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Passengers flying out of London Heathrow airport are more likely to have their flights cancelled than in any other UK airport. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

Heathrow airport’s ‘most cancelled flights’ badge of shame

The number of hotel rooms sold in Northern Ireland last year rose by 62% on the previous 12 months, new figures have revealed. Statistics released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) also show the number of beds sold in Northern Ireland 2022 rose by 43%. Titanic Belfast (pictured) saw a significant increase in visitors in 2022, up 173% compared to the previous 12 months

Number of hotel rooms sold in Northern Ireland last year rose by 62%

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

International students who come to the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring migration down.

Many international students to lose right to bring family to UK

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

Plenty of Easter eggs will get eaten this weekend

Nearly 50% of children will have chocolate egg for breakfast on Easter

Dan Walker says he’s ‘glad to be alive’ after collision

How to make your New Year’s resolutions last into 2023

The Department statement saying there were 53 abortions in Health and Social Care hospitals in Northern Ireland in 2021/22 is seriously misleading. From March 2020 until September last year 4,136 abortions were performed in the province

Sammy Morrison: Scandalous health stats conceal real scale of abortion in NI

UK unemployment rate rises to 3.7% amid cost of living crisis according to ONS

Unemployment rate rises to 3.7% according to ONS

Smart metres have become a familiar sight in many homes

Citizens Advice call for ban on forced switch to prepaid meters

Christmas baby: Most popular elf names of 2022 revealed by Baby Bella

Volunteer Now, the lead organisation for volunteering in Northern Ireland, has launched a new campaign which aims to put tackling loneliness in the elderly community at the top of this year’s Christmas wish list. Pictured (l-r) are Volunteer Now Service User Jeanette Sharkin and Victoria O'Neill, Community Projects Officer for Volunteer Now.

‘There is nothing as evil as loneliness'

UUP Assembly election candidate Stephen McCarthy

Catholic majority wouldn’t alter political reality in Northern Ireland

Founder Ronan Higham and managing director Noel McKernan

Belfast firm ‘Halt’ opens new factory following £2.5m boost, creating 20 jobs

The average cost of a litre of petrol at UK forecourts on Tuesday was 167.6p

Petrol and diesel prices reach new record highs at UK forecourts
Petrol and diesel prices have reached record highs, according to new figures.

Northern Ireland's most popular baby names in 2021 revealed as Jack and Grace.

Northern Ireland's most popular baby names in 2021 revealed

Minister of Health Robin Swann visits the Cancer Centre at the Belfast City Hospital. Photo/Paul McErlane

Cancer diagnosis was 'too late' but may not be for you, says Alan McQuillan

Life expectancy for women in Northern Ireland has risen.

Covid NI: Life expectancy is on the rise in Northern Ireland

Sinead Carville, Chief Human Resources Officer, FinTrU

FinTrU introduces Pregnancy Loss Policy for all employees

Best fitness watches 2021 Fitbit, Polar, Garmin - our expert reviews the most popular fitness trackers

Best fitness trackers 2021: from Fitbit to Garmin

The Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland says GPs need extra support to cope with backlogs in NHS waiting lists. Photo: Andrew Parsons/PA Wire

GPs ‘need support’ as they deal with NHS waiting lists backlog

Isolation has made life difficult for older people

People in NI living longer, but a lot of work is needed to improve quality of li...

26,000 young people in NI are not in work, education or training

26,000 young people in Northern Ireland are not in work, education or training

The condition of UK roads are putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in full
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The condition of UK roads is putting lives at risk - the shocking statistics in ...

How students can combat anxiety - advice from a therapist

News Letter editorial

Relentless warnings on risks to vulnerable folk are best Covid tactic
The need for ongoing vigilance over Covid-19 is not in dispute. No-one wants a return to March, when infections were spiralling.

Heavy rain from Storm Francis caused flooding in Bryansford Avenue, Newcastle at the end of last month

Records show Northern Ireland had dullest summer in over three decades

Covid-19 testing

LIVE BLOG Coronavirus NI: 39 new cases in last 24 hours - 302 cases confirmed in...

Spring lambs enjoy the Sunshine near Ballycastle, Co Antrim in April. Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

NI weather: Dullest July since ‘86 follows record spring

Firefighters tackle a blaze at Crumlin Road courthouse

Firefighters tackle more than 6,000 NI blazes during pandemic

There has been one further coronavirus death in NI

Coronavirus NI: One further death brings total to 539

John Keenan, owner of Bogart Menswear in Belfast, using his measuring pod to measure a customer safely

Shops back trading in NI - but early footfall down on pre-pandemic levels

A Covid-19 testing facility

NO deaths with COVID-19 reported in last 24 hours in NI - find out how many peop...

The coronavirus lockdown is beginning to impact on the local economy

Record jump in unemployment in Northern Ireland as coronavirus lockdown hits the...

More than 600 COVID-19 deaths have been recorded in Northern Ireland.

Coronavirus: NI death-toll now more than 600 - total number of care home deaths ...

Commissioner for Older People Eddie Lynch

Older Peoples’ Commissioner: Testing at care homes is not going far enough

COVID-19

329 people have now died in NI after testing positive for COVID-19 - ‘we are sti...

Manchester United expected to be hit hard by coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Getty

Manchester United expected to see nearly €300m wiped from transfer value due

Generic photo of nurse holding the hand of an elderly woman.

297 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in NI nursing and residential care homes

Adrian Doran is Chair of CBI Northern Ireland

We must demonstrate leadership

Shoppers in a deserted shopping district in Beijing on Sunday. China is gradually reducing tight restrictions that helped control coronavirus. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Ben Lowry: Lockdowns do seem to work in stopping coronavirus, but the statistics...

Crusaders' Philip Lowry (left) and Jordan Owens. Pic by PressEye Ltd.

Philip Lowry praise for decade’s top two Irish League marksmen as Linfield and C...

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