A number of reporters attached to Independent News and Media have been told by Gardaí that their safety is at risk from organised criminals.

Gaza erupted in the worst day of violence in a month, with at least 20 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers dead, and putting Egyptian efforts to mediate a cease-fire in jeopardy.

The government has taken control of the Dominican Republic’s oldest and most respected newspaper, as its main shareholder was charged in a £1.4bn fraud that bankrupted the Caribbean country’s second largest bank.