Future Kildare apartment dwellers ‘will have to keep their clothes in a suitcase – rather than a wardrobe’

Smaller apartments built across County Kildare will mean occupiers will have to use a suitcase to store clothes – rather than a chest of drawers. Independent councillor Pádraig McEvoy also said that... Read more »

Mirror Daily Digest: Our top stories from energy bills set to rise to a Boeing bursting into flames

In this Tuesday’s Mirror Daily Digest, we’ve pulled together the biggest stories of the day from Peter Andre’s ‘disgust’ at Katie Price’s comments, to the tragic story of a woman finding her... Read more »

Magdeburg market attacker charged with murder – DW – 08/19/2025

German prosecutors have pressed murder charges against the man who drove a car into a Christmas Market in the eastern German city of Magdeburg in December. Taleb A.* is accused of six... Read more »

Ukraine allies meet in hopes of a breakthrough in peace talks

French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, August 18, 2025. ALEXANDER DRAGO / REUTERS Ukraine’s allies were meeting on... Read more »

Why Nauru’s $1billion deal with mysterious Chinese company might have breached treaty with Australia

Australia is working to confirm whether Nauru has breached a security treaty following a $1billion announcement with a Chinese company. Nauru must receive Australia’s sign-off on any partnership, arrangement or engagement with... Read more »

White House meeting lifts Ukraine, but tough road ahead

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 18, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) When President Volodymyr Zelensky joined U.S. President Donald... Read more »

How could stamp duty and council tax be replaced with new ‘property taxes’?

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Plans for... Read more »

Limerick councillor hits out at ‘lack of delivery’ on affordable purchase housing

The Council says it will directly deliver 31 affordable purchase homes in 2025, of which 10 are earmarked for the city through the Affordable Housing Fund. FINE Gael councillor Dan McSweeney has... Read more »

An essential but largely unproductive meeting in Washington

The mission was uncertain, but worth attempting. On Monday, August 18, seven European leaders rushed to Washington in an unprecedented initiative to support Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in his talks with US... Read more »

Scotland, Wales and N Ireland party leaders unite to criticise Starmer over Israel-Gaza stance | Politics News

Party leaders in the UK’s devolved nations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to impose immediate sanctions on Israel and said waiting until September to recognise a Palestinian state is “far too... Read more »