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Eddie Hearn almost retired from boxing after staging what he describes as the 'worst fight ever' between Audley Harrison and David Haye. Hearn got his big break in boxing when he met Olympic gold medallist Harrison at a Las Vegas poker table in 2009. 5 Hearn almost gave up boxing…

King Charles and Queen Camilla made a surprise visit to Northern Ireland on Wednesday, where they drank whiskey and visited the heart of Belfast city centre. The trip was only announced by Buckingham Palace today, with engagements kept under a strict embargo. Several streets in the area were closed amid…

Vandals have damaged around 20 Tesla vehicles at a dealership in Belfast, police have said. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said the incident happened in the Boucher Road area in the south of the city on Sunday. Most of the cars had their wing mirrors broken, while some…

A man has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder two women who were stabbed in Co Down. Jason Rhodes (26), of Stream Street in Downpatrick, was charged with a number of offences when he appeared in the dock at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Saturday. The offences relate to…

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a potential Islamist terrorist link to a stabbing in Belfast earlier this month. Religious ideology is one of a number of potential motives being investigated. Detectives are also probing whether a mental health episode or hate were factors. An 18-year-old man was arrested after…

March 12, 2025 9:40 am ET PFL standout Paul Hughes will return to home soil for his next fight. Hughes (13-2) takes on Bruno Miranda (17-5) in the PFL Belfast main event May 10 at SSE Arena, promotion officials announced Wednesday morning. ???????????? ???????????????? ????????. ???????????????????????????? ???? Paul Hughes takes…

Edinburgh named the UK’s most eco-friendly city, with Brighton and Bristol close behind. Sheffield ranks 4th in the country for the most sustainable place to live, swapping its coal and steel heritage for EVs and solar panels. Nottingham, Newcastle and Belfast take the bottom spots as the UK’s least sustainable…

In a renovated print works in central Belfast, something exciting is brewing. Two young design industry notables, Emma Hetherington and Kevin McCaul, are today launching Allies: a new studio aiming to reinvigorate the creative landscape with a potent cocktail of fearlessness and fun. Following weeks of teasing social media posts…

PFL lightweight star Paul Hughes will be returning to the cage in May. ‘Big News’ hasn’t been seen in action since his meeting with Bellator champion Usman Nurmagomedov in January. Despite entering the title bout a heavy underdog, Paul Hughes brought the fight to the undefeated Russian. For five rounds,…

Belfast Firms have been alerted to work worth £700m on an undersea electricity link between Scotland and Northern Ireland. The LirlC connector, which will run between Ayrshire and the Belfast region, will provide up to 700MW of capacity between the Irish Single Electricity Market and the British wholesale electricity market.…