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Carla Lockhart has left open the possibility of running in May's Assembly election. Pic: Mark Marlow/PA Wireplaceholder image

Carla Lockhart doesn't rule out Assembly election run

​Former DUP MP Carla Lockhart has left open the possibility of running in a future Assembly election after quitting the party over its handling of the fallout from the Drumcree stand off.

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Democrats win control of US Congress in landslide vote

Inpatient maternity services will now be moved from Newry to Craigavon due to a shortage of consultants.placeholder image

Trust Board confirms date to move inpatient maternity from Newry to Craigavon

Michael Kay was killed while on duty by a car bomb which detonated at Newry Courthouse at 9.39am on Wednesday April 3 1985.placeholder image

Appeal for information amid fresh probe into death of RUC reservist

The hoax email threat was sent to 300 schools across Northern Ireland recently.placeholder image

Lessons learned review ordered after school bomb threats

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaks to the media before a Cabinet meeting at Government Buildings in Dublin about a proposed public sector union strike. Picture date: Tuesday November 3, 2026.placeholder image

Taoiseach expands on initiative to examine Irish unity options

Michael O'Neill, manager of the Northern Ireland football team, has paid tribute to Irish Olympian Ciara Mageean after her untimely passing from cancer.placeholder image

'Ciara Mageean was a positive example for Northern Ireland'

Goods being sorted at a food bank. An emergency food parcel will be provided every 10 seconds across the UK this winter, the Trussell charity has predicted. The food bank organisation said rising costs of essentials such as food, electricity and rent are pushing more families "to the brink". Issue date: Wednesday December 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andy Buchanan/PA Wireplaceholder image

Almost 200,000 in NI at risk of needing to use food banks

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Inpatient maternity services will now be moved from Newry to Craigavon due to a shortage of consultants.placeholder image

Trust Board confirms date to move inpatient maternity from Newry to Craigavon

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Man arrested on suspicion of murder after disappearance of woman

A new grave stone has been erected to Lurgan native Thomas Cummins, a WW1 hero and former Glenavon player.placeholder image

Grave stone erected for WW1 hero

Shamrock Park, home of Portadown FC, is getting a new name following a lucrative deal with British Supplements.placeholder image

New name for Shamrock Park

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Six by Nico has reopened its Belfast restaurant following a major refurbishment, unveiling a warmer, more inviting look, a refreshed layout and a refitted signature open kitchen. Pictured is Cameron Graham, general manager, Six by Nico Belfast, David Boath, chef director, Six by Nico, Rebecca Cox, general manager, Six by Nico Belfastplaceholder image

'Special part of our story': Italian restaurant gives NI venue a fresh new look

People across Northern Ireland are being urged not to ignore their bowel screening test kits as the age at which they are first invited for screening is lowered to 59placeholder image

‘Don’t ignore your test kit’: Bowel screening age lowered to 59

Plans for a new state-of-the-art leisure centre in Strabane have reached another important milestone with the submission of a planning application for the proposed development at the Canal Basin to Derry City and Strabane District Councilplaceholder image

Multi-million Northern Ireland leisure centre plans reach planning stage

Northern Ireland gas firm Kinecx Energy has appointed prominent business leader Paul Terrington CBE as its new chairman, succeeding Dr David Dobbin in the roleplaceholder image

Belfast man and former PwC boss appointed new Kinecx Energy chairman

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Cost Of Living

Petrol and diesel prices are both at high levels and holding steady (photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Haulage bosses say firms will start to go under if fuel stays at present price

A customer arrives to re-fuel his car at a petrol station as fuel prices dip slightly in NI (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)placeholder image

Petrol and diesel prices have dipped slightly in Northern Ireland

Residents of Belfast are the second worst in the UK for falling short of cash before payday, a new survey has shown. Photo: Alamy/PA.placeholder image

Belfast payday crisis: City UK's second-worst for cash shortage before next wage

The weekly rise to the price of fuel has halted as of today (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)placeholder image

Three-month hike to fuel prices in Northern Ireland grinds to a halt

Opinion

The Assembly at Stormont is “full of people who are diametrically opposed”

Kate Nicholl MLA: Collaboration isn't rewarded at Stormont. What if it was?

One of my earliest canvassing experiences ended with a man tearing up my leaflet, throwing it on the ground and telling me to pick it up. To my eternal shame, I...

Kate Nicholl MLA
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Editorial: ​Hiking BBC tax as households turn off is the wrong approach

Jonathan Buckley MLA speaking to the media outside Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh.placeholder image

Unionism cannot afford a strategic own goal over Drumcree

Employment costs remain major barrier to NI business growth

Neasa Quigley, President, NI Chamber

Today, Northern Ireland’s Halloween is a commercial spectacle with Londonderry’s acclaimed street carnival touted as one of the best in the worldplaceholder image

Jackie McGregor: Sparklers in living room: subtler terrors of 1980s Halloween

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Editorial: Fix needed for parties' inability to set a Stormont budget

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Editorial: ​Disturbing attack on hotel workers amid Halloween festivities

Irish League Football

Glentoran manager Duncan Ferguson. (Photo by Desmond Loughery/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Former Glentoran boss clear 'there's no risk' in Duncan Ferguson appointment

Glenavon's Ryan Waide has scored 16 goals in 13 Championship matches this season. (Photo by Alan Weir/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Michael O'Connor clear 'you can't coach' goalscoring instincts of Glenavon star

Linfield manager David Healy (left) with Mark Haughey after the defender stood in at goalkeeper against Glenavon in 2016. (Photo by Brian Little/Press Eye)placeholder image

