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A woman who was seriously injured in a bombing 48 years ago is to begin legal action against the Northern government today over delays to a compensation scheme for victims of the Troubles. Jennifer McNern is taking a judicial review against the Executive Office at Belfast High Court over its…

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Michael Conlan boasts one of the most passionate fan bases in boxing. The 13-0 Irish star has drawn sizeable crowds at the Feile festival in Belfast and across the pond for St Patrick’s Day in New York. However, when he takes on Sofiane Takoucht at York Hall on Saturday night,…

Updated / Wednesday, 12 Aug 2020 16:24 A number of police officers were injured while supporting contractors who removed bonfire material Police in Northern Ireland have released six images of people they wish to speak to in relation to disorder at Distillery Street in west Belfast last Saturday. Twenty-nine police officers were…

Belfast singer Colm McIntyre has released his new song, I'm Your Man. We asked him the BIG questions . . .  Tell us three things about yourself? I'm a singer/songwriter from Belfast and I have a seven-piece band called The Slipstream Band complete with a full brass section. My musical…

The latest headlines in your inbox twice a day Monday - Friday plus breaking news updates A leading grammar school has announced that it will send pupils home if they arrive at the school gates without a face covering in September. The oldest school in Belfast, the Belfast Royal Academy…

Police are “sick of being a punch bag for the failures of society”, the head of the North’s Police Federation has complained after at least 26 PSNI officers were injured on Saturday while assisting contractors remove an internment anniversary bonfire in west Belfast. The officers were attacked with petrol bombs,…

MORE than two dozen police officers were attacked with petrol bombs and bricks as they facilitated the removal of a bonfire in west Belfast. At least 26 PSNI officers were injured at Distillery Street as workers removed material from a bonfire pyre. 1Officers were injured in the incidentThe planned bonfire…

Police officers have come under attack in west Belfast as they facilitated the removal of a bonfire pyre. At least 26 PSNI officers were injured at Distillery Street as workers removed the material. Superintendent Melanie Jones said: "Officers came under sustained attack from large groups of youths throwing petrol bombs, masonry…

Aviation workers have staged a demonstration at Belfast International Airport calling for Westminster and Stormont to step in to save jobs. The Keep Northern Ireland Connected - Save Our Airports protest was part of a national effort demanding action to protect the sector which has been devastated by the impact…