Right, Royal villain
MODERN technology depicts the last Plantagenet king of England Richard III, whose remains were found under a Leicester car park, as rather a handsome young man. He was only 32 when he was slain at the...
View ArticleAdams in border poll appeal to dissidents
Gerry Adams has called on dissident republicans to recognise the potential of border poll, as his party officially launched their campaign for the Irish unity vote on Friday.The Sinn Féin leader also...
View ArticleViable device forces evacuation in Belfast
A viable explosive device has been found in south Belfast during a security alert which forced residents from their home on Thursday night.The device was found in the Kitchener Street area of the...
View Article‘Government exploiting kindness of carers’
A man forced to give up his job to become a full time carer has today accused the Government of exploiting kindness.Richard Burnside, 50, from Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, had to quit his well paid...
View ArticleFamilies struggling with care bills
THE costs of looking after elderly or disabled relatives can push family finances to breaking point, carers claimed today.Helen Ferguson, director of Carers Northern Ireland warned that the current...
View ArticleSex abuse victim kills herself
A woman who was sexually abused by a leading youth choir director is believed to have killed herself during his trial, it can be reported today for the first time.The body of violin teacher Frances...
View ArticleBorder debate an opportunity for unionism - Donaldson
THE ongoing debate over a border poll is an opportunity to demonstrate the strengths and benefits of the union, a senior DUP member has said.Jeffrey Donaldson said there was no public demand for a...
View ArticleAim high and abseil for Cancer Fund
FIND your head for heights with NI Cancer Fund for Children’s Europa Abseil this spring.The charity, which offers practical and emotional support to children and young people with cancer and their...
View ArticleEscaped police dog injures four people
A police dog injured four people, including a 13-year-old girl, after escaping from its kennel in England.The teenager needed hospital treatment after being bitten on her arm and leg by the German...
View ArticleVideo: Regulation concerns over horsemeat
Frozen food giant Findus has reiterated its apology over some of its beef lasagne products containing horse meat, after claims that the contamination could stretch back to last summer.The company said...
View ArticleHazel Stewart ‘willing’ in murder plot
FORMER Sunday school teacher Hazel Stewart willingly took part in a joint plot to murder both her husband and her ex-lover’s wife, the Court of Appeal has held. Senior judges set out how the assistance...
View ArticleDeal or No Deal winner charged with benefit fraud
A mother-of-two who won £95,000 on the TV show Deal or No Deal has been charged with benefit fraud.Caroline Banana, 40, of Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, is accused of failing to tell the authorities...
View ArticleShortcomings in care for the sick
THE report this week into the deaths of 1,200 patients in two hospitals run by Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust makes for horrific reading.Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised in...
View ArticleAlpine idyll in the heart of Tipperary
It may be a long way to Tipperary but it’s a journey well worth making, boasting incredible natural beauty and even Ireland’s own little bit of Switzerland. REBECCA BLACK reportsCHUGGING up steep...
View ArticleFlag protestor struck by car
A woman has been hit by a car during a Union flag protest in Northern Ireland on Friday.She was taken to hospital for treatment for non-serious injuries following the collision on Londonderry’s...
View ArticleImage reveals scale of cannabis factory
POLICE have released images from inside a cannabis factory in Co Down which was raided by officers earlier this week.A huge haul of cannabis plants, believed to be worth more than £180,000 has been...
View ArticleJudge rejects estate agent’s gun licence plea
AN estate agent was properly denied a gun licence due to his alleged association with loyalist paramilitaries, a High Court judge ruled yesterday. Mr Justice Treacy dismissed Philip Johnston’s...
View Article‘Mrs M’ scoops £500k in lottery
A WOMAN from Co Antrim has claimed her £500,000 Thunderball lottery win.The mystery winner, known only as ‘Mrs M’, banked the prize without ever touching a ticket.She matched five main numbers and the...
View ArticleOrangemen to vote for gay marriage
TWO senior Orangemen plan to defy the Institution’s position on gay marriage.Lord Laird and Lord Rogan, both members of Royal York LOL 145, said they will vote in the House of Lords in favour of gay...
View ArticleNo SF appeal over costly libel
SINN Fein has not appealed a unanimous jury verdict that the party maliciously defamed a former director of Northern Ireland Water.After losing the High Court action – which centred on two press...
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