Did model scout Daniel Siad take Jeffrey Epstein’s secrets to the grave?
In the News podcast: Messages between Siad and Epstein reveal how the sex-trafficking operation worked
France
Sexuality education must be rolled out from preschool
We need it if we are to have any chance of tackling these most serious crimes
Ireland’s first long-range military radar systems to be in place next year
France was selected months ago as Ireland’s preferred partner to deliver the programme
EU weather records broken as multiple countries battle to contain wildfires
Three firefighters killed in Greece on Wednesday, hundreds of residents and tourists evacuated in France and Spain
The French coastal village where wildfires have claimed 183 homes
Le Porge has become a byword for the destruction of the largest wildfire in recent the country’s history
We’re feeling the heat across Europe but failing to heed the cause
The problem is partly a confusion between what we experience daily in our locality and what is happening in large regions over the long term
Investigators suspect use of heavy machinery sparked record wildfires in France and Spain
Greece and Italy face heightened risk as authorities manage to contain fires near Bordeaux and Madrid
Kavinsky: French DJ known for Nightcall dies aged 50
Kavinsky, real name Vincent Belorgey, remembered as ‘a source of French pride forever’
Knowing how to speak a multitude of languages is vital, but which ones?
Most foreigners we meet here, including shopkeepers, waiters and hoteliers, are happy to address us in English
European wildfires in graphics: France and Spain battle blazes as another heatwave approaches
Blazes have forced about 375,000 people to leave their homes in France and Spain
‘It’s like a vortex’: Bordeaux’s Irish community on wildfires raging in France
‘It’s not a normal forest fire’, says Derry-born evacuee Alistair Burke as operation to fight blaze goes on
Dublin-resident French woman sentenced to 12 years over murder of her daughter in Iceland hotel
Ming Ting Mancel convicted over killing in Reykjavík in what she claimed was a suicide pact in which her husband also died
Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing ‘warning’ shots near him at sea
UK's shadow home secretary Chris Philp says vessel fired 17 shots as he was giving a BBC interview
France evacuates tourist sites as battles against wildfires in Europe continue
Blaze in hilly terrain west of Madrid has become Spain’s largest on record, burning across 50,000 hectares
In pictures: Spain and France battle fierce wildfires
Wildfires have burned through vast areas of the Mediterranean as another heatwave closes in
Where are the current wildfires in Spain and France and what do Irish tourists need to know?
Unprecedented blazes in France and difficult conditions in Spain affect several tourist hotspots
‘Ash fell from the sky’: Tourists describe fleeing ‘apocalyptic’ wildfires in France
Hundreds of thousands of residents and holidaymakers in France and Spain have been forced to evacuate
France faces its ‘most difficult situation since WW2’ amid ferocious wildfires
French president Emmanuel Macron warns of worsening conditions as fresh heatwave closes in
Europe’s wildfires may continue to burn until November, EU officials warn
More than 300,000 leave homes in France and Spain in advance of peak tourist season
France and Spain face further danger from new heatwave amid devastating wildfires
France is experiencing wildfires on an ‘unprecedented’ scale, the office of president Emmanuel Macron has said
French police detain man who attacked three women with knives in Paris
Suspect detained by off-duty police officer
Why Europe’s wildfires are proving so fierce and difficult to stop
Wind and record-breaking heat are fuelling the continent’s explosive fire season, with Spain and France among worst hit
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?
Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems
Irish in Europe: have you been impacted by wildfires? Share your story
Authorities in France and Spain battle wildfires as hundreds of thousands forced to flee
Firefighters battle blaze nearing Bordeaux as more than 300,000 people flee homes in France and Spain
Bordeaux mayor says fire is ‘at the gates of the metropolitan area’ while new blaze erupts in Spanish region of Vall d’Uixó near Valencia
Another key Epstein associate takes crucial answers to the grave
As investigators closed in, records shed light on Daniel Siad’s activities within the Epstein network. What evidence died with him?
