Returning to Gaza, a stranger in my own city
Al Jazeera’s Maram Humaid was forced to flee from her home in Gaza City due to Israel’s war. Now she’s back, but her home has been destroyed. Al Jazeera’s Gaza…
Dad died of bowel cancer on Father’s Day after ‘minimal symptoms’
A father of two who was diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer despite “minimal symptoms” and died on Father’s Day just five months later told his family “life is a gift”.…
Sharon Horgan opens up on mental health battle and pill that helps
Actor Sharon Horgan has revealed she had to have therapy and now takes medication for anxiety, as she was left sweating and her heart was ‘going like crazy’. The writer…
Airport accused of ‘doing nothing about climate change’ as plans are revealed
Bristol Airport’s ambitious expansion plans have been branded as ‘tone-deaf and reckless’ by the Green Party. The airport’s masterplan to 2040 outlines a proposal to boost passenger capacity from 10.5…
‘We are still seeing blatant disregard from tech companies’: Child sexual abuse image crimes double in NI over five-year period
Child sexual abuse image crimes in Northern Ireland have almost doubled in Northern Ireland over the last five years. The NSPCC has revealed that crimes involving images of child sexual…
Udder shock for farmer after cow gives birth to triplets in middle of night defying one in 100,000 odds
A Co Armagh farmer has described his “total shock” as his cow birthed a trio of calves — now the third set of triplets born here in less than two…
Titanic Distillers secures £5m equity investment for growth in news markets
Titanic Distillers has secured a £5m equity investment from Whiterock to expand its sales team and grow in new markets. The company, founded by Peter Lavery, started production in August…
New direct flights from Belfast to the Caribbean announced for next summer
Tui has announced a new direct route to the Dominican Republic from Belfast International Airport. The flights will start from June 20, 2026. Tui will run four departures on its…
Egypt developing Gaza reconstruction plan to counter Trump’s ‘take over’
Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, has confirmed Cairo is ‘actively developing’ a reconstruction plan for Gaza. Bulldozers with Egyptian and Qatari flags wait to enter Gaza at the Rafah border…
‘What we saw should only be seen in a movie,’ paramedic tells Omagh inquiry
Emergency service workers yesterday told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry what they saw in the aftermath “should only have been seen in a movie”. Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with…