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Ex police chief: The peace process has ‘destroyed’ prospects of justice for Troubles victims

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Comptroller and Auditor General Kieran Donnelly

Spend taxpayers’ money as if it is your own, auditor tells civil servants

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

Bid to legalise Red Hand Commando rejected

Crime

Susan and Henry Livingston (US descendants of the founder of Killinchy Parish Church) in the church itself on September 29, 2018

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

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The British population of Gibraltar saw great risk in Brexit, unlike unionists in Northern Ireland

Opinion

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

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David Petraeus intervention over prosecution of Troubles veterans welcome

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‘What planet is he from?’ Sammy Wilson hits out at Empey over criticism of Brexit backstop stance

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Michelle O'Neill, northern leader of Sinn Fein, speaking at Queen's University in Belfast on Wednesday as part of its Policy Engagement Lecture Series. Anne Graham, sister of the murdered lawyer Edgar, the back of whose head is towards the middle of the picture, asked a question from the audience

Sister of Edgar Graham challenges Sinn Fein leader over her brother’s murder by the IRA

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Mairead O'Neill

Mourners at model Mairead O'Neill's funeral told she had a 'heartache that would not go away'

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Politics More Politics >>

Ex police chief: The peace process has ‘destroyed’ prospects of justice for Troubles victims

News

Comptroller and Auditor General Kieran Donnelly

Spend taxpayers’ money as if it is your own, auditor tells civil servants

News

There have been tensions with Spain over Gibraltar, above, since the early News Letters of the 1730s to today. This is why the pro British population voted overwhelmingly to Remain in the EU

The British population of Gibraltar saw great risk in Brexit, unlike unionists in Northern Ireland

Opinion

Michael Woods

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

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Crime More Crime >>

Ex police chief: The peace process has ‘destroyed’ prospects of justice for Troubles victims

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

Bid to legalise Red Hand Commando rejected

Crime

Michelle O'Neill, northern leader of Sinn Fein, speaking at Queen's University in Belfast on Wednesday as part of its Policy Engagement Lecture Series. Anne Graham, sister of the murdered lawyer Edgar, the back of whose head is towards the middle of the picture, asked a question from the audience

Sister of Edgar Graham challenges Sinn Fein leader over her brother’s murder by the IRA

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Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby speaks during a national service of thanksgiving to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul's Cathedral in London

Faith at risk from a ‘failure of freedom’ says archbishop, referencing Ashers

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 >>

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

Business

The programme is designed to boost city footfall while the cordon around Primark continues to impact trade

Belfast events as Council moves on Primark blaze

Business

RHI boiler

RHI boiler owners to have appeal heard in full

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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