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Rust assistant director admits gun Alec Baldwin shot was not thoroughly checked

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed on set of movie during rehearsal

Antrim beef farmer finds a key to cutting agricultural emissions

Changing to American Stabiliser breed allowed Billy O’Kane cut emissions by 40%

Alec Baldwin kills cinematographer with prop gun on film set

Incident occurred during the making of US actor’s independent movie Rust, in New Mexico

How wearing a face mask affects the impact of exercise

Growing evidence that face coverings while exercising can restrict breathing and elevate heart rate

Smyllie’s people: The Irish Times editor and southern Protestant identity

RM Smyllie spoke to and for Irish Protestants trying to make sense of postwar Ireland

Penny Marshall: Trailblazing director who broke new ground for women in Hollywood

The director of Oscar-nominated films such as ‘Awakenings’, will forever hold a place in movie history

No laughing matter: why are we so terrified of clowns?

Real-life clowns are protesting that Stephen King’s ‘It’ is killing their business. So why are they so often seen as evil?

Why does this Amazon tribe have the healthiest hearts in the world?

The Amazon’s Tsimane tribe's diet is made up mostly of fruit and nuts and they walk up to 17,000 steps a day

Survivors of the emotional deep freeze – Maynooth’s class of ‘66 looks back

Students who gave up the seminary 50 years ago recall a suffocating atmosphere that infantilised seminarians, but also some rare acts of kindness and enlightenment

Global warming a hot issue for Hispanic voters in US

Latinos in US care more than white voters about climate change, survey finds

Mexico radioactive material found

Thieves may have been exposed to life-threatening radiation levels

Online initiative aims to reduce waiting times for patients

We insist on inflating our failures in an endless game of self-deprecation

Even women who have managed to rise go on harming themselves by incontinently banging on about how hopeless they are