A baby has died at the Royal's Maternity Neonatal Unit in Belfast after an outbreak of MRSA.

Baby dies after outbreak of MRSA at Northern Ireland hospital

A baby has died after an outbreak of MRSA at the neo-natal unit of the Royal Jubilee Maternity hospital in Belfast.

People inside West Kirk Presbyterian Church in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland

Church service remembers victims of Shankill bomb

Hundreds of people have come together for a church service.

Firefighters battle a blaze at Flame restaurant on Howard Street in Belfast on October 23rd 2018 (Photo by Caoimhe McKeown / Scott Media)

Northern Ireland

Fire breaks out at 'Flame' restaurant in Belfast

A fire has broken out at Flame restaurant in Belfast city centre.

10. Masala - 19-21 Castle Street, Strabane

Food and Drink

Revealed: Northern Ireland's top 10 Indian restaurants

Top rated Indian restaurants in Northern Ireland based on TripAdvisor reviews.

Nicky Byrne speaks at the press conference at the SSE Arena (Liam McBurney/PA)

Music and Gigs

Westlife announce third tour date for Belfast due to fan demand

A reformed Westlife have announced they will be playing an additional date in Belfast.

Irish presidential candidate Peter Casey (Brian Lawless/PA)

Derry businessman accuses Michael D Higgins of lying over use of government jet

Irish presidential candidate Peter Casey has accused incumbent President Michael D Higgins of lying about his use of the Government’s private jet.

Scrabo Road in Newtownards / Credit: Google Maps

Northern Ireland

Men with baseball bats attempt to stop cars

Two men with baseball bats allegedly assaulted a man and attempted to stop cars.

The Government has so far resisted pressure to step in to legislate for reform (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Northern Ireland

MPs vote in favour of axing NI abortion law

MPs have voted in favour of scraping Northern Ireland's abortion laws.

Podcasts

Podcast: Bowe, Ludik discuss Zebo, Lowry and Rugby Rising

Ulster Rugby Round Up has finally nailed it - two Ulster players on the podcast.

Northern Ireland

Coleraine Rugby Club fined £5k over female ref abuse

A rugby club has been fined £5,000 over the abuse of a female referee.

Northern Ireland will be here after McDonald leaves politics, say DUP's Stalford

The DUP's Christopher Stalford has hit back at Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald after she called Northern Ireland a "wee statelet".

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Men with chain and knife try to hijack car in Belfast

Police are investigating reports of an attempted hijacking in north Belfast.

Pulling strings: Alexandre Lacazette hails Mesut Ozil

Watch: Arsenal score goal of the season contender

A sublime display from captain Mesut Ozil inspired Arsenal to 3-1 victory.

Handout photo of (left to right) Larry Mullen Jr, The Edge, Bono and Adam Clayton on stage during the U2 concert at Turin's Pala Alpitour Arena as the band kicks off their European leg of their Innocence and Experience tour.

11 things happening in Northern Ireland this week: October 22-28 - from U2 to Hogwarts Halloween Cruise

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

Pictured with Mark O’Neill (Right), owner of the Roof Window Specialists, is Enda Daly (Left), Team Leader with Workspace Enterprises in Draperstown who provided Mark with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn his business idea into a reality.

Roof window specialist saw ‘window’ of opportunity to run his own business

It only takes one bright idea or clever insight to come up with a brilliant business.

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DUP's Hamilton was 'raging' when RHI plan to buy out claimants was leaked to media

THE DUP's Simon Hamilton has told the Renewable Heat Incentive inquiry "his heart sank" when officials presented him with "shoddy" plans to cut spending.

The failure to deliver the letter is being probed by Royal Mail

Northern Ireland

Controversial Irish language letter 'had incorrect address'

Undelivered letter in Irish was incorrectly addressed.

The boy had been walking home with a friend when he was set upon.

Northern Ireland

Belfast boy (14) beaten with knuckledusters and hammer

A 14-year-old boy was left covered in his own blood after a savage attack.

The remnants of the former H Block Maze prison at Long Kesh near Lisburn (Niall Carson/PA)

Northern Ireland

Adoption chiefs’ could ignore paramilitary convictions

Paramilitary convictions will not be taken into account by adoption authorities.

