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Alan McDowell has launched a crusade to battle the stigma surrounding mental health.

Northern Ireland

Campaigner launches mental health crusade to battle stigma

A Northern Ireland man has launched a year-long campaign.

Video News

Video: Haunting time-lapse across Belfast after the snow

Views across Belfast from Hannahstown and Divis Mountain in the snow.

Loyalist prisoner Michael Stone. (PA Archive)

Northern Ireland

Stone wins to take freedom bid to Supreme Court

Notorious loyalist killer secures a legal route to the UK's highest court.

Santander Bank signage above a branch, London

Northern Ireland

Santander to close three branches in Northern Ireland

Santander is to close three of its branches in Northern Ireland.

The crowd at the Wolfe Tones concert at Feile an phobail

Concerns over £200k council funding plan for Feile festival

Concerns have been raised around a plan to award a large chunk of additional council funding to the west Belfast Feile an Phobail.

Northern Ireland

Man accused of indecent behaviour in Belfast McDonald's

A man appeared in court today charged with indecent behaviour.

Undated handout photo courtesy of Exploris Aquarium, of a critically ill rare turtle that is being cared for at a Co Down seal sanctuary.

Northern Ireland

Rare lost turtle washed up on Irish coast beginning to recover

A rare turtle rescued from the coast of Co Donegal is showing signs of recovery.

Northern Ireland

John Knocker murder suspect remanded in custody

A man suspected of the 1998 murder of John Knocker has been remanded.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn listens during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. Pic PA wire

Northern Ireland

Corbyn sat down with IRA but won't meet me on Brexit: May

May asked Labour leader why he met the IRA without pre-conditions.

Paisley named on guest list 15 days before 'last minute' first class charity trip to New York

Ian Paisley's claim that he flew first class to an event in New York at a charity's expense because he was invited "at the last minute" has been disputed after a guest list mentioning his presence two weeks beforehand emerged.

Funeral of Wayne Boylan in Warrenpoint on Wednesday morning. Photo: Pacemaker.

Northern Ireland

Funeral takes place of gun attack victim Wayne Boylan

Wayne Boylan was killed in a gun attacked in Warrenpoint, Co Down, on Friday.

An artist’s impression of the hotel proposed for Newtownabbey

Food, Drink and Hospitality

Northern Ireland 100-bed hotel could create up to 500 jobs

A new multi-million pound development plan for Newtownabbey.

News

Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with city mural

Mural to be painted in city centre to celebrate the return of the hit comedy series.

The air ambulance taking off from its base. [Stock pic]

Northern Ireland

Teen knocked out after slipping on ice in Northern Ireland town

The air ambulance was tasked to the scene after a 16-year-old boy slipped on ice.

Brexit Analysis

Mark Dobson: 'No deal' Brexit holds real fears for dialysis patients

'No deal' Brexit could impact 29,000 people who are on dialysis right across the country.

Ed Curran: Dublin must move on the backstop to fend off a no-deal disaster

Alban Maginness: Short-sighted DUP tactics on Brexit will only weaken the unionist cause in the long run

Groundhog Day as Plan B is just a rehash of Plan A

John Simpson: Brexit solution is as far off as ever after deal rejected

Why anti-Brexit MPs are guilty of greatest act of treachery in our history

Downing Street rejects claim PM wants to change Good Friday Agreement

Brexit: Leaving without deal a disaster, says UFU

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Not only the DUP that is sectarian, Mr Clarke... it's all of Northern Ireland politics

We’re all off to sunny Spain – Northern Ireland’s top 10 Spanish holiday destinations...

The Belfast Telegraph has teamed up with Turespaña ahead of the Holiday World Show on January 18-20 to find out what Northern Ireland’s most popular Spanish holiday destination is.

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A border crossing between Co Fermanagh in Northern Ireland and Co Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland (Naill Carson/PA Wire)

Irish citizens in Northern Ireland ‘could become second-class citizens’ after Brexit

People in Northern Ireland who identify as Irish could become “second-class citizens” post-Brexit, human rights groups have claimed.

Live Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M2 delays due to broken down vehicled

Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.

Dan Show is in Belfast next week and is no stranger to Northern Ireland having been here previously investigating Second World War sites

Belfast-bound Dan Snow on a mission to make history cool

Snow heading to Northern Ireland as part of mission to make history cool again.

