New option for children’s heart surgery
A NEW option is on the table for the future of children’s heart surgery in Northern Ireland.A fresh report has been put to Health Minister Edwin Poots over what the possibilities may be for Northern...
View ArticleMan jailed over friend’s stab murder
A KILLER who stabbed a childhood friend 21 times before attending a street party to celebrate the Royal wedding of William and Kate is to spend at least 13 years in prison . Alcoholic Robert Scott, 35,...
View ArticleUp to 10 shots fired in ‘callous’ attack, say police
Up to 10 shots were fired in an attack during which two men were injured in north Belfast, police said.The men were taken to hospital following the shooting in the Oldpark Road area of North Belfast on...
View ArticleMan injured in Pomeroy crash
A 33-year-old man was taken to hospital on Friday having suffered a serious head injury after a road crash in Co Tyrone.The crash, between a red Volkswagen Tranporter and black Volkswagen Golf happened...
View ArticlePedestrians in serious condition after crash
Two men remain in a serious condition in hospital after they were knocked down near Belfast Central train station on Friday evening.Three people were taken to hospital following the collision. Two...
View Article‘Finucane-style review’ urged over La Mon
A FINUCANE-style review of the police investigation into the La Mon atrocity has been demanded by a Northern Ireland victims’ group.Tomorrow marks 35 years since 12 people were murdered and 30 others...
View ArticleLa Mon: Widower calls for justice
A Richhill man who lost his disabled wife in the IRA bombing of La Mon House Hotel has said he would like to see more people convicted for the atrocity.Only one man was convicted and served time in...
View ArticleLa Mon: How the atrocity was reported
ON Saturday, February 18, 1978, the News Letter described the shocking La Mon atrocity as “another Bloody Friday”.Information was still coming in the morning after the bomb, with the final death toll...
View ArticleMid Ulster unity is a popular call
SELECTION of a unionist ‘unity’ candidate to contest the Mid Ulster Westminster by-election has received the approval of both the DUP and the Ulster Unionist Party, but the move to back Co Armagh...
View ArticleWarning after children (8) play with stun gun
Two eight-year-old children were lucky to escape uninjured after finding a stun gun in a hedge, police have said.The object, later confirmed to be a rechargable stun gun, was lying under a hedge in the...
View ArticleTartan Talk Andrew Cromie Tel:028 3839 5596 tartantalk@newsletter.co.uk
THIEPVAL Memorial Pipe Band, from Co Donegal, is hosting its annual concert next week and they have got a top show on offer.This year the concert features the talents of Fred Morrison and Matheu Watson...
View ArticleMan charged with Bangor murder
A 40 year old man was on Saturday charged with the murder of 31-year-old Stephen Davidson in Bangor last weekend. The man, arrested last Monday, 11 February, is due before a special sitting of...
View ArticleArrest after north Belfast shooting
A 24-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating a shooting incident in Belfast on Friday.The man was arrested last night on suspicion of attempted murder and making threats to kill.The...
View ArticleHoax device in Londonderry
A number of homes were evacuated in the Ballymagroarty area of Londonderry on Saturday night after a suspicious object was found in the area.The alert at Aileach Road in the city was raised shortly...
View ArticleThree charged after Seaview flag protest
THREE people have been charged following a loyalist flag protest at Seaview football grounds which forced the postponement of a Danske Bank Premiership game on Saturday afternoon.A small number of...
View ArticleTwo earthquakes shake Greece
Two earthquakes have struck south-western Greece, both with preliminary magnitudes of 5 but with different epicentres, seismologists said.No injuries or damage were immediately reported.The first quake...
View ArticleIn pictures: Saturday was “a sad day” for football
NORTH Belfast MP Nigel Dodds has called events at Seaview on Saturday as “a sad day” for football and for the area.Mr Dodds spoke out after the Irish Premiership match between Crusaders and...
View ArticleTwo arrested after stolen car collision
TWO men have been arrested after a stolen car collided with a police vehicle in west Belfast.The men, aged 18-years and 25-years, were detained shortly before 10am yesterday at Albert Street in the...
View ArticleScent with love from the catwalk
Mark international Fashion Week season with a new fragrance. NL WOMAN sniffs out the latest designer scentsTHE glamorous month-long Fashion Week calendar has kicked off in style, stopping off at New...
View ArticleMcCallister and McCrea to sit in the ‘naughty seats’
Former Ulster Unionists John McCallister, Basil McCrea and David McClarty will ask to be regarded as an informal grouping within the Assembly this morning.Today will be the first time the Assembly has...
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