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Anti-racism demonstrators gather in Belfast after days of unrest

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams was among those in attendance

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Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence

The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacksAs the racially motivated violence unfolded in Northern Ireland this week, a striking dissonanace could be seenbehind the mobs and flames and smoke.The knife attack that triggered the disturbances...

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19 arrests as cops identify 21 suspects wanted in connection to Northern Ireland disorder

To date, 12 people have been charged following the disorder. All have been refused bail

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'My cancer would not have been detected if I had missed this test'

Pauline underwent a full hysterectomy six weeks ago and is recovering well

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Council to spend nearly 100K to restore statue of Napoleonic war hero

Ards North Down Council has already spent £15K on the Rollo Gillespie statue

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Old County Down woodland saved from housing development by community

The Planning Appeals Commissioner made a final decision this week

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Belfast man jailed for 20 years for 45 child sexual abuse offences

The 44-year-old was convicted of child sexual abuse offences against three young victims aged between five and thirteen

Northern Ireland | The Guardian

Ugly scenes in Belfast expose a broken politics | Letters

Readers respond to nights of rioting in the city fuelled by anti-migrant rhetoric I agree with John Harris’s analysis (Cars burn in Belfast, bricks fly in Southampton – and the ubiquitous cry of ‘civil war’ goes up again, 10 June). He misses one obvious point, though. Since the election of t...

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Starmer defends investment on defence as he vows to fight any leadership challenge – as it happened

This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereAs armed forces minister, Al Carns was not involved in work on the defence investment plan (Dip). In his resignation letter, he said it was flawed not just because of the amount of funding involved; he also claimed it focused too much on t...

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Jeffrey Donaldson trial told letter expressing 'regret' for 'hurt, pain and distress' not referring to sex abuse allegations

The former DUP leader claims the letter did not refer to allegations of sexual abuse but instead he was apologising for other behaviour

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'Much calmer' night in Northern Ireland as disorder reduces after knife attack

On Tuesday night, mobs set homes, a bus and cars on fire in Belfast, with people targeted based on their race

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Facebook and Instagram is 'down' with users reporting login issues

Users are saying they are being kicked off the platform

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Windsor Tennis Club welcomes global players for Belfast City ITF Tournament 2026

Windsor is extending a warm welcome to local tennis fans to come along and soak up the outstanding level of tennis on show at the South Belfast club. Entry is free for all spectators

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NI woman not entitled to legal parenthood after private sperm donation

In 2018 the couple conceived a child together following an arrangement made privately with a sperm donor who agreed not to seek a parental role after the child was born

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Man and woman in court over disorder linked to Belfast attack

Both are due to appear before court again on July 10

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Translink statement on special event services ahead of Belsonic

It comes after nights of disorder in Belfast

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Jeffrey Donaldson denies he attended meeting to nip claims ‘in the bud’, court hears

The barrister asked Donaldson if he did not see “anything strange” about the approach from Mr Hoy

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Northern Ireland teenagers to get one-off MenB vaccine from next month

The vaccination offers protection against serious illness such as IMD, meningitis, and sepsis

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Holiday bin delays spark staffing debate at local council

"The solutions are not immediately available to us and would require significant negotiations of contracts."

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Local campaign to be launched against "inconsiderate" car parking

Campaign says to car owners: "You have a choice – we don’t"