Friends and family carry the coffin of Ian Patterson

Accident victim Ian Patterson was ‘devoted and loving father’

Hundreds of mourners walked through snow to pay their final respects.

Euromillions winners...Frances Connolly, 52, and Patrick Connolly, 54, from Moira scooped a £115 million EuroMillions jackpot in the New Year's Day lottery draw. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Exclusive Northern Ireland rich list: The 30 wealthiest people revealed

Euromillions jackpot winners Frances and Patrick Connolly are the new entries in the Northern Ireland top 30 Rich List.

Helen McBurney from Ballymena has fulfilled her life’s ambition of setting up her own beauty business thanks to help from the Go For It Programme at Ballymena Business Centre in association with Mid & East Antrim Borough Council.
Pictured with Helen (left) is Melanie Christie Boyle, Chief Executive of Ballymena Business Centre who provided Helen with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn her business idea into a reality. The project is part funded by Invest Northern Ireland and the European Regional Development Fund under the Investment for Growth & Jobs Northern Ireland (2014-2020) Programme.

Mums the word for new Ballymena beauty company

A Co Antrim mum-of-two has fulfilled her life’s ambition of setting up her own beauty business thanks to help from the Go For It Programme at Ballymena Business Centre in association with Mid & East Antrim Borough Council.

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Peter Sheridan, chief executive of Co-Operation Ireland (Co-operation Ireland/PA)

Co-operation Ireland: How will peace process cash be distributed after no-deal?

One of Northern Ireland’s leading peace-building charities has queried how the Government will distribute funding if it leaves Europe with no deal.

Northern Ireland

Scene outside Court House in Derry after the bomb explosion

Police in Derry locate 'firearm' in searches...

Police in Londonderry have located a suspected firearm during follow up searches related...

A mock wall will be built across the Irish border by protesters angered at the prospect of a hard Brexit (Niall Carson/PA)

Mock wall for Irish border in theatrical protest

A mock wall will be built across part of the Irish border by protesters angered at the prospect of a...

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier (Niall Carson/PA)

No-deal Brexit can only be stopped by MPs backing...

A no-deal Brexit can only be stopped if MPs come together around “a positive majority for...

Concerns over £200k council funding plan for Feile festival

Concerns have been raised around a plan to award a large chunk of additional council funding to...

Sport

Iain Henderson suffered a fresh injury in action for Ulster last weekend.

Iain Henderson could miss entire Six Nations campaign as Joe Schmidt issues Ireland injury update

Ulster lock Iain Henderson could be set to miss the entire Six Nations campaign.

Paddy McCourt celebrates Finn Harps' promotion back to the top flight after the final match on his playing career.

Let the lads play: Paddy McCourt determined to...

If there's a man to tease the exciting flair from the next generation of footballers, surely...

I'm so scared: Emiliano Sala's chilling audio...

Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala sent an audio message on WhatsApp to friends and relatives...

Northern Ireland's Ryan McLaughlin in action against Panama last year.

Northern Ireland international completes...

Northern Ireland full-back Ryan McLaughlin has completed a move to Rochdale after the League...

Two Premiership bosses enter Cliftonville frame...

Institute's Paddy McLaughlin and Warrenpoint Town's Stephen McDonnell have emerged as...

There’s much more to Spain than sunbathing and shopping! Here’s what you need to know...

Spain is NI’s favourite holiday destination, but most of us have barely scratched the surface of what this cultural and passionate European country has to offer.

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Business

New Northern Ireland 100-bed hotel could create up to 500 jobs

A new multi-million pound development plan for Newtownabbey, which could create up to 500 jobs, has received the green light despite teething issues.

Belfast Telegraph business editor Margaret Canning chats to Jet2’s Terry Snow inside the fuselage of the air carrier’s latest Boeing NG 800-737 aircraft

Jet2 chief executive says air carrier will consider...

The head of Jet2.com, one of the biggest airlines operating out of Northern Ireland,...

Antrim-born pilot Stephen Gates (right) with Terry Snow from Jet2

Sense of pride and excitement has never left me,...