Robert Holmes has been missing since last Wednesday

Northern Ireland

Fresh appeal to help trace Belfast man Robert Holmes

Police have issued a fresh appeal for help to find missing Belfast man Robert Holmes.

A Netflix lovers guide to Belfast International Arts Festival

Similar to a well known streaming platform Netflix, you can, more often than not, spend hours shifting through the brochure of the 2018 Belfast International Arts Festival programme without getting anywhere.

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Mail van weaves in and out of funeral cortege - ‘ total disrespect’

Grieving family claimed one of their drivers weaved in and out of a funeral cortege.

Northern Ireland

Legal battle fails to block apartments along Faughan

Campaigner has lost a legal challenge to building of fishing tourism facility.

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

Northern Ireland

Police say 'we are human' after officer drops bullets

Officer captured on video dropping his gun's magazine and bullets.

Northern Ireland

Labour MPs bid to force Government to act on...

Two Labour MPs will attempt to force the Government to act to reform abortion and marriage laws in...

Fire breaks out at 'Flame' restaurant in Belfast

A fire has broken out at Flame restaurant in Belfast city centre.

Westlife announce third tour date for Belfast due to...

A reformed Westlife have announced they will be playing an additional date in Belfast next...

Men with baseball bats attempt to stop cars in...

Two men with baseball bats allegedly assaulted a man and attempted to stop cars in...

Sport

Andy Waterworth missed a penalty but went on to win a tight Big Two derby for Linfield.

Live County Antrim Shield results: Waterworth wins Big Two derby for Linfield while Crusaders edge seven-goal thriller

Andy Waterworth sealed a dramatic Big Two derby win for Linfield while Crusaders also went through to the County Antrim Shield semi-finals after the most exciting of North Belfast derby victories.

Gavin Whyte has made a flying start to his Oxford United career.

Watch: Gavin Whyte smashes in spectacular...

It's little wonder Karl Robinson was so irate about losing Gavin Whyte to international...

Mark Patton delivered two assists, won a penalty and scored for Dungannon Swifts.

Mid Ulster Cup results: Patton shines to help...

Half of the semi-final places have been decided in the Euro Electrix Mid Ulster Cup.

Ulster Rugby Round Up podcast S2E11: Tommy Bowe and...

The Ulster Rugby Round Up has finally nailed it - not one, but two Ulster players on the...

Simon Zebo (right) celebrates with Racing 92 team-mate Teddy Thomas in their win over Ulster

Ulster Rugby: Tommy Bowe and Luis Ludik speak on Simon...

Ulster stars of past and present have played down the controversy surrounding Simon...

‘Harry Ferguson of potatoes’ celebrated through new bank notes

Ulster Bank £10 note design to feature John Clarke’s Ulster Glade

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Business

CEO linked to Ulster Rugby role steps down after deal

A former Irish international linked to the top post at Ulster Rugby has stepped down from his current role as chief executive of wind energy firm Simple Power after its sale, Business Telegraph understands.

Bombardier reveals no-deal prep as PM claims deal is...

Aerospace giant Bombardier, which employs around 4,000 people in Northern Ireland, has said...

Grainne McVeigh from Invest NI and Peter Keeling from Diaceutics

Medical research firm to create 20 new jobs at its...

An investment of £2m at the Belfast-based data hub of medical research firm Diaceutics is set...

House building boom leads to jobs drive by brickmaker

A house building boom is behind significant investment and staff increases at a Tyrone brick casting firm.

Georgina O’Leary in Allstate’s Derry base

‘Encouraging girls into IT is incredibly difficult and I...

Mother knows best goes the well worn expression, but in Georgina O’Leary’s case it’s certainly...

UK

The raid at the remote site was highly-planned and lasted for less than three minutes (David Cheskin/PA)

Two to be sentenced over Gleneagles raid

Two men are to be sentenced of their role in a “terrifying” £500,000 armed robbery at the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel.

World

US presenter Megyn Kelly apologises over blackface comments

A US news presenter has apologised for a segment on her show that questioned...

