A look back at the biggest news stories 2018 had to offer.

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From The Simpsons to The Big Bang Theory, take a look some of the times Professor Hawking had an influence on pop culture.

Hawking died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Renowned British physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's finest scientific minds, has died at the age of 76, a family spokesman said.

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

ADAPTABILITY, ambition, determination, pragmatism, courage and an understanding of the power of community — and the game-changing gift of a thumb — are some of the

CAPTAIN Boyle, Sean O’Casey’s character in his play Juno and the Paycock, was fond of proclaiming: “The whole worl’s in a terrible state o’ chassis.”

Professor Stephen Hawking has celebrated his 75th birthday at a specially organised series of public lectures about gravity and black holes.

Every now and then, a phrase or a piece of data has an impact that far outweighs its immediate import.

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A mother in England fears her son will never speak again after he drank drain cleaner in a supermarket when her back was turned while shopping.

A role in the new Star Wars instalment is the latest step up the acting ladder for Felicity Jones, writes Gemma Dunn

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

The notion of planets orbiting stars other than the sun is not new but advances in technology is bringing us ever closer to finding alien life, explains Mark Evans

While Europeans were focused on the Brexit vote, others, further west, were gazing toward a more celestial horizon, and a new world of commercial possibilities.

Brexit referendum is fast approaching and as the hours tick away to the all important vote a number of high profile names have publically lent their support to a side of the debate.

A video has gone viral of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau showing off his geek side by nailing a reporter’s question about quantum computing.

Physicist Stephen Hawking, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner have announced a project that could send microscopic spaceships to hunt for extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of space.

Physicist Stephen Hawking, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner have announced a project that could send microscopic spaceships to hunt for extraterrestrial life in the far reaches of space.

The Kelly family feature on ‘Doctor in the House’ on TV3 on Wednesday at 9pm.

Opening in Copenhagen in 1926, The Danish Girl (15A) centres on recently married artists Einar (Eddie Redmayne) and Gerda Wegener (Alicia Vikander). 

From Charlie Sheen’s revelation that he is HIV positive, to Bruce Jenner’s remarkable transformation to Caitlyn, and births, deaths, and marriages, Kelly O’Brien has tried to keep track of all the celebrity news from 2015

In light of the defeat of a bill in England, the debate concerning assisted death for terminally ill people shows no signs of being resolved any time soon, writes TP O’Mahony.            

It is a perfectly human reaction to be annoyed if malware infects your smartphone or laptop. But just how extraterrestrials might respond is harder to predict.

Check out our guide to what to watch on TV tonight.

Upcoming science fiction movie The Martian has a lot going for it, with a massive budget, director Ridley Scott, and a cast including Matt Damon, Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean and more.

All is not lost if you fall into a black hole, you could simply pop up in another universe, according to Professor Stephen Hawking.

Intelligent computers should be considered our teammates rather than a threat to the human race, one of the world’s most prominent artificial intelligence (AI) experts has claimed, ahead of his appearance at UCC next weekend.

Professor Stephen Hawking has backed a call to prevent artificial intelligence (AI) technology being used in a “global arms race”.

Fourteen bodies have been discovered on an overcrowded barge in the Mediterranean Sea; A man charged with murdering another man in a "frenzied" knife attempted to flee Limerick District court this morning; A former detective with Scotland Yard has claimed police covered up an Irish serial killer who stalked and murdered 18 people on the London Underground Here’s today’s lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.

There is excitement throughout the bird world because of a large concert in Ireland for our feathered friends.