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DUP’s politics and scandals now undermine the Union, Robin Swann tells the Ulster Unionist Party conference

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Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab: Extended transition is alternative to Brexit backstop

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The aftermath of the IRA bomb in Frizell's fish shop on the Shankill Road

Shankill bomb: Victims demand justice on 25th anniversary

Crime

Naomi Long MP addresses anti-Brexit campaigners at a pro-remain rally at Belfast City Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION

EU is force for peace in Northern Ireland, rally told

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Police dispute Irish President’s security claims during Belfast trip

Crime

Legacy Scandal: ‘The peace process has destroyed the ability to deliver for victims,’ writes Alan McQuillan

Opinion

Reported in the News Letter this week 280 years ago

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After 13 generations, American duo return to Co Down ancestral home – with a gift

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Michael Woods

In 500 audits, I’d never seen anything like RHI, says auditor

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File photo dated 15/10/10 of General David Petraeus, who has signalled he would be willing to serve in Donald Trump's administration. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Wednesday November 23, 2016. Gen Petraeus, who resigned as CIA director in 2012 following an extramarital affair, said the president-elect may succeed on the international stage because he will face less opposition from the American right. See PA story POLITICS President. Photo credit should read: Dan Kitwood/PA Wire

David Petraeus intervention over prosecution of Troubles veterans welcome

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Politics More Politics >>

DUP’s politics and scandals now undermine the Union, Robin Swann tells the Ulster Unionist Party conference

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Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab: Extended transition is alternative to Brexit backstop

News

Naomi Long MP addresses anti-Brexit campaigners at a pro-remain rally at Belfast City Hall. PRESS ASSOCIATION

EU is force for peace in Northern Ireland, rally told

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Despite the assurances of a British government frozen in the headlights of trying to re-establish Stormont, above, most cases capable of reinvestigation will be those where the allegation is that individuals were killed by state agencies

Legacy Scandal: ‘The peace process has destroyed the ability to deliver for victims,’ writes Alan McQuillan

Opinion

Crime More Crime >>

Shankill bomb: Victims demand justice on 25th anniversary

Crime

President Michael Higgins, right, and his wife Sabina at Queen's University in Belfast on his visit in May

Police dispute Irish President’s security claims during Belfast trip

Crime

Despite the assurances of a British government frozen in the headlights of trying to re-establish Stormont, above, most cases capable of reinvestigation will be those where the allegation is that individuals were killed by state agencies

Legacy Scandal: ‘The peace process has destroyed the ability to deliver for victims,’ writes Alan McQuillan

Opinion

Jim Wilson (left) and LCC chairman. Picture: Stephen Davison

Bid to legalise Red Hand Commando rejected

Crime

Farming More Farming >>

Highlights from this year’s Farming Life Awards 2018

Farming

Chief Vet Robert Huey

BSE case in Scotland – no impact on Northern Ireland’s Negligible Risk status

Farming

British beef was banned from being exported to the E.U. for 10 years when mad cow disease gripped the nation back in 1996.

Case of mad cow disease confirmed on UK farm

Farming

Future funding arrangements under microscope

Farming

Education More Education >>

Northern Ireland schools ‘close to financial tipping point’

Education

Israeli ambassador to the UK Mark Regev speaking in Belfast earlier this year

Queen’s students oppose talk by Israeli ambassador

Education

Orange Order grand secretary Rev Mervyn Gibson pictured at the Museum of Orange Heritage in Belfast

Orange Order defends role in ‘raising educational attainment’

Education

Hillary Clinton during her address at a ceremony at Queen's University Belfast where she received an honorary degree

Hillary Clinton tells Northern Ireland parties to put their quarrels aside

Education

Business More Business >>

Belfast events as Council moves on Primark blaze

Business

RHI boiler

RHI boiler owners to have appeal heard in full

Business

The burnt out remains of the Primark store in Belfast city centre

Primark fire: Council to invest £1.7m in bid to drive footfall in city centre

Business

The Ashers Baking Company shop in Belfast.

Ashers Baking Company to close Belfast store

Business

Transport More Transport >>

PSNI at scene of road traffic collision

Transport

The incident is believed to be a road traffic collision.

NI road closed as PSNI deal with 'ongoing incident'

Transport

The power supply is due to be restored by 5:30pm.

Power outage at NI vehicle test centre sees dozens of MOT appointments cancelled

Transport

Air Ambulance Northern Ireland. (File Image)

Air ambulance tasked to scene of NI road traffic collision

Transport

There are reports of sheep running loose on the A1.

Sheep causing havoc on A1

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Environment More Environment >>

RHI boiler owners to have appeal heard in full

Business

Ann Irwin of Arboretum Regeneration Castlewellan; Alwyn Sinnamon, head gardener at Castlewellan; and Dr Sally Montgomery of Castlewellan Futures' Heritage Group at the title-winning tree. Pic by Michael Cooper

Giant redwood is Northern Ireland’s Tree of the Year

Environment

Rev. Ruth Turner of Millbrook Church of the Nazarene, Dr. Jonny Hanson of Jubilee Farm, Rev. Colin McClure of First Larne Presbyterian, Rev. Chris Skillin of Larne Methodist Church get to work.

£300k community farm ‘first’ for Larne

Environment

Best of the Best: The Co Down village of Hillsborough won the overall top honour at this year's Best Kept Awards. Pic by Simon Graham

Village is crowned ‘Best of the Best’

Environment

Folk singer Colum Sands, right, with his son Dara outside the High Court in Belfast.''Picture: Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Folk singer Colum Sands loses legal challenge to nursing home plans

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Health More Health >>

Fear that Troubles trauma could be passed on to next generation

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Ambulances were called to the scene

Principal thanks 'heroic response' from bus driver after special needs pupils involved in crash

Health

Pro-life protestors at a demonstration in Belfast

Abortion: Poll says two-thirds want NI politicians to decide law

Health

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Ambulance had to travel 37 miles to emergency in Larne

Health

Mairead O'Neill

Tragic top model Mairead O'Neill was ‘confident and fragile in equal measure’

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