1,000-plus Housing Executive tenants waiting for adaptations to homes
More than 1,000 Housing Executive (NIHE) tenants are waiting for adaptations to their homes — in some cases for four years or more.
‘He’s so into it’: Trump backs Musk’s efforts to slash spending as president sits down with Fox on Super Bowl Sunday
President Donald Trump says he trusts Elon Musk and his DOGE initiative that has challenged career employees across the federal government and seemingly forced its way into sensitive systems at…
Protester with Palestinian flag interrupts Lamar’s Super Bowl show
Demonstrator detained after unfurling flag with the words ‘Gaza’ and ‘Sudan’ at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Security staff grab a protester holding a Palestinian flag with the words…
NI parties have a major decision to make around Trump’s St Patrick’s Day hooley
With just five weeks until St Patrick’s Day, there is a big decision for our politicians to make in terms of engagement with Trump’s White House.
From splicing daily news clips during peace talks to an Oscar nomination for blockbuster Conclave
Film editor Nick Emerson is no stranger to high-stakes negotiations behind closed doors, where the world watches and waits with bated breath for the outcome.
Left to blunder on for more than a decade, ‘failure’ and ‘crisis’ are never far away from EA’s door
The words “failure” and “crisis” are never far away in relation to Northern Ireland’s Education Authority — though the task of overseeing the day-to-day operations of schools across the country…
Why did UDA shoot pensioner 5 times after Bulgarian brothel raid?
A Coleraine pensioner, who uses a mobility scooter, was shot five times in the arms and legs by the UDA. But what possible excuse would the loyalist paramilitaries have for…
‘I had my healthy stomach removed in my 20s after my aunt died’
A man whose aunt died of cancer, and whose mum then found out she had the illness, had his healthy stomach removed after doctors gave him a stark warning. When…
NI nurse suspended for administering Botox jabs at Donegal clinic
A Northern Ireland nurse who gave Botox jabs to clients at a private clinic in Co Donegal has been suspended from the profession in the UK.
‘I hurt my knee playing rugby and doctors had to amputate my leg’
A teenage athlete who had his leg amputated after a lump from a rugby tackle turned out to be an aggressive bone cancer has learned to “stay positive whatever life…