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A draft Brexit withdrawal agreement has been reached.

Watch: Brexit deal text agreed, Irish border solution found, Cabinet to meet to consider next steps

Watch: May faces Brexiteer fury as Cabinet prepares to consider deal

Theresa May will need to win the support of her Cabinet (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Cabinet to meet on Wednesday to consider draft Brexit deal

Watch: Cabinet to consider Brexit deal in special meeting

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal planting an oak tree with Patrick Cregg, Director of the Woodland Trust. Picture: Michael Cooper

Northern Ireland

Princess Anne makes WW1 anniversary visit to Derry wood

A Centenary Wood in located in Co Londonderry's Faughan Valley.

Belfast Magistrates' Court (stock picture)

Northern Ireland

Man defrauded dementia-suffering mum to buy booze

Man who defrauded his own mother to buy alcohol has avoided jail.

Food, Drink and Hospitality

Chef Niall McKenna closes Belfast Titanic outlet

Restaurateur has closed his Cast and Crew restaurant in Belfast.

There has been 115 assaults on staff and passengers in 2018. (stock photo)

Northern Ireland

115 assaults against Translink staff and passengers

The staff and passengers were assaulted in the first eight months of this year.

Breaking Woman finds sister murdered in Northern Ireland home

Police have opened a murder investigation after a woman was found dead in her home.

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 12th November 2018 - Photo by William Cherry/Presseye
Players from Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland in joint hospital visit Northern Ireland's Steven Davis and Jonny Evans with Republic of Ireland's Shane Duffy and David Meyler visited 13-year old Freya Fitzpatrick at Ireland's largest paediatric hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, to encourage young people who have cancer and to highlight the work of medical and caring staff who help to fight the disease.

International

NI and ROI stars come together for hospital visit

Some of NI and the ROI's stars took time out to visit patients.

News

Belfast Zoo celebrates a first with flamingo chicks

Zoo keeper Geraldine Murphy has had her hands full in recent weeks.

In a video circulating on social media, the officer can be seen picking up something from the ground.

Northern Ireland

Did you see PSNI man drop bullets in street?

Police Ombudsman's office has appealed for witnesses to come forward.

Republic of Ireland

School book criticised after omitting key Troubles events

One of the bloodiest atrocities omitted from newly published school book in Republic.

A general view of Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool (Peter Byrne/PA)

Northern Ireland cannot recruit a pathologist - infant post-mortems moving to England

Post-mortem examinations of infants in Northern Ireland are to be moved to Liverpool, the Health and Social Care Board has announced.

Brexit

DUP to back Labour's vote on Brexit legal advice

Motion which could force the Government to publish legal advice on Brexit.

Serious workplace accidents are on the rise.

Northern Ireland

Serious injuries in workplaces up 27% in past year

Serious injuries in Northern Ireland's workplaces have risen by 27% over the past year.

Northern Ireland

New Look shuts up shop at Belfast's Forestside

New Look has closed its store in Belfast's Forestside Shopping Centre.

Northern Ireland

Alleged paedophile hunter to contest intimidation charge

Man is to contest charges of attempting to intimidate investigative journalist.

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Negotiations are continuing on how to avoid a hard border (Niall Carson/PA)

NI rejects hard border - and 62% say united Ireland more likely after Brexit

Six in 10 people here and eight out of 10 in the Irish Republic believe that the UK should not proceed with Brexit if it means a hard border in Ireland, according to a cross-border survey.

NI traffic: Latest travel updates

Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.

Listen: Pilots report UFO sightings in Irish airspace

A number of planes reported sightings of an Unidentified Flying Object.

A man has been arrested in connection with a paramilitary style attack.

Man arrested in connection with ANP west Belfast paramilitary-style attack

A 48-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a paramilitary style attack in west Belfast.

10 things to do in Northern Ireland this week

Here's our pick of the top events happening this week across Northern Ireland.

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Irish Senator’s Mark Daly of Fianna Fail (left), Independent Frances Black (2nd from left), Frank Feighan of Fine Geal (3rd from right), with members of the families of those killed during the Ballymurphy massacre stand with images of those killed, outside Laganside Courts in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

Concerns that British soldiers could be boycotting Ballymurphy inquest

A barrister representing some of the Ballymurphy families has said there is “widespread and deep” concern that British soldiers are boycotting the inquest.

Johnny McDaid and girlfriend Courteney Cox

Music and Gigs

Courteney Cox and me: McDaid on four year engagement

Johnny McDaid admits that his 'heart has never left home'.

Sunday Life

Exclusive Greysteel killer's son fears he will be executed by dissidents

The son of Greysteel killer Stephen Irwin has been told to leave the country.

Northern Ireland

Colum Eastwood said any agreement must include a backstop (Nick Ansell/PA)

Northern Ireland leaders give cautious welcome to...

Political leaders in Northern Ireland have given a cautious welcome to a deal being agreed in...

The comments were made following reports on Tuesday afternoon of a breakthrough in the talks between EU and UK negotiators (Niall Carson/PA)

Irish Government calls reports of Brexit...

The Irish Government has dismissed reports of a breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations as...

Irish politicians met with members of the victims’ families outside Laganside Courts (Liam McBurney/PA)

Coroner expresses concern British soldiers could...

A coroner has warned the court has the power to issue subpoenas to witnesses who...

Pat Quinn (left) holds an image of his brother, Frank Quinn, with his arm around Geraldine McGrattan, who holds an image of her uncle Father Hugh McMullan (Liam McBurney/PA)

Ballymurphy families describe impact of massacre

A number of the families of 10 people who were shot dead in Ballymurphy have spoken about the...

Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland stars come together for hospital visit

Ahead of Thursday night's friendly in Dublin, some of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland's stars took time out to visit some patients at Ireland's largest paediatric hospital.

Hard at it: Jonny Evans is looking forward to the clash with the Republic, while Bobby Burns has been called up to the team

If it wasn't for Keane, I wouldn't be the player I am,...

Jonny Evans will always be grateful to a Manchester United legend who helped launch his career...

Belfast Giants netminder Tyler Beskorowany...

After backstopping the Belfast Giants to a massive four-point weekend over two conference rivals,...

Rory McIlroy is putting his Ryder Cup future at risk

Rory McIlroy admits he doesn't know whether he will...

Rory McIlroy has shocked the golfing world by revealing he's unsure whether he'll maintain his...

Cliftonville's Joe Gormley pictured after scoring his team's second goal during the game at Solitude in Belfast. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Cliftonville defeat Newry City to go fourth in...

Cliftonville moved up to fourth in the Danske Bank Premiership after a 3-1 win over...

Grant receives double recognition from leading consumer body Which?

Reinforcing its position as Northern Ireland’s award-winning manufacturer of heating technologies, Grant recently received a coveted Which? Best Buy for its low NOx and Blueflame Vortex condensing oil boilers including the Vortex Pro Utility, Vortex Pro...

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Business

The Wellwood Street site in Belfast where an apartment block is planned

Luxury apartments to buy or rent in £40m scheme in Belfast

A new £40m luxury apartment project with the potential to create 250 construction jobs could be on the way for close to Sandy Row in Belfast.

Dozens of jobs gone at Northern Ireland window and door...

Up to 50 jobs have already gone at Co Antrim window and door frame manufacturer the...

New Look shuts up shop at Belfast's Forestside

Clothing chain New Look has closed its store in Belfast's Forestside Shopping Centre with the...

Minka Boyd said North Coast Ventures Limited listened to the community

Plans for £65m hotel on north coast pulled as couple...

The couple behind a £65m hotel on the north coast have withdrawn their planning...

The proposal for the new Doagh Road Business Park includes a storage and distribution centre, along with three light industrial units. (stock photo)

Proposed £17m Northern Ireland business park...

A bid to construct a new £17m business park in Newtownabbey with the potential to...

UK

Constitutional Relations Secretary Mike Russell said it was ‘completely unacceptable’ the devolved administrations had not seen the draft Brexit deal (Nick Ansell/PA)

Scottish ministers not being shown draft Brexit deal branded ‘unacceptable’

Scotland’s Brexit Secretary Mike Russell has hit out at the UK Government after a...

World

Crystal City, in Arlington, Virginia (AP)

Amazon says second HQ to be split between New York and Virginia

Amazon has said it will split its much-anticipated second headquarters...

Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said progress had been made on joint frameworks (Victoria Jones/PA)

Mike Russell demands ‘immediate repeal’ of part of UK Brexit legislation

Mike Russell has demanded part of the UK’s Brexit legislation...

South-western parts of the country are particularly vulnerable (Jane Barlow/PA)

Homes and businesses at risk of flooding in parts of Scotland

Homes and business could be hit by flooding in parts of...

Madeleine was three when she went missing (PA)

Madeleine McCann detectives granted further £150,000

A further £150,000 has been granted for detectives hunting for missing Madeleine McCann.

Journalists stage a protest in Milan (AP)

Italian journalists protest against insults from governing party

Italian journalists have protested across the country...

Mr Trump points at CNN’s Jim Acosta, as a White House aide takes the microphone from him (AP)

CNN sues Trump amid row over reporter Jim Acosta

American broadcaster CNN is suing the Trump administration, demanding the return of...

An explosion as an Israeli airstrike has hit Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV station (AP)

Rocket barrages from Gaza prompt further Israeli air strikes

Gaza militants have fired dozens of rockets at southern...

Republic of Ireland

Mary Lou McDonald said said ‘not one red cent’ of state money should be spent defending Martin Callinan (Niall Carson/PA)

McDonald hits out over state funding of Callinan legal fees

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on the Government to ensure that taxpayers do not end up footing the legal costs of a former Garda commissioner...

Opinion

Gail Walker: Pop Goes show could have got it so wrong, but its take on past hits...

Two years ago, when the series was first launched, I had reservations about the...

Ruth Coppinger holds up a pair of thong underpants in parliament. (Oireachtas)

Irish politician holds up thong in parliament in protest

A politician has held up a pair of thong underpants in the Irish parliament...

Mr McQuinn pointed to the number of financial workers that could relocate to Dublin if London’s banking sector was hit (PA)

Economists warn of Brexit’s impact on Irish housing market

Brexit is set to widen the housing costs gap between Dublin and rural...

New school history book derided for inaccuracies and 'airbrushing' past

A new history textbook for schools has come...

Jo Johnson was the latest Tory minister to resign over Brexit

Chris Moncrieff: Can the Tory party ever recover from damage sustained over...

The Conservative Party has never in its history...

As the Prime Minister attempts to finalise a deal, a survey conducted for BBC NI and RTE shows that a majority in Northern Ireland remains concerned about what a divorce from the EU would mean for them

Editor's Viewpoint: Brexit poll results are food for thought

More than two years after the UK voted to leave the EU, the terms of Brexit are...

Stephen Farry: May made a mistake framing backstop in constitutional terms

Yesterday I joined with the other Northern...

Entertainment

Courteney Cox and me: Snow Patrol's Johnny McDaid on their 4 year engagement

Johnny McDaid hasn't forgotten his roots. He's currently touring America with Snow Patrol and has worked with some of the world's most famous names in music, but the Londonderry man admits that no matter where in the world he goes, his "heart has never left home".