Ex-Convict Charged With Pretending to Be Long-Missing Boy.

A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities.|The FBI said Brian Rini had made false claims twice before, portraying himself as a juvenile sex-trafficking victim. The Medina, Ohio, the man was jailed in Cincinnati on Thursday, a day after telling authorities he was 14-year-old Timothy Pitzen, who disappeared in 2011 at age 6.

People share the craziest things that they have seen at a wedding.

There are a thousand and one things that could go wrong. And, on the big day, it can seem like the end-all, be-all.

Free GP care will soon be made available to all children under 12.

The government plans to start rolling this plan out from 2020 with free GP visits first becoming available to children under 8 years of age next year, to those under ten by 2021 and later extending to kids under 12.

An Post has launched a new postal service for homeless people.

As homeless figures in Ireland topple 10,000 at least, An Post has launched a new service called Address Point, which will offer fixed addresses to the homeless.

Tourists 'threatened with death penalty' for taking selfies on beach in Thailand.

Tourists could face being threatened with the death penalty for taking selfies on a beach near a busy airport in Thailand, according to reports. The beach close to Phuket International Airport is popular with holidaymakers but people taking pictures while planes take off have reportedly angered airport bosses who say it could distract pilots.

Met Éireann say tomorrow's weather is grim but on Sunday the sun will shine.

The weather has been pretty manky this week and it feels like all seasons hit us at once. There was a lot of rain, a bit of sun, fecking hailstones and it was bitterly cold. It looks like we're pretty much in for the same tomorrow (minus the hailstones, probably) however, if Met Éireann is to be believed it'll be much warmer come Sunday.

This Dublin restaurant is screening ALL of Game of Thrones season 8 on a big screen.

The end is nigh for Game of Thrones, but it's going to be insanely epic, right? Between the predictions and the previews and the rumours and the theories and the fact that we're actually so close to the first episode of season eight... well, it's enough to make your head spin. With that in mind, it's of paramount importance to sort out a highly comfortable viewing experience for the occasion, preferably one as spectacular as possible.

First death in UK of new killer dog disease leishmaniosis that can infect humans.

a deadly bug that claims thousands of lives a year has been passed between two British dogs for the first time forcing one to be put down. Leishmaniasis is a tropical disease caused by a parasite spread through the bite of infected female sand flies.

'Jealous' teen threw girlfriend off bridge and left her paralysed.

A teen who threw his girlfriend from a 25ft bridge in a jealous rage has been spared jail - despite leaving his victim paralysed from the chest down. The 17-year-old victim will never walk again and has "no control over some of her natural bodily functions", Birmingham Crown Court heard on Friday.

Lab-grown Meat Could Be On Shelves In 5 Years .

Lab-grown meat, cultured from the stem cells of animals, is considered by many to be a sustainable and ethical solution to the demands of the meat industry.