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Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:22:43 GMT
Alex Easton: DUP MLA quits hours after Donaldson ratified as leader
Alex Easton resigns due to what he says is a lack of "respect, discipline or decency" in the party.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:24:23 GMT
Causeway land investigation: Jim Allister calls for auditor's exclusion
Jim Allister says the Audit Office's Collette Kane handled a 2017 complaint "appallingly".

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:32:32 GMT
Covid-19: Taskforce appeals for the return of live music
The Culture, Arts and Heritage Taskforce says delays are putting arts venues at risk.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:29:04 GMT
Covid-19 lockdown left NI young people in limbo, says research
Research suggests not seeing friends and not being in school were lockdown's most difficult aspects.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:31:23 GMT
Brexit: NI Protocol is lawful, High Court rules
Unionist politicians, including Arlene Foster and Lord Trimble, challenged the protocol in a judicial review.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:59:35 GMT
Brexit: EU postpones ban on British meat sales in NI
The proposed ban on items like fresh sausages was a consequence of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:08:03 GMT
Covid-19: Young urged to get jabbed as cases spike
The Department of Health recorded 375 new cases of the virus in the past 24 hours.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:24:04 GMT
Irish Methodist Church will not permit same-sex marriages
The Methodist Church in Ireland will continue to only permit marriages between a man and a woman.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:10:42 GMT
Twelfth of July: 100 local parades planned
The smaller parades will be held instead of 18 larger demonstrations to mark the Twelfth of July.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 11:04:14 GMT
Muckamore Abbey Hospital: Inquiry to be overseen by barrister Tom Kark
Tom Kark QC played a key role in the 2010 inquiry into avoidable deaths at Stafford Hospital.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:50:43 GMT
Katie Simpson murder accused Jonathan Cresswell granted bail
Jonathan Cresswell is accused of killing 21-year-old Katie Simpson in County Londonderry.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:55:42 GMT
Covid-19: NI records 375 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours
The latest figures show 375 people tested positive, a rise of almost 100 on Tuesday's total.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 18:08:54 GMT
Covid-19: Walk-in vaccine clinics to launch across NI
No booking will be required at the pop-up units, after the first one opened in Belfast on Sunday.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:08:32 GMT
Covid-19: Further easing could be agreed on Thursday, says Michelle O'Neill
Michelle O'Neill tells MLAs decisions on youth services and live music will be considered.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 14:02:01 GMT
Covid-19: More than two million vaccines administered in NI
It comes on the day walk-in vaccinations are made available for over-18s in Northern Ireland.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:20:35 GMT
Q&A: What are NI's Covid rules on weddings?
All you need to know about what's allowed at ceremonies and receptions in Northern Ireland.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:43:05 GMT
Covid-19: Walk-in vaccinations to begin in NI from Sunday
Doors will be open at the SSE Arena from 08:30 to 18:00 BST on Sunday for first doses of the Pfizer jab.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:37:10 GMT
Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: The Artful Dodger who became DUP leader
People close to Sir Jeffrey Donaldson say he is a great debater and born communicator.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:10:21 GMT
Mourne Mountains: NIFRS records more than 1,000 wildfires since 2016
NI Fire and Rescue Service believes more than 90% of the recorded fires were started deliberately.

Thu, 01 Jul 2021 05:42:01 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 20:18:38 GMT
Brendan Adam's daughter Angeline says hearing his voice 'priceless'
Angeline Adams has been listening to tapes of her father who died two days before she was born.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:33:12 GMT
Bridget Coll: Catholic nun was lesbian, militant and a history maker
Bridget Coll from Donegal was a nun, a lesbian and an anti-torture activist in Pinochet's Chile.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 06:13:51 GMT
NI 100: How NI devolution changed the face of the UK
The first devolved parliament in Belfast has had a lasting impact on modern devolution.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 06:11:01 GMT
Tynan groats: Antique coins found in woods donated to Armagh Robinson Library
The silver groats, which date back almost 600 years to the reign of Henry VI, were found near Tynan.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:31:19 GMT
'NI and GB have been severed by the Protocol'
'NI Protocol has broken the union of the United Kingdom"

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:06:23 GMT
Most wildfires in Mournes 'started deliberately'
There have been more than 1,000 wildfires in the Mourne Mountains over the last five years.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 23:07:44 GMT
What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?
The EU is to formally agree to postpone trade changes part of the Northern Ireland Protocol, but what is it?

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 18:52:37 GMT
"I was struggling mentally and heard about the Crisis Cafe"
A Newry cafe is taking a proactive approach to help young people with mental health problems.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 15:40:47 GMT
Scarlet Duddy: Missing Derry child found 'safe and well'
The police thanked the public for their help after an appeal to help locate Scarlet Duddy.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:25:04 GMT
Lu Na McKinney: Stephen McKinney 'couldn't comprehend' arrest over murder
Stephen McKinney, from Castletown Square, denies murdering is wife Lu Na McKinney in 2017.

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 10:22:25 GMT
Londonderry Peace Bridge: Ten years of city's 'structural handshake'
Since it opened in 2011 the Peace Bridge has become one of the city's most treasured landmarks.

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 15:31:43 GMT
Kathleen Thompson inquest: Ex-soldier recalled to give evidence
Kathleen Thompson was shot dead in the garden of her Creggan home during an Army raid in November 1971.

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 18:41:50 GMT
Covid-19: Irish indoor hospitality delay 'the right decision'
Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin says the government received stark Covid-19 warnings.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 16:05:44 GMT
Covid-19: Republic of Ireland to use indoor hospitality vaccine pass
The Irish government is to delay the return of some indoor activities scheduled for 5 July.

Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:29:51 GMT
Narrow Water Bridge: Project receives €3m from Irish government
The Irish government money will progress the cross-border link between Warrenpoint and Omeath.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:51:29 GMT
Covid-19: Irish Cabinet to meet earlier than expected over restrictions
The taoiseach says the cabinet will meet in the coming days to discuss planned easing on 5 July.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 06:16:02 GMT
Tokyo Olympic Games: Team Ireland will be '100% ready'
Organising Ireland's biggest Olympic team during a pandemic is "complex", says Olympic chief.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:10:44 GMT
NI 100: King's royal seal of approval to new NI Parliament
King George V's visit to Belfast in 1921 was seen by some as Northern Ireland's public birthday.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:17:20 GMT
NI 100: How the newspapers reported the King's visit in 1921
The columns were filled with reports of enthusiastic crowds amid a tense atmosphere.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:57:50 GMT
NI 100: Gerry Adams and Lord Empey look ahead
Two veterans of the political landscape, Gerry Adams and Lord Empey, offer their views to BBC News NI.

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:31:44 GMT
NI 100: The unionists left behind in the new Irish state
After the partition, how did unionists left behind in the new Irish state adapt to the new regime?

Tue, 22 Jun 2021 06:37:37 GMT
NI 100: Former workhouse a symbol of NI's massive change
A stone building on the Belfast City Hospital site was once a workhouse, housing thousands in the 1920s.



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