Portadown road victim named
A 75-year-old man who died after his bicycle was in collision with a car in Portadown on Thursday has been named as Sam Sloan.A woman motorist was treated at the scene for shock following the crash...
View ArticleAppeal for information after sex attack
The PSNI Rape Crime Unit is investigating a report of a serious sexual assault on a 16-year-girl on Halloween night in south Belfast - by two men in fancy dress costumes.The incident happened in the...
View ArticleBright young sparks compete for top title
The search for Northern Ireland’s finest emerging entrepreneurs and business brains is almost over as the judges gather to decide on this year’s finalists in the annual FSB/Colleges NI ‘Future Students...
View ArticleThe pleasures and perils of being ‘Q’
When I joined the Scientific Civil Service, I learned that the scientist’s role was to give accurate advice, based on the best available experiment and theory, without fear or favour. It was our job to...
View ArticleSandy forces Wall Street to close
A Newry born financial analyst, who is based ion New York, says the disruption to the markets after Hurricane Sandy forced Wall Street to close yesterday could be considerable.Grace Smith, who works...
View Article‘Second Irish bailout not required’
Ireland will not need a second bailout, Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schauble has declared.After meeting his Irish counterpart Michael Noonan and public spending minister Brendan Howlin...
View ArticleBallymena traders celebrate revitalisation scheme
Local shoppers were yesterday invited to ‘shop until you drop!’ as Ballymena retailers celebrated the start of a £150,000 revitalisation programme. The scheme, funded by the Department for Social...
View ArticleLeaders unite in condemnation
Supporters of dissident republicans need to “get real” and realise they are a “ragbag” of criminals out for their own ends, Martin McGuinness has warned.In an impassioned attack on the extremists who...
View Article£10k offered for information over David Black murder
Independent charity Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of David Black.The organisation operates...
View ArticleThird arrest over prison officer David Black murder
A third man has been arrested in the Irish Republic on Friday in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black on Thursday morning.The man, aged 29, was arrested by Garda. No further details...
View ArticleDame Mary Peters honoured with the Freedom of Belfast
Belfast City Council has voted to honour veteran Olympic gold medallist Dame Mary Peters with the freedom of the city.At a meeting of the full council on Thursday evening councillors voted unanimously...
View ArticleFreddie Starr is bailed in Savile investigation
Comedian Freddie Starr was released on bail for a second time on Friday night after being questioned by police investigating the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal.The 69-year-old returned to speak to officers...
View Article‘US resolute in its support of Northern Ireland’ after prison officer...
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said her country remains resolute in it’s support of Northern Ireland, as the province is left reeling following the first murder of a prison officer in...
View ArticleOne in five has no cash safety net
NEARLY a third of families have savings which will run out within five days if they are faced with a financial emergency, research has found.Some 31 per cent of those surveyed said they have less than...
View ArticleProperty loans keep Ulster Bank in red
THE Ulster Bank notched up further losses of £242m in the third quarter (Q3) of the year it emerged yesterday as £329m in impairment charges against property loans engulfed a small operating profit.The...
View ArticleAttwood to ease planning rules for farmers
FARMERS across the Province will be able to undertake new building work or extend existing buildings without having to go through the planning application process under new easing in the planning...
View ArticleBank governance structure slammed
THE “centralised and hierarchical” governance structure of the Bank of England (BoE) is damaging its effectiveness, according to three independent reports.Its “vulnerable” forecasting processes also...
View ArticleService held for Channing Day
A service has been held to remember the life of Channing Day in her home town of Comber.Cpl Channing Day, was killed in Afghanistan along with Cpl David O’Connor, 27, a Royal Marine from 40 Commando,...
View ArticleSean Quinn deserves to be in prison
an important blow for justice was struck yesterday when Sean Quinn was jailed in Dublin.Mr Quinn has been indulged by thousands of people in recent months who have campaigned on his behalf.Support for...
View ArticleFuneral for murdered prison officer David Black
The funeral for murdered Northern Ireland prison officer David Black will take place on Tuesday, it has been confirmed.The service will be held at Molesworth Presbyterian Church in Cookstown, where the...
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