Former foreign secretary William Hague says threatening North Korea with "fire and fury" will not deter Kim Jong Un from continuing with his nuclear programme.

Safe havens for Christian and other minorities in the Middle East should be a foreign policy priority for the EU and Ireland, writes Rónán Mullen

JUST as our friends and neighbours in the North can only look on in despair — or even indifference — as Stormont politicians of all hues talk themselves into another frenzy of no-surrender obstructionism, the citizens of Europe, most of whom want a humane response to the growing refugee crisis, can only look on in frustration fast turning to shame as national ministers struggle to agree on how each EU member state might contribute proportionately to a community-wide response.

Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia was heckled by Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey during a recent music industry gig.