Just what you never wanted!
‘SANTA baby slip a sable under the tree for me,’ sang Eartha Kitt. In these days of anti-fur campaigns a sable coat may not be what numerous women dream of finding below the tree, but many fear what...
View ArticleMerry Kissmas!
The party season is almost upon us, many will be looking forward to the activities and just as many will be absolutely dreading the Christmas do, especially those who may have indulged in a little too...
View ArticleShooting of boy (15) condemned
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was hit in the leg in what police are calling a paramilitary style shooting in Belfast on Thursday.Shortly after 9.30am either two or three men burst into a house in Whitecliff Parade...
View ArticleOrange Halls attacked in separate incidents
Two Orange Halls have been subjected to separate attacks in a 48-hour period.Overnight on Thursday a hall in Coleraine had sectarian graffiti daubed on the walls. And sometime between Tuesday and...
View Article£20m for new victims’ service
Victims funding worth up to £20 million over the next two years is on offer to help people deal with the legacy of violence.The Victims and Survivors Service Northern Ireland (VSSNI) money will fund...
View ArticleNI Water director helped MLA with press release
THE sacked Northern Ireland Water director suing Sinn Fein for libel met SDLP MLA John Dallat in an Antrim hotel just after the 2010 water crisis and helped him with a press release, the High Court was...
View ArticleMedieval artefacts found on crannog
Pieces of a medieval board game and 1,000-year-old combs are among rare artefacts uncovered during an archaeological dig that is set to rewrite the history books.Experts have hailed the finds in Co...
View ArticleHospital fire ‘accidental’
A fire which sparked a mass evacuation at Altnagelvin Hospital started in a small room where electrical equipment was being stored, the fire service said tonight.More than 100 patients from seven wards...
View ArticleLaunch of IT apprentice scheme
EMPLOYMENT and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry yesterday launched the first Higher Level ICT Apprenticeship programme at South West College’s Image Centre in Enniskillen.The pilot programme, funded...
View ArticleRyanair fees challenged by OFT officials
FAIR trading officials clashed yesterday with Ryanair over the reason the Irish airline gave for introducing extra charges for its passengers.Ryanair said it was bringing in a 2% processing fee on all...
View ArticleRising numbers report struggle with debt levels
MORE than a quarter of people in Northern Ireland are struggling to pay off personal debts, a new report claims today.They owe an estimated £55 million to credit card, mortgage and loan companies,...
View ArticleBelfast business lifts top Seedcorn award
BELFAST-based Catagen has been named best high growth company at InterTradeIreland’s 2012 all-island Seedcorn Business Competition. The event, which took place at Titanic Belfast on Wednesday night, is...
View ArticleScrap air duty on all NI flights urge MPs
AIR Passenger Duty (APD) should be scrapped on all flights to and from Northern Ireland, a report by a group of MPs claims today.The £13 tax on short haul routes comprising the majority of services to...
View Article‘Government must create conditions for growth’
The Northern Ireland economy has to operate globally, the President of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce has told an audience of top political and business representatives.Mark Nodder was...
View ArticleA reminder of the value of papers
IT is a quirk of timing that our long planned historic supplement to celebrate the News Letter’s 275th anniversary has come out just after Lord Justice Leveson delivered his report.The judge is...
View ArticleIAN PAISLEY: Being strong when floods of life overcome us
FLOODING is the most common type of natural disaster worldwide, accounting as it does for 40 per cent of all natural disasters.The Dartmouth Flood Observatory statistics show that floods in third world...
View ArticleUlster’s debt worries rise
More than a quarter of people in Northern Ireland are struggling to pay off personal debts, a new report has claimed.They owe an estimated £55 million to credit card, mortgage and loan companies,...
View ArticleParties flag up figures as row rolls on
THE row over flags at Belfast’s City Hall has intensified with two parties disputing figures showing the accepted practice in other UK regions.A war of words has been raging between the DUP and...
View ArticleEvidence of cow and badger TB link
A STUDY of bacterial DNA has provided the first clear evidence that tuberculosis (TB) can spread between cattle and badgers living near farms.Scientists mapped the genetic blueprints, or genomes, of...
View ArticleHillary Clinton to visit Northern Ireland
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is to visit Northern Ireland, the White House has confirmed.Mrs Clinton will travel to Belfast on December 7 to meet officials as well as discuss the peace process...
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