Top Gear host Chris Evans is a team player and it is “rubbish” to suggest otherwise, according to a BBC boss.

Irish students were “packed like sardines” on a balcony which collapsed in California, Dublin has moved up two places in the rankings of the most expensive locations for foreign workers, Donald Trump said he is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2016 US presidential election, and Chris Evans has been revealed as the new host of Top Gear. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

TV presenter Chris Evans will replace Jeremy Clarkson as the lead presenter of Top Gear, the BBC has said.

Chris Evans has been revealed as the new host of Top Gear, replacing Jeremy Clarkson who was sacked earlier this year, the BBC said.

Chris Evans is making a “secret Top Gear film” this week and will “see how it goes”.

After a lot of speculation, Chris Evans has hinted he could be one of the new presenters on Top Gear.

"It's the first interview he's given, since parting company with the BBC"

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had one of the most star-studded guest panels he could ask for last night when the cast of The Avengers turned up to the show.

Axing Jeremy Clarkson as host of Top Gear is not a “fatal blow” for the show, Chris Evans has said, as he again ruled himself out from taking over.

Jeremy Clarkson’s future remains unclear after one newspaper reported that the BBC is on the verge of sacking him.