The special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 US election has charged an attorney with lying to federal investigators about his interactions with a former Trump campaign official.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took its support of AIDS-related research and care to a new level today, announcing a €385.1m grant to a global fund that provides AIDS assistance in poor countries.

THE GATES are closing up on Matthew Hill, above Cork city at Lehenaghmore the side of the airport hill.