Tuesday 21 May 2013
Almost half of the Filipino community in Northern Ireland have been racially abused at work, a survey by the NI Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM) has revealed.
And a third claimed the racist slurs came from their bosses.
But because they depend on work permits, they will not register complaints, NICEM chairman Patrick Yu said.
A NICEM delegation is to discuss greater protection for Filipino immigrants with the all-party Assembly group on minorities next week.
A first edition of the first Harry Potter book, personally annotated by JK Rowling, has sold for £150,000 at auction.
Uriah Heep and Spiders From Mars bassist Trevor Bolder has died following a battle with cancer, his band said. He was 62.
Army bomb experts have carried out a controlled explosion on a grenade dating back to the early 20th century.
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
Bolder joined David Bowie's backing band in 1971, appearing on classic albums including Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. He went on to join Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.
La dolce vita has arrived in Cannes thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.
Dame Judi Dench described herself as being "very proud" to be the first patron of a new campaign to preserve the Bomber Command Memorial for generations to come.
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