Former Linfield star on why 'it killed me' not to sign full-time contract

Duncan Ferguson took charge of his first match as Glentoran manager in Friday's 1-1 Premiership draw against Coleraine. (Photo by Desmond Loughery/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Ex-Glentoran star reflects on Duncan Ferguson's 'brilliant' Irish League start

Portadown captain Gary Thompson walks off the pitch after receiving medical attention. (Photo by Andrew McCarroll/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Portadown captain has 'returned home' after 'scary and worrying incident'

Food & Drink

The Meridian has created eight jobs and forms part of a wider £4m investment programme by the McKeever familyplaceholder image

'We’re proud': NI family-run hospitality group reveals new £600k cocktail bar

Hundreds of tributes have been paid to well-known Coleraine butcher Ken Anderson, who died peacefully at his home on Monday (November 2). Credit Facebookplaceholder image

'A giant of a man in every way': Tributes pour in following death of NI butcher

Crime

Martin O'Hagan, a journalist with the Sunday World, was shot dead near his home in Lurgan, Co Armagh on September 28, 2001. Photo courtesy of Kevin Cooper.placeholder image

Call to publish Martin O'Hagan murder report

Sammie Bingham and son Kaiden, aged eight. She has reported the find to the PSNI, which has subsequently warned parents to be cautiousplaceholder image

Co Down mother on finding needle buried in son's trick-or-treat sweetie

Laganside court complex. Image: Googleplaceholder image

Italian sailor charged with exposing himself in Belfast

Vets Dan Flynn and Rose McCullough And Vet nurse Leanne Green, left, tend to a pet dog for issues not related to fireworks.placeholder image

Belfast vet prescibed meds in advance to help dogs with fireworks

Seamus Maguire and Joe Lynskey, two members of the Disappeared who will be remembered in the 20th annual walk at Stormont. Photo: PAplaceholder image

Grieving families of Disappeared call for information ahead of memorial walk

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Calls for review of fireworks law after incidents

Your World

• Ligoniel Improvement Association, East Belfast Mission and Irish Medium School Bunscoil Mhic Reachtain are shortlisted, with funding set to support children and young people’s access to healthy food in the community.placeholder image

People in Belfast can vote for local projects supporting children’s access to he...

Now in its 14th year, the Tesco Winter Food Collection is taking place in all large Tesco stores from November 26th to November 28th. placeholder image

UK’s biggest food collection calls for NI volunteers to support food charities

Paul Terrington has been appointed the new Chairman of Kinecx Energy.placeholder image

Paul Terrington appointed new Kinecx Energy chairman

Retro

A UDR passing out parade at Palace Barracks in Co Down in September 1984. Photo: Pacemaker Press 826/84/Cplaceholder image

Red tape ties up UDR memorial bench

Red tape has tied up plans to build a solemn memorial to the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) in Bangor.

Iain Gray

The title image of Ulster-Scots series of shorts horror films 'Haleve'. Photo: Beyond Visible Films/BBCplaceholder image

Ulster-Scots haunts Halloween with new horror series streaming on BBC

Plans have been filed that could see this former RAF control tower become a two-bed holiday let. Photo: Carolyn Edgar Homesplaceholder image

Plans to turn World War Two air base tower into holiday home take off

Lower Lough Erne is one of the most dramatic natural landscapes in Northern Ireland. Formed by a deep glacial trough with extensive open waters, offshore islands and the bold escarpment of the Magho Cliffs to the south, it stretches for 20 miles from Enniskillen to Rosscor.placeholder image

‘An appalling state of affairs through ruined crops and flooded homes’

Spooky kids on the prowl in 'Ferntickle Weechil', one of four Ulster-Scots horror short films under the 'Haleve' banner. Photo: Josh Strang/Beyond Visible Films/BBCplaceholder image

Hamely tongue takes a spooky turn for Halloween with Ulster-Scots horror movies

Homes & Gardens

6 Heathmount Hall, Heathmount, Portstewart, BT55 7RA, is on the market for offers around £1,250,000 with Norman Devlin Estate Agents.placeholder image

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Luxury penthouse Portstewart apartment with the WOW factor

The Property of the Week is described as a 'once in a lifetime opportunity’ to own an apartment in this location.

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John Minnis, founder of John Minnis, Stephen McClean, director and Emma McNeill, directorplaceholder image

'We’re ambitious about the future': NI estate agent to open sixth office

This stunning property is on the market priced at offers around £650,000placeholder image

Modern family living and timeless elegance combine in this gorgeous Lisburn home

114a Bann Road, Bendooragh, Ballymoney, BT53 7PD, is on the market to offers over £475,000 with Dallas Real Estate.placeholder image

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Superior detached house on the Bann Road, Bendooragh

The development is slated for empty land next to a church. Image: Googleplaceholder image

Sewer fears block housing scheme on empty field

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Lifestyle

Lochside Garages has expanded into Co Antrim with a new MG showroom on Ballymena Road, Antrim, creating seven additional jobs and bringing its team to 12placeholder image

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Co-Ownership strengthens leadership team with senior finance appointment

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People

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Lockhart: Leaving DUP was a particularly painful and difficult decision

Leaving the DUP was a “particularly painful and difficult decision”, Carla Lockhart has said.

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'Enormous opportunity': NI AI firm strengthens US ambitions with appointment

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'Privilege and a challenge': NI man appointed new chair of third sector body CO3

Business

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Tourism NI awards five stars to "truly memorable" mountain hideaway

Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald comments on the draft UK-EU deal on food and agriculture goods at Stormont in Belfast. Picture date: Tuesday November 3, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: David Young/Press Associationplaceholder image

Expected UK-EU deal on agri-goods prompts familiar divisions

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