2 h. ago Home buyer inquiries increase overall for first time this year – surveyors

The June survey of property professionals marked the first time since December 2024 that buyer demand has moved out of negative territory.

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2 h. ago Keir Starmer accused of surrendering British veterans of the Troubles to face legal persecution from group of 'politically motivated lawyers'

Sir David Davis urged the Prime Minister to think again about the decision to repeal the Northern Ireland Legacy Act, which was designed to end the witch-hunt against British veterans.

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10 h. ago Fury over 'sickening and racist' bonfire in Northern Ireland which has effigy of migrants in life jackets and a 'Stop the boats' sign at the top

A sign saying 'Veterans before refugees' was also put on the pyre in Moygashel, on the outskirts of Dungannon in Co Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

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10 h. ago Calls for removal of migrant effigies in boat on loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland

12 life-sized mannequins in life jackets have been placed on the bonfire which will be lit in the next few days

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30 h. ago Legal action expected over loyalist bonfire sparking concern in Belfast

It is one of an estimated 300 bonfires set to be lit over July 10-11 ahead of the annual Orange Order marches on July 12.

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35 h. ago First recorded sighting of rare dragonfly in Belfast hailed by conservationists

The black-tailed skimmer dragonfly was spotted by volunteers at the Bog Meadows Nature Reserve in west Belfast.

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38 h. ago Fresh claims emerge that late Queen's cousin Lord Mountbatten abused children at Northern Ireland boys' home

A new book by journalist Chris Moore, Kincora: Britain's Shame - Mountbatten, MI5 , the Belfast Boys' Home Sex Abuse Scandal and the British Cover-Up, details the allegations.

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40 h. ago Badenoch leads tributes to Norman Tebbit, ‘icon’ of Thatcherism, praising his ‘stoicism and courage’ – UK politics live

A former employment secretary and Conservative party chair, Tebbit was injured in the 1984 Brighton bombingHere are some more tribute to Norman Tebbit from politicians and political figures.From Priti Patel, the former Tory home secretaryLord Tebbit was a giant of the Conservative Party and British politics. He was a man devoted to promoting freedom and liberty and gave a lifetime of service to our country in the RAF and in Parliament. His formidable record in Government promoting trade, industry and job creation helped lift our country’s economic fortunes and is a legacy to be proud of. Norman spent his life promoting our values and through adversary and challenge, he always displayed great courage.It was a privilege to know Norman and receive his support and advice.Lord Tebbit, a giant of his generation, staunch ally of Northern Ireland who, with his beloved wife, survived an IRA terrorist attack & yet was undaunted in his facing down those faceless cowards. History will recor...

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41 h. ago Collin Morikawa lifts lid on link up with legendary caddie as golf star tells the world the two key words

American star and iconic English bagman have combined for huge fortnight in Scotland and Northern Ireland

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50 h. ago Business confidence at highest level in eight months, RBS finds

Private sector activity also had its strongest rise since November, the RBS growth tracker found.

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67 h. ago Every One Still Here by Liadan Ní Chuinn review – an extraordinary debut

This brilliant short-story collection confronts the knotty truths of Northern Ireland’s bloody pastThe literature of the Troubles is a rich one, from Seamus Heaney’s North (1975), Jennifer Johnston’s Shadows on Our Skin (1977) and Bernard MacLaverty’s Cal (1983), to Eoin McNamee’s Resurrection Man (1994), Anna Burns’s Booker-winning Milkman (2018), and Louise Kennedy’s Trespasses (2022). The latest addition to the corpus, a slim debut story collection by nonbinary Northern Irish writer Liadan Ní Chuinn, shares the brilliance and burning energy of those other books, but there is a fundamental distinction. Ní Chuinn was born in the year of the Good Friday agreement, the 1998 power-sharing deal that delivered peace and brought an end to the Troubles; why, then, should their writing be so obsessed with them?“I believe, these things, they’re the making of us,” a character says at one point. He’s talking about a dead friend, but his words might apply to Northern Ireland’s past 50 or so ye...

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3 d. ago Son of Scots helicopter crash victim urges Prime Minister's intervention

RAF Chinook ZD576 was carrying 25 British intelligence personnel from RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland to a conference at Fort George near Inverness.

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3 d. ago NI theatre and dance productions to be spotlighted at Edinburgh Fringe

The Spotlight On Theatre And Dance From Northern Ireland initiative will be held on August 19

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6 d. ago More than 100 officers were hurt in Northern Ireland riots – Boutcher

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher said the actions of his officers had saved lives during the first night of violence in Ballymena last month.

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6 d. ago NI Communities Minister attacks ‘shameful’ welfare reform plans

Gordon Lyons said the Labour Government had made an ‘incredible mess’ of its welfare reform agenda.

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7 d. ago Hundreds of mourners come together for vigil of 'murdered' pregnant mother, 27, after man appears in court over her death and 'child destruction'

Sarah Montgomery, 27, was found found dead in a residential property in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland on Saturday afternoon. On Tuesday, Zak Hughes, 28, was charged with her murder.

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7 d. ago Trading relationships being lost due to Windsor Framework, MLAs told

The Federation of Small Businesses said the results of a UK-wide report showed a third of firms surveyed had faced ‘significant disruptions’.

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7 d. ago Man remanded in custody charged with murder of Sarah Montgomery

Zak Hughes nodded his head when asked if he understood the charges against him.

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7 d. ago Miscarriage of justice watchdog chief quits after public confidence ‘badly damaged’

Karen Kneller resigns from Criminal Cases Review Commission, heavily criticised for bungling of Andrew Malkinson caseThe chief executive of the miscarriage of justice watchdog for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has resigned after serious failings in the case of Andrew Malkinson.Karen Kneller, who had held the position since 2013, has left her job at the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British legal history, it was announced on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Legislation ‘forthcoming’ to stop Adams internment compensation – Benn

A Supreme Court judgment in 2020 paved the way for the ex-Sinn Fein president to secure compensation over his internment without trial in the 1970s.

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