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At least five dead after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas
A small Mexican Navy plane transporting a young medical patient and seven others crashed near Galveston, Texas, killing at least five people and setting off a search in waters along the Texas coast, officials said.
Belfast could be set for its first ever cat café after planning application submitted
Belfast could see its first ever cat café, which promises to be “a little haven” for both felines and humans, in the city, bringing five new jobs.
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Trump warns Maduro as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela
President Donald Trump delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as the US Coast Guard stepped up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the administration’s escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas.
Woman arrested in child murder probe released without charge
A woman who was arrested on suspicion of murder by Irish police investigating the death of Daniel Aruebose has been released without charge, Gardai have said.
Pets At Home names former Waitrose boss James Bailey as chief executive
Retailer Pets At Home has ended its three-month search for a new boss with the appointment of former Waitrose managing director James Bailey to the top post.
Injured police officer wakes from coma after Bondi terror attack
A police officer injured in the Bondi terror attack at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia has woken from a medically induced coma, his family said.
The DJ Carey Story Episode 2: The Cancer Lies
It’s the mid-2000s and hurler DJ Carey is still playing at the top of his game for Kilkenny.
‘We’ll keep the pace up’: Community rescue chief praises volunteers dealing with up to three callouts per day
Northern Ireland’s community rescue teams are the busiest in the UK, its regional commander has said as the service continues to prepare for a demanding festive period.
Head of Lidl NI explains how supermarket has catapulted pre-tax profits: ‘We’re woven into the social fabric now’
Gordon Cruikshanks (45) has been with Lidl for two decades, rising from trainee area manager to becoming regional managing director of its Northern Ireland operation in March.
Digital move is behind sharp rise in red escalation incidents at NI maternity ward, says Trust
A Northern Ireland health trust has said the transition to a digital-led system is behind a sharp rise in the number of emergency escalation incidents in one of its maternity units.
Jennifer Dornan’s family open up after killer’s appeal rejected: ‘He took everything from her children… even their favourite toys’
The family of Jennifer Dornan have told how her children were left “without even a favourite toy to comfort them” when killer Raymond O’Neill set fire to her house in an attempt to destroy evidence.
Details of Presbyterian Church case would not have come to light without ‘painstaking work’
In a landmark case taken by Mediahuis UK Limited against the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) and other named church respondents, a judge ruled that this newspaper had the right to publish information concerning a discrimination claim subject to an effective NDA, where all previous hearings were...
Presbyterian Church leaders at centre of sex and race discrimination tribunal
A woman took a tribunal case alleging sexual and racial discrimination against the Presbyterian Church that was settled with a confidential agreement, it can now be reported.
‘Would I speak to a Sinn Fein MLA in the corridor at Stormont? Yes, I’d respond to them in a professional way’
Over the holiday period, we're bringing back some of our top articles of 2025. This article was originally published on April 21, 2025....
45 firefighters battle major overnight blaze at NI Water treatment works
Firefighters have battled a major overnight blaze in Co Londonderry.
Baby boy who has spent the majority of his life in hospital home for Christmas
A baby boy who has been in hospital for the majority of his life is preparing to spend his first Christmas at home after finally being discharged.
UK-backed project turning Kenya tea waste into clean energy and fertiliser
A UK-backed initiative is working with farmers in Kenya to turn tea waste into clean energy and fertiliser.
National Lottery creates millionaire every day of the year in 2025
The National Lottery has created 365 millionaires in 2025 – one for every day of the year, the operators have announced in a round-up of its year.
Remains of two Bronze Age people found at long-lost site by farmer
The remains of two Bronze Age people found in a long-lost burial chamber by a farmer ploughing a field are revealing their secrets at Scotland’s new facility for storing and researching archaeological human remains.