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Funeral for minister killed in car accident not expected until next week

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:37:53 GMT

The post-mortem will take place on Friday of a long-serving Free Presbyterian Minister from Northern Ireland who died on the M6 in the north of England earlier this week.

UNESCO call to halt Ulster golf resort plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:14:46 GMT

Unesco has called for a halt to the development of a controversial £100 million golf resort on Northern Ireland’s North Coast, it was revealed today.

Loyalist plan to submit 100s of parade applications

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:51:50 GMT

Loyalist protests groups intend to “inundate the PSNI and Parades Commission” parade application forms for everything including visits to the grocery store.

TA set for freedom of Castlereagh

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:56:51 GMT

Territorial Army soldiers who served in Iraq and Afghanistan are to be granted the Freedom of Castlereagh.

Threats against Ulster journalists are “unacceptable”

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:44 GMT

The National Union of Journalists in Northern Ireland has welcomed a statement from the loyalist Progressive Unionist Party saying that threats against journalists are “completely unacceptable”.

Murdered soldier named

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:42:54 GMT

The victim of the terrorist murder in Woolwich was named today as father-of-one Lee Rigby.

Belfast woman weeps after being cleared of defrauding her mother

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:05:55 GMT

A woman wept in court after she was acquitted of defrauding thousands of pounds from her elderly mother’s life savings.

G8 Summit will cost £50million

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:54:47 GMT

Policing and security costs for the G8 conference in Co Fermanagh next month are running at an estimated £50 million, it was revealed today.

Belfast Lord Mayor’s challenging year

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:15 GMT

The crisis created by the Union flags dispute gave Belfast’s outgoing Lord Mayor a chance to do more than simply pose for the cameras, Gavin Robinson revealed today.

Two men attacked at Balmoral Show carpark

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:38:13 GMT

Two men were set upon by a group and beaten in the carpark of the Balmoral Show last Friday, it has emerged.

Chicken feet on menu at China talks

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:19 GMT

Chicken feet will be on the business menu at meetings between Northern Ireland and Chinese government ministers next week as Stormont leaders strive to secure an unusual trade link.

Quinn case Ukrainian men will appeal fine

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:04:39 GMT

A Ukrainian lawyer and an economist are set to challenge a ruling that they were in contempt of court by defying a prohibition on the disposal of eastern European property linked to bankrupt ex-billionaire Sean Quinn.

In pictures: Floral tributes to murdered soldier

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:03:56 GMT

The two men shot by police after the terrorist murder of a soldier were both known to security services, it was confirmed on Thursday.

Man arrested over 2006 double murder

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:52:51 GMT

A man has been arrested in connection with a double murder and arson attack in Northern Ireland six years ago.

Teen community relations damaged by flag row

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:47 GMT

Community relations among teenagers in Northern Ireland were badly damaged by the Union flag crisis, sociologists said today.

Video: Drum roll for parading report

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:50:15 GMT

Gareth McLees drummed up interest in the recently-released report into parading benefits.

Calls for research into benefits of GAA, following parading report

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:35:42 GMT

A report citing the benefits of the GAA in Ulster should be commissioned following one which showed that loyalist parades generate £55m, an SDLP Assembly member has said.

Ulster People’s Forum planning civil rights marches

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:49:25 GMT

Talks in Cardiff last weekend have done little to improve relations between the loyalist community and police, the Ulster People’s Forum has said.

‘Miraculous’ escape of tragic minister’s sisters

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:05:45 GMT

It was a miracle that the Rev Robert Ormerod’s three sisters – who were travelling with him when he died after taking a heart attack and crashing on the M6 in Warwickshire – escaped injury, Lord Paisley has said.

Hotel owner wants to meet honest guest

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:02:23 GMT

The settling of a 17-year-old debt to a Scottish hotel has left its owner appealing for the honest punter to come forward.