Murder investigation launched after man found dead in Portadown home- two arrested 

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found dead in his home in Portadown earlier this week.

Suzanne Breen: Naomi Long making Alliance force to be reckoned with across Northern Ireland 

The Alliance Party began 2019 hoping to break through the magic 10% barrier in the council and EU elections. In hindsight, that was an unambitious dream.

Assembly election must be called if Stormont talks fail, says Naomi Long 

An election must be called if no agreement is struck to restore the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alliance leader Naomi Long has said.

Negotiations to break Stormont impasse expected to begin on Monday 

Talks to restore Northern Ireland’s Assembly look likely to begin on Monday.

Newtownabbey crash may be linked to serious assault in the area, police say 

Police are investigating whether a serious assault on a man and a crash that left a car overturned are linked.

Motherwell manager to appear in court over alleged disturbance 

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson is to appear in court in connection with a disturbance in Edinburgh.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car on Westlink 

A 20-year-old man has died after being hit by a car on the Westlink during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Newtownabbey security alert ends after viable bomb found 

Residents in Newtownabbey were evacuated from their homes overnight after a viable bomb was found.

Christmas sorrow for sister of murdered backpacker Inga Maria Hauser 

The one surviving sister of murdered backpacker Inga Maria Hauser cannot celebrate Christmas until her killer is jailed.

Belfast mum sheds three stone to fit into little black dress for Christmas party 

An east Belfast mum-of-two shed over three stone in the run-up to Christmas so she could fit into a size 12 dress for the festive office party.

Memorial held for murdered German teenager in Co Antrim 

A memorial has been held for a German teenager who was murdered in Northern Ireland more than thirty years ago.

Republican charged with rioting on night of Lyra McKee death returned to prison after breaching bail 

A republican charged with rioting in Londonderry on the night journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead has been returned to jail after being found to have breached his bail conditions on two occasions.

Pipe bomb left at door of mother of man accused in one-punch death case, court told 

A pipe bomb was left at the door of the mother of a man accused of killing another in a one-punch attack on a Co Down beach last summer, a court has heard.

Heartbroken parents of Derry man killed by drunk driver make plea to Christmas revellers- never, ever drink and drive 

The heartbroken parents of a man killed by a drunk driver 10 years ago have issued a poignant plea to Christmas revellers — never, ever drink and drive.

Team-mates pay tribute to Carrick Rangers footballer Jerry Thompson at funeral 

Team-mates paid their respects today to former Carrick Rangers footballer Gerard Thompson who took his own life on Tuesday.

Man admits spraying aerosol in Belfast hostel worker's eyes after being found drunk in room 

A man has admitted spraying aerosol in the face of a hostel worker who found him drunk in his room.

Man arrested as police investigate Belfast stabbing 

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a stabbing in Belfast.

Man stabbed after fight in Belfast- one in custody 

A 20-year-old man has been arrested following a stabbing incident in Belfast.

Northern Ireland woman arrested in Turkey after cops seize 45 guns 

A woman from Northern Ireland has been arrested for allegedly smuggling 45 weapons through Turkey.

Weather warning issued for Northern Ireland as snow and ice expected overnight 

A weather warning for snow and ice in Northern Ireland has been issued by the Met Office.

Police treating Belfast paint attack as sectarian hate crime 

Police are treating an incident that saw paint thrown at the window of a house in Belfast as a sectarian hate crime.

I thought he was going to kill us all, woman tells doorman murder trial 

A woman has told the trial of a man accused of murdering a doorman 21 years ago she took the gun off him as she thought "he was going to kill us all".

Teenage workers left 'badly shaken' after armed robbers target isolated post office 

Two teenagers working in a rural post office were left badly shaken after being confronted by three hooded robbers armed with a machete and a claw hammer.

Top ref who fought depression urges footballers with mental health issues to talk to team-mates 

Fellow players are often the best people to talk to if suffering from mental health issues, according to a leading referee who has been open about his own battle with depression.

Woman 'was attacked by her partner' 

A man accused of trying to strangle and bite his girlfriend's nose claimed they were only "bickering", the High Court heard yesterday.

Carrick to retire shirt number in tribute to tragic Jerry Thompson 

Carrick Rangers chairman Peter Clarke has revealed that the club has decided to retire Jerry Thompson's number 21 shirt in tribute to the player and in a bid to educate other young footballers about mental health issues.

Dr Esmond Birnie: There may be some extra money for us, but UK-EU trade deal remains up in air 

In terms of the funding for public expenditure in Northern Ireland, the general election result could turn out something of an early Christmas present.

How the political pacts played out 

Two de facto electoral pacts emerged in this constituency.

Time as MP for McCallion not without controversy 

On June 9, 2017 at the Foyle Arena count centre, Elisha McCallion snatched the MP's seat from the SDLP's hands, beating long-standing MP Mark Durkan by just 169 votes. That night her party cheered their new MP up the driveway to home, waving tricolours and singing songs.

