EU FOREIGN ministers yesterday appealed for an immediate end to hostilities in the Middle East, going a step further than the weekend statement from the G8 on the situation.

IRELAND could have 25 types of divorce if an EU proposal unveiled yesterday becomes law.

ROAMING costs will be slashed by up to 70% and travellers will be able to check mobile phone costs before they call under proposals unveiled by the European Commission yesterday.

TANNING yourself in a sunbed or solarium is as dangerous as lying in the hot sun, scientists have warned.

IRELAND’S support for EU enlargement has fallen to its lowest level, according to the latest survey.

A TAX hike on alcohol of at least 25% will be the first item on the agenda for the Finns who took over the EU presidency this week.

CONSUMER groups want hidden fat that contributes to heart disease and cholesterol to be limited or banned but the Irish Food Safety Authority says it should be enough to label it.

HUMAN breast milk is contaminated with over 300 toxic chemicals, Friends of the Earth reported yesterday in an appeal for stronger EU legislation governing chemicals.

IRELAND’S teenagers are among the highest users of ecstasy and magic mushrooms in a survey of 26 European countries, according to a study released yesterday.

COMPANIES doing business in the developing world spend nearly €800 billion a year bribing officials and politicians — 20 times more than the current spend on international aid.