A Chinese businessman suspected of involvement in the deaths of a family of four found murdered at their home in Britain was today at the centre of a nationwide manhunt.

IRELAND is one of only two countries in Europe that has failed to afford any legal rights to transgender people.

Simply rinsing the mouth with an energy drink could improve sports performance, research has suggested.

Connacht have strengthened their backroom team with a new skills and fitness coach and two new physios joining Michael Bradley's side.

Apple’s much-hyped iPhone will prompt a rush to stores when it launches in the UK tonight.

An Israeli soldier who shot dead a British activist acting as a human shield in the Gaza Strip was jailed for eight years today.

An Israeli soldier is expected to be charged with manslaughter following the death of British peace activist Tom Hurndall, who was shot in the Gaza strip, Israeli military sources said today.

ROAD trials for the first in-car drink-drive detector began yesterday. A detector which can tell whether a driver has drunk too much to be safe at the wheel has been developed by scientists.

A high-tech camera which reads people’s body language could be the most accurate lie detector yet, its developers claimed today.

A university student who turned up in Dublin after sparking a major missing persons search was today reunited with her family.

The family of missing university student Victoria Stephenson were reunited with her today after she was found safe and well in Dublin.

Missing university student Victoria Stephenson has been found safe and well in Dublin, police said today.

President Mary McAleese was today being awarded an honorary degree at Manchester Metropolitan University.