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In this new documentary, part of Channel 4’s Climate Emergency season, Ade Adepitan looks at the science, and meets those campaigning to “make beef the new smoking”

Friday: The Big British Beef Battle (Channel 4, 8pm)

The Irish Army on parade in Carndonagh

Dublin move to end UN veto on deployment of Irish soldiers 'a dose of realism'

Peter Hickman leads his FHO Racing BMW team-mate Michael Rutter in qualifying on Friday at the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix

Peter Hickman on pole for Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix from Davey Todd

Peter Hickman on the FHO Racing BMW in opening free practice at the Macau Grand Prix. Picture: Stephen Davison/Pacemaker Press

Peter Hickman leads Davey Todd in free practice at Macau Grand Prix

Liam Kennedy, holding a sign that reads 'End Iran-Hamas collusion' last weekend at pro Palestinian rally in Belfast, says the 600 Irish academics who in a letter to the Irish Times called for a boycott of Israeli universities have done themselves a disservice

Letter: Boycotts are unlikely to be helpful in search for Middle East solutions

Northern Ireland’s Jordan Brown was beaten in the semi-final of the International Championship in China

Jordan Brown's hopes of reaching second ranking event final ended in China

Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown sets up China semi-final shot by beating Stephen Maguire

Former prime minister Boris Johnson is set to join GB News

Former PM Boris Johnson set to join GB News

The UK must stand with Taiwan against intimidation by China, UUP peer Lord Rogan has told the World League for Freedom and Democracy conference in Taipei.

UK must stand with Taiwan against China, Rogan tells conference

Davey Todd and John Burrows at the Southern 100 in 2018. Todd will ride a BMW M1000RR for the Burrows Engineering/RK Racing team at the Macau Grand Prix in November.

Davey Todd teams up with John Burrows for Macau GP return

NI weekly market report - 11 September 2023. Picture: ADHB

Northern Ireland weekly market report

Miao Cowen celebrates medal success at the UK Transplant Games

Miao Cowen celebrates medal success at UK Transplant Games

Morning View

Editorial: Dissident's jail term shows how Russia like China has no opposition

Is it really a bear or a human in fancy dress?

Ian Bannen who played Andy Bannister's father

The Belfast Boys: and the Yangtze Incident: Local man recounts events in book

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Henry Kissinger, former U.S. secretary of state, attend a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China July 20, 2023. China Daily via REUTERS

Ian Ellis: At 100, Kissinger is welcomed in China as an old friend
In typically witty fashion, Oscar Wilde observed: “With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone”.

Only one Northern Ireland attraction featured in their top 10 list, coming in as the fifth attraction which the human eye is drawn to the most in the UK. Glenariff Waterfall, based in a nature reserve after the same name, a 3.5km circular trail, offers various spectacles from a river gorge, rare wildlife and three scenic waterfalls

NI attraction revealed as one of the ‘most beautiful blue spaces’ on the planet

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings?

Front pages of the Belfast News Letter over the last 286 years: Top left, from October 1738 the earliest surviving edition of the paper; top right from December 1854 at the height of the Crimean War; middle left, from September 1912 at the time of the Ulster covenant; middle right from September 1939 at the start of World War Two; bottom left from November 1963 at the assassination of John F Kennedy; bottom right from last September; bottom middle from April 1998 at the time of the Belfast Agreement; and bottom right from September last year after the new king's first visit to NI

Ben Lowry: You are supporting the world’s oldest English language daily paper

Following a multi million pounds investment to research and develop, West Belfast based Andor Technology is poised to achieve significant worldwide sales for their ground breaking microscope. Pictured are Claire Greenwood, director of engineering, Andor Technology and Dr Vicky Kell, director of innovation, research & development, Invest NI

R&D leads to global success for Belfast's Andor Technology

Morning View

Editorial: UK right to help Ukraine against a vulnerable Putin

Ad Feature Canyon Accessories: total quality control in our hands

Northern Ireland clean technology company Ionic Technologies is playing a key role in helping the UK reach tight decarbonisation targets by ramping up production of magnet rare earth elements. Pictured from Ionic Technologiesare Fergal Coleman, head of technology, Tracy Baker, finance manager, Thomas Kelly, general manager, Daryl Hinchcliffe, chemist and Andrew Holmes, general manager sales/sourcing

NI clean tech firm plays key role in the UK reaching decarbonisation targets

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and US President Joe Biden, take part in a joint press conference in the East Room at the White House, during his visit to Washington DC in the US

UK and US 'stand together' to bolster economic security as leaders meet

Martyn Symington, founder and managing director of Pure Roast Coffee roaster in Lisburn

Ground coffee from a Northern Ireland roaster is among the world’s Top 50

Youths with petrol bombs during Rioting on the Falls Road, West Belfast, Northern Ireland, The Troubles, 1976 by Alain Le Garsmeur

See best of Alain Le Garsmeur's photography at Belfast Exposed

Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to Shanghai next month

Virgin Atlantic to resume flights to Shanghai
Virgin Atlantic will resume flights to Shanghai from next month for both passenger and cargo operations.

