However, Oglaigh na hEireann, the Irish Defence Forces, confirmed that its positions in Lebanon had “not been subject to incoming fire” and that all its personnel were safe and accounted for.

Jayne Hill, 52, was jailed for life with a minimum term of 22-and-a-half years at Liverpool Crown Court on Friday.

A court in South Korea has fined Son Woong-jung, the father of English Premier League star Son Heung-min, three million won (£1,700) for violating child welfare law at his football academy.

Virginia McCullough admitted to murdering her parents John and Lois McCullough between June 17 2019 and June 20 2019.

The country’s foreign ministry said drones had been detected over the capital Pyongyang on three nights in October.

The corporation said the issue had been caused by a problem with the forecasting software of DTN, the BBC’s weather data provider.