MPs expenses: the row goes on
HAVE any MPs got the guts to take whatever parliamentary action is necessary to dump John Bercow as Speaker of the House of Commons?To remove a Speaker is a very grave matter but grave things have been...
View ArticleElectricity price row referred to regulator
The row over Northern Ireland electricity prices is expected to be referred to the Competition Commission, NIE said on Tuesday.The company said it cannot accept proposals from Utility Regulator Shane...
View ArticleWidower wants independent inquiry
A top-level investigation into the death of a pregnant Indian woman in Ireland has been hit a major blow after her family refused to cooperate.Praveen Halappanavar, whose wife Savita died after...
View ArticleOutrage after tricolour erected at Orange Hall
Residents in a Co Antrim town are said to be outraged after discovering a tricolour flying from their Orange Hall on Tuesday morning.The flag was attached to the bottom of the Ballycastle hall’s...
View ArticleG8 Summit could save five-star Lough Erne after money woes
It will be a high security conference like no other - and maybe an event which also helps secure the long-term future of a five-star resort where golfer Rory McIlroy was once the main guest.Four years...
View ArticleNorthern Ireland to host G8 Summit
Next year’s G8 summit of world leaders will be held in Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland, it was confirmed on Tuesday.The five-star Lough Erne Hotel in the county will host the summit in 2013.The...
View ArticleBand who have grown up in the spotlight
THE Therapy? bandwagon rolled into Barcelona last weekend as part a 48-date tour that has taken them from Moscow to Cork by way of Helsinki and Rome. I first saw the band 1989, and chatting to them in...
View ArticleWISE OWL’S WEDNESDAY SELECTION
WISE OWL is the News Letter’s daily racing tipster.We placed second overall in the UK national competition, the Corals-sponsored Racing Post Naps ChallengeSelection for Wednesday, November, 21, is:ULCK...
View ArticleWoman seriously ill after collision in Lurgan
A woman has been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle collision in Lurgan.The incident took place shortly before 8pm on Tuesday evening on the Banbridge Road close to the Elim Church.The...
View ArticleBusiness welcome for G8 gathering
A VISIT to the province by the leaders of the free world can do nothing but good for the province in terms of global opportunity.That was the unanimous verdict yesterday from leading businesses and...
View ArticleRegulator faces NIE RP5 funding challenge
PROPOSALS for the financing of power delivery firm NIE are set to be referred to the Competition Commission after the company flatly rejected the plan from the Utilities Regulator yesterday.NIE, which...
View ArticleEasyjet cruises to new record profit of £317m
PROFITS at low-cost airline easyJet climbed to a record £317 million yesterday as higher sales offset a further £182m surge in fuel costs.The group achieved the 28 per cent rise in profits for the year...
View ArticleMortgage lending at 11-month high
MORTGAGE lending reached an 11-month high in October, providing evidence that the housing market is finally picking up after a lull in recent months, lenders said yesterday.Gross mortgage lending rose...
View ArticleWelcome for record spend on R&D
SPENDING on research and development in the province reached a new record in 2011 as Northern Ireland businesses focused greater effort on innovation figures confirmed yesterday.Investment was up by...
View ArticleScout and about in the Fermanagh lakelands
WHEN he wrote and recorded his iconic protest song in 1963, Bob Dylan was asked about the meaning behind his unusually profound lyrics in ‘The Times They are a-Changin’. “I didn’t write it as a...
View ArticlePolice not at fault over killing near station
A man was beaten to death just yards from a west Belfast police station, but officers on duty inside were unaware of it happening, a report has revealed.The attack below an unmanned sangar lasted 26...
View Article‘Sadness’ at rejection of women bishops in Church
THE Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has spoken of his “deep personal sadness” after the General Synod failed to give final approval to legislation introducing the first women bishops.Dr...
View ArticleAbuse inquiry could cost £19m
Costs for an inquiry into historical institutional child abuse in Northern Ireland could reach £19 million, the Assembly has heard.Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt, who chairs Stormont’s OFMDFM...
View ArticleMen arrested in David Black murder enquiry
Two men have been arrested in connection with murder of prison officer David Black at the beginning of November.The men, aged 34 and 42 were arrested in Coalisland and have been taken to Antrim police...
View ArticleDavid Cameron takes Ulster factory humour in his stride
Prime Minister David Cameron gave a masterclass in political showmanship on Tuesday - showing how to take Ulster shopfloor wit in his stride.Awaiting his arrival at the Nacco factory in Portadown,...
View Article