An image posted on Twitter showing a passenger being escorted off the Qatar Airways flight which was diverted to Manchester Airport. Pic @MattPeterC

Man arrested on plane diverted due to 'possible device on board'

Passenger taken off flight which was escorted into Manchester Airport by the RAF.

I'll get IRA to blow you up, said drunk pastor who attacked paramedics

A drunk pastor from Northern Ireland crashed his car and threatened to have paramedics and police officers who came to his aid murdered by the IRA.

Gold winning Paddy Barnes is welcomed home by daughter Eireann and partner Mari

Paddy Barnes: Time for new flag and anthem for NI

Gold medallist Paddy Barnes has called for new Northern Ireland flag and song.

Faycal Daoud lit a fire outside City Hall and doused himself in white spirit on April 30, 2014.

Man who tried to set himself on fire in Belfast is convicted

Asylum seeker escaped a jail sentence for telling housing inspector 'I will torch you'.

The UK looks set for heavy rain towards the end of the week

Northern Ireland could face wrath of Hurricane Bertha

The UK could be in for heavy rain and high winds if hurricane reaches shores.

JD Wetherspoon said staff had asked a customer to put his flag away

Belfast man told to leave bar over 'sectarian' NI flag

Man forced to leave a Scottish bar after he displayed the Northern Ireland flag.

Nelson McCausland branded the original Housing Executive overpayment figure of 18 million pounds as a scandal

Settlement for overpaid contractors

Housing Executive agrees to settle the case with three contractors.

Appeal for missing Dungannon man

24-year-old Marc Mackay went missing from Portrush on Sunday morning.

A private plane arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base transporting a second American missionary stricken with Ebola, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014, in Marietta, Ga. Nancy Writebol is expected to be admitted to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital on Tuesday, where she will join another U.S. aid worker, Dr. Kent Brantly, in a special isolation unit. (AP Photo/Todd Kirkland)

Ebola virus: BA suspends flights

British Airways has halted services to to Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Minister Baroness Warsi has resigned from government over its policy on Gaza

Warsi resigns over policy on Gaza

Senior Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has resigned over Gaza policy.

Brothers Gary and Thomas Bates, former directors of Ace Bates Skip Hire, leave Belfast Laganside Courts

Ace Bates Skip Hire directors to stand trial

Former directors of Belfast skip hire company accused of non-payment of landfill taxes.

Public Enemy play Belfast's Limelight club

Believe the hype around Public Enemy, New York's finest

Edwin Gilson has 20 facts you need to know about hip hop giants Public Enemy.

The game 'Bomb Gaza' which has been available on Google Play

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Video News

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Nightlife Galleries

The alley cat bar pictured Owen booth and Kyla Phillips

Northern Ireland Nightlife: The Alley Cat Bar July 2014

Northern Ireland Nightlife: Roxy Nightclub, The Parlour, The Eg - July 2014

A Friday night out at the Limelight in July 2014 by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

The Limelight - July 2014

People out at the Bar With No Name, Friday 26th July, Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Bar With No Name - July 26 2014

The National Grand Cafe pictured Gillian Thomson and Georgina Ryan

National Grand Cafe July 2014

A night out at Cuckoo. Saturday 19th July 2014 by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Cuckoo July 2014

A night out at Filthy McNasty's. Friday 18th July 2014 by Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Filthy McNasty's July 2014

Nightlife Summer - 2014

Northern Ireland News

Specially trained victim recovery dogs, which can identify traces of human remains, are being used in a new search for Caroline Graham, who disappeared in March 1989

Special dogs join hunt for body of teen murdered 25 years ago

Specially trained dogs that can identify traces of human remains are being used in the police hunt for a Portadown teenager murdered 25 years ago.

Police searching the former home of Caroline Graham

Items found in missing woman search

Forensic scientists have been asked to examine items found by specialist dogs searching for the...

Caroline Graham murder: Forensic specialists to...

Police investigating the murder of Caroline Graham have called in forensic specialists to...

