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Belfast News Letter

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Three arrested after attempted murder of two police officers in Co Tyrone

Police investigating the attempted murder of two police officers in Co Tyrone have arrested three men. → Read More

Noah McAleese Ballymoney: Funeral details released for tragic toddler who died in farm accident

The two-year-old child who tragically died after a farm accident in Ballymoney has been named locally as Noah McAleese. → Read More

NI health workers vote to strike in dispute over pay and staffing levels

Hundreds of health workers in Northern Ireland have voted to strike in a dispute over pay and staffing levels. → Read More

Primark staff welcome shoppers back to Belfast store four years after blaze

Primark staff formed a raucous guard of honour as they welcomed eager shoppers back to their Belfast store four years after a devastating fire gutted the historic building. → Read More

Man who died after samurai sword altercation suffered heart attack, court told

A man who died following an alleged altercation involving a samurai sword suffered a heart attack, a court has heard. → Read More

Filmmaker turned poet creates book and clothing line inspired by wild landscapes

A filmmaker turned poet has penned a book and created a children’s sustainable clothing line inspired by wild landscapes on the island of Ireland. → Read More

Hundreds of mourners attend first funerals for Donegal explosion victims

Hundreds of mourners have attended the first funerals of those killed in an explosion at a service station in Ireland. → Read More

Climbing frame manufacturer goes into administration

A Northern Ireland-based climbing frame manufacturing company has gone into administration. → Read More

Bloody Sunday: evidence against Soldier F to heard in January

Evidence against a military veteran accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday is set to be heard in court in January. → Read More

Jimmy Nesbitt: Speaking at Ireland’s Future event in the 3Arena Dublin the Antrim born actor said Northern Ireland’s future should be led by people not politicians

Actor Jimmy Nesbitt has said the debate about Northern Ireland's constitutional future should be led by people rather than politicians. → Read More

Francis Bradley: Second inquest into SAS shooting death set to be heard next April

A second inquest into the death of a man shot by the SAS is set to be heard next April, 13 years after the fresh probe was ordered. → Read More

Noah Donohoe: Coroner approves police bid to withhold material from inquest

A coroner has upheld a police application to withhold sensitive material from an inquest into the death of schoolboy Noah Donohoe. → Read More

No fast tracking in Troubles legacy probes warns coroner

A coroner has insisted he will not fast-track the hearing of Troubles inquests to circumvent a looming Government ban on such legacy probes. → Read More

Government confirms £400 energy discount will be delivered in Northern Ireland

The Government has committed to delivering a £400 energy bill discount to people in Northern Ireland, Stormont Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said. → Read More

Health service should not pay the price for political failure, warns Robin Swann

Patients and healthcare workers must not be left to pay the price of political irresponsibility in Northern Ireland, a Stormont minister has warned. → Read More

Reconvened Stormont Assembly pays tribute to peace deal architect Lord Trimble

The crisis-hit Stormont Assembly has reconvened for a special sitting to pay tribute to David Trimble, one of the principal architects of the devolved institutions in Belfast. → Read More

Another 26 deaths in latest Northern Ireland Covid-19 figures today from NISRA as total coronavirus fatalities approach 5,000

Twenty-six deaths linked to Covid-19 have been recorded in Northern Ireland in the latest weekly update. → Read More

Bloody Friday: Relatives of the dead gather in Belfast to mark one of IRA’s most notorious bloodbaths

Bereaved relatives have gathered at commemorative events in Belfast and beyond to mark the 50th anniversary of a day of bomb attacks known as Bloody Friday. → Read More

Charge ‘dropped’ against ex-hotel worker accused in Michaela McAreavey case

The case against a man facing a theft charge related to the Michaela McAreavey murder investigation has been struck out, his lawyer said. → Read More

Parties talking at Stormont but protocol ‘elephant in the room’

DUP considerations on lifting its block on powersharing in Northern Ireland will not be calendar-led, former first minister Paul Givan has insisted. → Read More