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Storm Barra

Storm Barra has brought disruption to travel across Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

live Storm Barra: car flipped on roof and Belfast Christmas Market closed due to 'extreme weather'

Storm Barra ‘only halfway through’ with stronger winds on the way

Play Watch: Storm Barra live tracker map

live Northern Ireland traffic and travel alerts as Storm Barra sweeps in

Gallery Storm Barra named after BBC NI weather presenter

GUNNED DOWN: Lyra McKee

Northern Ireland

Lyra McKee murder: French TV production company in Paris searched and items seized

PSNI detectives investigating the murder of journalist Lyra McKee have searched the offices of a television production company in Paris.

Latest News

L-R Scott Nelson, Lidl, Damien Murray, Geda Construction, Chris Speers, Lidl and Neil Matthewman, Geda Construction

Northern Ireland

Lidl gets green light for three new NI stores

A further 1,658 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total of individuals who have tested positive since the pandemic began to 331,476.

Coronavirus

Coronavirus NI: Five further deaths and 1,658 cases

The bogus certificates

Northern Ireland Premium

exclusive Sale of fake vaccination cards 'beneath contempt': Man based in Republic claims fake certificate would be accepted in NI

Michael O’Neill

International

O’Neill: We were placed at a disadvantage by the anthem

Also in the news

Mr Boylan was shot in the head with a shotgun on January 18, 2019 after two men entered a property on the Lower Dromore Road area of Warrenpoint.

Northern Ireland

Wayne Boylan murder: Two men arrested after PSNI runs appeal for information on Crime NI programme

An Ulster Volunteer Force mural in support of the loyalist paramilitary group is seen on the wall of a property on the Lower Newtownards Road in east Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland

Call for formal process to disband paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland

Covid travel restrictions have led to a surge in demand for staycations. (Marston Park/PA)

Northern Ireland Premium

Staycation boom boosts profits for NI retail chain Ulster Stores

Magheramorne Estate. Photo: Kalie Reid

Northern Ireland

Magheramorne Estate: New Antrim coast luxury wedding and events venue officially launches

Headlines

Hydebank Women's prison

Northern Ireland Premium

Stormont paying £500k a year to keep 13 female remand prisoners locked up because of shortage of suitable bail addresses

Jason Lee Martin

Courts

Jury sworn in trial over the death of Ballymena man Jason Lee Martin

The vehicle where the Command Wire Initiated Improvised Explosive Device was located, parked in a driveway meters away from a neighbouring property.

Northern Ireland

Woman arrested in Derry under Terrorism Act after discovery of suspect device in parked car

City View Court, formerly known as Clifton Nursing Home. Credit: Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph

Northern Ireland Premium

Scandal-hit care home City View Court told to stop admitting residents amid safety fears

Muckamore Abbey Hospital in Northern Ireland. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA

Northern Ireland

Man arrested in connection to ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey hospital

Thankful: Kim Colhoun and her family

Northern Ireland

Medics carry out lifesaving surgeries on 47 patients after NI stroke services expanded to seven days a week

The wastewater treatment works at Whitehouse

Northern Ireland

Revealed: 7 million tonnes of raw sewage dumped into Northern Ireland seas and rivers every year

Final performance: Nika McGuigan (left) and Nora-Jane Noone in a scene from Wildfire. Credit: Aidan Monaghan

Film and TV Premium

Newry film-maker Cathy Brady dedicates best debut screenwriter award to the late Nika McGuigan

L to R: Jamie Dornan as "Pa", Ciaran Hinds as "Pop", Jude Hill as Buddy, and Judi Dench as "Granny" in Kenneth Branagh's Belfast. Rob Youngson/Focus Features

Film and TV Premium

Maureen Coleman Opinion Disappointment for Kenneth Branagh's Belfast but awards will be around the corner

Objecting to bail, Amanda Bostock, for the Crown, said the burglary offence involved six domestic break-ins “committed within an organised crime group”

Courts Premium

Armagh businessman wanted as part of Adrian Donohoe murder investigation refused bail in London

Haven: Dean Kelly at the Laurel Hill Men’s Shed

Health Premium

‘I’ve been in some very dark places over the years, but Men’s Shed has made a huge difference for me’

Coleraine man Dean Kelly (50) cannot imagine how he would have survived the pandemic without Men’s Sheds. He has taken on a leading role in his Laurel Hill group and hopes to spearhead its expansion so others can benefit from the activities and camaraderie on offer.

