Andrej Babis and his ANO movement decisively won the Czech Republic's election today in a vote that shifted the country to the right.

Former British Radio 1 DJ Mike Read today apologised for “unintentionally causing offence” with his Ukip Calypso, sung with a mock Caribbean accent, adding that he has asked his record company to withdraw the song from sale.

The bank guarantee was not included in the Fianna Fáil “mistakes” that leader Micheál Martin apologised for in his ard fheis speech, he clarified yesterday.

THE Green Party will this weekend join in an unprecedented move to unite all European Green parties to fight this summer’s elections on a joint platform.