South Belfast proved to be a hard seat for DUP to hold 

Emma Little-Pengelly, the former MP for South Belfast, was remaining relatively quiet yesterday following the resounding victory of her SDLP rival.

Tom Elliott urges rethink on unionist unity after loss in Fermanagh and South Tyrone 

A losing candidate who came within a hair's breadth of unseating a Sinn Fein MP has questioned whether unionist unity is actually the best strategy for winning elections.

DUP veteran Nigel Dodds could make a rapid return to NI politics 

DUP deputy leader - and the party's leader in the House of Commons - Nigel Dodds was North Belfast's MP for 18 years, having taken the seat from Cecil Walker in a devastating blow to the Ulster Unionist Party in 2001.

New MPs told to protect NI from potential Brexit damage 

Northern Ireland's new MPs have been urged to "stand up for Northern Ireland" and focus on mitigating the potential effects of the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

Eilis O'Hanlon: Moderates should beware, it's not in Sinn Fein's nature to be generous for long 

Northern Ireland has given the world many great things, from hot chocolate to the penalty kick. On Thursday night, it made history for a different reason, namely the first MP who has ever been elected after refusing to condemn a murder attempt on his rival.

Ed Curran: Divided, mired in scandal and out of touch, unionism needs to take hard look at its image 

Not since half a century ago has unionism been in such a mess. Hopelessly divided. Mired in scandal. Out of touch with a majority of Northern Ireland.

General Election: Meet the five new NI faces at Westminster as nationalists outnumber unionists for first time 

The Belfast Telegraph takes a look at the five new MPs who will be looking to make their mark in Westminster.

Labour figures line up to blame Corbyn after disastrous showing 

Sadiq Khan has blamed Labour's "catastrophic" defeat on Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and the "repeated failure to tackle anti-Semitism".

Scottish must determine own future, says Sturgeon 

A second vote on Scottish independence is a "democratic right" after the SNP's victory in Scotland in a "watershed" general election, Nicola Sturgeon has declared.

Man accused of sexually assaulting baby to face trial 

A 26-year-old man is to stand trial next year on a charge of sexually assaulting a two-week-old baby in Annalong.

Wetherspoons' NI-born boss adds £44m to his fortune as shares jump after Tory win 

He may have thrown his support behind Nigel Farage and the Brexit Party, who failed to win a single seat in the general election, but one Northern Ireland man was £44m richer yesterday.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar gets ready for a snap election and pledges to work with NI politicians 

The Irish government has ramped up preparations for a snap election within weeks following the decisive outcome of the UK general election.

Margaret Canning: Certainty... and hope for soft landing after Boris Johnson's landslide win 

Ask any businessperson here for a phrase that's defined the last couple of years, and it will be 'Brexit uncertainty'.

Jon Tonge: There is much to lament for the big parties, but it's clear Alliance's time has now come 

Drawing definitive conclusions in the exhausted aftermath of a dramatic election is not always wise. No sleep can mean rushed judgments.

'No hard feelings' over BBC and RTE awards snubs, says Jonathan Rea 

Northern Ireland's five-in-a-row World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea says he has no hard feelings over his surprise omission from the BBC and RTE sports personality of the year awards this weekend.

General Election: Varadkar and Johnson pledge to help restore Stormont power-sharing 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Prime Minister Boris John have pledged to work with Northern Ireland's political parties to restore power-sharing at Stormont.

Tragic midwife Deirdre McShane (58) who died in Ballycastle sea accident remembered at funeral as 'force of nature' 

Against the breathtakingly beautiful backdrop of the ocean that claimed her life, friends and family on Friday carried Deirdre McShane's coffin from her family home near the picturesque harbour through the tiny village of Ballintoy which has been made world famous thanks to a global TV hit series.

Tom Kelly: It's been a slow burn, but new SDLP blood now blazing a trail 

Watching the results come in from Foyle and South Belfast in the early hours of Friday morning I was minded of the words of former SDLP deputy Leader, Seamus Mallon when I phoned him to say that Dr Joe Hendron had just taken west Belfast off Gerry Adams, the pithy Mallon replied: “Tell him, I am like Simeon, glad to have lived to see this day”.

Northern Ireland man jailed for masterminding bid to import thousands of fake £1 coins 

A man who helped mastermind a failed bid to import 450,000 fake £1 coins into the UK from the Netherlands has been jailed.

Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children fighting fungal infection 

A number of hospitals across Belfast are dealing with an infection that can cause severe disease in patients with weakened immune systems.

Man jailed for masterminding bid to import thousands of fake £1 coins 

A man who helped mastermind a failed bid to import 450,000 fake £1 coins into the UK from the Netherlands has been jailed.

Hundreds of mourners gather for funeral of Deirdre McShane [Photos] 

Hundreds of mourners have gathered in Ballintoy for the funeral of Ballycastle drowning victim Deirdre McShane.