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Northern Ireland's Secretary of State has pledged to take a decision on whether to order a public inquiry into the murder of Pat Finucane by the end of November, the High Court in Belfast heard today. Counsel for Brandon Lewis gave the commitment and offered an apology for the time taken to reach…

Date published: Sunday 11th October 2020 10:14 Elland Road full-back Stuart Dallas has revealed that Erling Haaland showed his love for Leeds by singing ‘Marching On Together’ when the two met up last month. The duo came head-to-head on international duty. And it was Haaland who stole the show by…

Electronic duo Bicep will release their new album 'Isles' on January 22nd. The pair's celebrated debut album landed in 2017, and spawned a hugely successful international tour. Work on a follow up progressed alongside this, offering what the group term “a snapshot in time” of their work. New album 'Isles'…

There have been 669 further cases of Covid-19 reported by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland.  There has also been one further death reported, taking the number of people with Covid-19 who have died there to 585. Cases of Covid-19 have been rising rapidly in Northern Ireland in recent…

Queen’s University Belfast for the second time in two weeks has chartered a Qatar Airways plane to bring hundreds of Chinese students to Belfast. On Saturday about 400 new and returning Queen’s University students were flown into Northern Ireland from Beijing by Boeing 777 to begin the college term. Two…

A mere seven and a half months on from tying their previous mark, Ulster opened up their 2020/21 Guinness PRO14 campaign by setting a new unbeaten record at Kingspan Stadium in the pro era, their 35-24 win over Benetton representing the province’s 22nd straight game without defeat in Belfast. he…

Bus Éireann has said that its Expressway service from Dublin to Belfast will be suspended indefinitely from November. The route was among a number which the State-owned transport company said earlier this week it would cease to operate due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Minister for Transport…

Belfast driver Charlie Eastwood says it was a dream come true to win at Le Mans in just his third year in endurance racing. On Sunday, Eastwood led the TF Sport team Aston Martin Vantage AMR to victory in the LMGTE AM class in the world famous race in France, beating the Porsche…

The Week’s daily round-up highlights the five best opinion pieces from across the British and international media, with excerpts from each.1. Simon Jenkins in The Guardianon misplaced prioritiesHitachi failed its nuclear test. If only it had the vanity of HS2“What has been intriguing about HS2, like Hinkley Point, is its…