Rarely a day goes by without Elon Musk dominating the headlines. The world&s richest man — with a net worth of €417bn and counting — is addicted to posting outspoken tweets.

Swapping modelling for mining in Australia was not a decision taken lightly by former Miss Universe Ireland Grainne Gallanagh.

Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she has split from her husband, Peter Murrell.

Until now, the brutal conflict in Ukraine has been fought chiefly with missiles, bombs and soldiers, leading to deadly consequences. But as the war enters its fourth year since Russia&s full-scale invasion, the action could shift from the battlefield to the negotiating table. US president-elect Donald Trump says he wants to do a deal & and soon. Russian ­president Vladimir Putin&s own cynical ­strategy is to use negotiations to buy more time for his aggression.