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Police concerned for welfare of missing Belfast child Hailey Walker
Hailey was last seen in the Shankill area on Saturday
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Holly Hamilton's emotional update after BBC show return 'it's pretty daunting'
Northern Ireland-born TV presenter Holly Hamilton has returned to the BBC after maternity leave and shared a message from the Sunday Morning Live set
'I have been living in Belfast for 9 years - I hope new sustainable shop gives back to the city'
Julia Monjaras opened The Lab to provide sustainable products and support local artists
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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi hopes for big win in national elections
Polls have opened in parliamentary elections that Japan’s popular prime minister Sanae Takaichi hopes will give her struggling party a big enough win to push through an ambitious conservative political agenda.
UK economy set to have recorded modest growth amid budget concerns
The UK economy is expected to have grown modestly again in the last three months of 2025 amid pressure from budget uncertainty, according to economists.
‘Our worst fears confirmed’: Family distraught over RUC failings in investigating IRA murder of dad
The family of an IRA victim said their worst fears have been confirmed after a report found a series of failures in the original RUC probe.
Olympic snowboarding hopeful Mia Brookes was ‘never going to do anything else’
A family friend who has known Winter Olympics gold medal hopeful Mia Brookes since she first began snowboarding has said the world champion was sliding down slopes “almost as soon as she could walk”.
‘We will pay’: Savannah Guthrie’s plea to mother’s potential kidnappers
Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother Nancy Guthrie on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old Arizona resident has entered a seventh day.
Taoiseach to officially open ‘gamechanger’ facility for homeless people
A “first-of-its-kind” facility for homeless-specific healthcare and addiction treatment will officially open in Dublin City this week, but is yet to receive funding to operate at full capacity.
I’d consider being deputy first minister if asked, says McAllan
Housing Secretary Mairi McAllan has said she would “consider” being deputy first minister if asked.
Brad Arnold, lead singer of Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died on Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47.
Mandelson faces demands to hand back payoff after sacking over Epstein link
Lord Peter Mandelson faced demands to hand back the payoff he received after being sacked as ambassador to the US, a sum which could run into the tens of thousands.
11 cases heard before Northern Ireland courts this week
Here is your latest court round-up for cases heard from February 2-6
First look inside Northern Ireland's first build to rent development at Titanic Quarter
Loftlines will welcome its first tenants this summer
See inside spacious and stunning £650k three storey family home for sale in Templepatrick
It's 3300sq ft of pure family luxury!
Co Roscommon funeral held for British Army officer killed in training incident
Captain Philip Gilbert Muldowney, 25, died following an incident at Otterburn Training Area in Northumberland
Cashless Belfast: The business chains ditching cash as 'card-only' trend spreads
In the second instalment of The rise of cashless Belfast series, we have a look at big chains and retailers who advertise that they no longer accept cash
Netanyahu to meet Trump next week over US talks with Iran
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with US president Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about the US talks with Iran, his office said, amid high concerns about more possible conflict in the Middle East.
Harris backs Taoiseach’s Trump visit, as engagement ‘more important than ever’
Simon Harris has expressed his support for the Taoiseach’s meeting with US President Donald Trump, saying “it’s more important than ever” to engage.
Pedestrian in critical condition after collision as Gardaí appeal for witnesses
A man aged in his 40s was rushed to hospital in a critical condition following a serious road traffic collision on the N2 near Collon, Co Louth in the early hours of Saturday morning