British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered the biggest House of Commons defeat for any sitting UK government over her Brexit deal.
It was resoundingly rejected by UK politicians - by 432 to 202.
Her government now faces a no confidence motion, tabled by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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Reacting to Tuesday night's vote, the Government said it increases the risk of a disorderly, no-deal Brexit.
EU leaders have been calling for clarity from the UK on what the next steps will be.
Business groups are also concerned - Chambers Ireland says the vote prolongs a difficult position for many Irish businesses.
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Fifteen people have been killed in a terror attack in Kenya.
It happened at a luxury hotel in the capital Nairobi, after extremist militants set off explosions and gunned down people.
Al-Shabab - the Somalia-based group - is claiming responsibility.
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The board of the National Children's Hospital will today admit it is "deeply disappointed" with the rising cost of the project.
It is due to appear before the Oireachtas Health Committee to answer questions on why the cost has jumped from the original estimate of €650m to €1.7bn.
The Times Ireland reports that the chairman of the hospital board will tell TDs that there are "lessons to be learned" from the overspend.
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Businesses are being warned about an apparent scam relating to internet domain names.
Companies are receiving e-mails offering the option to pay for a domain name that is the same as their existing site except for the final letters.
The e-mails purport to come from a company called 'DNS Ireland'.
