Police on the island of Madagascar are investigating whether a British teenager deliberately threw herself to her death after escaping from a tiny two-door plane as it flew over the savanna.

Faith in the political system here was also an issue with only 1% found to have complete trust in Dáil Éireann.

Ireland has seen one of the biggest falls in teenage drinking compared to the rest of Europe.

Teenagers who drink a lot of alcohol dramatically increase their risk of deadly prostate cancer later in life, research suggests.

The small community of Clare Island, Co Mayo, has been “rocked to its core” following the tragic death of a teenager in a car crash during the bank holiday weekend.

Police in Australia have said they have grave concerns over a pregnant Irish teenager who has been missing for over two weeks.

Losing weight, losing his hair, and having to freeze his sperm are just some of the things Eoghan Cox had to endure during chemo, but a new research programme at UCD aims to improve the survival rates of children and teens like him who are affected by blood cancers, writes Helen O’Callaghan.

A teenager with a terminal brain tumour looks set to go undergo potentially life-saving surgery in the US after his Go Fund me page raised close to €40,000 in less than twenty-four hours.

A teenager who suffered life-changing neck injuries in a fall while taking photos of the snow is expected to be transferred to Dublin for specialist treatment.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-year-old man died of "significant injuries".

A teenager was slapped, caught around the neck, and had cigarette smoke blown in his face by his mother’s boyfriend after they returned from the pub.

Latest: Police are seeking a second man in relation to a car crash that killed three teenage pedestrians in west London on Friday night.

It is all part of the International Day of the Girl.

Few things are more heartbreaking than hearing of the suicide of a young person, as I did today.

A teenager was killed in a road accident in Co Meath last night.

Gardaí in Meath are investigating after a teenager was stabbed in the early hours of the morning.

Gardaí are appealing for information about a missing 16-year-old boy in Dublin.

A 17-year-old asylum seeker from Russia was arrested on Sunday in connection with an explosive device found near a busy underground station in Norway's capital that police defused before it detonated, authorities said.

Police in Chicago are searching for five or six men or boys suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on Facebook Live.

The jury in the trial of a man accused of murdering Daniel McAnaspie has been hearing about statements he made while the teenager was still missing.

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenager was stabbed in Leeds.

Gardai in Wicklow have arrested a teenager and recovered an assortment of jewellery this evening.

Update 6.20pm: James Fortune has been located safe and well.

Gardaí are probing an alleged sex attack on a girl at a disco in Limerick which was billed as “Munster’s biggest disco for third year and transition year students”.

Update 04/12/2016 Cian Cleary was located safe and well.

Gardai in Kildare say the teenager who was seriously assaulted on Sunday evening in Maynooth may have been attacked by someone who had been on the bus with her.

Gardaí are seeking the publics help in tracing a missing teenager.

A 15-year-old girl has been found guilty of murdering a mother and daughter who were stabbed through the throat and smothered as they slept.

A 15-year-old girl who helped plan the killings of a mother and daughter had "felt like murdering for quite a while" and was relieved once the victims were dead, a jury has heard.

The prosecutor in the trial of a teenager accused of falsely imprisoning Joan Burton and her adviser believes there is a sufficient case for him to answer.

The decision to charge a teenager with false imprisonment of then Tanaiste Joan Burton during the Jobstown protest was not in accordance with Irish or European human rights laws, the boy's lawyers have argued writes Tom Tuite.

A mother has shared photos of her teenage daughter in a coma from alcohol consumption on Facebook.

Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences following the death of a 17-year-old youth at Leeds Festival.

A boy is recovering after been held at knifepoint by an intruder at his home in Limerick writes David Raleigh.

A Cork pensioner who raped and sexually abused his step-daughter from when she was 11 years of age, resulting in her giving birth to two of his children, has been jailed for 12 years writes Nicola Donnelly.

Nine men have been jailed after a teenager in local authority care was subjected to a "horrifying" catalogue of sexual abuse, some of which was streamed live on the internet.

A teenager is in a serious condition after being attacked by a hyena as he slept in his tent in South Africa's world famous Kruger National Park.

Gardaí are seeking help in tracing the whereabouts of a missing Dublin teenager.

An investigation is under way after a teenage boy died following a house party in County Meath over the weekend.

Gardaí in Cork are looking for the public's help in tracing the whereabouts of a teenager missing from Macroom.

A teenage "monster" has been detained for a minimum of 27 years behind bars for stabbing two strangers to death as he tried to be like his idols - the Yorkshire Ripper and Ted Bundy.

A teenager has been charged with plotting a terrorist attack on an Australian Veteran's Day ceremony - the second year in a row that authorities say they have thwarted an attack linked to the national holiday.

A teenager who idolised the Yorkshire Ripper has been convicted of murdering two strangers in frenzied attacks.

In America, a 16-year-old girl has died after a fight broke out - reportedly over a boy - in a high school toilet in the US state of Delaware.