More than 250,000 people flee as uncontrolled wildfires move closer to Madrid and Bordeaux
Authorities ordered the immediate evacuation of some western suburbs of Bordeaux in an area that includes the regional airport
Thousands of tourists among those evacuated amid intense wildfires in France
Hundreds of firefighters battle to control blaze near tourist hotspot at bay of Arcachon
From Resistance fighter to national hero: the long journey of Marc Bloch to the Panthéon
France honours Jewish scholar who transformed study of history before taking up second struggle against Nazi rule
‘There is a void’: Louvre’s burgled gallery reopens without stolen jewels
Thieves stole crown jewels from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre in October, forcing its closure. Tourists have finally returned
Spain and France continue to battle wildfires as intense heat grips southern Europe
Fresh surge of heat forecast in Mediterranean regions with high temperatures of up to 44 degrees
Model scout for Jeffrey Epstein found dead at his home near Paris
Daniel Siad was under investigation by prosecutors in relation to human trafficking
France approves social media ban for children under 15 in first for Europe
Ban is first to be enacted in Europe as concerns grow about impacts on health and safety of minors globally
Will the ‘Michael Lowry gambit’ work for Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage?
Worldview: One thing all populists agree on is that an election can make awkward questions go away
Ian O’Riordan: Is Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar simply too good for his own good?
He was booed during Stage 10 on Bastille Day, all just ‘wood on the fire’ in his quest to win a fifth title
Brexit regrets for Ireland’s favourite Frenchman Michel Barnier
Former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier says there is ‘nothing to celebrate’ 10 years after the UK voted to leave the EU
GAA World Games come to Waterford: ‘Is that the mad game?’
Of the more than 2,000 Gaelic football, hurling and camogie players in 113 teams from all over the world taking part, most are not Irish
What will €575,000 buy in France, Italy, Greece, Spain and Co Clare?
One price, home and away: An A-rated home on the Shannon, a colourful Italian villa and more
Aughinish Alumina report will not rule out that material is used in Russian weapons
At the highest level in Government there is much sensitivity about the Co Limerick plant
A new EU member? Don’t plan the welcome party just yet
Europe letter: Failing to follow through on membership promise to EU candidate countries would be propaganda gift for Putin
Irish troops take part in huge Bastille Day parade as Macron showcases Europe’s ‘awakening’
Support for Ukraine was a key theme of Paris parade, but that could be tested by 2027 election
I hope my son some day gets that Irish feeling of watching football from behind a couch
My partner supports his country, but he approaches the matches with a confidence that I find both alien and deeply unsettling
‘Heir to Messi and Maradona’: Spain’s Lamine Yamal ready to break French hearts again
Winger’s talent has potential to advance perceived limits of football itself, it seems
The Irish Times view on Europe’s wildfires: the price of climate change
The conditions created by our rapidly heating planet make such disasters ever more likely
Marine Le Pen’s new bid for power and the history of France’s far right
Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan
Fire ravages protected France forest that inspired the artists of Paris
Wildfire burns through nearly a fifth of Forest of Fontainebleau that featured in works of Monet and inspired early environmentalism
France calls off Bastille Day fireworks and Tour De France cuts loop amid heatwave
Study estimates 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during May and June’s record hot spells
‘We’re aiming for 90,000 bottles by 2029’: Meet the Dutchman betting €4m on Slane vineyard
Paulus Willem Heemskerk has planted 36,000 vines in recent weeks on his estate at Fennor House in Meath
I’ve had near misses as a journalist. But a holiday swim was the closest I came to dying
I write this column as a cautionary tale, because most of us forget how easy it is to die
Life in France in 40 degree heat: Parisian heat traps are only part of the equation
Worldview: Paris has invested heavily in efforts to mitigate the urban heat island effect - planting trees and redesigning public spaces - but there is no quick fix when the temperature goes beyond 40 degrees
How France’s far right went from the political fringes to the cusp of power
Next year’s presidential election could put Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National into government, which could affect France and the EU as deeply as Donald Trump has influenced the US
Bayeux tapestry returned to England for first time in almost 1,000 years
Artefact has been placed on one-year loan to British Museum from France for ‘once-in-a-generation exhibition’
AI-powered drones to guard Irish skies during Ireland’s EU presidency
Technology uses AI to gauge threats and can capture rogue drones and bring them to ground
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Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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