Inmates cheered and punched the air as they were released early from jail as the second phase of a scheme to free up prison places began..

AI could give terrorists access to bioweapons or generate new pathogens if guardrails on the technology fail, the head of MI5 has said..

Gardaí have launched a murder investigation after an arson attack on a house in Waterford City claimed the lives of two adults and two children..

UK households are set to face a sharper rise in inflation than previously forecast as the conflict in the Middle East propels food and energy costs higher, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)..