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G8 summit: Homeowners charging £12k a week for house in Fermanagh
Savvy landlords and homeowners in Fermanagh are gearing up to make the most of the G8 summit by renting out properties for more than £1,700 each day.
Obama to meet Northern Ireland's First Ministers as St Patrick’s Day festivities go on
Northern Ireland’s political leaders are meeting US President Barack Obama today as part of the St Patrick’s festivities.
Scant evidence to show that Stormont politicians are worth money we fork out
However you cut it, rises of between 11% and 16% for Stormont politicians are going to raise hackles as we flounder in the depth of a recession.
Cameron beware - the stalking Tory tigress Theresa May prowls in the long grass
Theresa May, they say, is "on manoeuvres". The Westminster rumour mill is abuzz with the possibility that the Conservative Party might choose a woman leader for the second time in history. That is not something you will hear from May herself, but anyone who followed Prime Minister's Questions will have heard from Ed Miliband, who taunted David Cameron by saying he was looking forward to facing Mrs May across the Despatch Box after the next election. That is when, in Miliband's scenario, he will be Prime Minister and she will be Leader of the Opposition.
A pay rise of 11%, and most Stormont MLAs will take it
Assembly Members intending to take up a whopping 11% pay rise have been justifying their decision to take the cash.
Corporation Tax 'will be put on long finger again' ...and Scottish referendum is blamed
The long-awaited decision devolving Corporation Tax powers to Northern Ireland looks like being long-fingered again, Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has warned.
Abortion Hitler comparison Unionist Jonathan Bell branded ‘insulting and offensive’
A Northern Ireland minister who compared abortion levels to the Holocaust has come under severe attack from pro-choice campaigners and politicians.
Unionist parties held secret merger talks, reveals former MP David Burnside
David Burnside, now a businessman and still a party member, has claimed that talks held last year were halted after UUP Assembly Member David McNarry revealed details of parallel contacts in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph that January.
Alliance may not be at top table if Assembly is cut down to size
Reducing the Assembly to 70 Members would force the Alliance Party off the Executive, experts have warned.
Bid to ban private abortion clinics in Northern Ireland flounders in sea of recrimination
An attempt to outlaw private clinics like Marie Stopes dealing with abortions has been defeated in the Assembly in a long day of heated debate and recrimination.
Sinn Fein is dubbed 'Judas' for blocking abortion amendment
Sinn Fein has clashed with anti-abortion campaigners after the party moved to block plans to stop abortions being carried out in a private clinic.
Sinn Fein broke the rules banning canvassing at schools, DUP claims
Sinn Fein has again been accused of politicising education after claims it breached Department of Education rules on canvassing in the run-up to last week's Mid Ulster by-election.
Lutton 'humbled' by strong poll result
Unionists hailed their Mid Ulster unity experiment as a success and said it augurs well for the future.
Sinn Fein's Francie Molloy wins Mid Ulster by-election
Sinn Fein's Francie Molloy has won the Mid Ulster by-election to fill the vacant seat at Westminster.
Stormont Executive should be calling for order, not talking of a legal breakdown
Peter Robinson must resist the temptation to lock horns with the police and courts; it doesn't fit his position as First Minister. He should leave the rhetoric to those further down the ladder.
PSNI chief Baggott bites back as Peter Robinson queries police impartiality
The SDLP's Conall McDevitt has stated that Mr Robinson had no right "directing" policing in Northern Ireland, after the First Minister criticised how the PSNI has dealt with illegal demonstrations.
Mid Ulster election unionist Lutton will not shake Sinn Fein man Molloy's hand even if he wins
Unionists unity candidate Nigel Lutton has insisted he will not shake hands with Sinn Fein's Francie Molloy – regardless of who wins tomorrow's battle to represent Mid Ulster.
PUP Union flag protest letters were forged, says Sinn Fein
The PUP has been accused of creating a production line of fraudulent complaints against Belfast City Council over its handling of the Union flag issue.
The face of defiance as Alliance 'comes through the fire'
An Alliance Party councillor forced from her home after being threatened over the Union flag row has defended her party's stance as it received unanimous backing from party members.
Alliance Party activists remain resolute on designated days flag policy
Alliance Party activists are overwhelmingly united in support of its policy on designated flying days for the Union flag in Belfast, a poll has found.
Radio One's Big Weekend
Three-day festival underway in Derry
Belfast Telegraph Runher 2013
Hundreds of women take part in 10k race
Review: The Hangover Part III
Comedy with big following means blockbuster
Cannes femmes: Shayk and Ambrosio on red carpet
Good guy Zach Galifianakis
Hangover star takes 87-year-old to premiere
FHM's sexiest women - Kunis knocks Tulisa off her perch
Latest News
IMF chief named key witness in case new
International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has said a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial pay-off to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France's finance minister.
Belfast Telegraph Runher 2013
Hundreds of women from across Northern Ireland have put on their running shoes for charity as part of the Belfast Telegraph's Runher 10k race.
Man arrested after drugs seized new
Gardai have seized 1.7 million euro worth of drugs from a house in Dublin.
Latest Sport
Clark fitness doubt for England new
Calum Clark is a doubt for England's tour of Uruguay and Argentina after an ankle injury ruled him out of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final.
England target top-two ranking new
Stuart Lancaster has been formally set the challenge of leading England into the 2015 Rugby World Cup as one of the two top-ranked nations on the planet.
Players accepting Mourinho return new
Chelsea's players appear to have grown used to the likelihood of Jose Mourinho returning return to the club.
Latest Showbiz
Robbie and Dizzee at Big Weekend
Robbie Williams joined rapper Dizzee Rascal for a cameo rendition of Losing My Mind at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Jaden Smith: I can ask dad anything
Jaden Smith has described his famous dad Will Smith as a "walking dictionary" and says he can ask him anything.
Fresh Prince stars reunite at show
Will Smith was reunited with two of his Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air co-stars as his eldest son Trey made his DJing debut in London.