The former Maze prison site is at the centre of a political wrangle

Charity hit by Maze site wrangle

A charity has become the latest victim of the deadlock at the heart of the Stormont Executive, after it failed to gain...

A commemoration of dead IRA members in Castlederg caused controversy

Grant for community arts project

A Co Tyrone community group has received almost £100,000 for a project addressing tensions over...

Allegations concerning the late Sir Cyril Smith are among those currently being investigated

Body to scrutinise 'abuse' probes

A national police group is being set up to link child...

The Police Service of Northern Ireland civilian worker has been arrested

Arrest in police contract probe

Detectives investigating the awarding of Police...

The Duke of York with the Very Rev John Mann, Dean of Belfast, and Sir Nigel Hamilton at the Remembrance Service in St Anne's Cathedral

First World War centenary: An occasion to stir the emotions as cathedral...

All the First World War...

More than one thousand people attended the remembrance ceremony at City Hall last night

First World War centenary: Darkness enfolds City Hall after a night of sombre...

A silence fell at Belfast...

Palestinians walk in front of destroyed buildings hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Aug. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Israel-Gaza crisis in pictures

Gaza pulverised by the Israeli military in relentless attacks by air, sea and land

UK News

Katie Price's unnamed daughter holding her father's hand (YouGossip/PA)

Price baby 'daddy's little girl' new

New mum Katie Price has shared a tender photo of her new baby daughter which suggests the glamour girl's relationship with her husband may be back on track.

Briton isolated in Ebola alert new

Health officials have been made aware...

Migrant groups clash in Calais new

Tensions remain high in Calais today...

A teaching assistant's alleged affair with a pupil was

'Affair' was just 'a bit of fun'

A teaching assistant accused of seducing a pupil four decades her junior...

Weightlifter Toua Udia, 22, has been cleared of touching a man inappropriately in a Tesco store

Weightlifter cleared of sex assault

A Commonwealth Games weightlifter has been...

Ex-headmaster loses abuse appeal

A former headteacher at the prep school attended...

Galleries

World News

Police in the US are questioning a 12-year-old after a boy, nine, was stabbed in Michigan

Playground stab boy, nine, dies

A nine-year-old boy has died after being stabbed repeatedly by another child at a playground in Michigan.

US general dies in Afghan shooting

A two-star American general was killed in...

Big Bang Theory cast earning a million dollars for 20 minutes of TV in new deal

Reserve soldiers are seen on the top of an armored personnel carrier: Israeli military has announced the withdrawal of all its ground forces to defensive positions)

Israel-Gaza conflict: Israeli troops 'withdraw from Gaza' as sides agree to 72-hour...

The Israeli military has...

The production of Hamlet will return to the Globe Theatre in April 2016

Touring Hamlet gets ovation at UN

A production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet...

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone arrives for his bribery trial in the regional court in Munich, southern Germany (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

£59m move as Ecclestone trial ends

A German court today dropped the bribery case...

Republic of Ireland

Dolphin House residents have staged protests about their living conditions

Campaigners back estate residents

People living in 20 of the most run down housing complexes in the country have taken a landmark fight for basic living conditions to Europe.

Five-year-old boy dies on farm after becoming tangled in machinery

Republic President Michael D Higgins moved by ceremony

Offbeat

Letters were sent to voters in Newcastle upon Tyne

£50,000 mail blunder 'human error' new

Human error caused a cash-strapped council to send...

Four actors have taken a bike-themed Shakespeare production to the Edinburgh Fringe

On your bike, Shakespeare new

Four actors have arrived in Edinburgh by bike - carrrying all their props...

Grizzly bears prepare for winter by stuffing themselves with food and becoming obese

Hibernating bears 'diabetes lesson' new

An ability of grizzly bears to cope with obesity and...

Sport

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - AUGUST 04: Wayne Rooney #10 of Manchester United holds the man of the match award following his team's victory over Liverpool in the Guinness International Champions Cup 2014 Final at Sun Life Stadium on August 4, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida. United defeated Liverpool 3-1. (Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images)

Man United 3-1 Liverpool

Louis van Gaal's team wins International Champions Cup in Miami

Ireland record historic win over New Zealand in...

