Video: Man dies in Belfast flat fire
A 63-year-old man died after a blaze at a flat in south Belfast.
A 63-year-old man died after a blaze at a flat in south Belfast.
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Honda star Michael Dunlop will be looking to put the disappointment of Thursday night's Ballymoney Borough Council Supersport result behind him, when he takes to the grid for today's five-race programme at the Vauxhall International North West 200.
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Jeremy McWilliams created his own niche in North West history by winning the four-lap Vauxhall Supertwin 650cc race riding the Vauxhall Dealers KMR Kawasaki.
Alastair Seeley was on the crest of a wave as he guided his Gearlink Kawasaki to a superb win to begin the Vauxhall International North West 200 in style.
Alastair Seeley made it a sensational North West double yesterday evening by holding off Bruce Anstey in a last lap shoot out to win the Livewire AV superstock race by three-tenths of a second after six pulsating laps.
Wee Wizard Alastair Seeley scored a stunning double and Golden Oldie Jeremy McWilliams, 49 last month, spiked the young guns of the North West with an astonishing first road racing victory of a colourful career on a night of high drama.
Michael Dunlop continued to dominate the 2013 Vauxhall International North West 200 practice with fastest times in every category except the Supertwin class.
Ryan Farquhar relaxes, quite appropriately, in a director's chair in his makeshift North West 200 'garage', looking every inch the bold team manager ... cool, calm and collected.
A man arrested at the scene of a £200,000 cannabis factory claimed he was only there to carry out concreting work, the High Court heard today.
Two bookmakers have failed in High Court bids to block proposed major extensions to rival betting shops in Belfast city centre.
A film version of Dracula is to be made in Belfast.
Some A-level re-sits are to be scrapped under changes being introduced by the Education Minister John O'Dowd.
Some A-level resits are to be scrapped under changes being introduced by Northern Ireland Education Minister John O'Dowd.
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A woman allegedly woke to discover her ex-boyfriend by her bedside holding a knife, the High Court heard today.
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One person is believed to have died in a flat fire in south Belfast last night.
Almost 200 events are taking place across Northern Ireland over the next week to highlight efforts to build relationships and bridge division, it was revealed.
Flybe marks 30 years of operations in Northern Ireland on Monday by flying in dignitaries from five key destinations for a special visit.
Freemasons have paraded in the centre of Londonderry for the first time in almost 20 years.
Northern Ireland will remain vulnerable to sectarian violence so long as there is an absence of an agreed approach to community relations, it has been warned.
The PSNI is trying to identify a good Samaritan who rescued a schoolgirl following a violent assault and burglary in Belfast city centre.
The constituency office of SDLP East Londonderry MLA John Dallat has been attacked.
A hospital has closed its accident and emergency unit after treating several patients who had come into contact with an unknown substance.
The Saturdays star Rochelle Humes has become a mother for the first time.
A retired Church of England priest found guilty of a catalogue of historic sex attacks on young children at a Barnardo's home has been jailed for 10 years.
The offices of Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans were searched by police on Sunday in connection with an investigation into allegations of rape and sexual assault.
The former slaughterman accused of murdering schoolgirl April Jones told police that he "could have burnt the body", a court has been told.
Attempts to bring live fighting birds through a British airport in suitcases were "astonishing", Border Force has said.
One-eyed police killer Dale Cregan "bizarrely" pleaded not guilty to two murders despite admitting them "numerous times", a jury has been told.
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The Duke of Cambridge has called on the public to continue their support of injured British servicemen and women.
Hospitals are "dangerously close to full", Labour has warned after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6% since the coalition Government took office.
A second body has been discovered in the remains of a terraced house which was destroyed by a suspected gas blast.
James Bond's geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up at a car boot sale following years of mystery about its whereabouts.
This video captures the moment when the Monroe family from Ohio were welcomed home by a flash mob choir at Belfast City Airport. The surprise came as they arrived to enjoy Christmas in Northern Ireland, reunited with family for the first time in years. It was organised by the state tourist board, Discover Northern Ireland.
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A celebrity was looked up more than 80 times on the internal garda database, it has emerged.
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for using a mobile phone while driving.
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda.
A 24-year-old motorist has died after his car crashed into a traffic island.
Low-cost airline Ryanair has boosted annual profits by 13% but warned that the recession across much of Europe will dampen growth this year.
A report by the Quinn family into the loss of its Quinn Insurance empire has questioned the need for the “generous” redundancy payments made to staff, including the many hundreds in the family's support base of Cavan and Fermanagh who lost their jobs in 2010.
A string of car bombs and shootings have ripped through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodshed.
Two tourists died and 23 others were injured when two hot air balloons collided in mid-air during a sightseeing tour in Turkey, causing one to crash.
