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A couple heading out for a day of fishing happened upon a scene fit for a nature documentary: a moose calf running for its life with a large black bear in pursuit. Elvia and Todd Malcolm were in Telos Township, Maine, about an hour or so from their home in Lincoln, when they saw a […]

Former pop star Gary Glitter has been charged with four sexual offences against a girl dating back to 1978, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. The 82-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, is charged with one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under 13 and three counts of indecent assault on a […]

Oasis singer Liam Gallagher has told England fans to “keep the biblical vibrations going” after supporters at the World Cup sung his band’s song Wonderwall with players at full time once again. It comes after fans began singing the song at the end of the team’s 4-2 win against Croatia in their opening group game […]

US president Donald Trump has teased he will visit Ireland in September. He appeared on screen with a pre-recorded message at the Fourth of July Independence Day celebrations hosted by the US ambassador in the Phoenix Park last night. In it, he reminded the audience that his golf course in Clare is hosting the Irish […]

Iran’s joint military command warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response”, again ratcheting up tensions over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf, has emerged as one of the top issues in […]

Four people died, three of asphyxiation, during late night street celebrations in Mexico City after hundreds of thousands of fans gathered along the capital’s main central avenue as Mexico beat Ecuador to win their first World Cup knockout match in 40 years. Mexico City’s department of health said in the early hours of Wednesday that […]

Iran’s president Masoud Pezeshkian has said six billion dollars (£4.54 billion) in frozen Iranian assets would be released by Qatar as negotiations with the United States were challenged by attacks across the Persian Gulf this weekend. Mr Pezeshkian is the highest-ranking official within Iran to reference the release of the funds held by Qatar, a […]

British American Tobacco has said it is cutting its workforce by 9,000 as part of efforts to sharply cut costs. The tobacco giant, which makes Dunhill and Lucky Strike, is cutting 5,500 jobs directly and will outsource a further 3,500 jobs to partner businesses. It said the cuts are part of a major overhaul designed […]

It is understood that three people killed in a crash in Malaga, Spain, in the early hours of Sunday morning were Irish and from the Midlands. Two others were injured. One of the deceased and one of those injured are believed to be brothers, the Irish Examiner reported. The crash happened at 2.38am on Sunday […]

11 people were killed when a small plane crashed in the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, the local prefecture said. The plane belonged to a parachutist school. The pilot and all 10 passengers – five students and five instructors – died in the accident, the prefecture said. The French interior minister was on his way to the […]