Two arrests after mum died having cosmetic procedure in UK
A mum-of-five has become the first person to die in the UK from a Brazilian Bum Lift op – with two people arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Alice Webb, 33,…
Fatman Scoop’s cause of death disclosed after stage collapse
US rapper Fatman Scoop died of heart disease after he collapsed on stage, US authorities have confirmed. The hip hop star died aged 56 in hospital after collapsing on stage…
Minister’s LCC meeting was always going to bring a backlash
There are legitimate concerns as to why young boys from a Protestant background continue to underachieve in education. That fact has been well documented. One look at the statistics will…
Urgent flood warning for this morning with three inches of rain coming
Flooding and travel disruption is set to continue across large swathes of the UK with more rain predicted to hit. Nearly three inches of rain could fall over several hours…
Japan sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Sazanami sailed south through the 180-kilometre waterway with ships from Australia and New Zealand. The Sazanami seen sailing out of port in Kure in southern Japan Japan has sent…
Busiest day of the week for Belfast traffic? Just ask Pat the taxi driver…
Wesley Johnston, founder of the Northern Ireland Roads website, said the answer is Saturday. Nah, it’s Friday, insisted former Lord Mayor Jim Rodgers.
Charity watchdog’s second probe into troubled Coleraine church in two years
The Charity Commission is looking into issues at a troubled Coleraine place of worship for the second time in as many years.
Translink’s £1m bill to pay private bus service while Grand Central’s rail line is closed
Over £1m has been spent by Translink running bus substitution services because of rail line closures linked to the new Belfast Grand Central station.
Under-fire Fujitsu part of £576m NI contract for healthcare
Fujitsu, the tech company at the centre of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal, has won a place on a Northern Ireland government contract worth nearly £600m.
LCC should use influence to call for more opportunities in education, not less
In 2015, I joined dozens of others in a conference room at the Park Avenue Hotel in east Belfast for the launch of the Loyalist Communities Council.