What the papers say – October 24

The latest lines on the fallout from the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

The Duchess of Sussex has made her first speech of the royal tour (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Meghan hails importance of education for women in first speech of royal tour

The Duchess of Sussex said the education of women and...

All you need to know about the Tory 1922 Committee

Theresa May will face her Tory critics at a meeting of the Conservative 1922...

Trump calls Saudi operation ‘worst cover-up ever’

US President Donald Trump has criticised the Saudi operation that killed journalist Jamal...

Nicki Minaj, left, and Tracy Chapman (AP)

Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement

Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued for allegedly sampling a...

About three billion Yahoo accounts were hit by hackers (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

Yahoo agrees to pay 50m dollars for massive security breach

Yahoo has agreed to pay 50 million US dollars (£38.4...

Republic of Ireland

Presidential candidates clash during televised debate over use of Government jet

Irish presidential candidate Peter Casey has accused incumbent President Michael D...

Opinion

Gail Walker: My memories of Shankill bomb are of a sunny day, but for those left...

Whenever someone mentions the Shankill bomb, my first...

U2’s Bono performs in front of a giant flag (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Brexit more than just a gold star falling off a blue flag, Bono tells London gig

Bono has declared Europe’s love for the UK...

Sinn Fein criticised over refusal to commemorate Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald...

Shane Filan high fives a fan as he walks with band member, Kian Egan and Markus Feehily of Westlife at the SSE Arena, Belfast, ahead of the press conference for tickets going on sale for their reunion tour

Westlife enjoys ‘spectacular’ fan reaction as they launch reunion tour

Westlife have thanked fans in Belfast for...

John Bercow does not seem to be popular in the House of Commons

Why it's high time that we heard the last of the Speaker, John Bercow

John Bercow must have the hide of a rhinoceros.

The memorial march in Belfast to mark the 25th anniversary of the atrocity in which nine innocent people were killed by an IRA bomb

Editor's viewpoint: 25 years on, the pain and memory of vile Shankill bomb atrocity...

The 25th anniversary of the Shankill Road...

Belfast Telegraph letters to the Editor.

Letter of the day: Correspondent's criticism of the General Assembly's...

I refer to Alf McCreary's persistent criticism of the...

Entertainment

Category B 2nd prize- Sumatran tiger by Edward Clarke

In Pictures: Belfast Zoo's photographic competition winners 2018

The winners of Belfast Zoo’s annual photographic competition have now been announced.

Bodyguard finale most-watched TV drama since records began – BBC (Sophie Mutevelian/World Productions/BBC)

Bodyguard smashes record for most-watched TV...

The finale of Bodyguard has become the most-watched episode of any drama since...

Love Island’s Georgia Steel tries her hand at driving a tank (Joe Giddens/PA)

What have you got to lose? – Love Island star urges...

Love Island star Georgia Steel has encouraged aspiring soldiers to join the Army, saying...

6 things happening in Co Down this Halloween

Half-term is fast approaching, which means the countdown to Halloween has officially begun.

Undated handout file photo issued by ITV of the Rovers Return Inn on the set of the soap Coronation Street. Regulator Ofcom has found a fall in the popularity of soaps is driving an overall decline in mass audience TV figures.

Coronation Street named best soap as show dominates...

Coronation Street has dominated the winners’ list at the Inside Soap awards.

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Nightlife

People out for Bot Wednesdays. 17th October 2018. Picture by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: The Bot, Wednesday, October 17 [Photos]

Nightlife

People out at Limelight for Scratch Mondays Belfast's. Monday 15 October 2018. Credit: Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Scratch Mondays at Limelight, Belfast - Monday, October 15 2018 [Photos]

Nightlife

People out for LUSH! Classical @ The SSE Arena, Belfast. Saturday 13 October 2018. Credit: Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Saturday at Lush! Classical, at the SSE Arena [Photos]

We won't celebrate moment unionists secured 'their wee statelet,' says McDonald of NI centenary

News

In Pictures: Belfast Zoo's photographic competition winners 2018

Northern Ireland

Royal Mail van weaves in and out of NI funeral cortege - ‘It’s total disrespect’

Northern Ireland