- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
- Sex attacker was under surveillance
- RBS set to unveil £400m bonus pot
- 'Anxious' teacher 'set self alight'
- 'Crush racism' in football: PM
- Protesters refused cathedral appeal
- Man accused of starting riots blaze
- PM urges 'thorough' fraud probe
- Fox urges Budget business tax cuts
- UK reporter dies in Syria onslaught
- Private firm to run police station
- Ex-bouncer guilty of Nikitta murder
- Third chance to get Olympic tickets
Columnists
NR GREER: Northern Ireland NAMA will not help business
ONE thing about bankers, you have to give them credit for having a brass neck.
ALEX KANE: Learning to live with troubled past
LISTENING to Al Hutchinson’s suggestion of a possible amnesty for some murderers I was reminded of a quote from the detective writer L. C. Tyler: “I am completely with Agatha Christie on the issue of whether you could murder somebody on a Nile paddle steamer. You can murder somebody anywhere. It’s getting away with it that is always the tricky bit.”
NICK GARBUTT: It’s been a bad week for the fans
IT’S been a horrendous week for followers of both rugby and football – the one still held back by bungling amateurism, the other hamstrung by egos and greed.
1 commentBEN LOWRY: The environmental case for roads
BARELY a driver in Northern Ireland has not felt frustration at being caught behind a slow-moving vehicle such as a tractor.
ALEX KANE: SF wants a border poll? Bring it on!
ON March 8, 1973, a referendum in Northern Ireland asked two questions: Do you want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom; (or) Do you want Northern Ireland to be joined with the Republic of Ireland outside the United Kingdom?
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Letters
Tolerance needed on earthly journey
THE subject of religious tolerance will continue to be topical now that the British local government secretary, Eric Pickles, powerfully, purposefully permits prayer again before council meetings, thus overriding a court ban against Bideford Town Council in Devon.
1 commentWhen were the ‘bad old days’?
UNIONIST politicians often say do we want to go back to the ‘bad old days’.
2 commentsThe suffering goes on in Syrian conflict
WHILE Christians have suffered in Syria, those who have suffered the most are the 2,700 members of the Syrian army and police who have been brutally murdered by foreign terrorists.
2 commentsGAA gets cash in spite of recession
I READ a notice in the classifieds section of the News Letter (February 10) regarding the Ulster GAA (Comhairle Uladh) Casement Park Stadium Project.
1 commentDeserters were not free agents
IT seems that William Cobain and I differ on the meaning of ethics, morals, honour and duty to one’s solemn Oath to State (Praise for courage of Irish ‘deserters’, February 8).
Announcements
: Obituary
Published in the News Letter Group on 22 February 2012
Jack Maidment : Obituary
Published in the News Letter Group on 22 February 2012
C Haslett : Obituary
Published in the News Letter Group on 22 February 2012
W Kenneth : Obituary
Published in the News Letter Group on 22 February 2012
: Acknowledgement
Published in the News Letter Group on 18 February 2012
Local Businesses
Glass firm focuses on future with 40 new jobs
FORTY new jobs are being created in Co Londonderry with the announcement yesterday of a £1 million expansion by Magherafelt firm Fire Glass Direct.
Andor on track for another successful year
TWO new products are expected to help pioneering Andor Technology to another successful year, the annual general meeting in Belfast was told yesterday.
Ballymena bus hits streets of London
THE Ballymena-built heir to the iconic Routemaster bus begins service on the streets of London next week, manufacturer Wrightbus said yesterday.
Executive must ‘raise its sights’
THE Executive must lift its game if it is serious about its commitment to developing business, jobs and the economy as a whole, employers’ organisation the CBI said yesterday.
Transform staff into saints
‘Be a Saint – Volunteer!’ That’s the call from Business in the Community and Volunteer Now who are encouraging public and private sector organisations to release their staff to volunteer on Be a Saint Action Day which takes place on 16 March.
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Weather for Belfast
Wednesday 22 February 2012
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Light rain
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