Smothering invasive sea squirt found in lough
A species thought to be an invasive sea squirt which can smother native organisms has been discovered on the bed of Strangford Lough, the Environment Agency said.Samples from a recent survey of marinas...
View ArticleFinance minister fined for driving offence
Northern Ireland Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has been fined for driving while using a mobile phone.The 59-year-old DUP assembly member and MP for East Antrim was fined £200 and issued with three...
View ArticleTrial witness to be investigated
Police are to initiate inquiries into a key prosecution witness following the collapse of the trial of an elderly couple accused of killing their disabled granddaughter.Director of Public Prosecutions...
View ArticleKitten thrown from moving vehicle
A KITTEN was thrown from a moving vehicle along a stretch of road in the Lisburn area earlier this week.On Friday, police launched an appeal for information into this latest act of animal cruelty,...
View ArticleUUP to oppose National Parks
PROPOSALS to create national parks in Northern Ireland will be opposed by the UUP it has emerged.In a statement released on Friday, Tom Elliott, John McCallister and Robin Swann voiced their concern at...
View ArticleRobinson wants Republic to apologise
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has called on the Irish Government to apologise for its role in the emergence of the IRA in the 1970s.The Dublin administration never backed the violent tactics of the...
View ArticleTribute to rugby star
A team-mate of tragic rugby star Nevin Spence has told an emotional memorial service that he was the epitome of all that is good in the game.The 22-year-old Ulster Rugby player died alongside his...
View ArticleWeather warning for Northern Ireland
An amber warning has been issued for Northern Ireland by the Met Office as heavy rain and strong winds are expected to batter the province.A Met Office amber warning – advising people to be prepared...
View ArticleRoad death following M1 accident
A person has died in an accident on the M1 which involved a motorbikeIt happened at around 5.15pm on the motorway going country bound between the Birches and Tamnamore.No more details had been released...
View ArticleSAM MCBRIDE: Smooth-talking salesman sets out stall to members
MIKE Nesbitt is a smooth-talking political salesman in the mould of Tony Blair, not a rousing orator like Churchill or Paisley.In that regard, and as a former television presenter, big speeches such as...
View ArticleBelfast X Factor teenager at Judge’s house
BELFAST student Jade Collins is one of six girls shortlisted to travel to the island of St Lucia with X Factor mentor Tulisa after she survived bootcamp.The teenager, who said her dad was in and out of...
View ArticleAmy Adams gave Justin Timberlake the kiss of life
The latest celebrity gossip from the Press Association’s showbiz reportersThe pair were filming sports drama Trouble With The Curve on a frozen lake at the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia, USA, with...
View ArticleEleanor Rigby’s big breakfast
NL WOMAN columnist JACKIE MCGREGOR I don’t believe the half of it, I thought, as I scrolled down the entries on Facebook of what people claimed they’d had for breakfast. I mean, slices of salmon on...
View ArticleALEX KANE: Nesbitt blows his chance to shine
NEAR the beginning of his conference speech Mike Nesbitt said: “So, let’s do it. Let’s stand up, proudly, boldly, fearlessly, and state what we stand for, and ask every citizen of the country to join...
View ArticleMore than a storm in a B-cup
Kate’s topless pictures raise broader questions about the practice of publishing images of denuded women in the media. JOANNE SAVAGE asks if men would stand for similar objectification THE furore...
View ArticleUlster politicians help Afghan government
TWO Ulster politicians have been sharing their experiences of the country’s peace process with the Afghan government.The DUP’s Jeffrey Donaldson and the SDLP’s Denis Haughey spoke at a conference...
View ArticleCovenant service ‘poignant’
HUNDREDS of unionists of different hues heard that this coming weekend will indicate if we are ready in Northern Ireland to commemorate a significant watershed during a special Evensong service at St...
View ArticleUndertaker killed doing ‘something he loved’
THE son of a well-known funeral director who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Sunday has told of how “he died doing something he really loved”.Robin Steenson, 71, from Cookstown, died following a...
View Article‘Business as usual’ at special school
SCHOOL resumed as normal for pupils at Knockevin Special School in Downpatrick yesterday – less than 24 hours after £30,000 worth of damage was caused.A 23-year-old man has been charged with various...
View ArticleParties hit back in IRA storm
THE DUP and Ulster Unionist Party last night hit back at accusations from Fianna Fail that unionists were trying to “rewrite history” in claiming that the Irish state helped birth the Provisional IRA.A...
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