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The man, 27, is due in Lisburn Magistrates court on Monday. Pic credit: Google

Man is due in court in relation to an assault in Co Down

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly meets with President Trump at Capitol Hill, Washington DC on Wednesday March 12. Photo by Press Eye.

DFM: Trump taking 'huge amount of interest' in NI as trade war with EU brews

Blair Wallace, RUC Assistant Chief Constable, in 1994. Photo: Pacemaker Press

'No better police officer' - RUC's late DCC Blair Wallace hailed as inspiration

John Stewart MLA, Diana Armstrong MLA, Doug Beattie MLA, Cllr Kate Evans and Conor O’Kane, Manager at Dogs Trust Ballymena, with Fudge the dog

MLAs from the Ulster Unionist Party visit Dogs Trust Ballymena

Police are appealing for witnesses or footage following report of a serious road traffic collision in Coleraine this morning

PSNI appeal for information after single-vehicle collision in Coleraine

Zhenhao Zou, 28, was found guilty of the attacks after a month-long trial at Inner London Crown Court

Appeal for information about time spent by convicted student rapist in Belfast

There have been four confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the region so far

No concerns about compliance with bird flu bio-security measures, MLAs told

Just three out of 10,000 people who applied to join the PSNI failed to clear security vetting based on social media posts

Three out of 10,000 failed vetting over social media behaviour – PSNI chief

Donna Deeney and her grandchild Fiadh

Law change needed for elderly drivers says grandmother after near-fatal accident

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher

PSNI considers appearance on fly-on-the-wall documentary

Tánaiste of Ireland Simon Harris

Ireland not at point of dropping case on Legacy Act: Simon Harris

Police Service of Northern Ireland Chief Constable Jon Boutcher has commented on the recent programme for government which was launched earlier this week

PSNI chief constable labels programme for government a 'missed opportunity'

Dr Nick Baker-Horne, Marine Conservation Manager with Ulster Wildlife, welcomes the new native oyster nursery at Carrickfergus Marina which will help support the recovery of Belfast Lough’s small but endangered native oyster population

Native oysters return to Carrickfergus in major restoration efforts

Minister Liz Kimmins has extended the use of temporary exception certificates for some five and seven year-old private cars for a further year

Minister Liz Kimmins takes step to address MOT waiting times

Blue-green algae on the River Bann where it meets Lough Neagh near the village of Toome. Picture taken in September 2024

Lough Neagh action plan does not just target one sector, MLAs told

The figure remained static for decades until it started creeping up from the turn of the century

Figures show more female doctors than men in Northern Ireland

The UK has more women doctors than men for the first time, according to new figures.

Ella Pickover, PA Health Correspondent

The Firmus Energy gas tariff is set to decrease by more than 11% following a review by the Utility Regulator

Firmus Energy gas prices to drop more than 11% following review

Taoiseach Micheal Martin speaking during a reception at Museum of Liverpool, ahead of the first in a new series of annual UK-Ireland Summits taking place in Britain

Taoiseach disagrees with Michelle O’Neill over Ukraine missiles order comments

(left to right) Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram during a reception at Museum of Liverpool, ahead of the first in a new series of annual UK-Ireland Summits taking place in Britain

Ireland will not be part of any ‘deterrent’ deployment in Ukraine – Taoiseach

NI Health Minister Mike Nesbitt in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, ahead of the Stormont Health Committee meeting. Picture date: Tuesday January 7, 2025. PA Photo. See PA story ULSTER Hospitals. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Final sum to tackle health waiting lists ‘still to be determined’ – Mike Nesbitt

A subsequent proposal to transform Casement into a venue to host matches for the Euro 2028 tournament in the UK and Ireland collapsed due to funding

NI Secretary and Stormont Communities minister to meet over Casement Park

PSNI have confirmed that 71-year-old Adam Krzan was murdered in Dungannon last week

Man murdered in Dungannon named as Adam Krzan

Screengrab of Fibrus CEO Dominic Kearns giving evidence to a joint sitting of the Assembly's economy and agriculture committees at Parliament Buildings in Belfast

Comparing broadband storm repairs with power supply response ‘unfair’, MLAs told

Thales, the French-owned arms company, is to open a third facility in Northern Ireland, MLAs have been told

Arms manufacturer to open third facility in Northern Ireland

Screen grab from the NI Assembly of Paddy Brow from NI Water giving evidence to the Assembly's Committee for Infrastructure

Belfast Lough on ‘knife edge’ after pause to wastewater upgrade investment plan

Marking the announcement of £1.2m from the Department for Communities for the redevelopment of the former Austins building in Londonderry, are Minister Gordon Lyons, Rev Robert Miller and Helen Quigley from the Inner City Trust

Stormont to pay for Austins building to be bought in Londonderry

Mayor Alistair Cathcart pictured at the beacon lighting in Bangor during last year's D-Day commemoration

Ards and North Down Borough Council unveil plans to mark VE Day

Ards and North Down Borough Council has announced several commemorative events and activities to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

Johnny McNabb

Stormont’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt asks for clarity on waiting list pledge

