Universities’ financial ties with foreign sources have long been a concern among Republicans, especially ties with China.

Meanwhile, Patrick Gavigan, based in Kildare, said it was “momentous” to be inside the basilica to witness the Pope’s remains ...

Talks between the UK, France, Germany, the US and Ukraine were downgraded after US secretary of state Marco Rubio failed to attend.

People could get a retirement savings boost from a pension consolidator to scoop up smaller pots that may otherwise become lost. There are now 13 million of these small pots, holding £1,000 or less, ...

On average, men have a shorter life expectancy compared to women – a difference of almost four years – and officials are asking for views on what must be done to “close the gap”. Men are also more ...

A man with a life-threatening peanut allergy is living a near-normal life after taking part in a “life-changing” study which gradually saw him exposed to nuts. Richard Lassiter’s allergy is so severe ...

Police are hunting for a convicted murderer who has gone missing from an open prison in Scotland. Raymond McCourt, 59, was reported missing from HMP Castle Huntly at 5.30pm on Tuesday. Police have ...

The Liberal Democrats say that local authorities could impose rules banning music on buses by strengthening existing antisocial behaviour laws.

Weinstein has pleaded not guilty, and defence lawyer Arthur Aidala countered by portraying the accusers as willing partners in a showbiz quid pro quo. “The casting couch is not a crime scene,” Mr ...

The S&P 500 climbed 1.7 and added to its big gain from Tuesday that more than made up for a steep loss on Monday.

Marguerite O’Leary and her teenage daughter Ellen stood for more than five hours on Wednesday to be among the first members of the public to see the late pontiff’s remains inside St Peter’s Basilica ...