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Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland Premium

Sinn Fein faces calls to foot bill after victims' pension delay ruling

It's after a successful court challenge taken by victims over the failure to implement a Troubles pension.

The NI Executive Office is acting unlawfully in delaying the introduction of a compensation scheme for injured Troubles victims, a judge has ruled. The ruling came in legal challenges by two victims - including Jennifer McNern, (centre) - to the continued impasse around introducing the scheme with an estimated cost of £100m

Northern Ireland Premium

Suzanne Breen Opinion A victory to savour, but how could Sinn Fein get it so wrong?

They lost legs, arms or their eyesight, but the victims who gathered outside Belfast High Court never lost heart.

Relief: Mark Kelly

Northern Ireland

Troubles survivors delighted by High Court victory, but say case shouldn't have been necessary

John Mullen with wife and mother Geraldine their children Tomas and Amelia

Republic of Ireland Premium

Priest tells of nightmare Donegal scene where father and children died

Sinn Fein's David Cullinane alongside Sinn Fein president Mary Lou McDonald (Niall Carson/PA Wire)

Eilis O'Hanlon Premium

Eilis O’Hanlon Opinion Sinn Fein shows no shame in demanding resignations after government golf row

NHS staff carry out coronavirus tests (Joe Giddens/PA)

Coronavirus

Coronavirus Northern Ireland updates: No new deaths and 20 cases of Covid-19 reported

Top Stories

Anti-terrorism police have searched the offices of the republican political party Saoradh in four locations in Northern Ireland (Niall Carson/PA)

Northern Ireland

Two men charged in New IRA probe

Two men have been charged with a number of offences under the Terrorism Act as part of an ongoing investigation into the activities of the New IRA.

The row emerged at Belfast City Council.

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein plans for dual language street signs in Belfast reach cul-de-sac in row with Alliance

Sinn Fein plans for dual language street signs in Belfast have reached a cul-de-sac amidst a bitter row with the Alliance party.

Amy Connor

Northern Ireland

Spanish police probe death of NI holidaymaker in Ibiza

Spanish police are probing the death of a Northern Ireland holidaymaker at an Ibiza hotel.

St Louise’s Comprehensive College on the Falls Road

Coronavirus

Staff member at west Belfast school tests positive for Covid-19

Headlines

PSNI is investigating an attack on a South Belfast home as a hate crime. A brick was thrown through a family\'s window in the early hours of August 17.

Northern Ireland

Attack on Belfast home of young Syrian refugee family treated as hate crime

Linfield FC manager David Healy is recovering following surgery

Northern Ireland

Clubs rally round to wish Linfield's boss Healy well after fall

Douglas on the Isle of Man

Coronavirus

Belfast woman jailed for bus journey during quarantine on Isle of Man visit

Republicans line the streets of west Belfast for the funeral of Bobby Storey. Picture: Colm O'Reilly

Coronavirus

Sinn Fein accused of double standards over TD's comments on Irish Government resignations

Justin Edwards. (NI Assembly/PA)

Education

Exam board chief apologises to Northern Ireland students for grades chaos

Schools in Northern Ireland are due to reopen next week (Tim Goode/PA)

Education

Rushing to reopen Northern Ireland schools will lead to 'next care home crisis', teaching union warns

Clear advice: Glyn Roberts

Coronavirus Premium

Shop defends not tackling its customers who failed to wear masks

Good news: Mia Brownnutt

Coronavirus Premium

NI mum's exams stress as partner suffered heart attack and had a Covid diagnosis

Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris (Andrew Harnik/AP)

World

Biden vows to unite US as he quotes late NI poet Heaney

US senator George Mitchell, who brokered the 1998 Belfast Agreement (PA)

World

Former US Senator and NI peace envoy George Mitchell begins leukaemia treatment

Aly Harte with her artwork for the Belfast Telegraph 150th celebrations

Belfast Telegraph at 150

Artist Aly captures timeless spirit of the Tele in new painting

Artist Aly Harte says she is proud of her latest work marking the 150th anniversary of the Belfast Telegraph.

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In Focus: Cororavirus

Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort in Co Antrim

Coronavirus Premium

Golf authorities give Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort the nod to host stars

The organisers of the Irish Open have backed the owners of a luxury Co Antrim hotel after two staff members tested positive for Covid-19 just weeks before some of the world's top golfers are due to stay.

Health Minister Robin Swann and Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride pictured at a press conference in Parliament Buildings, Stormont this afternoon.

