing out on Olympic dream with IrelandBoxer Amy Broadhurst pictured with her eight-month-old son Luca. Photo: David ConachyAlanna Cunnane Today at 17:15Louth boxer Amy Broadhurst has always had two dreams.

Experts warn that as a result of people turning away from good old fashioned dairy milk means they are missing out on key nutrients. Lactose–free milk is regular cow's milk that has undergone a process to break lactose down into simple sugars. Goat's milkGoat's milk has a similar nutritional profile to cow's milk, but boasts a higher vitamin and mineral content, including magnesium and potassium. For instance, one cup of goat's milk provides about 498 mg of potassium, while cow's milk offers around 322 mg. As goat's milk has lower levels of lactose it is often preferred by people who experience bloating from cow's milk.