DO NOT PLAY POLITICS WITH SPENDING CUTS, URGES ROBINSON

First Minister Peter Robinson today urged all sides not to play politics with the forthcoming £2 billion public spending cuts which he claimed are likely to leave Northern Ireland bogged in recessiomore

VOLUNTARY GROUPS FACE FUNDING CUTS WARNING

The Social Development minister will tell voluntary groups that difficult decisions lie ahead on budget cuts in Northern Ireland. Alex Attwood addresses a seminar organised by the Northern Irelanmore

12 CHILDREN INFECTED WITH E.COLI

The Public Health Agency has confirmed 12 children in Co Armagh have been infected with the E.coli bug A total of seven who attend the Holly House nursery in Dollingstown were infected with the pmore

THREE FACE HUMAN TRAFFICKING CHARGES AFTER BROTHEL RAIDS

A woman and two men have been charged with human trafficking following raids at seven suspected brothels in Belfast. The woman, 21, and the two men, aged 33 and 46, face charges of trafficking fomore

POLICE NAME MURDER VICTIM

Detectives have named the 32-year-old man murdered in Armagh as Kevin Fletcher. Investigators renewed their appeal for information after his body was found at an apartment in the Castle Street armore

MURDER INQUIRY AFTER MAN'S BODY FOUND

Police launched a murder inquiry on Friday night after a man's body was found at an apartment in Northern Ireland. The man, 32, was found in the Castle Street area of Armagh at about midday todaymore

FAMILY 'DEVASTATED' BY BOY'S SPEED BOAT DEATH

The family of a boy who died after being hit by a speed boat in Northern Ireland tonight said they were devastated. Stuart Wilson, six, was being towed on a wake board at the time of the accidentmore

15 RESCUED IN SEX TRAFFICKING RAIDS

Twelve women and three men were rescued on Friday as police raided a series of brothels in a major crackdown on human trafficking in Northern Ireland. The women, from European Union countries, wemore

RIVAL AIRLINE INCREASES BELFAST FLIGHTS AS RYANAIR QUITS

Low-cost airline bmibaby is to schedule extra flights from Belfast after Ryanair said it was pulling out of the city. An additional five services a week will leave Belfast International for East more

INCINERATOR PLANS TO BE CHALLENGED IN COURT

Controversial plans to build an incinerator at Lough Neagh are to be challenged in the High Court in Belfast, it was disclosed on Friday. The Communities Against the Lough Neagh Incinerator (CALNmore

MAN SHOT IN LEG

A man was shot in the leg in west Belfast, it was revealed on Friday. He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries following the attack in an alleyway off Gibson Street in Lenadoonmore

BOY, 6, DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY SPEED BOAT

A boy has died after being hit by a speed boat close to a beach. Stuart Wilson, six, was being towed on a wake board at the time of the accident on Bank Holiday Monday at Cranfield, near Kilkeel,more

CUTS BLAMED AS MORE WAIT FOR HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT

The number of patients waiting for hospital appointments increased by more than 25% in three months this year, it was revealed today. Health minister Michael McGimpsey blamed budget cuts after anmore

MAN HELD OVER BLAST WHICH INJURED CHILDREN

A man was arrested today in connection with a bomb blast in Northern Ireland which injured three children. The 27-year-old was detained as part of a planned search in Craigavon following the explmore

NORTHERN IRELAND SUFFERING 'SOCIAL BREAKDOWN'

Society in Northern Ireland is breaking down, with soaring levels of unemployment, family splits, mental illness and addiction, a think-tank warned today. Government must look beyond the legacy omore

TROUBLED WATER COMPANY COULD BE SCRAPPED

A troubled water company at the heart of a long-running investigation into the awarding of contracts could be scrapped, Northern Ireland's regional development minister warned today. Conor Murphymore

WARNING OVER LACK OF SUPPORT FOR MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS

More lives could be lost if suicidal mentally ill patients are not given greater support, it was claimed today. Some health trusts are not providing people with a note of further appointments whemore

19 ARRESTS AFTER ATTACK ON POLICE

Nineteen people were arrested when police were attacked with stones and bottles in a seaside town on the north Antrim coast. The Bank Holiday trouble erupted in Ballycastle, just hours before themore

TEENAGER CHARGED WITH MURDER OF 12 YEAR OLD GIRL

A Dublin teenager has appeared in court charged with the murder of 12 year old Michaela Davis last Saturday. Her body was found in undergrowth by the Royal Canal close to her home at Porterstown.more

TOURISM CHIEFS HIT BACK OVER AUSTRALIA TRAVEL ADVICE

Tourism chiefs hit back today after Australians were advised by their government to beware of the dissident republican threat in Northern Ireland. Travellers from Down Under have been warned to bmore

