A local port or harbour authority, which often has its own counter-pollution equipment, has a duty to respond within areas they control, sometimes with the help of an oil spill response contractor.

Charles handed a wooden baton to the six-time Olympic champion to launch the King’s Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace.

Nathan Hochman said his decision hinged on ‘lies’ told during their trial including their original claims that they did not kill their parents.

Researchers said space will become more littered with debris as climate change lessens nature’s way of cleaning it up.

The Prime Minister said a ‘positive outcome’ for the talks would be the resumption of intelligence-sharing and an end to the pause in ...

Mary Kielty, whose husband Jack was shot dead by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) in 1988, died peacefully at home in Dundrum, Co Down, on Saturday aged 84. Mourners at the Church of the Sacred Heart ...

The Pope is participating in the Vatican’s week-long spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continues his recovery from double pneumonia and looks ahead to the 12th anniversary of his election ...

Seven of the eight medical professionals who have been charged are standing trial for culpable homicide, equivalent to ...

Education minister Catherine McKinnell said the final decision would be shaped by the curriculum and assessment review ...

Hamish Falconer said violence in recent days meant it was a ‘critical moment’ for the interim authorities to demonstrate their aims.

Matching childhood outfits worn by Elizabeth II and her younger sister Princess Margaret, with altered hems to accommodate the princesses’ growth, will be shown in Kensington Palace in a new ...

Irish Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan said drafts have been exchanged between his department and the inquiry.