Thursday 23 May 2013
Radical changes to traffic and parking arrangements meant thousands of visitors to the Balmoral Show experienced an almost pain-free journey to the new site after the first day of congestion.
Foreign trips by First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness over the last year have cost the public purse more than £350,000, raising questions over whether they were good value for money.
The Education Minister has announced the recruitment of 230 newly qualified teachers.
Londonderry should hand back its City of Culture accolade if it fails to restore the city’s historic train station to its former glory, a pressure group says.
The health minister has bowed to sustained pressure to meet relatives of dementia patients campaigning to retain the Slievemore Nursing unit in Londonderry.
Crunch talks involving the PSNI to prevent trouble over the marching season will cost around £26,000, it has been revealed.
A Lurgan man convicted of harassing six women has spoken of his “deep shame”, saying he is sorry for the hurt caused to his victims.
A company which makes trailers for the transport of motorsport vehicles is hoping to sell its products to global markets.
Last night's One City One Book turn was a solo gig from Glenn Patterson, after Lucy Caldwell was hauled off to London to pick up an award.
An organ recognised as one of the finest in Europe has been damaged during the massive restoration project of the Guildhall in Londonderry. While Derry City Council insists the damage is “minimal” the full extent has yet to be determined.
A Belfast man denied a fresh gun licence over allegations of associating with a proscribed organisation can challenge the prohibition, the High Court has ruled.
A judge yesterday described as horrifying and terrifying an attack by a 21-year-old man who repeatedly kicked and punched his then 16-year-old girlfriend in a house in the Waterside area of Londonderry last year.
A driver accused of killing a young woman after blacking out at the wheel has said she would never have driven if she did not feel it was safe to do so.
A man has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting a schoolgirl in Belfast.
A man in his 50s who was a patient in an ambulance that crashed in west Belfast has died.
A school of dolphins has been captured on camera by a Co Antrim couple out for a Sunday drive.
Detectives investigating the alleged rape of a teenage girl in the Laurel Glen area of Dunmurry have issued a description of a suspect and appealed for more information on the attack.
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after a gun attack on police in a west Belfast street packed with schoolchildren.
Overseas junkets for Government ministers cost Northern Ireland taxpayers more than £350,000 in the past year, official figures revealed today.
Overseas junkets for Government ministers cost Northern Ireland taxpayers more than £350,000 in the past year, official figures have revealed.
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A soldier was murdered by two suspected Islamists yesterday who attempted to behead and disembowel him as he left a barracks, in the first deadly attack in Britain since the 2005 London bombings.
A teenager had to be rescued by the fire service after falling down a chimney.
A mobile phone, a rubber duck and a £20 note have all ended up inside dogs' stomachs, according to a new survey.
Christian Wade was "shocked and humbled" to learn he had gone one better than Jonny Wilkinson by scooping a unique double at the Rugby Players' Association awards.
Former Manchester United and England defender Brian Greenhoff has died, aged 60.
Mike Tindall is relishing the chance to test his experience against Gloucester's youth when he lines up for the Barbarians against England on Sunday.
Apprentice reject Uzma Yakoob has said it was far more stressful being on the women's team than working with the men.
The Rolling Stones' return to Hyde Park will see them team up with former guitarist Mick Taylor, but there will be no reappearance of the white dress Mick Jagger wore at the original 1969 gig because he has lost it.
The Hangover III star Heather Graham says she will miss playing sexy stripper Jade because the excitement makes up for her "boring" real life.
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