FIANCE CHARGED WITH MURDER

A man's appeared in court accused of murdering his fiance on the day they were due to be married. Patricia Bardon was found dead at her home in Elm Court in South Belfast on Monday - which was almore

HET TO MEET CLAUDY FAMILIES

The Historical Enquiries Team is contacting the families of the Claudy bomb victims to offer to meet them. The HET says it will ask the families if they want it to carry out a review of the invesmore

TAXI DRIVER ATTACKED DURING JOURNEY

A taxi driver has been attacked by his passenger after taking two men from the city centre to west Belfast. He picked them up at at Castle Street shortly before 1am before being asked to stop on more

LOST DOCUMENTS 'DELAYING BENEFIT PAYMENTS'

Lost documents are delaying some benefit payments in Northern Ireland for up to two months. Failure of civil servants to follow up claims for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) as well as mismore

BELFAST FIRM CHIPS IN WITH EMIRATES RE-FIT

Arsenal's long-established ties across the Irish Sea were strengthened with a new addition at the Emirates stadium. Following the trail blazed by Gunners heroes Liam Brady, Pat Jennings and Frankmore

WOMAN MURDERED ON WEDDING DAY

A woman in south Belfast was murdered on her 51st birthday - the day she was due to marry. Patricia Bardon was discovered at home in Elm Court on Monday. A man was arrested and remains in polimore

MAN QUIZZED OVER WOMAN'S DEATH

A woman found dead in a house in south Belfast was murdered. The body of Patricia Bardon, 51, was discovered in the property in Elm Court, off Donegall Pass on monday. Police launched the murdmore

UNDER-SPENDING LEAVES SCHOOLS 'UNFIT FOR PURPOSE'

Many ageing schools in Northern Ireland are not fit for purpose because of years of under-investment, a government spending watchdog said today. More than half of the estate is not ideally suitedmore

CIGARETTE DISPLAY BAN 'WOULD BOOST BLACK MARKET'

A ban on cigarette displays in Northern Ireland shops would increase the number of smokers buying on the black market, it was claimed today. Three-quarters of corner shopkeepers believed putting more

CLAUDY REPORT SAYS PRIEST WAS PROTECTED

A police investigation into a Catholic priest suspected over the 1972 Claudy bomb outrage was stopped after senior officers conspired with the government and Church to protect him, a shock new repormore

MORE PUPILS SCORE TOP GCSE GRADES

More pupils in Northern Ireland scored top grades at GCSE, it was revealed today. Three quarters of results were A* to C grades, compared with 69.1% across the rest of the UK, and 8.9% were awardmore

CLAUDY REPORT DUE LATER

New details about one of Northern Ireland's worst terrorist atrocities, the 1972 bombing of Claudy, are expected to be revealed on Tuesday. Police Ombudsman Al Hutchinson's report into the IRA bomore

150 A-LEVEL STUDENTS AWARDED LOWER GRADES IN ERROR

More than 150 A-level students have been awarded lower grades than they achieved. The grading errors occurred after a total of 935 chemistry papers sat in 41 schools and colleges in Northern Irelmore

MATCH DEATH TEENAGER WAS DUE TO RECEIVE GCSE RESULTS

A teenage gaelic footballer who collapsed and died during a match in Co Down was due to get his GCSE exam results tomorrow, his 17th birthday. Patrick Dinsmore, a pupil at St Colman's College, Nemore

SPANISH MAN ON RIOT ATTACK CHARGE

A Spanish man has been in court in Belfast accused of attempting to murder a policewoman during the Twelfth of July rioting in Ardoyne. Roger Jorro Costa, with an address at Ulsterville Avenue inmore

TEENAGER DIES DURING FOOTBALL MATCH

A teenage GAA player collapsed and died during a minor football match in Co Down last night. A doctor and a nurse who had been at the game in Rostrevor battled for 35 minutes in a bid to save Patmore

CALL TO SUPPORT POSITIVE ATTITUDES TO ELDERLY

The Government must do more to support positive attitudes to ageing in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today. Older people should be appreciated for their abilities in helping promote good relatmore

MAN CHARGED OVER POLICEWOMAN ATTACK

A man has been charged with attempted murder and riotous assembly today after a piece of masonry was dropped on the head of a policewoman in north Belfast. The officer was fortunate to escape sermore

VANDALS DAUB GRAFFITI ON ORANGE HALL

An Orange hall that has only just been rebuilt after being burnt to the ground has been targeted by vandals in County Tyrone. The building on the Ballinderry Bridge Road in Coagh has been daubed more

