‘McGuinness gave nod to deadly IRA ambush’
A FORMER Army intelligence officer has said that a “Mr McGuinness” authorised an IRA operation to kidnap, torture and murder two senior RUC officers in 1989.Ian Hurst, also known as Martin Ingram,...
View ArticleFirst blood to Attorney General in gripping courtroom drama
IF Northern Ireland’s Attorney General was feeling under political pressure yesterday, he certainly didn’t show it.It was not even clear whether John Larkin would himself appear in court yesterday,...
View ArticleHain case ‘not about a judge’
CONTEMPT of court proceedings brought against former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain are not about a judge wanting to protect his reputation, the High Court has been told.Attorney General John...
View ArticleEfficiency call over Translink
TRANSLINK must work on “increasing passenger numbers, ensure it is operating as efficiently as possible and focus on improving services”, the chief executive of the Consumer Council said...
View ArticlePolice pledge to track down men who buy sex
THE head of the PSNI’s organised crime branch says that police will pursue all men who use trafficked women for sexual services in Northern Ireland.Detective Chief Superintendent Roy McComb told the...
View ArticleCouple deny killing disabled grandchild
A COUPLE in their 80s sexually assaulted and killed their profoundly disabled teenage granddaughter 11 years ago, a lawyer has declared.The claim came as prosecuting QC Toby Hedworth opened the Belfast...
View ArticleMan to sue over gay ads row
A NORTHERN Ireland man has confirmed he is to take legal action against the Mayor of London for blocking advertisements on London buses about his journey out of homosexuality.Dr Mike Davidson, who runs...
View ArticleI won’t sue the UUP, says rebel McNarry
REBEL Ulster Unionist David McNarry has said that he now will not take his party to court — and that he will return to the UUP benches at Stormont, whether he is welcomed or not.Mr McNarry quit as a...
View ArticleUnionists call on SF chief to admit his past
UNIONISTS yesterday united in calling on Martin McGuinness to own up to what he did while in the IRA.However, an attempt by TUV leader Jim Allister to question First Minister Peter Robinson on the...
View ArticleNew website scheme launched for firms
Northern Ireland businesses are being offered the chance to ditch their old website and receive up to £1,000 discount off a new site until the end of next month.The Northern Ireland Website Scrappage...
View ArticleDisposable cash gulf has grown even wider
DISPOSABLE income for families in Northern Ireland has fallen further behind the rest of the UK after it emerged yesterday that the average household has just £83 per week to spend – almost half the...
View ArticleNR GREER: Germany defies eurozone gloom
OH dear, just when things here in benighted Euro-land zone looked like they were beginning to get back on the right track, along comes a triple whammy of political blast grenades to knock the wheels...
View ArticleKiller’s son charged with Mongan murder
THE son of a man jailed for the axe killing of another Traveller four years ago is now also charged with the murder, the High Court has heard.Thomas Stokes stands accused of killing John Mongan...
View ArticleChurch set to bloom for festival
A CHURCH in Armagh city will “say it with flowers” next month when it holds a flower festival as part of its 200th anniversary celebrations.St Mark’s Parish Church, situated just off The Mall, will be...
View ArticleCancer the biggest killer in Ulster
THE number of people who died from cancer last year hit an all-time high in Northern Ireland – at 4,100 deaths.The figure forms part of the provisional 2011 mortality numbers released yesterday by the...
View ArticleThrough the Archives - Picture Slideshow
DELVE into the News Letter archives with our selection of images from the past.Our latest collection of historic pictures includes a youthful Sammy Wilson becoming Belfast’s first DUP mayor in 1986, an...
View ArticleHuman traffickers ‘deserve prison even if victims are willing’
A LEGAL academic has backed the jailing of a human trafficker in Belfast – even though the victims were found to have been willingly involved.Hungarian national Matyas Pis was this week sentenced to...
View ArticleChallenge for disabled adventurer
A BLIND adventurer who was paralysed in a freak accident is to embark on another challenge.Mark Pollock, 36, who lost his sight 14 years ago, almost lost his life in 2010 when he fell out of a...
View ArticleDisabled teen bleeding after visit, court told
A MOTHER whose parents are alleged to have sexually assaulted and caused the death of her “profoundly disabled” daughter has described how her nappy was “saturated with blood” after she was collected...
View ArticleMore claims on IRA past of McGuinness
DEPUTY First Minister Martin McGuinness authorised the IRA’s use of human bombs, an ex-Army intelligence officer has claimed.Yesterday, the Smithwick Tribunal heard a redacted transcript of evidence...
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