Watch: Carrickfergus Primary School holds Remembrance day event
Today Victoria Primary School in Carrickfergus held an event to celebrate remembrance day. Students made 430 poppies which sat outside the school alongside a poppy wreath. School Headmaster Christopher Fulton…
Ministers looking at ‘very long’ form for winter fuel payments
Ministers are “looking at” the lengthy form which pensioners must fill out to secure their winter fuel payments. Pensions minister Emma Reynolds acknowledged the application process was “very long”, as…
HUNTER: Why did accused teens in Ken Lee slaying opt for judge-alone?
It was a particularly brutal, shocking murder. Accenting the horror was the age and gender of the suspected killers. There were eight of them, girls, aged 13 to 16, and…
Kieran McKenna shows why he is Premier class as Northern Ireland stars come to the fore
It had been 22 years since Ipswich Town fans celebrated victory in the Premier League.
Video shows ‘visibly moved’ Kate Middleton at Remembrance events
An emotional Princess Kate joined other members of the British Royal Family at a ceremony on Sunday in London in remembrance of veterans of past wars. It was a rare…
Police are investigating potential link between recent alcohol thefts from shops in Co Fermanagh
Police are investigating a potential link between recent alcohol thefts from shops in Co Fermanagh. On Sunday police received reports that two men entered premises in the Main Street and…
Rafael dissolves into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after hitting Cuba as a hurricane
Rafael has weakened into a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico after barreling across Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane last week. Rafael weakened into a tropical storm…
Executive ‘can send united message over inheritance tax changes for farmers’
The Northern Ireland Executive should send a united message to the UK Government that it needs to “change course urgently” over changes to inheritance tax for farmers, deputy First Minister…
Canadian surrogate mothers refusing to carry Israeli babies
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long since spilled over into Canadian society, with regular street protests, encampments on university campuses and a sharp rise in antisemitic incidents. But one of the…
NHS backlog would not be as bad if No 10 had agreed beds funding, inquiry told
The NHS’s backlog of care would not be as bad if the government had given it permission to expand the number of hospital beds in the middle of the Covid-19…