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DUP fails to stop unpopular short-term let flats plan in East Belfast
All the non-unionist parties pushed a decision through based on official's advice at City Hall
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NI graduates will not be impacted by Student Loan repayment threshold freeze, Minister confirms
Plan 2 loans apply to students who started courses in England and Wales between September 2012 and July 2023.
Belfast children's hospital marks Valentine's Day with 'love train' through wards
The annual event is designed to show support to patients, families, and the paediatric team
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MLA hits out at system for deporting criminals as number of foreign criminals jailed for more than a year in NI revealed
Ulster Unionist MLA Doug Beattie said that the system for deporting criminals "isn’t as robust as it should be and certainly isn’t transparent"
Plans to ban the third-party sale of puppies and kittens announced by DAERA Minister
Under the proposals, sellers and suppliers will also have to register with their local council
Student officer recruitment campaign raises 4,000 applications for PSNI jobs
The 2026 student officer recruitment campaign closed earlier this month
Concern over lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to PSNI in a decade
More than 4,000 people applied for their latest recruitment campaign
Arrest following sexual assault in Downpatrick
A 23-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident
Mother of boy restrained and placed in cupboard urges legislative change
In 2024, the Public Services Ombudsman found Harry had been 'restrained unnecessarily' in a chair in school and without his mother’s knowledge
Ex-officer questioned over urgency of police tunnel search for Noah Donohoe
The officer told the inquest he still thinks all the time about Noah being 'naked and afraid' in an underground tunnel
‘Evil predator’ who burned victim and filmed sexual assault jailed for 20 years
Gilbert stubbed out cigarettes on his victim's arms, causing scarring
Teacher banned after giving pair of stockings to female student
Mr Ledgewidge made sexually motivated comments through email to students.
New GCSE, AS & A-level qualifications framework to be published in coming weeks
A public consultation on the future of GCSE, AS and A-level qualifications received more than 3,500 responses from individuals and organisations
Ahmed Abdi: Police name man who died as murder probe ongoing
Emergency services attended the scene in the Botanic area on February 11
Coroner hopes that inquest into death of Laura Marshall will take place in April
Laura Marshall was found dead in her Lurgan apartment in April 2016
Meet Marbeth, the cherished school secretary finally bowing out at 81 years old
She has been part of countless stories, milestones, and memories that make up the life of the school
Sentencing of Belfast teacher found guilty of sex offences delayed due to medical issues
WIlliam Lloyd-Lavery's lawyers are seeking an expert medical report on his risk of suffering a stroke
Tributes paid to bus driver who died in Bessbrook tragedy
'While there is relief that no children were seriously injured, today our focus is on a life that has been lost'
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast star has a very famous wife he met on-screen
Emmett J. Scanlan plays Greta’s husband, Owen, in the Netflix hit series.
Cookstown crash: Five people taken to hospital after two vehicle collision
Several ambulances and emergency services personnel attended the incident