“I was always aware of the environment and our role in protecting it, but I definitely became more conscious of it when I was working on No Frontiers.

HE’S the charismatic dancer who enchanted celebrities and viewers alike over several series of Strictly Come Dancing. Now Ian Waite and fellow Strictly dancer Vincent Simone and returning to the stage to trip the light fantastic.

Kate Gunn and her husband were determined that their break-up would be amicable, especially for the sake of their three children.

"A true paradise”.

A privately-owned television station in the Maldives has gone off the air because of threats during the country's current state of emergency.

An Irishman has died while on holiday in the Maldives.

The son of a Russian MP is due to go on trial in the US accused of orchestrating an international scheme that resulted in around $170 million (€152m) in fraudulent credit card purchases.

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Giving big is back in vogue after the lean years and couples are now expecting their guests to flash the cash and dig deep when they tie the knot, writes Arlene Harris

Shilpa Ganatra tries out three resorts in the Maldives – like a pub crawl, as she describes it, but with paradise islands instead of busy bars. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s got to do it...

Ireland has been named a 'best travel destination' in the world, at an awards ceremony in China.

Saudi Arabia is leading a new anti-terror military alliance of 34 Muslim-majority nations, with a joint operations centre based in the kingdom’s capital Riyadh.

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Malaysia is sending a team of experts to the Maldives to examine whether a piece of debris washed up there is connected to missing flight MH370.

Malaysia is sending a team to the Maldives to inspect debris found washed up there.

The focus on not letting world temperatures rise more than 2C can distract from the fact that many places are already feeling the effects of climate change, writes Roz Pidcock

Margaret Jennings finds that parents of kids living abroad are signing up for adventure breaks and long haul travel... and touching base with family members on the way.

When Michel Faber’s wife died after an illness it had an inevitable impact on his next and last book he tells Richard Fitzpatrick

Biggest regret of brides and grooms on their big day? Letting family and friends interfere with the wedding plans.

A small group of whale sharks in the Maldives is proving more popular than anyone could have imagined.

Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki have hit rumours of a break-up into the rough after the two appeared together in Dubai.

So scientists are 95% certain that it is indeed we humans who are causing climate change.

Chilli reception awaits pickled immigrant caught red-handed

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A leaden cloak of responsibility lies on the shoulders of UN scientists as they finalise the first volume of a huge report that will give the world the most detailed picture yet of climate change.

A 15-year-old girl in the Maldives whose stepfather is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks being flogged for “fornication” with another man under the nation’s strict Islamic law.

David Beckham had to cut short his family's $400,000 holiday in the Maldives as it won't stop raining.

Tuna — raw or canned — is a quick and good value source of protein.

A Maldives court has ordered ex-President Mohamed Nasheed arrested after he failed to appear for a hearing to face charges that he illegally ordered the arrest of a judge.

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Prosecutors say the former president of the Maldives has been formally charged with illegally ordering the arrest of a senior judge, a move which sparked weeks of public protests and led to his removal from office earlier this year.