CONTEST HELD TO FIND WHISKEY BLEND CREATOR

A worldwide search to find an apprentice to help create a new blend of Bushmills whiskey will end at the famous Northern Ireland distillery this week. Candidates from the US, South Africa, Europemore

MAN CHARGED WITH WOMAN'S MURDER

A man has been charged with the murder of a 40-year-old woman in Portadown. The body of mother-of-three Suzanne Harper was discovered at a house in the Manor area of the town, off the Brownstown more

HUNT FOR RAPIST AFTER BANGOR ATTACK

Detectives are hunting a man who allegedly raped a woman near Bangor seafront. The PSNI's Rape Crime Unit have appealed for information after a report of a serious sexual assault close to a fountmore

CAR CRASH TEENAGER DIES IN HOSPITAL

A teenager died in hospital on Saturday a week after being seriously injured in a car crash. The 15-year-old girl was a front seat passenger in a Volkswagen Golf which crashed with a motorbike lamore

PSNI DEFENDS PARADE DECISION

The PSNI has defended a decision to re-route a parade during a security alert. Police said they allowed Friday night's loyalist band parade to proceed through Rasharkin, Co Antrim, along an agreemore

BACKING FOR MINISTER IN WATER COMPANY ROW

A Northern Ireland minister who forced the suspension of his top civil servant got the guarded backing of politicians overseeing his handling of the affair today. Sinn Fein Regional Development Mmore

MAN ARRESTED AFTER WOMAN'S BODY FOUND

A man has been arrested after the body of a woman was found at a house in Portadown. The body was found in the Manor area of the Co Armagh town at around midday. Police are treating the death as more

SEARCH WIDENED FOR POLICEWOMAN'S ATTACKER

Police have expanded their hunt for a man they want to speak to after a piece of masonry was dropped on the head of a policewoman. The officer was fortunate to escape serious injury in the attackmore

CRUNCH TALKS HELD OVER NORTHERN IRELAND WATER ROW

The first of a series of crunch meetings on the crisis surrounding Northern Ireland Water (NIW) is taking place at the Assembly today. Yesterday, the Consumer Council said public trust had been bmore

A-LEVELS PROMPT UNIVERSITY FEARS

One in 12 A-level exams have scored an A* as concerns continued to be raised that hundreds of thousands of students could miss out on a university place. The record-breaking A-level results for Emore

SUSPENDED CIVIL SERVANT REPLACED

A replacement was announced today for the senior civil servant suspended from his post at the Northern Ireland Assembly. Paul Priestly, removed earlier this week as permanent secretary at the Depmore

SIXTY PLANNING SERVICE STAFF REDEPLOYED

Sixty planners are to move to Land and Property Services in Northern Ireland, it was revealed today. The technical officers will work on a project for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Devemore

TERROR SUSPECT ARRESTED

A man has been arrested in connection with terrorist crimes in the Londonderry area, it was revealed today. The suspect, 39, was detained at Sandale Park, near Galliagh. He was taken to Antrimmore

JOB AXE ROW COULD SILENCE FAMOUS CATHEDRAL CHOIR

Top churchmen faced demands to resign tonight over an extraordinary row that threatened to silence a famous cathedral choir. It followed a decision to axe the musical director's post at St Anne'smore

THOUSANDS OF SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SEIZED

More than 300,000 smuggled cigarettes were seized from a van in Co Down, it was disclosed today. Customs officers swooped at the Newry dual carriageway in Banbridge yesterday. Two people from more

CUSTOMS STAFF SACKED IN RACE PROBE

Seven Revenue and Customs staff have been sacked for racially abusing non-nationals who claimed child benefit, it has been revealed. Two others quit when an investigation was launched earlier thimore

CONSTRUCTION SECTOR DECLINE CONTINUES

Activity in the Northern Ireland construction market has continued to decline. The latest Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Construction Market Survey, which records shifts in worklmore

£15m CAMPUS TO AID DEPRIVED CITY AREAS

A £15 million economic development campus for the most deprived parts of north and west Belfast is being unveiled today. Enterprise, entrepreneurship and employability will be promoted by the Belmore

CIVIL SERVANT SUSPENDED OVER WATER COMPANY REVIEW

A top civil servant has been suspended over claims that he influenced an independent review of Northern Ireland Water which ended in the sacking of the board chairman and three non-executive directomore

1200 CIGARETTES SEIZED FROM ICE CREAM VAN

More than 1,000 cigarettes have been seized from an ice-cream van in Carrickfergus. Around 1,200 cigarettes and a vehicle were taken away after HM Revenue & Customs officials swooped last Saturdamore

