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Louise Patricia Crane has just released her debut solo album, Deep Blue. We ask her the BIG questions. Tell us three things about yourself? I'm a singer/songwriter from Belfast, a left-handed person who plays right-handed bass and I am also a visual artist! How would you describe your music? A…

Image copyright Reuters Bombardier has announced plans to reduce its global workforce by 2,500 people within its aviation division.The manufacturer, one of Northern Ireland's largest employers, has said the majority of the cuts will be in Canada.The move is in response to "the challenges caused by Covid-19".The aerospace company said…

Image copyright Pacemaker Belfast Health Trust will initiate a Serious Adverse Incident Review (SAI) into Clifton Nursing Home in north Belfast.Health Minister Robin Swann said the review will "focus on the deterioration in care" at the home.It will also examine "the interface between the home and the relevant statutory agencies,…

MPs are to return to parliament after a government motion was passed to prevent the resumption of virtual voting, despite what one MP called absurd scenes of a kilometre-long conga line of politician… Read More

Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption The Belfast Mela is among the festivals represented in the letter A group representing many Belfast festival organisers has warned some face closure over lack of funding during the coronavirus outbreak.The Festival Forum steering group has written to all representatives on Belfast City Council. The…

LONDON — Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has formed a joint venture with Northern Ireland’s Harland & Wolff to pitch for an upcoming program to build up to three logistics ships to support the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.The Anglo-Spanish partnership, known as Team Resolute, has been announced as expectations…

After completing the bar in my garage, I had planned on adding a DJ Booth using IKEA elements. Finally, it is finally complete. IKEA items used: 6 x KALLAX units 77x77cm (202.758.14)2 x packs of CAPITA stainless steel legs – 16cm (102.678.95)1 x LINNMON black-brown table top – 200cmx60cm (802.513.58)6…

The newly re-designated Comet P/2019 LD2 (ATLAS) as observed on June 11, 2019, using the Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope (LCOGT) Network in Chile.Image: JD Armstrong/IfA/LCOGTAstronomers were abuzz last week following the discovery of an active asteroid in Jupiter’s orbit, in what was thought to be a new type of…

Image copyright Joel Neill Fifty firefighters have been tackling a "significant fire" at the Bombardier factory in the docks area of Belfast.The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) received a call at about 20:45 BST to attend the blaze on Airport Road in the east of the city.The extent…

Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption The PSNI say a post-mortem examination will take place in due course The death of a man whose body was discovered in a house in Oakley Street in north Belfast is being treated as "suspicious" by police.The body of the man was found shortly before…