Air pollution in China returns to pre-Covid levels: ESA

After dropping off due to Covid-19 restrictions, air pollution levels in China are returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to satellite imagery and data released by ...

Trees bursting into bloom seen as sign of hope in Spain

Fruit trees in Aitona in Spain's Catalonian province of Lleida have burst into spectacular bloom with the approach of spring.

Surprise Yo-Yo Ma concert for US vaccine recipients

World renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma transformed a Covid-19 vaccine waiting area for the newly-inoculated into a mini impromptu concert after receiving his second shot of ...

Biggest sandstorm in decade turns Beijing skies yellow

Beijing was cloaked in thick yellow smog with pollution levels surging off the charts as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended on China's capital.

Double the fun for twin-packed Dublin street

What do Micheal Martin and Packie Bonner have in common? They're both twins.

5 things we learned from the Covid-19 briefings

There was a cautious note sounded at the latest briefing by the National Public Health Emergency Team amid some concern about a recent levelling off ...

Lockdowns lead to 6.6% fall in alcohol consumption

The closure of pubs and restaurants due to Covid-19 restrictions led to a 6.6% fall in the amount of alcohol consumed per capita last year.

10 key moments a year on from pandemic declaration

Vial from first US Covid vaccine dose goes to museum

Items connected to the first known doses of Covid-19 vaccine to be administered in the United States have been acquired by the Smithsonian's National Museum ...

Teaching assistant knits 34 Shrek beanies for pupils

A teaching assistant in northern England spent 70 hours making 34 Shrek beanies to welcome children back to their primary school after lockdown.

Thai PM interrupts event to spray journalists

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha left reporters stunned and amused yesterday when he interrupted his own news conference to spray them with hand sanitiser in ...

Party in the back: The unlikely comeback of the mullet

"Business in front, party in the back": a hairstyle considered so obnoxious that for years it verged on being an arrestable offence, the mullet has ...

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by ...

NY woman finds secret apartment behind bathroom mirror

Samantha Hartsoe made an unexpected discovery in her New York apartment earlier this month - a hidden apartment behind her bathroom mirror.

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by ...

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by ...

France fells oaks to rebuild the Notre-Dame spire

Tree surgeons began felling centuries-old oak trees which will be used to rebuild the wooden-framed spire of Notre-Dame de Paris after it was destroyed by ...

Bids reach $2m for Twitter co-founder's first tweet

Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first ever tweet at auction, with bidding today reaching $2 million in a sign of the appetite for ...

Israel holds concerts for vaccinated Tel Aviv residents

Hundreds of people vaccinated against Covid-19 filled part of a Tel Aviv football stadium today for the first of four concerts organised by the municipality, ...

Aboriginal flag flies at Australian embassy in Dublin

The Australian Embassy in Ireland has become the first Australian posting in the world to permanently fly the indigenous Aboriginal flag alongside the national flag.

It's a girl: First steps for rare okapi calf born in UK

A rare female okapi calf named Nia Nia was born at Chester Zoo in England on 28 December 2020, the zoo has announced.

5 things we learned at today's Covid-19 briefing

While the figures are improving across all ages, particularly in older people, there was news of preliminary reports on stillbirths linked to Covid-19.