IF the commanders of the Irish Naval Service were to choose a new ensign for the fleet, they could do worse than have it made in the shape of a nappy.

IF the commanders of the Irish Naval Service were to choose a new ensign for the fleet, they could do worse than have it made in the shape of a nappy.

Russia and Belarus today reached a compromise on their dispute that has halted oil flows along a key pipeline to Europe after telephone talks between the two countries’ presidents, the Belarusian presidency said.