Jet2.com's newest Boeing plane was flown from America's Pacific Northwest to the airline's Leeds...

Major deals topped £2bn after record year for...

MAJOR business deals in Northern Ireland hit a record £2.2bn in 2018, a new report has shown.

Disney Magic will berth in Belfast for first time this year

Belfast set for record 285,000 cruise tourists

The number of tourists arriving in Belfast on cruise ships is expected to increase by...

UK

The Duke of Cambridge, pictured during a visit to the headquarters of London’s Air Ambulance, has spoken about his mental health issues during a Davos event. Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror

William says work colleagues helped stop slide towards mental health problems

The Duke of Cambridge has said the support of his air ambulance colleagues helped...

World

The New Shepard capsule and booster lifts off from Blue Origin’s site in west Texas (Blue Origin via AP)

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin shoots Nasa experiments into space on test flight

Jeff Bezos’s rocket company Blue Origin has launched Nasa experiments into space...

Unions have called for a law to be introduced to halt forced evictions during winter (Andrew Milligan/PA)

NUS Scotland backs ‘winter break’ on forced evictions

Proposals to introduce a “winter break” on forced evictions have been supported by...

Police Community Support Officer Holly Burke, 28, who died in a crash after a car being followed by police failed to stop during a 15-minute chase (West Midlands Police/PA)

Motorist killed by car being followed by police in chase was PCSO

A motorist who died in a crash after a car being followed...

Mock wall for Irish border in theatrical protest

A mock wall will be built across part of the Irish border by protesters...

The 9M729 land-based cruise missile is displayed near its launcher, right, in Kubinka outside Moscow (Pavel Golovkin/AP)

Russia shows off new missile

The Russian military has rolled out its new missile and spelled out its specifications, seeking to dispel the US claim that the...

Bono arrives for a panel session during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Bono says ‘amoral’ capitalism needs taming

U2 frontman Bono, who has been a prominent campaigner on development...

Model Zuo Ye apologised for her appearance in the campaign. (Ng Han Guan/AP)

Chinese model in ‘racist’ Dolce & Gabbana ads apologises

The Chinese model in widely derided advertisements...

Republic of Ireland

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told the Dail that some women who underwent free smear tests since the cervical cancer scandal emerged have been informed that the tests will have to be repeated (Tom Honan/PA Wire)

Smear tests offered in bid to relieve anxiety need to be repeated

The Taoiseach has said a number of smear tests conducted to allay fears over the...

Opinion

The DUP’s Nigel Dodds and Arlene Foster outside No 10 Downing Street last week

Alban Maginness: Short-sighted DUP tactics on Brexit will only weaken the unionist cause...

Last week was a great one for the DUP. Media-wise it played a blinder in the...

Position of department head ‘not sustainable’, says Sinn Fein leader

Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald...

Fianna Fail TD Niall Collins (Niall Carson/PA)

SDLP partnership fully backed by Fianna Fail parliamentary party

Fianna Fail’s parliamentary party “fully...

Martin Howe QC said the backstop would constrain the UK’s negotiating powers in trade talks with the EU after Brexit (Parliament/PA).

Border backstop ‘would constrain UK negotiating position’

The Irish border backstop would constrain the...

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (left) and Tanaiste Simon Coveney have refused to accept any changes to the withdrawal agreement

Ed Curran: Dublin must move on the backstop to fend off a no-deal disaster

I do not want a border between Letterkenny and...

Mark Dobson: 'No deal' Brexit holds real fears for dialysis patients

As we start to see the frost forming on our cars...

The healthcare of the population, particularly its most vulnerable members, should be the number one priority of any administration that considers itself civilised (stock photo)

Editor's Viewpoint: Child health report should shame MLAs

If the current generation of adults can pass on anything positive to our children,...

Entertainment

Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with Derry city mural

A mural of the Derry Girls cast is to be painted in Derry city centre to celebrate the return of the hit comedy series.

Kit Harington shot to fame on Game Of Thrones (Chris J Ratclife/PA)

Kit Harington: I will never distance myself from...

Kit Harington has said he will never try to distance himself from the role that made him famous on...

Love Island star Malin Andersson’s baby daughter...

Former Love Island contestant Malin Andersson’s one-month-old baby has died, the star has...

