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Race Across the World setback as 'disappointed' star forced to explore alone

The remaining four teams continued their journey to the next checkpoint in Georgia

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Bad-tempered debate at City Hall over Bobby Sands statue as DUP proposal passes

Belfast Council Chief says: "The commentary directed towards council officer’s conduct is nothing short of disgraceful."

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Seized crime proceeds back West Belfast school eco‑tunnel

“We want young people in Northern Ireland to know that we are their police service, we are there for them and we take their concerns as seriously as those of adults"

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Warning of Belfast City Centre traffic disruption due to weekend parade

Police have told motorists to expect dispruption from 1pm

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Councillors reject HMO in North Belfast against planning official's advice

The planning application faced 69 objections from locals

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Concerns night time champion 'watered down' by piggy back councillors

"Councillor Galbraith brought a motion about night time, he is not against day time, but now we have made it about 24hr/7, when it is about night time."

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Teen stopped after driving tractor on motorway on trip from Cavan

The 16-year-old should not have had the vehicle on the road

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Call for tougher firearm checks to tackle violence against women in NI

Thirty women have been killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland

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Omagh man who broke back and neck in horror holiday motorbike crash stranded in Bali

Andrew Patterson was flung off a hired bike breaking a cervical vertebra in his neck

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Everything you need to know ahead of further NI fuel protests on Friday

The PSNI said preparations for a "policing response" are underway ahead of fuel protests planned across Northern Ireland this Friday

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NI ‘probably’ worst in western Europe for cancer wait times, says committee chairman

The report from Cancer Research UK said more people in Northern Ireland are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before – around 29 new cases every day

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Downpatrick crash sees motorcyclist taken to hospital with serious injuries

The emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to the collision this morning

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Police restraint didn't lead to man's death but coroner critical of some actions

The coroner said the stroke he had suffered was in the context of “chronic alcohol and drug misuse, dehydration and associated risk factors”

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PSNI officers to stand trial charged with warning Belfast bars of Covid-19 checks, judge rules

One of the defendants is further accused of unlawfully obtaining personal data, namely contained on PSNI computer records

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Trump order - 'shoot to kill - no hesitation' in Strait of Hormuz

In his latest Truth Social post, Donald Trump said he ordered the US Navy to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking the Strait of Hormuz

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Man who stole Noah Donohoe rucksack says he ‘never met or saw’ schoolboy

“My role in Noah’s case went no further than stealing the laptop,” he said, adding that he was “upset” about the “untrue” rumours about him

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Dundonald residents to be quizzed on park after years of public access arguments

"I really don't have a view on whether people should or shouldn't as I know there are strong opinions on both sides."

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Man jailed after becoming volatile and threatening to kill mother of his children

Revealing four of the offences were aggravated by reason of involving domestic abuse, Judge Gilpin noted they occurred in the presence of the former couple's young son

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Family arrives at Tenerife airport and are left baffled by what they find

Holidaymakers have been sharing 'horror stories' about Tenerife airport queues and EES delays since regulations tightened at the beginning of April. But one family found a very different scene

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Watch: MP makes impassioned plea to Prime Minister after tragic death of seven-year-old boy

Teddy Johnson from Co Armagh died last week "peacefully in his mummy and daddy’s arms