Mr Potato Head 'isn't going anywhere', maker says Mr Potato Head isn't going anywhere, toy maker Hasbro has said. News Lens • 4 hrs
Theatre date for Spanish pensioners after vaccinations A group of Spanish pensioners attended the theatre in central Madrid this week on their first trip out in nearly a year. News Lens • 4 hrs
Rare bird re-emerges after 170 years A bird last seen more than 170 years ago in the rainforests of Borneo has been rediscovered, amazing conservationists who have long assumed it was ... News Lens • 25 Feb
Covid-19 vaccines explained for younger readers Vaccines are a major news topic of late, and many younger readers may have questions about how they work. News2day, RTÉ's news programme for children, ... News Lens • 25 Feb
'Tsunami' of plastic covering Brazilian beaches Some of Brazil's beaches have been covered by a "tsunami" of rubbish, leaving once pristine coastlines completely engulfed in everything from plastic bags and bottles ... News Lens • 25 Feb
Wild sheep rescued in Australia shorn of 35kg fleece A wild and ailing sheep found in a forest in Australia, named Baarack by rescuers, has yielded a fleece weighing more than 35kg - nearly ... News Lens • 24 Feb
Van Gogh painting goes on public display for first time A painting of a Paris street scene by Vincent Van Gogh has been shown to the public for the first time, after spending more than ... News Lens • 24 Feb
Chinese court orders man to pay ex-wife for housework A Chinese man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife more than €6,300 for years of unpaid housework, in a landmark divorce case that has ... News Lens • 24 Feb
Builders uncover 12th Century bathhouse in Seville bar They had only just begun renovating the bar in Seville when they made a startling discovery: the building housed a perfectly preserved 12th-century hammam, its ... News Lens • 24 Feb
Premature baby born smaller than a hand returns home A premature baby who was smaller than a hand when she was born at 22 weeks is thriving at home in Scotland after more than ... News Lens • 24 Feb
Artist wrote 'madman' tag on 'The Scream', say experts A mysterious inscription on Edvard Munch's famed painting "The Scream" has baffled the art world for years, but Norwegian experts have now concluded it was ... News Lens • 22 Feb
More to mistletoe than meets the eye (and lips) New research suggests that mistletoe, the plant that encourages kissing at Christmas, is actually a parasite and has an unusual feeding strategy. News Lens • 23 Feb
Moving house: 139-year-old building moved six blocks A 139-year-old San Francisco house has a brand-new address - six blocks away, thanks to an extensive team of engineers and construction workers. News Lens • 22 Feb
Icy landing: runway opens on frozen US lake Pilots comfortable with an icy landing can now use a runway on a frozen lake in the northeastern US state of New Hampshire. News Lens • 22 Feb
Madrid police arrest lockdown flouters hiding under bed Partygoers hid under mattresses and in a wardrobe at a packed house in Madrid on Saturday in an attempt to avoid police at one of ... News Lens • 22 Feb
Cancer-detecting dogs could inspire 'robotic noses' A dog's nose could hold the key to detecting the most lethal type of prostate cancer, scientists have said. News Lens • 19 Feb
Mount Etna erupts for third time this week Mount Etna sent a massive pillar of smoke and ash into the sky over Sicily this morning, as seismic activity continued for the third day ... News Lens • 19 Feb
Jerusalem challenge: Rare snowfall in Old City Jerusalem woke up to the rare experience of seeing its holy sites covered in snow today, with the Dome of the Rock and the Western ... News Lens • 18 Feb
Former Trump casino comes down with a bang The former jewel in the crown of Donald Trump's bankrupted Atlantic City casino empire has been demolished with 3,000 sticks of dynamite. News Lens • 17 Feb
World's oldest DNA sequenced from mammoths Teeth from mammoths buried in the Siberian permafrost for more than a million years have yielded the world's oldest DNA ever sequenced, according to a ... News Lens • 17 Feb
Hairdressers play it cool with icy trims in the snow Hairdressers in Latvia are taking the unusual step of offering their services in snowy forests or on frozen lakes to protest against Covid restrictions. News Lens • 17 Feb
Baby born in France following rare uterus transplant A baby has been born following a uterus transplant for the first time ever in France, the hospital treating the mother and infant has said. News Lens • 17 Feb
NASA rover faces daring feat in Mars landing When NASA's Mars rover Perseverance, a robotic astrobiology lab packed inside a space capsule, hits the final stretch of its seven-month journey from Earth some ... News Lens • 17 Feb
On thin ice: Warning after skaters fall into canal A group of unfortunate ice skaters needed a helping hand after being plunged into the icy waters of Amsterdam's canals on Sunday. News Lens • 16 Feb
Port of Cork pilots tackle high seas at weekend There were strong winds and high seas along Irish coasts last weekend but pilots in Cork Harbour took them in their stride. News Lens • 16 Feb
