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Image copyright PA Media Image caption Titanic Belfast, a major attraction, has seen visitor numbers drop 50% on this time last year Tourism Northern Ireland has "major concerns" over coronavirus' long-term effect on the industry, after a survey showed that 1,300 tourism workers have permanently lost their jobs.The organisation carried…

Image copyright Essex Police Image caption Ronan Hughes appeared in court in Dublin A 40-year-old man has appeared at Dublin's High Court in connection with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese nationals.The bodies were found in a lorry trailer in Grays, Essex, in October 2019 after it landed at Purfleet from…

Image copyright Getty Images This week it was revealed that teachers in Northern Ireland will predict the grades they think pupils would have achieved in cancelled GCSE, AS and A-Level exams.Schools will also be asked to rank pupils in each subject from top to bottom.But how do teachers, parents and…

Image copyright Eventco Marquees Image caption Johnny McCamphill's marquee hire firm installed a large temporary structure at the Ulster University building site in Belfast At the start of this crisis, one of the first business owners we spoke to was Johnny McCamphill.He runs a marquee hire firm in north Antrim,…

Prince William heaped praise on health workers for their “incredible work” amid the coronavirus crisis, saying their “selfless commitment has touched the hearts of the entire nation.” Opening a new emergency field hospital via video link on Thursday, he said he was with health staff, military and construction workers at…

Media playback is not supported on this device Northern Ireland's Greatest MomentsFrom the 1958 World Cup to the road to Euro 2016, there is just something special about following Northern Ireland.Performances through the years will mean different things to different generations - but every member of the Green and White…

Image caption Passengers from cruise ships usually form a big part of NI's tourism industry The tourism industry in Northern Ireland has warned coronavirus grants are taking too long to reach firms.The £25,000 grants were first announced on 19 March but will not open for applications until 20 April.The NI…

BELFAST (Reuters) - Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein expressed concern on Saturday over a request by Northern Ireland’s health minister for British military assistance in response to the coronavirus, saying it had raised the sensitive issue with the British government. FILE PHOTO: Northern Ireland's Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill arrives…

Last year, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, Gareth Pugh and Carson McColl embarked on a journey which took them from New York’s Greenwich Village to Belfast, Glasgow, and Sunderland, before they finally ended up back in London.  Over the course of a number of weeks, the creative duo…

A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on social media. The myth supposedly gained traction when a Belgian doctor linked the "dangers" of 5G technology to the virus during an interview in January.Closer to home, Facebook group Stop5G Australia (with more than 31,700 members)…