Inflation has come down sharply in recent months but that does not mean that prices are falling, as voters in Co Meath flagged the soaring cost of living as a key issue as the General Election campaign kicks into gear,

Mauritius held a parliamentary election on Sunday in which Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his main rivals all promised to tackle a cost of living crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago. Polls closed at 6 p.

Polling places around Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island nation that held general elections on Sunday, came under threat after voting ended. Leaders of the main alliances called for calm.

Mauritius began voting on Sunday in a close-fought election race that has been clouded by a wire-tapping scandal in a nation usually touted as one of Africa's most stable and prosperous democracies.In response to the scandal,