Man charged with First Minister death threat
A 34-year-old man has been charged with threatening to kill Stormont’s First Minister Peter Robinson.The man is also charged with improper use of a public electronic communications network. It is...
View ArticleMan charged over 2001 pensioner murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Norman Moffat in 2001 have charged a 49-year-old man with perverting the course of justice. The accused will appear at Ballymena Magistrate court on Thursdy 13...
View ArticleTranslink on track for service
A NEW £28 million engineering depot in south Belfast is a symbol of Northern Ireland Railways commitment to passenger service Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said yesterday.Mr Kennedy performed the...
View ArticleWhy Martin is singing charity’s praises
MARTIN Richards, who lives in the Lisburn Road area of Belfast, is singing the praises of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.The 55-year-old, who is largely housebound, said that joining the charity’s new...
View ArticleDebbie is flying high in her career
A Day In The Life Of: Debbie Abbott, Irish Manager, Jet2.com MANAGING one of the top budget UK airline’s presence in Ireland, Debbie Abbott said role is the most exciting of her career. While she...
View ArticlePoliticians defend roles in flag protests
NORTHERN Ireland’s two main unionist parties have defended the attendance of their MLAs at a loyalist flag protest outside the offices of Alliance MP Naomi Long in east Belfast on Tuesday...
View ArticleGood news as stores cut fuel costs
DRIVERS were given some pre-Christmas cheer yesterday when supermarkets announced cuts to fuel prices.First, Asda said that from tomorrow it was cutting 1p a litre off petrol and 2p a litre off diesel...
View ArticleVandalism at memorial to soldiers ‘a disgrace’
VANDALS who defaced a north Belfast memorial to three unarmed soldiers murdered by the IRA are only intent on causing pain to the victims’ families and provoking anger from the unionist community, it...
View ArticleCameron rules out Finucane public inquiry
THE Prime Minister refused yesterday to launch a public inquiry into the loyalist murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane after shocking levels of State involvement were outlined in a Government...
View ArticleHopeful mums should ‘take a leap of faith’
IT may have taken Elaine and Andrew, 42, (the couple do not wish to give their surname) longer to start a family than they expected. They got married six years ago. However, they are not planning to...
View ArticleTreating the winter coughs and colds
Coughs and colds are as common as Christmas trees at this time of year. But, while most people know exactly when they’ll be taking the tree down, few appear to be aware of how long their cold should...
View ArticleThe tunes, tours and troubles of 2012
It’s been another big year in music - with ups, downs, breakthroughs and reunions. ANDY WELCH picks out some of the highlights and lowlights from the world of pop in 2012.Where has 2012 gone? It...
View ArticleMcCrea says protests have lost “moral authority”
UUP MLA Basil McCrea has said the “moral authority” of the Union flag protests has been lost and has criticised moves to have the flying of the flag reviewed at Stormont.He said the last two weeks had...
View ArticleParty Whip removed from Basil McCrea
The UUP has removed the party whip from outspoken member Basil McCrea.The MLA has lost the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) whip over his stance on the Union flag dispute, the party leader said.He was...
View ArticleSister of teen suicide victim found dead
The teenage sister of a schoolgirl who committed suicide less than two months ago has died.Shannon Gallagher, 15, who paid emotional tributes following 13-year-old Erin’s death, was found dead in Co...
View ArticlePM must say no to new public inquiry
LEADING the calls yesterday for a public inquiry into the appalling murder of Pat Finucane was Labour leader Ed Miliband.It was his predecessor Tony Blair who created a hierarchy of victims in Northern...
View ArticleShould there be an inquiry into the Finucane murder?
Prime Minister David Cameron has ruled out a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane following the publication of a report into the killing.While he apologised for the...
View ArticleRobinson death threat accused had been drinking
A loyalist who made a 999 call to threaten Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson had been on a drinking spree, a court has heard.Darren Scott, 34, from Croft Court in east Belfast, had...
View ArticleDeath threats against Spence and McDevitt
North Belfast DUP councillor Guy Spence and SDLP MLA Conal McDevitt have both been issued with death threats. The pair are the latest in a line of Northern Ireland political representatives to be...
View ArticleRecord deal for First Derivatives
NEWRY based financial software and consulting business First Derivatives has underlined its global reputation yesterday as it announced the biggest deal in its 16 year history.The firm, which operates...
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