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Sport [4]
Life [5]
Entertainment [7]
Travel [8]
Sunday Life [9]

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Home heating oil is said to be in short supply

Northern Ireland Premium

Severe shortage of home heating oil forces NI firms to ration supplies

Home heating oil suppliers are limiting the amount of fuel customers can order because of a severe shortage.

Latest News

Alliance leader Naomi Long speaking to the media at a hotel near Belfast where Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held talks with Northern Ireland political leaders. Picture date: Thursday December 15, 2022.

Northern Ireland

latest MLAs say PM meeting ‘frustrating’, as Long warns £600 energy payment could still be rolling out next June

Crystal De Freitas with her two children (Credit: GoFundMe)

Northern Ireland

Belfast mum dies following car accident in South Africa

Seamus McNamee, the director of the First & Last off-licence in Jonesborough (Photo by Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty Images)

Northern Ireland Premium

NI experiences huge boost in cross-border Christmas trade: ‘People from as far as Cork have come to buy booze’

School pupils sitting exams

Education

NI grammars warn of staff cuts as schools face funding crisis

Also in the news

Sean Quinn was once the richest man in Ireland

The BelTel

The BelTel: Sean Quinn's downfall, Cavan’s Versailles and the wrath of the fairies

Sean Quinn’s life is the ultimate rags to riches story – a kid from Derrylin in Fermanagh done good and then even better.

Private Seán Rooney

Republic of Ireland

Seven bullets recovered from vehicle where Co Donegal peacekeeping solider was killed in Lebanon

"Many people who are in intimate relationships will have explicit images of their partner, but if that relationship ends — and ends badly, as many do — what then for those pictures?" Stock image - Getty

Comment Premium

Emma Flint Opinion I’ve been a victim of ‘revenge porn’ – let me tell you about men like Stephen Bear

This year's McDonald's Christmas ad perpetuates a stereotype about family at Christmas.

Fionola Meredith Premium

Fionola Meredith Opinion Soppy TV ads are the worst of commercial Christmas television

Headlines

Cold weather continues across Northern Ireland with temperatures falling and some snow fall. A frosty morning in Orangefield, east Belfast. Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Weather

Temperatures in Northern Ireland expected to rise over weekend after bitterly cold spell

Amanda McCabe

Courts

Lurgan grandmother accused of New IRA leadership role refused bail

Steven Donnelly

Courts

Olympic boxer sentenced for sex assault on woman in Ballymena bar

Private Sean Rooney of Newtowncunningham in Co Donegal

Republic of Ireland

Dail stands in tribute following death of Co Donegal peacekeeper Private Séan Rooney in Lebanon

Court artist sketch by Elizabeth Cook of former Sinn Féin councillor Jonathan Dowdall being cross-examined by Gerry Hutch's defence barrister, Brendan Grehan SC.

Courts Premium

Paul Williams Opinion Jonathan Dowdall’s own words come back to haunt him in tetchy exchanges at Hutch trial

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Northern Ireland

Relief for people in Ardoyne after GP practice is saved from threat of closure

Crime writer Ann Cleeves said her laptop has been found (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

UK

Author’s laptop containing draft of novel found in snow

Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams leaving Leinster House in Dublin on Thursday. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

Politics

Gerry Adams says it ‘beggars belief’ that Irish Government hasn’t prepared for united Ireland as he also slams UK Conservatives

Pat Cullen from the Royal College of Nursing

Northern Ireland

Historic nursing walkouts ‘a turning point in the battle for fair wages’

Wintry walks are plenty of fun for playful pooches! Pic: Colm Lenaghan/ Pacemaker

Weather

Snow report issued by Met Office ahead of weekend while yellow warning in place in NI

Belfast's Cathedral Quarter

Northern Ireland

Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter listed in top 5 of ‘Britain’s 15 coolest neighbourhoods’

Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter has been named one of the UK’s “coolest neighbourhoods” according to a new report.

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World Cup: Qatar 2022

Lionel Messi will become the World Cup appearance record holder on Sunday (Mike Egerton/PA)

World Cup

Lionel Messi’s World Cup history with Argentina star set for appearance record

France's Randal Kolo Muani scores his side's second goal

World Cup

France see off brave Morocco to set-up dream World Cup Final against Lionel Messi’s Argentina

World Cup 2022: The semi-final line up is now complete

World Cup

World Cup Dream Team: Select your players of the tournament

Fireworks explode during the pre-match ceremony prior to the Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 Group A match between Qatar and Ecuador (Photo: Lars Baron/Getty Images)

World Cup

The big World Cup quiz: How well do you know your history of the sporting spectacle?

Business

The Scottish Mutual Building in Belfast city centre

Food, Drink and Hospitality

New ‘world class’ hotel planned for Belfast as former George Best Hotel site at Scottish Mutual Building bought over

Photo: Stock image

Northern Ireland Premium

Tough times ahead for Northern Ireland households as interest rate rise will further hike mortgage rates

Eugene Kelly has decided to put his pub, The Slemish Bar in Ballymena, on the market

Northern Ireland Premium

‘I have to leave some day’: Ballymena’s longest-serving pub owner on selling up after 35 years

The Premier Inn Hotel, Coleraine

Northern Ireland

Premier Inn to close one of its eight hotels in Northern Ireland

Opinion & Analysis

You've got to share the grunt work

Comment Premium

Mary McCarthy Opinion Men, if you’re not getting the sex you need, you’d better get busy with the washing up

If you’re a man in a long-term relationship, lazy around the house and not getting the sex you want, or you’re that person in a couple who can no longer be bothered making the effort to get amorous, this column is for you.

