
Researchers at QUB probe nitrates cancer link
Nitrates used in the curing process for processed meats can produce chemicals that cause an increased risk of colorectal cancer, scientists at Queen's University have discovered.
Nitrates used in the curing process for processed meats can produce chemicals that cause an increased risk of colorectal cancer, scientists at Queen's University have discovered.
Unionists say they support a decision by the Irish Government not to allow people in Northern Ireland a vote in the upcoming abortion referendum, despite a legal challenge.
The Belfast Telegraph is the only source of comprehensive league tables showing the results of every post-primary school in Northern Ireland. We obtained the data from the Department of Education for A-level and GCSE examinations sat in the 2016/17 academic year after a Freedom of Information request and compiled the figures into easy-to-read league tables, ordered from top to bottom. In the A-level league tables we have used the percentage of pupils in the final year of a level 3 course who achieved three A-levels between an A* to...
An Ulster Rugby player on trial accused of rape has told a court he is "embarrassed" by graphic messages he sent to friends just hours after the alleged victim claims she was attacked.
When I'm asked the question, 'What would you be if you weren't a tennis player?' it makes me remember how much I used to enjoy running before tennis became my main focus.
The family of one of three neighbours killed in an IRA bombing 30 years ago are to appeal a failed legal bid to secure a new inquest, it has emerged.
Two football clubs hit by severe floods last summer have received a major cash boost.
A Dundonald family say they are "totally heartbroken" after losing their fifth child to a mystery illness.
BBC Ireland correspondent Chris Buckler has landed a top job with the corporation in Washington DC.
A motion to rename a Dublin street in honour of John Hume is to go before the full city council - although a number of councillors have expressed their concerns at the proposal.
Some PSNI officers have "washed their hands" of welfare issues, a former sergeant has said.
Fifty years ago this year James Robinson, who worked shifts at the British Enkalon nylon yard spinning company in Antrim, decided to earn some extra money with a window cleaning round.
An ice cream man from Enniskillen has avoided prison after being found guilty of fraud.
A former postman and "keen cyclist" who was stealing cycling goods from postal packages in Northern Ireland has been sentenced to six months in jail.
A convicted murderer who went on the run last month was arrested in Newtownards yesterday.
Twitter labels criticising Ireland and Ulster Rugby captain Rory Best for attending a rape trial involving team-mates have gone viral.
The parents of a 15-year-old girl who died in an alleged death-driving case say they feel they will "never get justice" after a retrial over their only daughter's death collapsed.
A nurse has taken to the skies in a daring mission to raise money for sick youngsters.
A teenager who said he was dragged into bushes then raped in a west Belfast park by a "complete stranger" has denied that he was telling lies.
Northern Ireland Drug dealers have "blood on their hands" after a mum-of-three and her best friend died in Belfast at the weekend, it has been claimed.
Rory McIlroy has revealed he has "a bit of an irregularity with his heart" and will undergo regular scans to stay fit.
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has been accused of "negligence" after updating an out-of-date road sign with a replacement that incorrectly spelt the name of a major Co Down town.
Here's a newsflash just in: Barry McElduff will not be able to vote for Mary Lou McDonald as new Sinn Fein leader because he has been suspended from all party activities for three months.
Sinn Fein's leader in Northern Ireland has warned there is "no alternative" to restoring a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland in 2018.
It has been my pleasure to know Billy Hastings for, maybe, 20 years. We both attended Down Cathedral and it was there that I got to know him and his lovely wife Joy.
The family of a four-year-old boy who lost his life in a tractor accident are undertaking a New Year's Eve trek to raise funds for poorly children in his memory.
A joint commitment to the retention of a free-flowing Irish border post-Brexit by the UK and the EU is "rock solid and cast iron", the Taoiseach has said.
A 40-year-old man who punched his girlfriend repeatedly on the face in front of her two young children was yesterday jailed for the maximum of six months at Londonderry Magistrates Court.
The future of the border hangs on a crunch meeting in Brussels today as Theresa May holds talks with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker.
Attendees at a social club in east Belfast on Saturday night were treated to a surprise when Britpop icon Jarvis Cocker stepped in to take over bingo calling duties.
Black Friday may not have brought the shopping frenzy retailers were hoping for, but there were plenty of deals to be had for Northern Ireland's tenacious bargain hunters.
Arlene Foster has said Northern Ireland will leave the EU on the same terms as the rest of the UK.
A Queen's student has accused the university of insulting the fallen after it removed Remembrance wreaths from its war memorial.
Sinn Fein Northern leader Michelle O'Neill has warned the DUP that if it wants a return to Stormont it must "embrace a rights-based society and equal partnership government".
Anti-abortion protesters in Belfast forced a woman attending a family planning clinic to flee into city centre traffic, an MLA has claimed.
It may not even be December, but Christmas has officially arrived in Northern Ireland with retailers slashing prices ahead of the festive period.
The decision to use evidence from a loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass to prosecute a suspect in the murders of two Catholic workmen has been slammed as a "token gesture" by the son of a victim.
Alliance leader Naomi Long says her party is aiming to smash the "10% electoral barrier" in the 2019 council elections and to win seats in areas where it currently has no councillors.
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has said London must appoint direct rule ministers to run Northern Ireland "within a few short weeks" if a deal isn't reached to restore devolution.
A shocked Magherafelt woman said she thought she was going to die when a firework crashed through her car window and exploded beside her, setting her vehicle alight.
Relatives of the Disappeared will lay a wreath today in memory of their lost loved ones.
A spa day could be just what the doctor ordered at the end of a stressful week.
At the age of 34, Martin Luther was a millennial of his day when on October 31, 1517, he nailed his 95 thesis to a door in Wittenberg. It was the ultimate TED talk or the equivalent of a blog post that went viral and his ideas literally changed the course of history.
Northern Ireland politicians have expressed serious concern at the revelation that the Police Ombudsman is investigating the Chief Constable and two other senior officers for alleged misconduct in public office.
The parents of a south Armagh man beaten to death by the IRA have accused local Sinn Fein politician Conor Murphy of "not lifting a finger" to help them find justice.
Exam body CCEA has re-opened the window for GCSE and AS-level students to have their English Literature exams re-marked - but worried parents are now highlighting what they maintain are discrepancies in other subject results.
A heartless thug who dragged a woman in her 80s from her car on a driveway in Lisburn, and then robbed her, has been branded a coward.
Mourners packed into a crowded church yesterday to say farewell to father-of-six Neil Stewart who tragically died in a road crash near Newry.
Breastfeeding uptake in Northern Ireland is increasing, but the gap between here and the Republic is widening, according to a study.
Mainstream republicans have dressed up as masked Provisional IRA members and wielded an array of replica weapons on the streets of Londonderry.
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