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Tanaiste Simon Coveney warned there would be no Brexit deal without agreement over the Irish border (Niall Carson/PA)

No Brexit deal without Ireland border agreement, warns Coveney as Juncker arrives in Dublin

Jacob Rees-Mogg is chairman of the influential pro-Brexit European Research Group of Tories (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

May’s Brexit concession only restated existing rules, says Rees-Mogg

Theresa May’s flagship Brexit bill cleared its final parliamentary hurdle (PA)

Ministers to publish Brexit compromise deal

British manufacturing order books recovered in the three months to June, but economists have warned that the outlook remains clouded by Brexit and the threat of a global trade war

Brexit: Concerns despite UK manufacturing growth

World Cup

World Cup fans 2018 - the agony and the ecstasy [photos]

Football fans from around the world celebrate the greatest show on Earth

Belfast's Botanic Avenue railway bridge will have a new view soon

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Student flats to be built over Belfast railway line

More student accommodation is on the way for Belfast.

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DUP man not allowed to get British passport

A veteran DUP politician is still being denied a British passport.

House and Home

Video tour of 19th century beauty up on Cyprus Avenue

Beautiful sandstone semi detached gentleman's residence.

Damien McLaughlin walks free Belfast Crown Court with solicitor Peter Corrigan (left)

Trial collapses of man accused of David Black prison officer murder involvement

The trial of Damien Joseph McLaughlin and his alleged involvement in the dissident republican murder of prison officer David Black, has collapsed.

News

'Mad eejits' on Twitter relive Nadine Coyle's 'flour' accent

Twitter users reliving the moment Nadine Coyle pronounced the word 'flour'.

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Poundworld 'closing down' sales begins at NI stores

Beleaguered retailer Poundworld has 12 stores in Northern Ireland.

Charlotte Caldwell and her son Billy outside the Home Office (Yui Mok/PA)

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Caldwell defends role in firm selling legal cannabis products

Supporters of Charlotte Caldwell have defended her role.

Clare Smyth has been honoured at the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards

Food and Drink

Best female chef in world is from Northern Ireland

Chef Clare Smyth honoured at the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards.

Sophie Gradon has died aged 32 (Joel Anderson/ITV)

Love Island star Sophie Gradon dead

Love Island star Sophie Gradon has died at the age of 32, it has been confirmed.

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Northern Ireland to bask in sunshine as fine weather returns

Temperatures in Northern Ireland are set to soar as the weekend approaches.

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Inquiry into Belfast's Morning Star homeless shelter

Northern Ireland's charity watchdog has launched an inquiry.

The exhibition opens in Derry later this month.

Politics

Women's role in shaping NI celebrated at CultureFuse

A new project celebrates women who helped shape society.

Amanda Holden (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Fashion and Beauty

Belfast 'Amanda Holden's look is very classic'

Emma Deighan checks out the style in Victoria Square, Belfast.

Antrim Grammar School has released a statement on the video.

Northern Ireland schools deny link to 'teachers classroom sex video' on internet

Two schools in Northern Ireland have released statements denying an explicit video circulating on social media features any of its teachers, past or present.

Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Comber Road closed after collision

Follow our feed for the latest traffic updates from across Northern Ireland.

Timmy Trumpet on Belsonic - 'I wish the rest of the world partied as hard as Belfast'

Timmy Trumpet is getting ready to perform a huge outdoor set at Ormeau Park in Belfast on Thursday as part of this year's Belsonic.

Petrol bomb attack on unoccupied Newtownabbey home

Police investigating petrol bomb attack on unoccupied Newtownabbey home.

The Script will perform at Belsonic this week.

What's on in Northern Ireland, June 18-24 - from The Script to The Beach Boys

With Belsonic now in full swing there's plenty of gigs to enjoy this week, as well as a host of summer celebrations.

Jo Linehan, Jay Boland, Maser, and Kevin Powell.

Living the Danish way - meet the Irish people spending four days in Copenhagen

This summer Carlsberg will be running 'The Danish Experiment' and following the journey of four well-known Irish personalities as they embark on a trip to Copenhagen.

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Two of the horses abandoned in the Feeny area

Abandoned horses found dead and dying in Northern Ireland field

Animal welfare officers have launched an investigation.

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Women's role in shaping Northern Ireland...

A new project which celebrates women who helped shape Northern Ireland society is to open...

'Mad eejits' on Twitter relive Nadine...

Twitter users are reliving the moment Nadine Coyle pronounced the word 'flour' when she...

Q&A: Timmy Trumpet on selling out Belsonic - 'I...

Timmy Trumpet is getting ready to perform a huge outdoor set at Ormeau Park in...

Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar (left) with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, outside Government Buildings, during his visit to Dublin - Credit: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Brexit border backstop agreement can have no...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned any backstop agreement on the future of the...

Jacob Stockdale named in Ireland squad for Wallabies showdown in Sydney

The Ulster winger returns for the winner-takes-all final Test in Sydney on Saturday

Farrell is Plan B for Ulster as wait for McFarland goes...

The IRFU have a contingency plan in place for the head coach

Napoli’s Jorginho is expected to join Manchester City (PA)

Football rumours: Jorginho to City and Lucas Torreira to...

What the papers say

On the move: Gareth McAuley has left West Brom

McAuley tops Rangers list after West Brom split

The scramble for the NI defender will now intensify

Crowd pleaser: Russia’s Denis Cheryshev (centre) scores in the win over Egypt on Tuesday night in St Petersburg

Russia is starting to fall in love with their 'no-hopers'

The country have rallied around the surprise contenders

'Closing down' sales begin at Northern Ireland Poundworld stores

Beleaguered retailer Poundworld, which has 12 stores in Northern Ireland, has started a "closing down" sale and drafted in consultants at Hilco to kick-start stock clearances.

NI personal debt highest in UK: report

People in Northern Ireland owe an average of almost £4,000 in unsecured debt, according to a new report.

Sir Philip Green bought BHS for £1 before it fell into administration in 2016 with the loss of 11,000 jobs (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Sir Philip Green begins High Court battle with...

Sir Philip Green has launched a High Court bid to stop “criticisms” of him and his firm from...

The Bank of England has held rates at 0.5% (Yui Mok/PA)

Bank holds rates at 0.5% but shows mounting support...

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5%, but revealed growing support for a hike...

TSB chief executive Paul Pester has been under pressure over the incident (Nick Ansell/PA)

IBM report suggests TSB did not carry out enough...

A report has called into question whether TSB carried out enough testing before the failed IT...

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