Two pensioners killed in road accidents
TWO men in their 70s have died after separate road incidents in Northern Ireland.One of the pensioners died in a road crash outside Lisburn.Three cars were involved in the collision which happened on...
View ArticleHard at play on the mammoth of the Med
WITH a gentle sea breeze in my hair as the honey-coloured sunset kisses the roofs of Venice, I survey one of the world’s most romantic places from on high - feeling like a film star.In the space of...
View ArticleMan charged over alleged role in RUC murder
A 39-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court accused of assisting offenders in relation to the murder of a Catholic police officer in Londonderry almost 20 years ago.Christopher O’Kane, of Kular Court in...
View ArticleJOANNE SAVAGE: Marie Stopes clinic is step towards female empowerment
HEALTH minister Edwin Poots remains notionally opposed to the opening of a Marie Stopes clinic in Belfast which will allow women who are six to nine weeks pregnant to have abortions.In embarrassingly...
View ArticleBallymena to join south Antrim
Ballymena is to be tied with much of its traditional Co Antrim hinterland in a major change to Boundary Commission proposals for revised Northern Ireland Westminster constituencies, it was revealed.The...
View ArticleGladiator star Crowe rumoured to have split from wife
RUSSELL CROWE is rumoured to have split from his wife of nine years.The Gladiator actor and musician DANIELLE SPENCER, who tied the knot in 2003 and have two sons together, have separated amicably,...
View ArticleMore victims to meet Taoiseach
Fermanagh IRA victims will tell the Taoiseach today that they are not asking him to apologise for republican murders, but rather for his government’s ‘failure’ to stop such blood-letting during the...
View ArticleDocuments cast light on Causeway creationist wrangle
A STORMONT department appears to have considered making the inclusion of a Creationist viewpoint at the new Giant’s Causeway visitor centre a condition of it receiving millions of pounds in public...
View ArticleJada’s the mother of invention
As Jada Pinkett Smith returns to the Madagascar franchise for a circus-themed adventure, she talks to SUSAN GRIFFIN about marriage to Will Smith and their super-talented childrenWHEN you’re one half of...
View ArticleE.coli cases linked to restaurant
Twenty confirmed and 118 probable cases of E.coli have been linked to a restaurant in north Belfast, health authorities have said.Six of the people with confirmed E.coli had to be hospitalised, though...
View ArticleCHRIS MONCRIEFF: Is Gove blazing trail to see UK outside EU?
JOINING what is now the European Union must rank as probably the most extravagant folly ever perpetrated in the annals of British politics.It is a money-wasting lumbering elephant of an organisation,...
View ArticleTests awaited on sex charge trio
Police are still compiling and analysing evidence against three members of the Jordanian Paralympic squad charged with sex offences in Northern Ireland, a court has heard.The three members of the...
View ArticleConcerns raised at dilapidated buildings in Ulster
A senior coroner has today raised serious concerns about the dangers of dilapidated buildings in Northern Ireland.John Leckey said more must be done to ensure run-down premises are properly secured.He...
View ArticleAnger after family dog is found hanged in Limavady
A Limavady family have told of their heart break after their pet dog was found dead, hung from a metal pole in the backyard of their home.Two year old Buster was bought as a birthday present to the...
View ArticleMan dies in holiday balcony fall
A Belfast man has died after falling off a hotel balcony in Spain, his family said.Gary Lavery, 44, died just hours after arriving in the Costa Brava on holiday on Monday evening.It is understood the...
View ArticleFire Service management change urged
Urgent fundamental change is needed at the top of Northern Ireland’s fire service, the health minister said.Managers need to embrace that process at all levels, Edwin Poots added.Alleged fraud,...
View ArticlePolice search Comber for Lisa Dorrian
Police have commenced a search in Comber for missing Co Down woman Lisa Dorrian.The PSNI announced on Tuesday evening that officers have begun a preliminary search of a piece of land in the Comber...
View ArticleFermanagh victims meet Taoiseach Enda Kenny
Fermanagh IRA victims have said that they are satisfied with their first meeting with the Taoiseach as part of a process towards an apology for Irish State failures in tackling border terrorism during...
View ArticleStone-walling masterclass on Divis
THE ancient art of drystone walling is being perfected by people in Belfast who are helping create a new wall on Divis Mountain.As part of a project from the Belfast Hills Partnership which began...
View ArticleLocal girls’ choir in London final
METHODIST College Girls’ Choir is gearing up to take part in the final of the UK’s most prestigious choral competition – Choir of the Year 2012 The event will take place in London on October 28.The...
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