Leinster's quest for a fifth star will go to the final day after scraping past Toulon 29-25 in the Investec Champions Cup semi-final at Aviva Stadium.

British Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has apologised for footage from Bloody Sunday being used in a social media clip to criticise a bill on legacy issues in Northern Ireland.

A series of online auctions of gold bullion seized by gardaí has raised over €1.8 million on behalf of the State.

A 66-year-old has appeared in court charged with attempted murder linked to a bomb attack on a Belfast police station.

Four-time Paralympic gold-medallist and former Formula One driver Alex Zanardi has died aged 59.

A senior Iranian military officer has said that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after US President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.

A 66-year-old has appeared in court charged with attempted murder linked to a bomb attack on a Belfast police station.

British police have said "no items of a suspicious nature were found" after comedian Peter Kay was ushered off stage mid-performance and the audience at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham was evacuated last night.

A motorist travelling at 147km/h in an 80km/h zone was among 1,200 drivers detected speeding during the first 48 hours of a garda road traffic operation this bank holiday weekend.

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast has been released into the North Sea off Denmark, after being transported in a barge in a last-ditch rescue operation.

A senior Iranian military officer has said that renewed fighting between the US and Iran was "likely", hours after President Donald Trump said he was "not satisfied" with a new Iranian negotiating proposal.

A planned drawdown of 5,000 US troops from Germany should spur Europe to strengthen its own defences, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said, but two top US Republicans expressed concern, saying the troops should not leave Europe.