Azealia Banks (Photo by Cassandra Hannagan/Getty Images)

Changed tune: Azealia Banks dedicates...

Azealia Banks dedicated her Dublin gig to "beautiful Irish women" on Tuesday - a day after...

Ariana Grande announces the release date for...

Ariana Grande has announced the release date for her upcoming album Thank U, Next.

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Nightlife

21 Jan 2019 People out at the Limelight for Scratch Mondays. Picture by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Scratch Mondays at Limelight - Monday, January 21 [Photos]

Nightlife

16 Jan 2019 People out for Bot Wednesdays. Picture by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Bot Wednesdays at the Botanic Inn - January 16, 2019 [Photos]

Nightlife

14 Jan 2019 People out at the Limelight for Scratch Mondays. Picture: Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Scratch Mondays at Limelight - January 14, 2019 [Photos]

DUP MP Paisley named on guest list 15 days before 'last minute' first class charity trip to New York

News

Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with Derry city mural

Food and Drink

5. Mandarin City - 273-275 Upper Newtownards Road, Ballyhackamore, Belfast

NI's best Chinese restaurants

Brexit

No-deal Brexit could cost Northern Ireland £5bn

Sunday Life

Coronation Street star wins case against NI Opera for holiday pay

Features

Difficult journey: from left, Rob Humphreys with his children Carter, Reuben, Alfie and Jacob and his wife Danielle

NI dad who fathered two sons after testicular cancer battle

Northern Ireland

£3,600 a day bill to keep the lights on at Stormont

Northern Ireland

A rainbow flag is held aloft as the Pride in London parade makes its way through the streets of central, London.

NI has lowest percentage of LGB people within UK

Northern Ireland

Parachute Regiment flags fly from lampposts in Newbuildings

Flying Parachute Regiment flags 'a hate crime'

Northern Ireland

'Despite White trying to prevent his mother speaking, Judge Magill demanded to know the facts of the previous matter' (stock photo)

Driving ban doubled after mum talks to judge

Republic of Ireland

Aviva Insurance investigated the claims made by the family.

British family suspected of 40 staged crash injury claims in RoI

Brexit

Translink's flagship Enterprise rail service

Passport checks on all cross-border trains in Ireland may be introduced

Viral

Subtitle error sees Gove rule out Batman as PM

Northern Ireland

Derry woman removed from awards list for 'not being from Ireland'

House and Home

Watch: Video tour of spectacular Portrush home

Archive

Armagh rail disaster that left 89 dead to be remembered in musical drama

Northern Ireland

Live Northern Ireland traffic alerts: Delays and disruption

Archive

Northern Ireland Troubles gallery - conflict and bloodshed

Opinion

Opinion: Topical and political cartoons from Belfast Telegraph

Video News

Video: Haunting time-lapse across Belfast after the snow

Views across Belfast from Hannahstown and Divis Mountain in the snow.

Life

Life

Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc, who has died

Remarkable life of Belfast poet Padraic Fiacc who cast unflinching and fair eye on the Troubles

Home comforts: Joyce with miniature schnauzer Murphy in the living room of her home

The NI woman who swapped executive career to open luxury guesthouse

There are many things that strike a person about...

Review: Beech Hill Country House - a retreat to remember

It was a rural treat to remember.

In with the new: The DS 7 Crossback is a stylish alternative for SUV drivers

Drivers are probably getting used to higher-end versions of...

Features

Mark Dobson: 'No deal' Brexit holds real fears for dialysis patients - 29,000 affected

Viral

Viral

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah appears to delete social media accounts new

French footballer rebukes Twitter critic over Emiliano Sala tributes

A French footballer has passionately defended the...

Robots are delivering pizza and doughnuts to students at an American university

Robots are being put to good use at a university in America...

Two eurasian otters (Vronja_Photon/Getty Images)

Watch as river otters play with snow at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago

Many animals are known for thriving in cold weather,...

