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Rishi Sunak to be quizzed on Eat Out scheme and lockdowns at Covid inquiry
Rishi Sunak will face allegations his Eat Out to Help Out scheme fuelled the spread of coronavirus when he appears at the Covid inquiry on Monday.


Community rallies to support Ballymena mum who started business from her kitchen table ten years ago
"It got to the point where I felt like I'd failed and that what I was making wasn't good enough anymore."


Fresh weather warnings in place as wet and windy weekend continues
Fresh weather warnings have been issued as storm Fergus is set to sweep across the country.


Man dies in hospital after emergency services called to Belfast City Centre
The emergency services were called to the Great Victoria Street area on Saturday evening


Exhibition celebrates talented young artists in South Belfast
A special Children's Art Exhibition is being held at Frame of Mine gallery on Ormeau Road


Man injured in Co Armagh hit-and-run
A man is in hospital after being injured in a hit-and run-in Co Armagh.


Royal Mail last post dates in Northern Ireland ahead of Christmas 2023
It's advised to send Christmas deliveries off in good time to avoid any delays


High winds and potential coastal flooding as Storm Fergus sweeps Ireland
High winds and potential coastal flooding are expected on the west coast of Ireland as Storm Fergus sweeps across the island, Met Eireann has said.


Man taken to hospital with leg injuries following hit-and-run collision in Armagh
Police believe that a dark coloured Volkswagen was involved in the incident


Michelle Mone admits ‘error’ in denying links to PPE firm
Baroness Michelle Mone has conceded she made an “error” in publicly denying her links to the PPE Medpro firm being investigated by the National Crime Agency (NCA).


Mucky Marty ordered to hand over £40,000 from crime empire
A pimp who coerced vulnerable women into prostitution has been told to hand over £40,000.


Zelensky heads to Argentina for swearing-in of new president
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is heading to Buenos Aires to witness the swearing-in on Sunday of Argentina’s new president, Javier Milei.


Live as emergency services attend 'serious collision' in Carrickfergus
The police and ambulance service are in attendance at the scene


Gove defends ‘salty’ middle finger social media post aimed at Labour
Michael Gove has defended a “salty” social media post from his party that attacks Labour with an image of a BBC News presenter unwittingly giving the middle finger during a broadcast.


Lough Neagh pollution not our problem, says NIO minister Steve Baker
The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has said it will not take Lough Neagh into public ownership despite the staggering pollution crisis.


Jenrick ‘not interested’ in Tory leadership bid
Robert Jenrick said he was “not interested” in a bid for the Tory leadership amid speculation that discontent over the Government’s Rwanda plan could split the party.


X boss Elon Musk restores account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Elon Musk has restored the X account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones following a poll on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter that came out in favour of the Infowars host who called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting a hoax.


Children’s underwear was for my petite ex, jailed paedophile caught in stings told cops
A perverted pensioner caught in multiple paedophile hunter stings has been handed a 21-month sentence.


Mother charged over fire which killed her two sets of twins
A mother has been charged with four counts of manslaughter after a fire which killed two sets of twin brothers in south London in 2021.


Rwanda president Paul Kagame like ‘Putin of Africa’, Bill Browder claims
The president of Rwanda “is like the Putin of Africa”, an anti-corruption campaigner who has taken on the Russian president has said.
