DUP minister refuses to meet one of his own officials who says he could cut benefit fraud
A DUP minister who a fortnight ago pledged to have a “zero-tolerance” approach to benefit fraud has refused to meet one of his own officials about solving the problem.
West Belfast attack unlikely to be end of violence – retaliation over botched murder bid a very real possibility
The attempted murder of republican Sean O’Reilly is unlikely to be the end of the violence, with retaliation for the attack ...
West Belfast shooting: Dissident gang will have to be wary of retaliation ‘for the rest of their lives’
A west Belfast man who survived an attempt on his life has undergone surgery to remove a bullet lodged in his shoulder, with ...
Firefighters battle major overnight blaze in south Belfast
Firefighters in breathing apparatus used jets to extinguish the blaze at the building close to Musgrave Park. Stockmans Lane ...
Captain Simone Magill calls on Northern Ireland to make fast start to Nations League exam against Bosnia
“We are under no illusions that we are very much in a developing phase of getting youth to come up and to gain aspect of ...
Suspected third case of bird flu in Co Tyrone ‘very concerning’ development
A third suspected case of avian influenza found on a farm near Cookstown has been branded as “very concerning” by the President of the Ulster Farmers Union (UFU).
Investigation launched after ‘significant fish kill incident’ in Co Tyrone
An investigation has been launched by officials after almost 300 dead fish were recovered from a Co Tyrone river.
Nineties ecstasy kingpin ‘Fat Boy’ Mooney waved knife at driver in crazed road rage incident
A former drugs baron who flooded Northern Ireland with ecstasy pills is now reduced to swearing at the media after narrowly ...
Ballyclare woman accused over £1,000 theft from dental practice
A woman has been ordered to stand trial accused of stealing almost £1,000 in cash from a dental practice. Appearing in the ...
Woman rescued after becoming trapped under bus in Belfast city centre
A woman has been rescued after becoming trapped under a bus in Belfast city centre. The incident happened shortly after 6pm on Royal Avenue. Specialist rescue teams from the Northern Ireland Fire and ...
NI man who treated wife like servant and repeatedly told her to die jailed for six months after showing ‘no remorse’
A man who treated his long-suffering wife “like a servant”, “repeatedly told her to her face to die” and drank his wages away ...
MoD in bid to strike out case taken by ‘Hooded Men’ after claims of new evidence of torture
Legal actions brought by the so-called Hooded Men over their treatment under interrogation at the height of the Troubles ...