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If the signals from Belfast yesterday were that a deal was imminent, the message from Munich was one of caution. Although Rishi Sunak and Ursula Von Der Leyen both agreed ‘very good progress’ had been made on the Northern Ireland Protocol, an issue which has paralysed power-sharing and toxified Britain’s…

White House officials have visited Belfast in advance of a potential trip by US president Joe Biden next month. Officials and members of the Secret Service are understood to have arrived in Northern Ireland last weekend to scope out possible venues for the expected visit. They also toured sites in…

Belfast skylineBelfast City Council is seeking to establish a long-term arrangement with an investor/developer to bring forward residential-led regeneration to support its ambitions for population growth in the city. Four city centre sites have been earmarked for development, with the potential for further sites to follow. The council is seeking…

Titanic Belfast has reopened its doors to visitors following a €5.1m (£4.5m) refurbishment. he iconic visitor attraction has added four new galleries to the Titanic experience, with new artefacts on display including one of the ship’s few remaining lifejackets, an original deckchair bearing the distinctive White Star Line logo and the keys to its binocular…

Four men arrested in connection with an investigation into the attempted murder of Det Chief Insp John Caldwell in Omagh last week have been released. Two others remain in custody after extensions to their detention periods were granted by a court in Belfast. At least 10 shots were fired during…

PA UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Lisburn, Co Antrim. # windsor framework Sunak pleads with MPs to give DUP 'time and space' to consider Brexit deal The view of the DUP will be crucial if the deal is…

WINDSOR, U.K., Feb. 27, 2023: Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (L) and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen announced a landmark post-Brexit trading arrangement seeking to rectify problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol. Dan Kitwood/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The new Brexit deal signed by the U.K. and…

Mr Sunak and Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris will meet the politicians near Belfast amid growing speculation over a deal within days on the post-Brexit trading arrangement. Newspaper reports have suggested the Prime Minister could brief his Cabinet on the deal and announce it in Parliament on Tuesday. In another…

Tell us about the moment you first became interested in wine​ I would love to say that I have always been interested in wine but I really didn’t know what that meant until I ended up in Bordeaux working for Gordon Ramsay Group, when I was surrounded by acres of…

H undreds of people have taken part in vigils across Dublin and Belfast in memory of school girl Brianna Ghey, 16, who was stabbed to death in Cheshire. Brianna, who was a transgender teenager from Birchwood in Warrington, was found by members of the public as she lay with fatal…