EXCHANGE GROUP TEENAGERS INJURED IN BUS STONING

Three German teenagers have been injured after a gang of youths stoned their bus in East Belfast. The youngsters were part of a visiting exchange group that had just left the Dundonald Ice Bowl wmore

DERRY TO HOST ROUND THE WORLD YACHT RACE

Londonderry will host a round the world yacht race. The UK city of culture for 2013 will receive the ten-strong fleet in July 2012 with a festival at the end of the final transatlantic stage. more

THREE DIE AFTER CORK BOAT FIRE

An investigation is getting underway into the cause of a fire aboard a motorcruiser in West Cork, in which three men lost their lives. Two German men and an Irishman died following the tragedy atmore

FIRM CLINCHES DEAL TO SOURCE ARTWORKS

The walls of an opulent Dutch mansion are being brought to life with almost 100 fine art pieces tracked down by a Co Tyrone company. Spires Arts in Omagh has secured a contract with a major intermore

HIGHER EDUCATION COLLEGES EXPECTING SURGE IN DEMAND

Competition for university places is set to spark a rise in demand for entry in to Northern Ireland's higher education colleges, it was claimed today. With A-level results due this week, and GCSEmore

DISGUST AS BOMBING INJURES CHILDREN

Northern Ireland's political leaders say they are shocked and disgusted at a dissident republican bombing that injured three children. First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martmore

CLUB DRUGS: MAN CRITICAL

A 22-year-old man is in a critical condition and three other people are ill in hospital after an incident at a Belfast nightclub. Police said the four took an unknown substance before becoming ilmore

ATTEMPTED STABBING IN CASH DELIVERY ROBBERY

Police are investigating a robbery in west Belfast after a thief tried to stab a cash delivery driver before escaping with a substantial sum of money. The incident took place at around 11.45am onmore

PLEA FOR CALM AT LONDONDERRY MARCH

There were appeals for calm as a major loyal order parade took place in Londoonderry. The first leg of the Apprentice Boys parade in the city was held without major incident after a protest by dimore

SECURITY TIGHT FOR APPRENTICE BOYS PARADE

Security is expected to be tight today for a loyal order parade through a sectarian flashpoint in north Belfast. The Apprentice Boys of Derry march in Ardoyne follows some of the most serious riomore

WEAPONS SEIZED IN POLICE SWOOP

Police investigating a bomb attack on a police station in Londonderry seized weapons and ammunition, it was revealed. More than 100 rounds, real and replica rifles, balaclavas and mobile phones wmore

WOMAN KILLED IN KNIFE ATTACK NAMED

A woman stabbed to death in Co Tyrone has been named as Luisa Cabral Pereira Silva. The victim, 29, was found in Merron Mews, Dungannon, at 3.30pm on thursday. She is from East Timor but was lmore

FATHER OF FOUR CHARGED WITH CAR BOMB ATTACK

Heavily armed officers stood guard today when a father of four was charged with a 200lb car bomb attack on a police station in Londonderry. They took up position inside and outside a courthouse imore

FIRE DESTROYS CITY SOCIAL CLUB

A social club has been destroyed by fire in west Belfast. Robbers are suspected of trying to take cigarettes from the Twinbrook premises before it was set ablaze. It has been open more than 30more

MAN FACES COURT OVER POLICE STATION CAR BOMB

A 42-year-old man will appear in court today charged in connection with a dissident republican car bomb attack on a police station He faces a string of charges linked to the attack on Londonderrymore

MEN IN COURT OVER ATTEMPTED MURDER

Two men aged 39 and 44 are due to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court charged with attempted murder. It's after a man was stabbed in the head and eye in the Lenadoon area of West Belfast yesterdamore

ORANGE ORDER HALL DESTROYED IN FIRE

An Orange Order hall in Co Tyrone has been destroyed in a fire, police said today. Officers are investigating the cause of the blaze at the two storey building in Pomeroy. The emergency servicmore

MINISTERS CONSIDER PLANS FOR COMPULSORY CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS

Stormont ministers will meet today to discuss whether carbon monoxide alarms should be made compulsory in Northern Ireland following the leak that killed two teenage school friends. Arlene Fostermore

GP FUNDING CUT WILL HIT PATIENT CARE, WARNS UNION

A £3.6 million cut to GP funding in Northern Ireland will see patient care suffer, a doctors' union warned today. The move by the Health and Social Care Board will see each practice in the regionmore

OUTCRY PROMPTS PARADE LAWS REVAMP

Proposed laws on parading in Northern Ireland were redrawn in response to a public outcry over claims they undermined people's right to assemble, it was announced today. The Parades Bill was primmore

