Robinson ‘backed Hain in Larkin court battle’
PETER Robinson and Martin McGuinness privately agreed with Peter Hain that the Attorney General’s prosecution against him would lead to ridicule, the former Secretary of State has claimed.Mr Hain faced...
View ArticleLegal challenge to Rasharkin ruling fails
A last minute legal challenge to a Parades Commission ruling on a parade in Rasharkin on Friday night, has failed.North Antrim MLA Mervyn Storey accompanied members of the Ballymaconnelly Sons of...
View ArticleSecond child approached in Londonderry
POLICE in Londonderry are appealing for information after an eight-year-old girl has been approached by three men in a white van.It is the second time in one week that a suspicious child approach in...
View ArticleALEX KANE: ‘Slow learners’ left behind
NO member of Sinn Fein makes a public statement on anything until the contents of the statement have been approved by the relevant figure in the leadership.In just the same way that Declan Kearney’s...
View ArticlePensioner dies in house blaze
A pensioner has died in a fire in Downpatrick.The blaze took hold in the Bridge Street area of the town around 6.30am today.The woman who died was in her 70’s. Police have not yet released her name.The...
View ArticleSwimmer completes north channel feat
A SOUTH African swimmer last night became the first person to conquer one of the world’s toughest swimming challenges — from the Mull of Kintyre to the north Antrim coast.Wayne Soutter, 43, from South...
View ArticleDog set alight in horror attack
IRISH rugby international Stephen Ferris has spoken of his disgust after a friend’s dog was subjected to an horrific attack.Three-year-old collie Codie appears to have been set alight and last night...
View ArticleALEX KANE: Politicians should rule on parades
THERE shouldn’t be a Parades Commission. No, let me put that another way: there wasn’t meant to be a Parades Commission now.The Hillsborough Agreement of 2010 – the deal struck between the DUP and Sinn...
View ArticleGay marriage slammed by Grand Master
THE Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Black Institution paid tribute to the Queen as well as blasting gay marriage at the smallest demonstration to take place at the weekend.Millar Farr was speaking...
View ArticleParade violence could have ‘serious consequences’
AFTER more than five years either reporting on or watching parades on Donegall Street, News Letter reporter Rebecca Black was shocked by what she witnessed on Saturday morning.In place of the usual...
View Article‘50 Shades of God’ book ‘may offend’
A YOUNG Northern Ireland Christian has written a controversial book claiming our churches are too boring and offer nothing to attract today’s generation.Jamie Bryson from Donaghadee, Co Down, told the...
View Article‘Gay vote will test Alliance unity’
THE Alliance Party’s name gives the clue to the risk which it has taken in publicly backing gay marriage.The party is an alliance of individuals who 40 years ago came together as a response to bigotry,...
View ArticleSpecial school principal’s anguish at blaze
THE head of a special school in Omagh has spoken of his distress after it was destroyed in an apparent arson attack at the weekend.Jonathan Gray, who is principal of Arvalee School and Resource Centre,...
View ArticleALEX KANE: Orange row would have worried dad
MY father wore his Sash with pride. On July 12 and 13 and on the last Saturday in August he walked with pride. And I do mean ‘walked.’ There was no triumphalist swagger, let alone the whistling or...
View ArticleMurder victim was viciously assaulted
THE man found dead in an east Belfast flat was subjected to a vicious assault, police have revealed.George Gray, 52, a father of three, was discovered by a friend at his flat in the Cregagh Road...
View ArticleFord: Why Alliance back gay marriage
ALLIANCE leader David Ford has explained his dramatic change of heart on gay marriage — from opposing it three years ago to endorsing it as Alliance policy on Saturday.A meeting of the Alliance Party’s...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bluegrass in the Park
MORE than 10,000 basked in the glory of the Bluegrass Festival in the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh this weekend.Festival organiser Richard Hurst said the numbers attending were “2500 up on last...
View ArticleGALLERY: Stars in tribute to Dame Mary Peters
SPORTING stars and dignitaries turned out in force on Sunday night to pay tribute to Dame Mary Peters on the 40th anniversary of her gold medal victory.Several of the best Olympic medallists in British...
View ArticleMajor fire at Foyle College site
An investigation has been launched after a fie broke out on the site for the planned new Foyle College in Londonderry.Around 20 fire-fighters were needed to bring the fire - which broke out at 8pm on...
View ArticleNew victims chief revealed
The head of a UK learning disability charity has been named as the new voice for victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles.Kathryn Stone will become the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors for...
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