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins

Minister says she will resist ‘concerted effort’ to push for water charges in NI

West Belfast man Kieran Wylie who was shot dead at his home in 2020

Kieran Wylie’s family hope inquest can secure answers from police

Cyril Murray and the east Belfast home he was shot in (with tape on front gate)

Speakers announced for European Day for Victims of Terrorism event

Handout photo issued by the Arts Council of NI of Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly and Junior Minister Aisling Reilly attending a special event at Stormont to mark the 30th anniversary of the National Lottery and a £1.5bn investment of Good Causes funding in communities across Northern Ireland. The event was held by the National Lottery Community Fund, the National Lottery Heritage Fund, Sport NI, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and the National Lottery operator Allwyn

Stormont event marks three decades of National Lottery Funding in NI

Steve Spoerry has been appointed Interim Chief Executive of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Southern Health and Social Care Trust appoints interim chief executive

Coleraine is set to receive funding under Government neighbourhoods plans

Coleraine and Londonderry to share £40m under neighbourhoods plans

Dedicated lines for British passport holders at UK airports would lead to longer queues, according to a Home Office minister

British-only lines at UK airports would lead to longer queues, says minister

First Minister Michelle O'Neill (left) and deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly (right) with the Stormont Executive's Programme for Government, outside Parliament Buildings in Belfast

Stormont backs long-awaited programme for government

A general view of the Thales missile factory in east Belfast

Stormont First Minister ‘incredulous’ at missile deal

Stormont’s Health minister has expressed surprise that the programme for government includes a pledge of £215 million a year to tackle health waiting lists in Northern Ireland

Mike Nesbitt says waiting list funding commitment a 'welcome' surprise

The scene in Corrainey Park in Dungannon, Co Tyrone, on Friday (28th) where a man died following a serious assault. Photo: Cate McCurry/PA Wire

Two further arrests in Dungannon murder probe

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons MLA in the Great Hall of Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast

"Absolutely false" that the DUP did not condemn anti-GAA signs: Gordon Lyons

Police are appealing for information and witnesses after it was reported that two men aged in their 20s were assaulted in the Donegal Square West area of Belfast on Saturday evening

Two males assaulted as PSNI probe weekend report in Belfast

Police are appealing for witnesses in relation to a report of an assault which occurred in Belfast city centre in the early hours of Sunday

PSNI appeal for information after woman is knocked unconscious in assault

Michelle O’Neill said the publication of the first programme for government (PFG) agreed by a Stormont executive since 2011 marked a “significant day” for the coalition in Belfast

Michelle O’Neill pledges transparency around programme for government targets

Cutting the ribbon: Pictured at the opening of NI Hospice’s first-ever charity shop in Carrickfergus are Jill Coiley, Shop Supervisor; Brian Mulholland, Shop Supervisor; Michael Steenson, Retail Support Manager; Fiona Gillespie, Store Manager; Miss Northern Ireland Hannah Johns; Gerry Griffin, Warehouse Manager; Tanya Dempsey, Area Manager; and Alan Kennedy, NI Hospice’s Head of Retail. Photo by NI Hospice

Hospice welcomes shoppers to its first-ever store in Carrickfergus

A woman aged in her 40s was arrested in London earlier today (March 3) as part of an investigation into fraud

Woman arrested in London as PSNI conduct house search in Co Down

Lifeboat crew back at Portaferry Station after the first call out of 2025 (L-R) Mollie Crowe, George Toma, helm Paul Mageean and Scott Blackwood

Portaferry RNLI called to save 12 stranded sheep on rocks

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and France's President Emmanuel Macron hold a meeting during a Leaders' Summit on the situation in Ukraine at Lancaster House, London. Photo: Justin Tallis/PA Wire

Belfast joins defence of Ukraine with deal to build 5,000 missiles

US President Donald Trump during a press conference in the White House last week. Photo: Carl Court/PA Wire

DUP MP: Trump should show humility to back up claim of being appointed by God

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was all smiles as he was pictured at the Irish Cup tie between Crusaders and Cliftonville

Leading football figures attend Irish Cup fixture in Belfast

Rangers are looking to replace Philippe Clement after the Belgian boss was sacked on Sunday night

Northern Ireland-based Rangers fans reflect on the sacking of Philippe Clement

Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses after a report that a man was shot in the leg with a crossbow in north Belfast in the early hours of Sunday (February 23)

PSNI appeal for information after man is shot with crossbow in north Belfast

Forensic officers examine the white taxi in which a man was shot in the Poleglass area of west Belfast on Sunday morning

Shooting of a man in Dunmurry labelled as "a reckless attack"

GAA President Jarlath Burns

DUP bite back at GAA president's claims over the redevelopment of Casement Park

Authorities say strict measures are needed to stop bird flu infecting Northern Ireland's farming stock

Thousands of birds to be culled in suspected avian influenza case

Annemarie McWilliams will be laid to rest in St. Mary’s Church, Drumagarner on Tuesday

Pedestrian passes away in latest road death across Northern Ireland

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