News Analysis Premium

Lisa Smyth Opinion No sugar-coating it by minister as he denies overreaction or inconsistency

Health minister Robin Swann said the R-number in the region is currently 1.3 (Michael Cooper/PA)

Coronavirus

Rise in number of people who have died with coronavirus in Northern Ireland

Coronavirus

NI meat factory closes for mass testing after 35 staff hit by virus

Business

In the new 51,000 sq ft megastore are Buttercrane Centre manager Peter Murray with Jim Whyte, manager of Sports Direct

Northern Ireland

Sports Direct Newry launch defies gloom on high street

Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds with Hospitality Ulster chief executive Colin Neill and (right) Hospitality Ulster chairman Danny Coyles in Ballycastle yesterday

Northern Ireland

Tourism businesses 'face losing support before they can get back on their feet', says Shadow chancellor

Avoca’s cafe in Arthur Street, Belfast

Food, Drink and Hospitality

Avoca cafe and retail chain hints at layout change for Belfast reopening

Janice Gault

Food, Drink and Hospitality

Hotels fear 'bleak' year ahead despite signs of recovery in Northern Ireland

Opinion & Analysis

Health Minister Robin Swann at a press conference at Parliament Buildings Stormont

Fionola Meredith Premium

Fionola Meredith Opinion Turn off your tunnel vision, Mr Swann: there’s more to public health than Covid

I feel sorry for Robin Swann. Really, I do. Two months after he became health minister, we were hit by the chaos of Covid. How could a provincial politician, new to ministerial office, know best how to handle such an unexpected global crisis?

Why there's more to celebrating the centenary of NI than free healthcare and child allowance

John Wilson Foster

We must invest wisely in areas that truly need it

Anneliese Dodds

Suzanne Breen

SDLP has reason to celebrate 50th as party fortunes on the up after years of decline

Suzanne Breen

Editor's Viewpoint

We must show same spirit seen in March

Editor's Viewpoint

Sport

Lauren Wade celebrates her goal in the Champions League quarter-final.

Scottish

Watch: Northern Ireland's Lauren Wade scores world class screamer in Champions League quarter-final as Glasgow City beaten by Wolfsburg

Northern Ireland international Lauren Wade's world class screamer proved a fitting consolation for Glasgow City in their Champions League quarter-final defeat to Wolfsburg.

Jacob Stockdale

Ulster

Jacob Stockdale to wear number 15 jersey as Ulster resume PRO14 campaign against Connacht

Jacob Stockdale will be wearing the number 15 jersey when Ulster resume their PRO14 campaign against Connacht in the Aviva Stadium on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off).

Partly thanks to James McLaughlin's late winner for Coleraine, the Irish League is going up through the European rankings.

Irish League

Irish League on course for huge rise up UEFA coefficient ranking as European success continues

Goal-scorer supreme: Robbie McDaid celebrates firing Glentoran into the next round of the Europa League

Glentoran

Glentoran through to face Motherwell in Europa League thanks to Robbie McDaid winner

Honest approach: Jack McGrath has won Ulster boss Dan McFarland’s praise

Ulster

'I like those nasty fellas': How Jack McGrath has impressed Dan McFarland since arrival at Ulster

Brought in: Damian de Allende in Munster training

Rugby Premium

Neil Francis Opinion Why Munster's Springbok signings could do more harm to Irish rugby than good

Featured

In the firing line: Finn Lynch, left, with his brother Frank at the family home in Kesh, Co Fermanagh

Features Premium

How young carers are bearing the burden of lockdown in Northern Ireland

Dan's Bar in Belfast

Food, Drink and Hospitality Premium

'Establishments flouting Covid-19 restrictions are ruining it for everyone', says Belfast bar owner

The film set.

Film and TV

New pictures emerge of The Northman film set starring Nicole Kidman and Skarsgård brothers

A nurse takes a temperature check at the height of lockdown

Coronavirus Premium

Coronavirus: Can we avoid slipping back into another lockdown in Northern Ireland?

Sunday Life

Emma Weaver

Features Premium

Gallery Fermanagh mum's IVF nightmare: Emma Weaver channels pain of trying to conceive into brutally honest book

A WOMAN who went through years of IVF before finally conceiving has turned her experiences into a book.

Eimhear Fox

Co Armagh woman admits revenge porn

Julie Hamill

Premium

Vicious rapist who murdered Julie Hamill now a free man again ... evil Alastair Leighton's sentence nears end

Ian Campbell in the Philippines.

'I lost it all 10 years ago... but seeing these kids smile is the most wonderful thing': Belfast man Ian Campbell on how his work rehabilitated him

The fight broke out outside Musgrave police station.

Two men pictured fighting outside Belfast police HQ

Videos of the day

O’Neill to progress compensation scheme for Troubles victims after court ruling

Health Minister tightens restrictions to tackle community virus spread

Boy with stutter steals show in emotional speech praising Biden

Irish agriculture minister resigns after attending golf event

Barnier: UK-EU trade deal post-Brexit unlikely