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King announces Scottish bank holiday to mark nation’s World Cup debut game
The King has announced a Scottish bank holiday will be held on June 15 to mark the nation’s return to the football World Cup.
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Starmer to warn of communities’ decline in bid to move on from Mandelson scandal
Sir Keir Starmer will warn that communities’ “devastating decline” could imperil national security, as he seeks to move on from the growing anger over the Lord Peter Mandelson scandal.
NI county now most expensive on island of Ireland for land
Co Armagh is now the most expensive place on the island of Ireland to buy land, according to a report.
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Calls made to revoke George Mitchell's Freedom of Belfast
Mitchell recived the award in 2018
Controversial £1.3million sculpture project for Bangor given planning permission
Installation for all the sculptures is planned for Autumn 2026.
Everything you need to know as Northern Ireland pharmacists warn of medicine shortages
A growing shortage of essential medicines, including aspirin and co-codamol, could last until at least the summer
King hosts Aga Khan at black tie accession anniversary dinner at Windsor Castle
The King has hosted a black tie dinner for the Aga Khan at Windsor Castle to mark the first anniversary of the spiritual leader’s accession.
The final movements of drag queen found dead under cardboard boxes
Warning: This is a report of the inquest into the death of Darren Meah-Moore and contains evidence that may be distressing
Long and Beattie in online spat over PSNI officers’ court list ‘data breach’
The Department of Justice has been branded “a disaster” after dozens of police officers taking legal action over a major data breach had their names published on the NI Courts website.
Boy, 7, is brutally stabbed by frenzied knifeman calling him 'the devil'
A woman was trying to shelter the child
Everything you need to know as PSNI enquiries into First Minister meeting continue
The First Minister appeared before the Executive Office Committee on Wednesday
Michael Flatley ‘full of joy’ as Dublin Lord Of The Dance show to go ahead
Riverdance star Michael Flatley has said he is “full of joy” that the Lord Of The Dance show in Dublin this week is able to go ahead.
Families of Palestine Action activists in Elbit site break-in hail ‘victory’
Families of the six Palestine Action activists cleared of the aggravated burglary of an Israel-based defence firm’s UK site have described the “harrowing” wait for the jury’s verdict as they celebrated a “monumental victory”.
Fact check: Most humble addresses filed without national security exemption
During Prime Minister’s Questions on February 4, Sir Keir Starmer said that whenever his party filed a so-called humble address in the Commons while in opposition, he would include a national security exemption.
Two arrested in probe into video appearing to show shots being fired
Two men have been arrested by police probing a video which appears to show masked men standing next to a republican flag firing shots.
MPs back release of files on Mandelson appointment as US ambassador
MPs have approved the release of documents relating to Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as British ambassador to the United States.
Witness tells Noah Donohoe inquest of seeing ‘torchlight’ at back window on night teenager disappeared
A resident living close to where Noah Donohoe was last seen alive has told the inquest into his death that he was woken in the early hours of the morning by “torchlight” at his back window on the night he disappeared.
South East Antrim UDA blamed for arson attack on car linked to drug dealer
South East Antrim UDA members are being blamed for an arson attack on a car linked to a convicted cocaine dealer.
Noah Donohoe inquest: More witnesses say they heard ‘screams’
A witness says she heard two screams the night Noah Donohoe went missing.
Northern Ireland pharmacies may be 'forced to ration' painkillers due to shortage
Around 5 million co-codamol tablets are dispensed in Northern Ireland each month, to a population of less than 2 million people