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‘Hero’ bus driver says he wants apology after he was sacked after catching thief
A bus driver who was sacked after he chased down a thief to return a passenger’s stolen necklace said he would “be very happy” if Metroline apologised – but does not want to return to his job.
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Kids 'forced to use bushes for toilets' due to lack of facilities at North Belfast leisure centre
Members of the public cannot enter the leisure centre which closed during the pandemic
8 cases heard before Northern Ireland courts this week
Here is your latest court round-up for cases heard from January 26-30
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'Nothing can slow him down' - NI man taking on new challenge to raise funds for cancer charity
The Lisburn man hopes this new challenge will help set him on the path to £100k raised for the charity
Judge orders release of boy, five, and father taken into custody in Minneapolis
A judge on Saturday ordered the release of a five-year-old boy and his father from a Texas detention centre where they were taken after being detained in a Minneapolis suburb.
Have your say on Northern Ireland's new driving licensing rules
The rules are set to come into force from October
Eugene Levy pays tribute to ‘cherished’ friend and co-star Catherine O’Hara
Actor Eugene Levy has paid tribute to “cherished” friend and Schitt’s Creek co-star Catherine O’Hara following her death aged 71.
Blast in Iran port city kills girl, four, ahead of naval drill watched by US
An explosion tore through an apartment building in Iran’s port city of Bandar Abbas on Saturday, killing a four-year-old girl as local media footage purportedly showed a security force member being carried out by rescuers.
Andrew ‘should be prepared’ for Congress probe, PM says after Epstein files dump
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor “should be prepared” to testify before the US Congress about his links to Jeffrey Epstein, after he featured in the latest disclosure of files related to the disgraced paedophile financier, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested.
Judge says she will not halt immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota
A US federal judge says she will not halt the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota and the Twin Cities as a lawsuit over it proceeds.
'Alzheimer’s is a deadly disease but we won't let it kill us'
The family is united in facing husband and dad's diagnosis head-on.
Three charged over seizure of cannabis valued at more than 10 million euro
Three men have been have been charged after cannabis with a suspected value of more than 10 million euro was seized in the Co Louth area.
OnlyFans model who spat blood at police facing jail for shoving granny down stairs
An OnlyFans model with convictions for drugs and violent offences is facing a prison sentence after pushing her granny down the stairs.
Starmer criticises Tommy Robinson endorsement of Reform UK by-election candidate
Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the “politics of poisonous division” of Reform UK after the party’s candidate in a forthcoming by-election was endorsed by far-right activist Tommy Robinson.
Britain should talk itself up more, says Starmer on return from China
Britain needs to be better at talking itself up, Sir Keir Starmer said as he returned from leading a trade delegation to China.
Labour peer and former FA chairman Lord Triesman dies aged 82
Lord Triesman, a former Labour minister and ex-chairman of the Football Association, has died at the age of 82, Labour has announced.
Belfast City Council issue statement after workers assaulted
The response from the council comes after several workers were attacked earlier today
Peter Tatchell arrested at London Palestine march over ‘intifada’ placard
Activist Peter Tatchell has been arrested at a pro-Palestine march in central London for having a placard that read “globalise the intifada”, his foundation said.
Gallery: Palestinian march outside of Belfast City Hall today
The latest march took place from Writer's Square to Belfast City Hall earlier today
Police appeal for witnesses after Belfast council staff assaulted in city centre
The chief executive of Belfast City Council has led condemnation after three workers were assaulted.