Ulsterman turned down Raquel Welch
SCREEN goddess Raquel Welch has told how she offered Ulster actor Stephen Boyd a nightcap in her bedroom after a night out in New York — and he turned her down.The Ben Hur actor Boyd, who died of a...
View ArticleFormer barracks becomes centre for celebrations
A LOVE chapel, live music and performing arts brought some Valentine’s Day magic to a former Army barracks in Londonderry last night.Once the centre of military operations in the city’s Waterside, the...
View ArticleSister’s anguish over death of brother
THE heartbroken sister of a 41-year-old man who died from head injuries sustained during a drunken fall has told how he was the third of her siblings to die. Mervyn McCormick was found unconscious in...
View ArticleEx-UUP candidate leaves to join the Tories
A FORMER Ulster Unionist council candidate has defected to the Conservative Party due to his opposition to Tom Elliott’s leadership.Neil McNickle, a former member of the Armed Forces, joined the UUP in...
View ArticleNo room to manoeuvre in hunger strike – NIO
IT would have been impossible for the Government or the IRA to compromise during the 1981 hunger strike, according to a previously unpublished NIO assessment of the protest.The internal NIO document —...
View ArticleProjects boosted by crime cash
JUSTICE Minister David Ford yesterday stepped into a cage at Stormont to try his hand at a mobile football project – just one of dozens of community initiatives being funded using almost £800,000...
View ArticleBeleaguered fans keep faith with beloved Gers
ULSTER-based Rangers supporters vowed to stick by their team as the football club officially entered administration yesterday.Fans in Belfast were defiant that their favourite club would come through...
View Article£600m green light for roads and hospitals
ALMOST £600 million will be spent on road and hospital-building projects in Northern Ireland over the next four years, the Stormont Executive has agreed.The investment will include a £330 million spend...
View ArticleFury at Kingsmills march opposition
ULSTER Unionist Danny Kennedy has hit out at nationalist politicians in south Armagh over their opposition to a march commemorating Protestants murdered by the IRA.He was speaking after both the SDLP...
View ArticleCapital investment ‘could go further’
MORE than 2,500 construction sector jobs will be created as a result of the public spending announcement by Finance Minister Sammy Wilson, the Enterprise Minister, Arlene Foster said...
View ArticleBEN LOWRY: The environmental case for roads
BARELY a driver in Northern Ireland has not felt frustration at being caught behind a slow-moving vehicle such as a tractor.The annoyance is particularly strong when you are reduced to 20mph on a major...
View ArticleUlster families wanted for troubled teens TV series
Has the atmosphere in your home been unbearable since your child became a teenager? Barely recognise your once adorable and well-behaved offpsring? Then it might be time to call in the experts. LAURA...
View ArticleShivers to appeal Massereene verdict
A TERMINALLY ill dissident republican jailed for murdering two soldiers in Antrim has launched a legal bid to overturn his conviction.Brian Shivers, 46, lodged papers to appeal the verdict that he was...
View ArticleExperts hail spectacular Viking ring
A SPECTACULAR gold finger ring found in an Ulster river dates back to the Viking invasion of Ireland, a ‘treasure trove’ inquest heard yesterday.The rare piece of jewellery, deemed by a ring expert to...
View ArticleAt least 65 gay CoI clergy since WW2 – claim
THERE have been at least 65 gay Church of Ireland clergy since the Second World War, a retired Anglican minister has claimed.The Rev Mervyn Kingston’s comments come in a chapter he contributed to a...
View ArticleProgress on TUV bid to ban ‘killer’ advisers
AN attempt by Jim Allister to ban convicted killers from serving as publicly-funded advisers to Stormont ministers has moved another step forward.Six months ago the TUV leader began a public...
View ArticleI feared deafness would end my career: Robinson
PETER Robinson feared he might have to quit politics after becoming deaf in one ear, he has revealed.The problem in the First Minister’s left ear, which is ongoing, happened overnight about two years...
View ArticleSoldier died in ‘tragic accident’
A SOLDIER killed his best friend in a “tragic accident” in Afghanistan while checking his weapon, an inquest heard yesterday.Ranger David Dalzell, 20, of 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, died...
View ArticlePrison Service seeks 200 staff
THE Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has launched a recruitment campaign for new custody officers.Up to 200 officers are expected to be recruited to fill this new grade within the Prison...
View ArticlePaterson holds talks with Pope at Vatican
SECRETARY of State Owen Paterson has said it was an honour to meet Pope Benedict at the Vatican.Mr Paterson met the Pope with a delegation of other UK ministers during a two-day visit to the Vatican,...
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