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Prison service chief condemns bonfire including names of murdered officers

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Murdered prison officer, David Black, pictured with his son, Kyle and daughter, Kyra.

Bogside Bonfire: Wave of support for son of murdered prison officer on social media

Crime

Aretha Franklin in 2006

Aretha Franklin: Tributes pour in for ‘Queen of soul’ who has died aged 76

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Cookstown, Co Tyrone

Funeral details announced for woman who died after carbon monoxide incident

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Result! NI grandfather (70) celebrates A-level success

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‘Omagh’s spirit of unity and love will endure’: Protestant minister

Crime

A-level results: Northern Ireland boys outperform girls at A* for first time

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‘Ultimate offence’ caused by Bogside bonfire posters will not derail progress: Middleton

Crime

William Matchett said Nuala O'Loan's statement about the Omagh bomb was based on opinion rather than fact

Nuala O’Loan ‘should present any new Omagh evidence to police’

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Grace Erwin gets her results at Victoria College in Belfast

IN PICTURES: Pupils across Northern Ireland celebrate A-level success

Education

Politics More Politics >>

Ian Paisley resignation claims are ‘bum steer’

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Mark Lindsay, who is chair of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland

Police Federation: O’Loan has failed to produce proof for her Omagh bomb claim

Opinion

Chris Moncrieff

Boris Johnson had every right to take mickey out of religion in his burka comments

Opinion

Alderman John Finlay welcomes Ian Paisley to the sprecial meeting of supporters in Gracehill. PACEMAKER BELFAST

Paisley meets supporters to apologise after Commons suspension

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Crime More Crime >>

Bogside Bonfire: Wave of support for son of murdered prison officer on social media

Crime

15th August 2018. 'Omagh bomb 20th anniversary remembrance ceremony. 'Picture: Jonathan Porter/PressEye.com

‘Omagh’s spirit of unity and love will endure’: Protestant minister

Crime

DUP MLA Gary Middleton said the ongoing Bogside trouble is 'some sort of battle' between rival groups

‘Ultimate offence’ caused by Bogside bonfire posters will not derail progress: Middleton

Crime

Kenny Donaldson, director of services at SEFF, during the service to mark the organisation's 20th anniversary in Lisnaskea

Victims’ chief: We are under attack, but we will not take the easy road

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Farming More Farming >>

Fermanagh County Show: Something for everyone as season comes to an end

Farming

DNA markers are being used on livestock as farmers bid to beat rural thieves

NI farms under attack from ‘new breed of brazen criminal’

Farming

Pictured (L-R) Sinclair Mayne (AFBI CEO), Jim McAdam (Head of Grassland and Plant Sciences Branch), David Johnston and Gillian Young (Grass Breeder, AFBI Loughgall).

End of an era for AFBI grass breeder

Farming

Three dead sheep after attack by dogs in Co Down

Farmers urged to be vigilant after latest attack on sheep by dogs

Farming

Education More Education >>

Result! NI grandfather (70) celebrates A-level success

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(l-r) Campbell College pupils Andy Dong, Karl Hawthorne, Ross Miley, Dan Stevenson, Robbie Jamison and Callum Jones celebrating their A-level results. Picture: Michael Cooper

A-level results: Northern Ireland boys outperform girls at A* for first time

News

Grace Erwin gets her results at Victoria College in Belfast

IN PICTURES: Pupils across Northern Ireland celebrate A-level success

Education

The Eaton triplets who got matching results in their A-level exams. (Photo: P.A.Wire)

Northern Ireland triplets get matching A-level results

Education

Business More Business >>

Asda notches up second quarter sales growth

Business

B&Q revenues were up 3.6%

B&Q sales bounce back after torrid start to year

Business

Despite challenges, elements of the high street are succeeding

Sunshine and world cup boost food sales but fear of slump real

Business

Fieldfisher managing partner Michael Chissick pictured, left, with Invest NI CEO Alastair Hamilton

125 jobs as global law firm opens centre in Belfast

Business

Transport More Transport >>

Lisburn road reopens after collision

Transport

Motorists are being advised to expect delays.

Road partially blocked after four vehicle crash

Transport

This photo released by the Italian firefighters, rescuers work among the rubble of the collapsed Morandi highway bridge in Genoa, northern Italy. (Vigili Del Fuoco via AP)

At least 20 dead in Italian motorway bridge disaster

Transport

It's expected it will take one week to complete the work.

Busy Londonderry road to be reduced to single lane for one week

Transport

The scene on the the M25 exit slip road at J3, at Swanley on the anti-clockwise carriageway, after a coach overturned

Baby born in traffic caused by overturned coach on motorway

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Environment More Environment >>

Home and business owners still counting cost of flooding

Environment

Belfast may have seen the last of the sunshine for a while (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is when heavy rain will hit Northern Ireland again

News

Jonny and Sophie Hazelton of Dungannon with their Simmental champion

Clogher Valley Show: Just Devine as brothers’ heifer scoops hat-trick of titles

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Belfast will bask in blazing sunshine throughout today (Photo: Shutterstock)

Belfast looks forward to the sunniest day of this week - but the rest of Northern Ireland is covered in cloud

News

Half Moon Lake, Belfast. Pic by Elaine Hill

Record number of NI parks and open spaces awarded Green Flag status

Environment

Health More Health >>

Pro-life campaigners vow to cause a ‘major headache’ for Sinn Fein

Health

During a visit to the premises on 13 January 2017, Environmental Health officers found evidence of rodent activity in the food preparation areas and the company agreed to an immediate closure of the premises

NI takeaway owners fined £3,000 for string of food hygiene offences

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The trials at Queen's University were the first of their kind in the UK

New QUB prostate cancer trial could drastically cut number of treatments

Health

Charlotte Caldwell and her teenage son Billy

Charlotte Caldwell fights to bring cannabis medication rules in line with rest of UK

Health

Injection

Boys to be included in cancer virus vaccination scheme

Health