In just six years, The Dairy Council for Northern Ireland export programme has generated over £55m in new sales for NI dairy. Pictured are Ian McCluggage, head of dairy at the Greenmount Campus of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), and Mike Johnston, CEO of Dairy Council for NI with a group of overseas buyers from Taiwan, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates at CAFRE

Northern Ireland dairy export programme drove over £55m in new sales

Liz Truss to blame ‘woke culture’ for high taxes in fierce comeback speech

Liz Truss turns her attention to ‘woke culture’ in comeback speech

A 56-year-old woman from the Guangdong province in China is the first recorded human casualty from the H3N8 bird flu.

China reports first human H3N8 bird flu death, according to WHO

Drinking more than one sugary drink a week has been associated with a variety of negative health outcomes including obesity, gout, diabetes, tooth decay, depression and various cancers according to research published in the British Medical Journal

More than one sugary drink once a week produces negative health outcomes

The price of crude oil increased by 5.5% on Monday April 3.

Oil prices rise more than 5 percent as production is cut

Morning View

Editorial: NI''s on tourist tail, as Ballard visit to Titanic centre reminds us

A new water reservoir may have been discovered on the moon, researchers say.

Researchers suggest there could have been a water reservoir on the moon

Ukrainian soldiers fire an AS90 as they take part in a military exercise at a training camp in an undisclosed location in England, Friday, March 24, 2023.

UK should stay out of talks to halt Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Lord Owen

The body language we display in photographs can reveal much about us (photo: Adobe)

World happiness survey: China tops list while UK falls in rankings

The official Tiktok page for 10 Downing Street on the TikTok app on an iPhone screen.

TikTok: Number 10 defends decision to ban social media app

TikTok is set to be banned on UK government devices

TikTok expected to be banned on government devices over data fears

Worms ‘raining down’ in China in bizarre social media video

The positive test

After 1,085 days and countless tests Covid-19 finally catches up with me

The kissing machine works by pairing the device with a mobile app and plugging the device into the phone’s charging port.

Chinese kissing machine creeps people out on internet

Recall issued for TK Maxx & Homesense product - what to do

Researchers have found that laxative use could be linked to dementia

Laxative use linked to dementia

Morning View

Editorial: China should indeed be barred from King Charles's coronation

A rare cup and saucer thought to have been used by passengers on the Titanic has sold for thousands at auction

Broken cup and saucer used by Titanic passengers auctioned for £6,000

Jordan Brown

Snooker ace Jordan Brown feels 'privileged' to be fulfilling his childhood dream

Transport minister Richard Holden (right) with contractor representative Luke Presho at the A585 Windy Harbour to Skippool site

Minister says it’s “possible” China has sent spy balloons to UK

The final payment of £1.1 billion, made this week, brings the case to a close.

UK pays EU £2.3bn in import settlement

Screen grab taken from Parliament TV of former prime minister Sir John Major giving evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee's inquiry into the effectiveness of the institutions of the Good Friday Agreement. Picture date: Tuesday February 7, 2023.

Brexit was a ‘colossal mistake’, former PM Sir John Major tells committee

Morning View

Editorial: Future spy balloon incursions should be downed on arrival, not exit

Oil prices in Northern Ireland have been see-sawing since the summer. So is this a good time, based on recent form? Ben Lowry thinks the answer might be yes. Scroll down to see why he says so

As oil prices rise again is this a good time to buy, compared to recent prices?

Bronagh Clarke, Forest Feast’s marketing director, sees immense potential in plant-based foods

Healthy plant-based chocolates for vegans from pioneering Forest Feast

Doomsday Clock: What is it, how close is it to midnight, and what time are scientists due to set it in 2023? (Photo: EVA HAMBACH/AFP via Getty Images)

Doomsday Clock 2023: What is it, current time & new announcement

People of all ages were delighted to see the return of the Loony Dook and this plucky pensioner was determined to get a good view from the beach!

Can early retirement lead to a decline in cognitive ability?

Health chiefs in Spain are reintroducing Covid guidance to stop the spread of the virus

British tourists travelling to Spain warned of new Covid rule