- Dell'Olio tells of ex's 'jealousy'
- Light plane crashes into Channel
- Torture inquiry 'must be open'
- Supermarkets begin fuel price war
- Unions reject 15-minute strike idea
- Wives choir in remembrance tribute
- Britons die in helicopter crash
- Bus border checks 'lax since 2007'
- PM 'uses eurozone crisis as cloak'
- No disruption at Lord Mayor's Show
- Councils call to tackle metal theft
- No Army wounded job cuts - Hammond
- Redknapp 'tax dodge' court fixture
- Soldiers unite to remember comrades
- Met probed after funeral gun death
- 'Enough brownfield land' for homes
- William posting 'provocative act'
- Royal Mail gears up for Christmas
- Cable thefts endanger motorists
- Call for crackdown on metal thefts
Local
Province falls silent on Armistice Day
A TWO-minute silence was held at cenotaphs across Northern Ireland on Friday in remembrance of all those who lost their lives in war.
Elliott: PM’s call to dissolve UUP is totally unacceptable
THE end of the Ulster Unionist-Conservative link last night led to open disagreement between Tom Elliott and David Cameron after a Tory call to dissolve the UUP.
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Alarm over SF snub of top UK seafood agency
AGRICULTURE minister Michelle O’Neill wants to sever Northern Ireland’s links with a UK-wide food body “at the earliest opportunity”, a leaked letter reveals.
5 commentsCash plea for roads projects after A5 axed
A ROAD upgrade at one of Northern Ireland’s worst traffic bottlenecks which has been more than four decades in the planning is to be re-considered by Stormont.
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Collapsed teenager hails defibrillators
THE teenage football star who stopped breathing during a Milk Cup game in the summer says he is glad his illness has helped in the provision of defibrillators at future matches.
National
Dell'Olio tells of ex's 'jealousy'
Nancy Dell'Olio has claimed that her ex-lover and former England football coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was convinced she was having an affair with former Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Light plane crashes into Channel
A Royal Navy vessel is helping in the search for a light aircraft that has crashed into the English Channel.
Torture inquiry 'must be open'
The inquiry into British complicity in allegations of torture will "only serve to cover up abuses and encourage recurrence" if it is less than open and transparent, a United Nations expert has said.
Supermarkets begin fuel price war
Supermarket giants have begun a Christmas fuel price war that will see customers spending in-store to save money at the pumps.
Unions reject 15-minute strike idea
Union leaders have attacked a Government minister for making a "daft" suggestion that public sector workers wouldn't lose any pay if they only go on strike for 15 minutes during a day of action later this month.
Politics
Letter signals end of troubled relationship
THE Conservative-Ulster Unionist project announced in a joint Daily Telegraph article by Sir Reg Empey and David Cameron in July 2008 has been dying for a very long time.
Stormont taking longer to answer FoI requests
NORTHERN Ireland government departments are getting worse at answering Freedom of Information requests, with less information being released than prior to devolution being restored in 2007.
British-Irish relationship ‘turned sour’
MARGARET Thatcher and Charles Haughey initially enjoyed a good relationship but it was soured after the Irish “over-sold” an agreement on Northern Ireland, a retired senior Irish diplomat has said.
Finucane debate leads to row over IRA claims
A FORMER senior IRA man has said that murdered solicitor Pat Finucane was not in the IRA.
Business
IKEA speaks out over the risks of rates levy
GLOBAL retailer IKEA entered the debate on the retail levy yesterday with a warning that any further loading of commercial rates for large stores could lead to job losses there and at other stores in the province.
Young entrepreneurs ‘help economy grow’
A 29-YEAR-OLD business guru has scooped the coveted title Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2011 at prestigious awards held yesterday at Parliament Buildings, Belfast.
Euro break-up ‘no bad thing’
PEOPLE should not be overly concerned about the potential unravelling of the eurozone despite the possible consequences for trade with the Irish Republic, Finance Minister Sammy Wilson said yesterday.
Brothers go Dutch and land big export deals
A KILKEEL firm is hoping export orders will help grow the business as it lands its first order from the Netherlands for frozen crab meat.
Record spend on research and development
NORTHERN Ireland saw the highest ever spend on Research and Development (R&D) expenditure last year with investment up by eight per cent, according to official figures released yesterday.
New Laws We Need
COLIN NEILL: Greater assistance for pub industry
The last 18 months have seen the local pub trade here suffer at the hands of a crippling recession, unfair legislation and issues such as the below-cost sale of alcohol by the large supermarkets.
TERRY SPENCE: Judges should have more options on sentencing
The decision last week in Britain of the Appeal Court to dismiss the appeal against four-year prison sentences by two young men who attempted through Facebook to inflame the rioting last August must strike a chord in Northern Ireland.
MICHAEL WARDLOW: Why make a special case for sectarianism?
LET me start this piece by stating openly that I applaud the MLAs from all parties in making our assembly work.
ALEX KANE: The assembly still acts like a glorified council
IN terms of both the executive and assembly, it’s not so much the absence of specific legislation (for I’m sure we all have particular hobby-horses) which worries me: rather, it’s the absence of any real sense that our parties and politicians have fully embraced the fact that their job is to provide government for a post-conflict society.
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