Ireland caused one of the great upsets in Women's Rugby World Cup history as they beat New Zealand...

Jack Rodwell wants to regain his England place

Rodwell targeting England squad

Jack Rodwell has set his sights on securing an England place after completing his move to Sunderland, admitting that...

Jordon Mutch has completed his move from Cardiff to QPR

QPR complete Mutch deal

Jordon Mutch has signed a four-year contract with QPR to complete his move from Cardiff.

Rory McIlroy is seeking a second US PGA title at Valhalla (AP)

McIlroy eyeing Valhalla victory

He has won his last two events, is back on top of the world rankings and is rated a 5/1 favourite to make it three...

Owen Williams is contuing his recovery from a serious neck injury

Positive news over Williams new

Cardiff Blues have announced that Owen Williams is making...

Australia's Jason Davidson has joined West Brom on a two-year deal

Baggies sign defensive duo new

West Brom have strengthened their defence after completing the...

London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell, pictured, has added Ben Cooper to his ranks

Cooper signs for London Welsh

London Welsh have announced the signing of...

The Premier League believe their proposals would aid the development of young players

New U21 tournament proposed

The Premier League is planning a new under-21...

Entertainment

Believe the hype around Public Enemy, New York's finest

They are hip-hop royalty and as influential and critically-acclaimed as The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. As they take to the stage in Belfast's Limelight club tonight, Edwin Gilson has 20 facts you need to know about Public Enemy.

Joy Williams and John Paul White have ended their partnership as The Civil Wars (AP)

The Civil Wars officially split up new

The members of folk duo The Civil Wars have...

Nicki Minaj loved working with Beyonce on Flawless

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Nicki Minaj has told of her shock and delight when...

Reynolds takes a Criminal role

Ryan Reynolds is to star in thriller Criminal.

Rita Ora has been working with Will.i.am on new music

Rita Ora in studio with Will.i.am

Rita Ora has been working with Will.i.am on tracks...

Sigourney Weaver could join The Expendables spin-off, The Expendabelles

Weaver tipped for The Expendabelles

Sigourney Weaver is the latest name to be linked...

Michael Jackson's Neverland could be up for sale

Jackson's Neverland for sale again

Michael Jackson's Neverland is set to be put up for...

Life

Take note: Gillian Adams, who is PA to Bill Wolsey, owner of the Merchant Hotel in Belfast

So, what's it really like being a personal assistant?

A new book about the working lives of personal assistants in the City of London is causing a sensation. Two high-flying Belfast PAs tell Kerry McKittrick what their jobs entail.

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Alicia Keys
The Gordon Parks foundation awards, New York, America - 03 Jun 2014

Alicia Keys wants speedy beauty

Alicia Keys wishes she could get ready for a big evening out as quickly as her husband Swizz Beatz.

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Google is facing criticism for continuing to allow Android mobile users to download a...

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Oprah Winfrey
'The Hundred-Foot Journey' film premiere, New York, America - 04 Aug 2014

Oprah Winfrey: Be kind to yourself

Oprah Winfrey talks about how she looks after herself in the latest issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

MALIBU, CA - MAY 31: Tallulah Willis attends the Zadig & Voltaire Malibu store opening on May 31, 2014 in Malibu, California. (Photo by Ben Horton/Getty Images for Zadig & Voltaire)

Tallulah Willis on body dysmorphia

Tallulah Willis felt "ugly" when she was diagnosed with body dysmorphia aged 13.

Business

Housebuyers face growing concerns over spiralling property prices and the prospect of interest rates rising

John Simpson: Have banks been let off too lightly after property crash?

The high street banks are reporting improved trading figures and disappearing impairment charges. The overall Northern Ireland position is not easily quantified. However, the two larger local banks, Danske and Ulster Banks, are once again reporting profits.