Rishi Sunak’s NI visit might well be a box-ticking exercise but he can’t avoid our myriad of problems

Andrew Madden

Northern Ireland isn’t in good health… but neither is our debt-ridden NHS

John Laverty

Allison Morris

Help is out there for men worried about their safety and that of their children

Allison Morris

Reform of NI planning system is long overdue

Garrett Hargan

Sport

Michael Forbes is making great strides at West Ham

Premier League Premium

Northern Ireland Under-19 captain Michael Forbes is determined to seize every opportunity he gets at West Ham

Northern Ireland Under-19 captain and West Ham youngster Michael Forbes feels he’s knocking on the door of the Premier League.

Ulster Rugby chief executive Jonny Petrie

Ulster

Ulster reiterate desire to play La Rochelle clash at Ravenhill as adverse weather continues to put tie at threat of venue switch

Ulster have issued an update reiterating their intention to play Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup game against La Rochelle at Ravenhill despite the ongoing icy conditions in Belfast.

Daniel Wiffen admitted to nerves in front of a home crowd

Other Sports

World class Daniel Wiffen reveals pride as he makes history with European record-breaking performance at Irish Championships

Belfast Giants forward Ben Lake fires on Nottingham Panthers netminder Alex Dubeau

Belfast Giants

Belfast Giants left with uphill task as profligacy leads to Challenge Cup quarter-final first leg defeat by Nottingham Panthers

Conor Quinn

Other Sports Premium

Thumping win over Maree has to be the barometer for remainder of Belfast Star’s season, insists Conor Quinn

Linfield are due to play Dungannon Swifts at Windsor Park on Saturday.

Irish League

Postponements and pitch inspections: Sporting fixtures across Northern Ireland hit by cold weather

Christmas

A turkey and ham pie is one way to make use of leftovers

Weekend Premium

John Mulgrew Opinion Five easy ways to use up your Christmas dinner leftovers

This is one, much like most leftover recipes, which is very much open to personal interpretation, but it’s a general good way of using up leftover brown turkey or goose meat (anything not from the breast). It’s also where most of the flavour resides. I tried this last year with goose and it was a punchy, rich and hearty way to continue the festivities.

Baked white chocolate cheesecake with cassis poached plums and chocolate matchsticks

Recipes

Paula McIntyre’s gets sweetly in the seasonal spirit with white chocolate cheesecake and festive brownies

Wrap up well for a plethora of festive reads

Books

If all you want for Christmas… is books. Nine festive reads we recommend

Technology fans will appreciate some of these chosen gifts

Technology

What to buy tech lovers this Christmas

Neighbours have taken Christmas lights “to the limit”. Photo: Stock image

Christmas Premium

My neighbours’ crazy Christmas lights are keeping me awake at night and I have to say something, but how?

Podcasts

Contested Northern Ireland: The Case for a United Ireland is presented by Colin Harvey.

The BelTel

The BelTel: Should Northern Ireland stay in the UK or be part of a united Ireland? Episode Two - The case for Irish unity

Contested Northern Ireland: The Case for the Union is presented by Lee Reynolds.

The BelTel

Should Northern Ireland stay in the UK or be part of a united Ireland? Episode One - The case for the Union

Blair 'Paddy' Mayne's exploits as a soldier are legendary, but his legacy is also of a notorious character.

The BelTel

The complex legacy of SAS legend Blair ‘Paddy’ Mayne

Mark Lovell was shot up to 15 times outside his Newry home.

The BelTel

Newry gangland murder sparks fears of further bloodshed

War in Ukraine

Kyiv has been hit by power cuts (Felipe Dana/AP)

World

Russia launches ‘major missile attack’ on Ukrainian energy facilities

Vladimir Putin (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

World

Vladimir Putin admits Ukraine war is taking longer than expected

Time Magazine named Volodymyr Zelensky its person of the year (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

World

Zelensky and ‘spirit of Ukraine’ named Time person of year

Kateryna Zaichyk

Northern Ireland

Portadown-based Ukraine artist is selling her artwork to raise funds to provide ambulance for war-torn homeland

Videos of the day

Nurses in Belfast strike over pay and safe staffing levels

Watch: Two rescued after slingshot ride malfunctions and strikes support beam in London

Mourners at the funeral of Stella-Lily McCorkindale

Video: The funeral of five-year-old Stella-Lily McCorkindale takes place in Belfast

Watch: Niall Horan's Homecoming – The Road to Mullingar with Lewis Capaldi

Baby Swan Saved from being perilously trapped in Dunmurry

Sunday Life

Chloe's sister Sophy and mum Lorraine hold a picture of Chloe

exclusive News Premium

Gallery Heartbroken family demand answers as young mum dies in child killer’s bed

The family of a vulnerable woman found dead in bed with child rapist and killer David McVeigh believes she was attacked in the hours before her death.

Fergal Melaugh

Premium

New IRA celebrates police murder bid at Christmas party

Mark Lovell's coffin

Premium

Gang behind hit on Mark Lovell linked to four other killings

SEA UDA mural

Premium

Ousted South East Antrim UDA man beaten up by old pals

Our reporter spoke to Alana Campbell after her court case

Premium

Bigoted big sister threatened to ‘burn out’ her gay brother over family dispute

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