BELFAST TOPS SECURITY GUARD TRAINING FIGURES

It may be a dubious claim to fame, but Belfast has more security guards than anywhere else in the UK. More than 800 people took a vocational course in security in the city last year, according tomore

INVESTIGATIONS CONTINUE INTO GAS LEAK SCARE

It's emerged that Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland officials are investigating reports of another potential carbon monoxide poisoning incident in nearby Portstewart. It is understmore

10,000 TV LICENCE-DODGERS CAUGHT IN SIX MONTHS

More than 10,000 people were caught watching television without a licence in Northern Ireland in the first half of this year. Most cases were in Belfast, Newry and Londonderry, and the average evmore

POLICING BOARD CHAIR 'CONFIDENT OF VINDICATION'

Northern Ireland Policing Board chair Barry Gilligan has predicted his name would be cleared by a police investigation into his involvement in a Belfast land deal. Announcing he was postponing himore

POLICE WORKER ESCAPES BOMB ATTACK

A civilian police worker escaped injury today when a suspect booby trap bomb fell off his car in Northern Ireland. The apparent murder bid by dissident republicans in Cookstown, Co Tyrone, is themore

POLICE BOARD CHIEF'S HOME AND OFFICE SEARCHED

The office and home of Northern Ireland Policing Board chairman Barry Gilligan were searched as part of an police investigation into a Belfast land deal. A number of unspecified items were taken more

HOUSE PRICES IN SOME AREAS DOWN 60% FROM PEAK: SURVEY

House prices in parts of Northern Ireland fell 60% from their peak, a market survey said today. However the number of sales this year increased, with first-time buyers and investors attracted by more

EX-POLICEMAN KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN

A former Northern Ireland police officer working for a security services company has been shot dead in Afghanistan. Father-of-four Ken McGonigle, 51, came from Magheramason, Co Londonderry. Hemore

GOVERNMENT 'WILL NOT NEGOTIATE WITH DISSIDENTS'

Secretary of State Owen Paterson has ruled out talks with dissident republicans today amid fears of a heightening threat by terrorists opposed to the peace process. With three bomb attacks in Lonmore

DIVORCE REPORT REVEALS '11-YEAR ITCH'

Married couples in Northern Ireland are now waiting longer to scratch the fabled seven-year itch - with research out today indicating that most divorces occur after 11 years of wedlock. More thanmore

BRITISH DOCTOR REMEMBERED

The Norethern Ireland fiance of the British doctor murdered in Afghanistan says he will continue to work in the country. Paddy Smith says he will bring Karen Woo's body home first - but then retmore

WOMAN STABBED IN HEAD AFTER ANSWERING DOOR

A woman is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed in the head today as she answered her front door. A man who called at the house in Omagh at around 5.15am attacked the woman whenmore

MAN QUIZZED OVER POLICE STATION CAR BOMB

A man was being questioned on Saturday over a car bomb attack on a police station in Northern Ireland earlier this week. Widespread damage was caused on Tuesday after a 200lb device exploded outsmore

SUSPICIOUS OBJECT FOUND NEAR POLICEWOMAN'S HOME

Army bomb experts in Northern Ireland were examining a suspicious object on Saturday discovered near the home of a Catholic police officer. Houses were evacuated in Fearon Close in Kilkeel, Co Domore

MAN KILLED IN CRASH VAN

A man died on Saturday after the van he was travelling in crashed in Co Fermanagh. The accident occurred on the Belfast Road at Brookeborough at around 12.30am. Two other men were taken to hosmore

RELEASE OF HALLOWEEN KILLER 'DAMAGE TO DEMOCRACY'

The decision to release loyalist killer Torrens Knight from prison is an affront to democracy which has sent shockwaves through society, a Northern Ireland Assemblyman said. Knight was found guilmore

COLD SWIMMER RESCUED FROM PORTRUSH HARBOUR

A teenager was rescued from Portrush Harbour after a very cold swim out to a moored boat to collect some fishing gear on Friday evening. After swimming across the harbour to the moored boat the tmore

SINN FEIN TALKS WITH DISSIDENTS IN DOUBT

There was uncertainty on Frifay night over planned talks between Sinn Fein and dissident republicans after the breakaway group played down the prospect of discussions. Sinn Fein said it was set fmore

NEW WATER BOARD APPOINTMENTS 'LIKE RE-ARRANGING DECK CHAIRS ON TITANIC'

The appointment of an interim chairman for the crisis-hit Northern Ireland Water company was like "re-arranging deck chairs on the Titanic", it was claimed on Friday. Regional Development Ministemore

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