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Environment
Status orange rain weather warning issued
A series of yellow weather warnings are also in place across the island.
18 Apr 2025
UK
Former Christian Brother teacher showed ‘no mercy’ to child victims, court told
A judge said he would pass sentence on Paul Dunleavy next week.
22 Nov 2024
Celebrity News
Duke Special among musicians awarded grants to purchase new instruments
The songwriter is to use his grant to buy an electro-mechanical predecessor of the synthesiser once used to create the sound of The Beatles.
22 Nov 2024
UK20 Nov 2024
Veteran journalist Ken Reid dies aged 69, family says
Mr Reid was best known as the long-time political editor of UTV.
Politics
Hilary Benn urged to take NI farmers’ inheritance tax concerns to Treasury
The Northern Ireland Secretary said there was a ‘fundamental difference of view’ on how many people would be impacted by the Government’s plans.
19 Nov 2024
Celebrity News
Historic venue gives new lease of life to contemporary arts gallery
The new venue for the Golden Thread Gallery is at the former Gas Corporation Showroom and Craftworld building on Queen Street.
19 Nov 2024
UK
All NI pensioner households hit by winter fuel support cut to get £100 – Lyons
The Communities Minister said the payment would be made before the end of March 2025.
19 Nov 2024
Crime
Decisions taken during Covid pandemic still weigh heavily on me, says Swann
Stormont’s former health minister was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.
18 Nov 2024
Crime
No blanket do-not-resuscitate order during Covid, Swann tells inquiry
Mr Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he believed it would have been ‘unethical and unnecessary’ to deploy the orders based on age or disability.
18 Nov 2024
Crime
Covid had more impact on health services in NI, Swann tells inquiry
Robin Swann was Stormont’s health minister during the pandemic.
18 Nov 2024
Crime
Swann says he did not provide sufficient direction at start of pandemic
Robin Swann told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the threat of the pandemic became ‘real’ to him when modelling figures on cases were produced.
18 Nov 2024
Celebrity News
Exhibition marks anniversary of studio space for artists in Northern Ireland
Queen Street Studios in Belfast is a home from home for a broad spectrum of visual artists, working across a range of mediums.
15 Nov 2024
Health
Woman with rare condition welcomes going blind as it will stop her hallucinating
Elaine Macgougan, 64, suffers from a neurological condition which causes sufferers to see things that are not real.
14 Nov 2024
Crime
New Zealand father of McCartney victims says he will never forgive predator
The abuser contacted a girl aged just 12 and later went on to blackmail her into sending photos of her sister, 10.
25 Oct 2024
Crime25 Oct 2024
Family of girl, 12, driven to death by 'catfish' tell of devastation
Cimarron Thomas from West Virginia took her own life during online abuse by Northern Ireland predator.
Crime25 Oct 2024
Prolific catfish abuser who drove girl to suicide jailed for 20 years
Alexander McCartney is believed to be the UK’s most prolific catfishers
Crime
Online catfishing abuser believed to have targeted 3,500 victims across world
Alexander McCartney of Newry posed as a young girl to contact youngsters before abusing and blackmailing them.
25 Oct 2024
Crime
Catfish abuser who drove girl, 12, to suicide to be sentenced
Alexander McCartney, 26, has admitted 185 charges involving 70 child victims.
25 Oct 2024
UK
O’Neill insists she can still lead as First Minister in stormy committee meeting
The First Minister repeatedly refused to answer political questions relating to Sinn Fein controversies.
23 Oct 2024
UK
DUP says Sinn Fein has questions to answer over damage to former mayor portrait
A Sinn Fein Assembly employee has resigned from the party following the attack on Lord Wallace Browne’s portrait at Belfast City Hall.
22 Oct 2024
UK
O’Neill ‘fully accepts’ young person was 16 when sent inappropriate texts
Northern Ireland’s First Minister had previously stated party records showed the teenager was 17 when the texts were sent.
22 Oct 2024