A woman running a private banking operation in China has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of defrauding investors.
A small Florida town is excitedly waiting to find out which of its citizens has won an enormous £388.6 million lottery.
The grief-stricken father of a five-year-old girl who drowned in a hotel pool in Egypt fought back tears as he spoke of how he was left to make the first attempts to resuscitate his daughter.
A wave of attacks has killed up to 80 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.
Graeme McDowell feels he is in the form of his life as he seeks some rare success at Wentworth this week and a second major title next month.
Norwich winger Anthony Pilkington has been withdrawn from the Ireland squad, the Football Association of Ireland has confirmed.
Accrington striker James Gray has committed his future to the club by agreeing a contract extension for a further 12 months.
British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland has ruled out making another offer to Jonny Wilkinson to join the forthcoming tour to Australia.
QPR manager Harry Redknapp admits he has a difficult task on his hands offloading unwanted players in order to bring in recruits more suited to the npower Championship.
David Moyes has tipped Phil Neville to have a successful career as a coach after the duo ended eras at Everton.
The sixth round of the F1 World Championship is due to get underway in Monaco, Monte Carlo on May 26. This interactive graphic shows an animated guide to the circuit with the gear and speeds around the track.
Frank Lampard has lauded the man-management credentials of former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho ahead of an expected second coming of the Special One this summer.
Former Wales centre Matthew J Watkins has revealed he has been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
It was meant to be a rekindling of the sport's greatest rivalry, but the meeting of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer yesterday in their first final for nearly two years was about as competitive as a race between a Ferrari and a Fiat 500. Nadal claimed his seventh Rome Masters title by beating Federer 6-1, 6-3 in just 68 minutes to complete a perfect preparation for the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
Arsène Wenger admitted Arsenal need to become major players in the transfer market after securing the final Champions League qualification place with victory at Newcastle.
Laurent Koscielny insists the Arsenal players knew exactly what was at stake if they had failed to beat Newcastle and missed out on another shot at the Champions League.
Fernando Torres will demand more of himself and Chelsea next season.
David Moyes will today begin work as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at Manchester United after bidding farewell to Everton with defeat at Chelsea.
Jose Mourinho's departure from Real Madrid will be announced this week, moving his return to Chelsea a step closer.
Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine has apologised to fans after the band postponed their UK dates.
Antonio Banderas could be starring in The 33, a film about the trapped Chilean miners.
Michael J Fox has taken to Twitter to defend his new TV show, insisting he isn't mocking Parkinson's disease, simply having a sense of humour about his condition.
Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder shared an awkward reunion in New York at a promotional event, just one week after the news broke of their split.
James Bond's geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale.
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I AM travelling alone by car to France on July 17. I priced the P&O Larne-Cairnryan route (£321 return), then I priced P&O's Dover-Calais route (£84 return).
I do not have a crystal ball to claim the foreign trips by Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness are a waste of taxpayers' money. Hopefully, they will encourage foreign investment here. I definitely don't need a crystal ball to see the millions of pounds of taxpayers' money spent each year on sectarian marches, parading and protests. That is money we badly need down the drain.
I WRITE out of concern for our mother and for all elderly and vulnerable residents of trust residential homes; also, very importantly, for the morale of the dedicated and experienced staff.
I can pay a premium for Fairtrade goods, giving workers a degree of improved welfare. But when I buy locally grown produce, it's deemed that I'll accept produce picked by migrant workers on below living wage. Is it time for Fairtrade logos on local produce?
A book called Dead Funny by Allen Foster features humourous epitaphs like this from Belfast:
IT would appear that the Alliance Party's Stewart Dickson MLA is unsure about the direction in which, he or his party, really wants to travel.
IN condemning Professor Stephen Hawking's support of an academic boycott of Israel, your correspondent (Write Back, May 16) provided a number of what he/she believes are proofs that apartheid does not exist there. He/she did not, however, provide information on laws which prove apartheid in Israel.
Overseas trips last year by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister cost the taxpayer more than £350,000.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. But uneasier still is the bottom that sits on a throne.
AN inch-and-a-half tall plastic toy has become one of the hottest tickets in town, fetching hundreds of pounds on eBay.
Nearly half of businesses in Northern Ireland and the Republic are contracting, fighting for survival or in the process of winding up, according to a new survey.
The high level of debtors over 90 days goes some way to explaining why cash flow is consistently ranked as a significant challenge that respondents are reporting as having an impact on their business.
A CO DOWN boatbuilder is celebrating new export success to the Republic of Ireland.
The Republic's jobs minister Richard Bruton has said that Ireland "makes no apology" for the low tax regime that encourages multi-national corporations like Google to locate their European headquarters there.
A well-known Belfast nightspot has gone on the market with a price tag of £300,000.