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Media caption, Met Gala: Lizzo and Sir James Galway get suited and fluted By Iain McDowell & Claire Brennan BBC News NI US singer Lizzo has written a gushing tribute to her musical idol - and fellow flautist - Sir James Galway after they duetted at the Met Gala. The…

One Belfast zookeeper hid a baby elephant in her home during World War II, according to a children’s novelist and illustrator.   Ellan Rankin is the Belfast-based author of The Secret Elephant, an illustrated children’s book telling the true story of zookeeper Denise Weston - who hid an elephant in…

Liam McBurney/PA Images Gerry Adams # Gerry Adams Gerry Adams was wrongly denied compensation over quashed conviction, Belfast court rules The Department of Justice has been ordered to reconsider the former Sinn Féin leader’s application for compensation. FORMER SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams was wrongly denied compensation after his convictions…

LONDON -- Northern Ireland’s politicians got the message. Some of them don’t like it. Unionist lawmakers have bristled as, with a united voice, leaders of the U.K., European Union officials, and a former and current U.S. president urged them to restore the mothballed Belfast government and reap the reward of…

Akshata Murthy, Rishi Sunak, Former US president Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar following the international conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, at Queen's University Belfast. Picture date: # queen's university belfast Political leaders in Northern Ireland urged to restore Stormont on final…

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will issue a 'call to arms' to energy providers when he addresses the annual CyberUK conference in Belfast later Experts fear gangs are targeting British power plants (Image: Getty Images/Cultura RF) Russian hackers are trying to “cause maximum damage to the UK’s critical national infrastructure”…

RIVALS' FEAST Published: 0:18, 18 Apr 2023Updated: 0:18, 18 Apr 2023RISHI Sunak will share an awkward dinner with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss tomorrow after the pair tried to wreck his Brexit plans. All living ex-PMs have been invited to Northern Ireland for a gala dinner celebrating 25 years of…

Belfast-born Dom Martin is fast becoming known as the heir to legendary Irish guitar hero Rory Gallagher. Universal invited Dom to perform an acoustic set to launch the 50th anniversary edition of Rory’s classic album Deuce in 2021. Dom recently embarked upon a UK acoustic tour, and has electric dates lined up…

Protesters on both sides of the transgender debate have staged rival demonstrations in Belfast, with dozens of police officers dividing the rallies. Hundreds of people gathered in the Donegall Quay area of the city centre on Sunday afternoon for the two events. Controversial women's rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen, also known…

E vents marking the 25th anniversary of Northern Ireland’s landmark peace accord can provide an impetus to restore devolved governance at Stormont, Ireland’s deputy premier has said. Micheal Martin was commenting as political leaders from the Good Friday Agreement era prepared to participate in a major three-day conference in Belfast…