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The health spokesperson for Northern Ireland's Alliance Party has cancelled a family holiday in Italy after criticism of the trip. Paula Bradshaw, MLA for South Belfast, had earlier defended the scheduled holiday, despite public health guidance advising against non-essential travel. Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland today, Ms Bradshaw criticised travel…

Queen's University in Belfast is chartering a plane to take hundreds of students directly from China to Northern Ireland. It says the move is aimed at reassuring students worried about flying due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 23,000 students attend Queens, with around 1,200 from China. International students are…

Belfast City Council has apologised to eight families who were not allowed to attend the cremation of their loved ones on the same day 30 people were present at the cremation of the former IRA member Bobby Storey. The council said it was an “error of judgement” and it was…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. A report on the treatment of victims of sex crime which was commissioned in…

The funeral of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe, who was found dead in Belfast after a six-day search, has heard he was "a beautiful soul ... who was just full of the joy of living". In compliance with social distancing measures, only a small number of immediate family members and friends walked…

Sinn Féin's Michelle O'Neill has defended her attendance at the funeral of veteran republican Bobby Storey in Belfast yesterday. The Deputy First Minister, who is also Sinn Féin's leader in Northern Ireland, said she believed her actions were within public health guidelines and regulations linked to the pandemic emergency. Answering…

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The mother of schoolboy Noah Donohoe has said she always told him that he would change the world, his family has said. A body believed to be that of the missing teenager was found in a storm drain i… Read More

Updated / Monday, 29 Jun 2020 07:37 Hundreds of volunteers assisted in the search for the teenager during the week The family of teenager Noah Donohoe, whose body was found in Belfast yesterday six days after he went missing, have thanked those who helped in the search and supported them.…

A missing teenager from Belfast believed to have been found dead in a storm drain has been described as a "natural leader" with a "caring nature" by the principal of his school.Paul McBride, of Saint Malachy's College, said the school was "deeply saddened" by the death of Noah Donohoe, whose…