6 h. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 35,000 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

Society

6 h. ago HMRC cuts child benefit for 23,500 families based on incomplete travel data

UK tax agency apologises after flagging people as having emigrated, often when they return via different routesParents who went from Liverpool to Amsterdam with their autistic children are among thousands who have had their child benefit wrongly stopped as part of a crackdown on benefit fraud, it has emerged.The error by HM Revenue and Customs emerged 48 hours after the Guardian and the Detail reported on hundreds of families in Northern Ireland who had child benefit stopped after they returned home from holiday via Dublin airport, leaving HMRC with the impression they had taken a one-way ticket out of the country and were fraudulently collecting child benefit. Continue reading...

Society

21 h. ago Court sentencing remarks in Northern Ireland set to be broadcast

Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced her intention to bring forward new legislation to allow the broadcast of certain court proceedings.

Events

23 h. ago Free bus pass update as Department for Transport responds amid age change call

Calls are growing for more people to get concessionary bus travel in England - to bring it into line with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

Politics

25 h. ago Judd Trump left UK for new life and lives nearly 4k miles from figure skater girlfriend

Judd Trump is closing in on two years living in Dubai after opting to relocate from the UK, the same move made by fellow snooker great Ronnie O'Sullivan

Politics

25 h. ago Jack Lisowski opens up on emotional victory over ‘best friend’ Judd Trump for first ranking title

After six losses in ranking finals, Lisowski finally got over the line with a 9-8 win over Trump in the Northern Ireland Open

Politics

26 h. ago Jack Lisowski breaks down in tears after beating Judd Trump and paying emotional tribute

Jack Lisowski and Judd Trump had a spectacular battle in the final of the Northern Ireland Open which proved to be an emotional occasion

Politics

26 h. ago Jack Lisowski's cancer battle had him 'fearing for his life' before dad's heartbreaking death

Jack Lisowski won his first ranking title at the Northern Ireland Open, beating Judd Trump in a thrilling final, and the 34-year-old dedicated the victory to his late father

Events

26 h. ago Jack Lisowski's heartbreak over his dad's sudden death and his own cancer battle

Jack Lisowski won his first ranking title at the Northern Ireland Open in an emotional final against Judd Trump, less than a year after his father's death

Events

27 h. ago Starmer’s digital ID plan could be jeopardised by Irish jobs agreement

Political parties in Northern Ireland have criticised the plan to introduce mandatory digital ID for workers

Politics

30 h. ago Emotional Jack Lisowski breaks down after Northern Ireland Open win amid Judd Trump remark

Jack Lisowski won his first ever ranking title at the Northern Ireland Open, beating Judd Trump 9-8 in a thrilling final in Belfast - with tears flowing in the aftermath

Politics

35 h. ago Labour accused of paving way for legal protections for IRA terrorists by repealing Troubles Legacy Act

The Government has been under fire from the military community since it scrapped the Tory legislation which gave soldiers who served in Northern Ireland immunity against prosecutions.

Events

66 h. ago Labour cannot outlaw smoking and vaping in Northern Ireland because its tobacco ban breaches the EU Brexit deal, warns former law chief

John Larkin KC said the Tobacco and Vapes Bill currently going through Parliament will be 'run aground' by the Windsor Framework agreed by Rishi Sunak in 2023.

Events

69 h. ago A tenant dispute, smears and solos: Key points from Irish presidential election

Here is a look back at the standout moments of Ireland’s 2025 election campaign.

Politics

3 d. ago Blue Lights is more than great TV. It might be the best chance Britons have of reckoning with the Troubles | Jonathan Freedland

The reaction to the Bloody Sunday trial makes it clear: those of us outside Northern Ireland just don’t understand the painful legacy of this brutal conflictForgive me if I’ve mentioned him before, but at moments like this I remember a news editor I worked for as a young reporter at the BBC. When it came to the interests of our audience, he said, there was a key fact to bear in mind: “The two most boring words in the English language are ‘Northern Ireland’.”It was an attitude with a long history. In 1924, Viscount Cranbourne, the fifth Marquess of Salisbury, mused that the average English voter has “little interest in, and less understanding of, Irish affairs”. This week brought some evidence that, 101 years later, much of his observation still holds true. But a challenge to it has come from an unlikely quarter, via what might be one of the most compelling TV dramas of recent years. Continue reading...

Events

3 d. ago Jack Lisowski told Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins how he really feels about them

Jack Lisowski has made his feelings clear about snooker legends Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins as he goes for glory at the Northern Ireland Open

Politics

3 d. ago Northern Ireland veteran says 'a line has to be drawn' on Troubles prosecutions as paratrooper is cleared of two Bloody Sunday murders

Delivering his verdict, Judge Patrick Lynch KC said the evidence against Soldier F fell 'well short' and 'failed to meet the high standard of proof needed' to convict.

Events

3 d. ago Avian influenza prevention zone to be introduced in NI from Saturday

It will place a legal requirement on all bird keepers in the region to follow strict biosecurity measures.

Politics

4 d. ago Snooker news: Jack Lisowski speaks out about family tragedy as star makes £500k admission

Snooker news round-up from the Northern Ireland Open as Jack Lisowski speaks about the loss of his father and Kyren Wilson makes a bold prize money claim

Economics

4 d. ago Northern Ireland Open Snooker 2025 Friday Order of Play: Quarter finals schedule, prize money, format, where is Ronnie O'Sullivan?

It’s quarter finals day in Belfast.

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