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Police sealed off the street in Eglinton as forensic experts move in to examine a bomb left under a car - Police said the a bomb left under a serving police officer's car near Londonderry was a

Northern Ireland

Police officer disturbed man 'putting bomb under husband's car'

A court was told how "gut instinct" woke an off-duty Londonderry policewoman.

Queen’s Road traffic congestion last week

Northern Ireland

Belfast Harbour relief road delayed

A relief road due to open in Belfast's Titanic Quarter has been delayed.

The Pope is due to spend two days visiting Dublin and the Knock shrine in the West of Ireland this weekend (Tim Rooke/PA)

Republic of Ireland

Pope’s child abuse intervention 'too little too late'

A campaigner from Northern Ireland said the intervention was "too little too late".

Paint on a first-floor window of Sinn Fein offices at Connolly House (David Young/PA)

Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein Belfast HQ ‘could have been destroyed’

A Sinn Fein MP has said the party's Belfast HQ could have been destroyed by arson.

Rev Harold Good calls for DUP and Sinn Fein leaders to 'come together' to restore power-sharing

Methodist minister and peacemaker Rev Harold Good has called on the leadership of the DUP and Sinn Fein to “come together” and restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland following the 20th anniversary of the Omagh bombing.

Northern Ireland

Bryson makes complaint to Ombudsman following arrest

The loyalist blogger confirmed that he filed a complaint with the Ombudsman.

Placards on the controversial bonfire in the bogside

Northern Ireland

Man charged with throwing petrol bomb in Londonderry

A 25-year-old man has been charged with throwing a petrol bomb in Londonderry.

Coleraine Grammar School media studies exams went missing. (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Education

Exam papers for entire NI school's class lost in post

A mother has spoken after her daughter's A-Level Media Studies examination was lost.

Carter on his travels, pictured with grandmother Marie

Health

Father says autistic son was poorly treated at NI airport

Father of boy with severe autism has hit out at the way his son was allegedly treated.

The group Derry Girls Against Borders, who have called on those involved in the Brexit negotiations to listen to the fears and anxieties of those living in border communities (Handout/PA)

Derry Girls group launches campaign against hard border

Political leaders have not truly considered the “day-to-day impact” a hard border would have on people across the island of Ireland, a new group has claimed.

Northern Ireland

Stranded couple get engaged on Mourne Mountains

A couple became stranded on Slieve Lamagan and had to be rescued.

Shiva Devine from Belleek and Conall McAleer from Pettigo died in the crash.

Northern Ireland

Tributes paid to friends killed in horrific Bundoran crash

Tributes have been paid to two friends from Co Fermanagh killed in a road crash.

The McDonald's at Connswater Retail Park in Belfast / Credit: Google Maps

Northern Ireland

Man launched attack at McDonald's in east Belfast

The man thought he was "dispensing relationship advice".

Volunteers at the scene of the rescue. Pic: Mourne Mountain Rescue Team.

Northern Ireland

NI youth 'hit by jumping sheep' sparking mountain rescue

The Mourne Mountain Rescue team was called to help.

56th International Arts Festival bringing eclectic fusion performances to Belfast

There will be world class theatre, dance, visual art, music, film, literature and talks across a range of venues in Belfast.

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Northern Ireland play Israel on September 11.

Northern Ireland's Israel game will kick off, IFA responds to Sinn Fein calls for fixture to be cancelled

The IFA has said Northern Ireland's friendly against Israel will go ahead, despite a call for the association to cancel the fixture.

36-foot sleeping giant called Finn making his way across Carlingford Lough

Warrenpoint welcomes 36-giant Finn scupture

A 36-foot sleeping giant has made it way across Carlingford Lough.

Northern Ireland has worst level of access to fast broadband in the UK

Northern Ireland has the lowest coverage level of faster broadband in the United Kingdom.

Register for childcare scheme now or miss out

Parents are being urged to register for the Childcare Voucher Scheme.

Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Latest delays

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Pamela Ballantine is pictured with Ross Thompson of Thompson’s Teas enjoying Afternoon Tea in the Observatory.

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The revelations have prompted a Housing Executive review of allocation process.

Threats for houses scam exposed: Terror bosses on fake death threat given new homes

Terror bosses are issuing themselves with bogus threats to secure new social homes, a Sunday Life investigation has revealed.

Northern Ireland

Threats for Northern Ireland houses scam exposed:...

Terror bosses are issuing themselves with bogus threats to secure new social homes, a Sunday...

Carl Frampton wearing the jacket before entering the ring at Windsor P ark(Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Carl Frampton appeals for return of ring jacket...

Carl Frampton has said the ring jacket he wore on the night of his fight with Luke Jackson at...

Interim relief road to deal with traffic chaos in...

A relief road due to open in Belfast's Titanic Quarter to help alleviate traffic gridlock has been...

Methodist minister and peacemaker Rev Harold Good...

Methodist minister and peacemaker Rev Harold Good has called on the leadership of the...

Sport

The great Jimmy McIlroy, a star with Burnley and Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland World Cup hero and Burnley's greatest ever player Jimmy McIlroy passes away aged 86

One of Northern Ireland's World Cup heroes from 1958 has passed away.

Jordan Stewart looks to be on his way out of Linfield.

Jordan Stewart placed on the transfer list by...

Jordan Stewart has been made available to other clubs by Linfield manager David Healy.

Kyle Lafferty medical 'lined up' at Rangers as clubs...

Rangers have a medical 'lined up' for Kyle Lafferty as they continue to try and reach an...

Jimmy McIlroy (right) is interviewed by Jackie Fullerton as he was inducted into the NI Hall of Fame by the NI Football Writers' Association back in 2012.

A Q&A with Burnley and Northern Ireland legend Jimmy...

Q. How did you end up at Burnley? A. I was playing for Glentoran. Billy Bingham and I,...

Windsor roar: Carl Frampton’s joy after stopping Luke Jackson at Windsor Park on Saturday night

Carl Frampton heading for mega TV cash bonanza for...

Carl Frampton is heading for one of the biggest pay-days of his career when he challenges IBF...

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Business

Expansion plans axed by almost half of smaller firms over Brexit

Almost half of small and medium size businesses in Northern Ireland have postponed or cancelled investment plans due to Brexit, a new report has suggested.

Female entrepreneurs to compete for...

Innovate UK, part of UK Research and Innovation, is searching for female innovators to take...

High-end Indian food comes to Moira with local twist

A London restaurateur has taken over Moira-based eatery Masala Hut to create seven new jobs.

New boss: Mike Ashley bought House of Fraser

House of Fraser web shoppers in limbo as £500m debts...

The new owners of House of Fraser have no "plans in the diary" to reinstate the chain's online...

The FTSE has been on a rollercoaster ride (Gareth Fuller/PA)

FTSE 100 ekes out gains after rollercoaster...

The FTSE 100 eked out gains on Friday but still ended the week lower after a rollercoaster...

UK

HMP Birmingham is being taken over by the MoJ for at least six months (Joe Giddens/PA)

Government takes over ‘appalling’ HMP Birmingham

Staff at one of Britain’s largest prisons were found asleep or locked in offices during an inspection that uncovered “appalling” squalor and violence, a...