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(Wareham Department of Natural Resources/bhofack2/Getty)

Tourists asked to stop feeding peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to seals

Cars

Sunday Life

Police in Derry locate 'firearm' in searches following bomb attack

Campaigner launches mental health crusade to battle stigma

Video: Haunting time-lapse across Belfast after the snow

Stone wins to take freedom bid to Supreme Court

Santander to close three branches in Northern Ireland

Concerns over £200k council funding plan for Feile festival

Man accused of indecent behaviour in Belfast McDonald's

Rare lost turtle washed up on Irish coast beginning to recover

John Knocker murder suspect remanded in custody

Corbyn sat down with IRA but won't meet me on Brexit: May

Paisley named on guest list 15 days before 'last minute' first class charity trip to New York

Funeral takes place of gun attack victim Wayne Boylan

Northern Ireland 100-bed hotel could create up to 500 jobs

Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with city mural

Teen knocked out after slipping on ice in Northern Ireland town

Brexit Analysis

Mark Dobson: 'No deal' Brexit holds real fears for dialysis patients

Ed Curran: Dublin must move on the backstop to fend off a no-deal disaster

Alban Maginness: Short-sighted DUP tactics on Brexit will only weaken the unionist cause in the long run

Groundhog Day as Plan B is just a rehash of Plan A

John Simpson: Brexit solution is as far off as ever after deal rejected

Why anti-Brexit MPs are guilty of greatest act of treachery in our history

Downing Street rejects claim PM wants to change Good Friday Agreement

Brexit: Leaving without deal a disaster, says UFU

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Not only the DUP that is sectarian, Mr Clarke... it's all of Northern Ireland politics

We’re all off to sunny Spain – Northern Ireland’s top 10 Spanish holiday destinations...

Irish citizens in Northern Ireland ‘could become second-class citizens’ after Brexit

Live Northern Ireland traffic alerts: M2 delays due to broken down vehicled

Belfast-bound Dan Snow on a mission to make history cool

Accident victim Ian Patterson was ‘devoted and loving father’

Exclusive Northern Ireland rich list: The 30 wealthiest people revealed

Mums the word for new Ballymena beauty company

Co-operation Ireland: How will peace process cash be distributed after no-deal?

Police in Derry locate 'firearm' in searches...

Mock wall for Irish border in theatrical protest

No-deal Brexit can only be stopped by MPs backing...

Concerns over £200k council funding plan for Feile festival

Iain Henderson could miss entire Six Nations campaign as Joe Schmidt issues Ireland injury update

Let the lads play: Paddy McCourt determined to...

I'm so scared: Emiliano Sala's chilling audio...

Northern Ireland international completes...

Two Premiership bosses enter Cliftonville frame...

There’s much more to Spain than sunbathing and shopping! Here’s what you need to know...

New Northern Ireland 100-bed hotel could create up to 500 jobs

Jet2 chief executive says air carrier will consider...

Sense of pride and excitement has never left me,...

Major deals topped £2bn after record year for...

Belfast set for record 285,000 cruise tourists

William says work colleagues helped stop slide towards mental health problems

World

Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin shoots Nasa experiments into space on test flight

NUS Scotland backs ‘winter break’ on forced evictions

Motorist killed by car being followed by police in chase was PCSO

Mock wall for Irish border in theatrical protest

Russia shows off new missile

Bono says ‘amoral’ capitalism needs taming

Chinese model in ‘racist’ Dolce & Gabbana ads apologises

Smear tests offered in bid to relieve anxiety need to be repeated

Alban Maginness: Short-sighted DUP tactics on Brexit will only weaken the unionist cause...

Position of department head ‘not sustainable’, says Sinn Fein leader

SDLP partnership fully backed by Fianna Fail parliamentary party

Border backstop ‘would constrain UK negotiating position’

Ed Curran: Dublin must move on the backstop to fend off a no-deal disaster

Mark Dobson: 'No deal' Brexit holds real fears for dialysis patients

Editor's Viewpoint: Child health report should shame MLAs

Return of Derry Girls to be celebrated with Derry city mural

Kit Harington: I will never distance myself from...

Love Island star Malin Andersson’s baby daughter...

Changed tune: Azealia Banks dedicates...

Ariana Grande announces the release date for...

Kit Harington reveals 'grief' after filming the end of Game Of Thrones

NTA 2019 winners: Ant and Dec win again while Piers Morgan misses out

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield pick up NTA Award

Man attacks Liverpool hotel with digger

Video: Car bomb explodes outside Derry courthouse

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