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Construction activity remained buoyant in 2022 in four of the UK’s major cities outside London, according to new research by Deloitte. The company’s latest regional crane survey found 74 new project starts in 2022 across the central areas of Belfast, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham, compared with 72 the previous year.…

A WOMAN who punched and spat on shoppers inside a Belfast city centre store has been jailed for three months. Mary Ward, 20, launched attacks on the two female victims on the escalators at the reopened Primark. 2 The attack took place in Belfast city's Primark storeCredit: PA:Press Association 2…

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The 2023 Cazoo Premier League Darts tournament kicked off in Belfast’s SSE Arena on Thursday night, bringing together eight of the world’s top dart players from across the globe. Despite the highly-anticipated competition, the night took a dangerous turn as a massive crowd brawl broke out in the venue. Wild…

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Author of the article: Reuters Mrinmay Dey and James Davey Published Jan 28, 2023  •  2 minute read Join the conversation LONDON — British regional airline Flybe on Saturday ceased trading for the second time in three years, with all flights canceled and 276 workers made redundant. A statement on…

The sentencing of a former soldier found guilty of killing Aidan McAnespie at an army checkpoint in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago has been adjourned until next week. In November, David Jonathan Holden (53) was convicted of the manslaughter of Mr McAnespie in February 1988. He was the…

Effects of life history traits on trade, trade frequency and introduction. Posterior distributions of fixed effect estimates from models based on US live wildlife trade data, for effects of life history traits on trade probability (traded vs. non-traded species) and trade frequency (N shipments per species) from hurdle models and…

I rish premier Leo Varadkar and UK Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer are to travel to Belfast on Thursday as efforts to resolve the dispute over the protocol ramp up. The Taoiseach and Sir Keir are to meet with the main Stormont parties to discuss the deadlock over the post-Brexit…

The Taoiseach has said he hopes the decision not to allow the Sinn Féin leader to attend a meeting with the British Foreign Secretary today was a "one off" and will not set a new precedent. Leo Varadkar this evening spoke to President of the European Commission Ursula von der…