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Bimpe Archer: A journalist's journey is not to places on a map, but into people's lives

OH, the places I've been… I didn't read Dr Seuss as a child. → Read More

Three-year fund to support groups working with minority ethnic communities launched

A NEW three-year fund for groups working with minority ethnic communities has been launched to support the executive's Racial Equality Strategy. → Read More

Mark Hall was 'inseparable' from murdered friend Warren Crossan shot dead a street away

THE sister of father-of-two Warren Crossan says he was "inseparable" from the friend shot dead a street away from his own murder scene. → Read More

Man in sixties suffers head injuries following west Belfast assault

A MAN in his sixties is being treated in hospital for head injuries after being assaulted in west Belfast. → Read More

Unused PPE supplied to NHS by Co Antrim sweet wholesaler sold on to public at 99.5 per cent loss

UNUSED personal protective equipment (PPE) supplied to the NHS by a Co Antrim sweet wholesaler "seemingly without advertising or competitive tendering process" has been sold on to the public at a 99. → Read More

Belfast City Council opens 'imaginarium' in former Tesco Metro building

A FORMER city centre supermarket has been given a fresh lease of life as an events space. → Read More

Bimpe Archer: We are protecting ourselves while condemning others to what we fear most

YOU need to put on your own oxygen mask before you help anyone else. → Read More

Ministers' `speculative and unnecessary comments' blamed for `obliterating festive trade'

STORMONT ministers have been told by the hospitality industry to "dial down comments" warning against socialising, as health chiefs try to slow Covid-19 infection rates. → Read More

McGurk's Bar families to mark 50th anniversary of bombing with Mass

FAMILIES of the 15 civilians killed in the McGurk's Bar bombing will gather for a Mass this evening to mark the 50th anniversary of the December 4, 1971 attack. → Read More

Second suspect case of bird flu in Broughshane, Co Antrim

DISEASE control measures have been put in place after a second suspect case of notifiable avian influenza was identified in a small mixed species `hobby flock' in Co Antrim. → Read More

High street pharmacists reject £5m offer in escalating row over blister pack patient support

HIGH street pharmacists have rejected an offer of £5 million from the Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and vowed stand by their decision not to provide any further `goodwill' service of medicine tray filling in an escalating row over funding. → Read More

Sinn Féin councillor Séan Donnelly (74) faced final illness with `courage and grace'

SINN Féin councillor Séan Donnelly faced his final illness with "courage and grace", his family said following his death aged 74. → Read More

Man dies after tree falls on car as Storm Arwen brings 65mph winds to Northern Ireland

A MAN has died after his car was struck by a falling tree in Co Antrim during high winds this afternoon. → Read More

Bimpe Archer: People will wonder why their loss is not enough to convince others to care

THIS week I spoke to a distraught woman whose mother was admitted to hospital at the beginning of November with chest pains. → Read More

Belfast influencer Olivia Neill sees podcast top charts a day after launch

BELFAST influencer Olivia Neill has seen her new podcast shoot straight to the top of the charts a day after its launch. → Read More

Assembly members 'recognised great injustice' suffered in mother and baby homes during 'constructive' meeting

ASSEMBLY members "recognised the great injustice" suffered in mother and baby homes and Magdalene Laundaries during a "constructive" meeting with survivors at Stormont yesterday. → Read More

Belfast Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl criticises 'insincere' pregnancy congratulations from anti-abortion group

BELFAST Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl has criticised "insincere congratulations" from an anti-abortion group which used a picture of her pregnancy announcement to support its campaign. → Read More

`Founding father of civil rights' Austin Currie to be buried today beside parents in Co Tyrone

`FOUNDING father of civil rights' Austin Currie has returned to be buried today beside his parents in Co Tyrone where he made his famous → Read More

Eating out: Scaling Ben Madigan's culinary delights 2p at a time

Ben Madigans Bar and Kitchen 169-175 Cavehill Road Belfast BT15 5BP 028 9692 2009 benmadigansbar. → Read More

Bimpe Archer: Despite vindication, sub-postmasters' ordeal is far from over

FOR a brief period in my childhood Wednesday became the worst day of the week. → Read More