‘The state failed you’: Irish PM apologises over mother and baby homes scandal

The Irish prime minister has issued an apology following a report into the deaths of 9,000 children in institutions for unmarried mothers and their babies.

Insects crawl towards European dinner plates after human food approval

Insects could soon start crawling their way into dishes on Europe's dinner plates after mealworms were approved as a human food.

Biggest mafia trial in decades begins as prosecutor says he won’t be deterred

An Italian prosecutor, who has been called a "dead man walking" by members of the mafia, has told Sky News he will not be intimidated at the start of the biggest trial against a...

I won’t be intimidated, says prosecutor as biggest mafia trial in decades begins

An Italian prosecutor, who has been called a "dead man walking" by members of the mafia, has told Sky News he will not be intimidated at the start of the biggest trial against a...

‘You need nerves of steel’: Prosecutor in Mafia ‘maxi-trial’ says he won’t be intimidated

An Italian prosecutor, who has been called "dead man walking" by members of the Mafia, has told Sky News he will not be intimidated at the start of the biggest trial against the criminal...

China attacks PM after he suggests COVID-19 could have spread from people grinding pangolin scales

China has accused Boris Johnson of engaging in "groundless conjecture" after he suggested that coronavirus could have spread from people grinding up the scales of pangolins.

Uganda turns off all social media amid fears of protests ahead of presidential election

In a sign that Uganda's government is preparing for protests and possible violence in the aftermath of Thursday's national election, the country's telecommunications regulator has blocked all social media platforms and messaging apps.

Trump says there’s ‘tremendous anger’ over impeachment calls – but he wants ‘no violence’

Donald Trump has warned that efforts to impeach him are causing "tremendous anger" but that he wants "no violence" in the run-up to Joe Biden's inauguration.