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Business

Ryan Crown (left) at Neighbourhood coffee in Belfast with business partner Oisin McEvoy. PIC: Stephen Hamilton

Northern Ireland Premium

Neighbourhood Cafe owners Oisin McAvoy and Ryan Crown: ‘It’s exciting for Belfast to make the shift... there is a real buzz’

The Hyundai Tucson was the top selling care here

Northern Ireland

New car sales in Northern Ireland drop by 14% in year

Winners: Maíra Rahme, Jonathan Willis, Carol McHugh, Rebecca Walsh, Rachel Orr and Stephen Shaw

Northern Ireland

Belfast firm Designers Big Motive wins gong for online safety work

Challenges: Finance Minister Conor Murphy

Northern Ireland Premium

John Simpson Opinion Scrutiny arrives for Stormont budget

Tesco said its offer was one of the highest awards made within its distribution business in the last 25 years. Photo: Tolga Akmen/AFP via Getty Images

Northern Ireland

NI Tesco stores face empty shelves ahead of Christmas as workers prepare to strike, says union

Colombian Emerald & Diamond Necklace Set in 18ct Yellow & White Gold. Estimated retail value is £310,000 - one of the items to be auctioned off by Wilsons Auctions this month

Northern Ireland

Luxury goods worth £4m to be auctioned off online in run-up to Christmas

Opinion & Analysis

Comments: Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill. Credit: Liam McBurney

Malachi O'Doherty Premium

Malachi O'Doherty Opinion It’s Sinn Fein who are in denial about republican violence

I was talking to an Orangeman the other day and asked him if he was sectarian or not and he said he wasn’t. He said, “You’re not supposed to say this, but some of my best friends are Catholics.”

Allison Morris

Don’t think the horror that befell little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes couldn’t happen in NI

Allison Morris

Mary Kenny

Language and the legacy of empire makes migrants put lives on the line in Channel

Mary Kenny

Sam McBride

Some politicians have used media as an ATM for secret, easy cash for years

Sam McBride

Everyone craves normality and all of us want to feel safe, but Stormont platitudes help no one

Gail Walker

Sport

Colin Coates. Pic: INPHO/Presseye/Brian Little

Cliftonville

Colin Coates: Cliftonville set for League Cup semi-final after Portadown’s eligibility appeal thrown out by Irish FA

Cliftonville will remain in this season’s Bet McLean League Cup after Portadown’s appeal over Colin Coates’ eligibility was thrown out by the Irish FA.

Northern Ireland players stand for the National Anthem ahead of their match with Italy last month

International Premium

Ian Woods Opinion Northern Ireland and Windsor Park have come a long way but now National Anthem is up for debate again

Northern Ireland’s centenary year has led to a re-examination of key events since Ireland was partitioned. But 2021 is also the centenary of another act of partition.

Swifts boss Dean Shiels. Credit: David Maginnis

Irish League

latest Dungannon Swifts vs Warrenpoint Town: Game on after pitch inspection at Stangmore Park as Storm Barra hits Northern Ireland

Planning mission: Dan McFarland’s side have endured less than ideal preparations for their trip to Clermont

Ulster Premium

Ulster Rugby: Dan McFarland ready for ‘brilliant’ Clermont challenge with little margin for European error

Impact maker: Kirk Millar played a key role in Linfield’s win at Coleraine

Linfield

Kirk Millar: Why David Healy doesn’t like to substitute ‘reliable’ Linfield star

Ciaran McFaul

Derry Premium

Ciaran McFaul: Glen want to lift spirits of a community hit hard by recent tragedies

Live: Covid data updates for Northern Ireland

Coronavirus

How many people in NI have had the vaccine?

Coronavirus

Mapping Covid cases and deaths in your area

Coronavirus

Death toll and confirmed new cases

Coronavirus

A year like no other... Life in the grip of Covid in NI

Sunday Life

Erskine House in Belfast in which HMRC is based

Sunday Life Premium

UVF boss and his firm’s money-spinning government projects

Premium

Ivan Little Opinion Aids tribute on the Hill, but it wasn’t always this way

U-turn on terror campaign leaves New IRA on brink

Pervert sailor spared jail over animal porn

Gerry Armstrong: Deborah restored my faith in women

Videos of the day

Watch: Storm Barra makes landfall on Northern Ireland

Watch: Storm Barra live tracker map

Fountain proposal goes horribly wrong

Jamie Dornan stars in new thriller on BBC - The Tourist

Video: Man dies in Larne after crash involving pedestrian and car

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