Psychological abuse in a relationship is a criminal offence under new law in Ireland.

Psychological abuse in a relationship will be a criminal offence under new domestic violence legislation introduced by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan and which has now come into force. The Domestic Violence Act 2018 will see a number of new reforms including safety orders being available to people who are in intimate relationships but who are not living with their partners.

New Year's miracle' in Russia as baby boy found alive in frozen rubble of collapsed building.

Labouring through sub-freezing temperatures, Russian rescue workers were digging into a sprawling heap of jagged rubble from a collapsed apartment building when one heard the faintest sound. It was the sound of life. To everyone's delight and surprise, they pulled a baby boy out of the rubble alive, nearly 36 hours after the disaster that blew apart his home.

HAPPY POO YEAR! Fat-berg and wet wipes spark ‘river of diarrhoea’ outside Aldi.

A FATBERG and flushed wet wipes sparked a 300ft-long river of diarrhoea outside an Aldi on New Year's Eve in Staffordshire. Disgusted motorists were forced to drive through the stinking mess while shoppers physically gagged at the putrid smell.

TODDLER GRAPE DEATH Boy, 3, chokes to death on a GRAPE.

A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy tragically choked to death seeing-in the New Year at his home in a bizarre Spanish tradition. The Spanish believe that by eating 12 grapes as the clock chimes each stroke of midnight you ward off bad fortunes.

COCO STOPS !Kids ordered not to eat Frosties and Coco Pops under new government guidelines.

KIDS will be ordered not to eat Frosties and Coco Pops under tough new government guidelines. They say parents should swap “frosted or chocolate cereal” for low-sugar alternatives such as Shredded Wheat. Public Health England wants to halt the obesity crisis by halving children’s sugar intake. The government watchdog is now urging families to “make a swap when you next shop”.