Visitor restrictions were put in two hospitals in Dublin and Waterford today because of an outbreak of the winter vomiting bug.

A plan to build almost 800 new homes in Derry was given the go-ahead today.

Police in the North investigating claims a rocket-propelled grenade was fired at officers today said they have found no evidence of an attack.

A five-year-old autistic boy on a dream Christmas trip to Disneyland Paris died after falling in the hotel swimming pool, it was revealed today.

According to the President of Ukraine, today, all branches of power should endorse the state budget for the following year. It should not have the deficit and should be balanced," she said.

Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the NBU governor.

According to currency dealers for commercial banks, the hryvnia's exchange rate fluctuated within 7.90-8.30 UAH/USD at the start of the trading, then fell to 7.80-8.05 UAH/USD, and rose to 8.00-8.30 by the end of the trading.

Ukrainian News learned this from a statement by the press service of the Bloc of Yulia Tymoshenko.

The press service of the Health Ministry announced this in a statement.

Small demonstrations occurred in several Russian cities over the weekend in reaction to the government’s plan to raise tariffs on imported automobiles, and the riot police broke up one protest on Sunday in Vladivostok in the country’s far east, briefly

The number of times police in 25 areas were called out to deal with violent incidents in schools in the 2007/08 school year

Police are being called out to deal with 7300 violent incidents in schools a year research has found.

Whatever clever scheme social engineers come up with modern parents are always one step ahead says Gill Hornby.

The police are being called in to deal with playground fights far too often.

An appeal to begin direct negotiations to ensure a real ceasefire, safety for the civilian population, and the possibility for those displaced to return to their homes launched at the Fifth international conference of journalists Gender and Media, War and