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Applications for divorce increased by almost a third last year, according to the latest report from the Courts Service.

Bangladesh has evacuated 10,000 Rohingya refugees from around camps on the Myanmar border after monsoon landslides and flash floods killed at least 14 people.

The Department of Health has reported 1,408 new cases of Covid-19. As of 8am today, 152 Covid patients were in hospital, of which 26 are in ICU.

Five people still missing a day after a huge explosion at a German chemical park are unlikely to be found alive, the site operator said, urging residents not to touch possibly toxic soot from the blast.

New online forms will be made available in coming weeks for people to apply for Digital Covid Certificates, the Department for Health has confirmed.

Live coverage of the latest Covid-19 briefing from the National Public Health Emergency Team

A status Yellow rain and thunderstorm warning has been issued for Ireland.

Former independent government minister Katherine Zappone approached Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney to offer herself for a position of special envoy before her appointment was made.

A man who was found civilly liable for the Omagh bombing is to be extradited to Lithuania, where he is suspected of international weapons smuggling in support of the Real IRA.

The global economy's business-as-usual approach to climate change has seen Earth's "vital signs" deteriorate to record levels, an influential group of scientists said today, warning that several climate tipping points were now imminent.

A Chinese court has sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years imprisonment for a catalogue of crimes, including "provoking trouble".

Dutch Olympic athletes in hotel quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19 said they went on "strike" over a lack of fresh air in their rooms, winning 15 minutes a day at an open window.

Some vaccination centres now allow walk-in vaccinations at certain times without an appointment. Here is a full list of where you can find these clinics in the coming days.

Rural school teacher Pedro Castillo will today become Peru's first president with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades.

Heavy rain has caused landslides across northern Italy leaving widespread destruction.

Children will not have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend school, the Minister for Health has confirmed.

Two of the biggest names in sport, Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles, have publicly revealed that they are struggling with their mental health and they could be the catalyst for wider change.

The father of one of Ireland bronze medal winning rowers has said it hasn't really sunk in yet after watching his daughter and her team-mates stage a late comeback to take their place on the podium.

An explosion in a German industrial park killed at least two people and injured 31, setting off a fierce blaze that sent a pall of smoke over the western city of Leverkusen.

US gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from Thursday's women's all-around final, USA Gymnastics has confirmed.