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Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 21st March 2017 Members of the public take part in a vigil to pay respects to former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the site of the former Andersonstown Barracks in west Belfast.
Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams (R) and Northern Sinn Fein leader Michelle O'Neill (L) lay the Irish flag on the coffin of former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness before it is processed through the Bogside neighbourhood of Derry to his family home on March 21, 2017. AFP/Getty Images

Watch: Mourners applaud as former Deputy First Minister's body arrives home

Bernadette McGuinness (R) carries the coffin of her late husband Martin McGuinness on March 21, 2017 in Derry, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Gallery: Coffin carried through streets of Derry as city mourns [Photos]

A vigil is held in west Belfast for former Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness following his passing on March 21st 2017 (Photo - Kevin Scott / Belfast Telegraph )

Gallery: Vigil held in west Belfast

Incident at Stormont Wharf.
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Northern Ireland

Man dies after incident at Belfast Harbour Estate

A man has died following an incident in the Belfast Harbour estate.

Northern Ireland

Maghaberry prison officer arrested in drugs probe

A prison officer suspected of supplying drugs has been arrested in Northern Ireland.

The coffin of Ryan McBride is carried aloft in Londonderry last night

Northern Ireland

Ryan McBride: Warrior, gentleman and role model

Tragic death of Ryan McBride the only topic of conversation among locals.

Rupert Murdoch the 21st Century Fox executive chairman

Technology

Irish teen hacked Sun website to redirect to Murdoch hoax story

Hacker turned security advisor has avoided a jail term for interfering with Sun.

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness died in Derry surrounded by his family

Martin McGuinness funeral details

Funeral details for Martin McGuinness have been announced.

An Irish Naval ship and specialist boats near to Blacksod Lighthouse, Co. Mayo, Ireland, as the search continues for an Irish Coast Guard helicopter which went missing off the west coast of Ireland. PA

Republic of Ireland

Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash: Robot deployed

Search teams have launched an underwater robot in the search for Rescue 116.

Thomas Mathew was ordered not to enter Ballymoney by the judge.

Northern Ireland

Man accused of child sex assault tried to bribe family, court hears

Restaurant boss is accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl.

Lord Tebbit at home with his wife Margaret

Northern Ireland

Martin McGuinness death: Tebbit says 'world sweeter place'

Lord Tebbit's wife was paralysed in the 1984 IRA Brighton bomb.

Northern Ireland

James McClean pays tribute to 'hero' Martin McGuinness

Republic of Ireland winger pens touching tribute to Martin McGuinness.

Northern Ireland restaurant boss accused of sex assault on girl (8) tried to buy off family with £20k bribe, court hears

A restaurant boss accused of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl was allegedly involved in trying to "buy off" her family with a £20,000 bribe, the High Court has heard.

Prime Minister Theresa May meeting Welsh leaders in Swansea yesterday

DUP backs 70 MPs to accuse BBC of 'unfair' Brexit coverage

Letter warning broadcaster that it is out of touch over Brexit.

A deal to save power-sharing at Stormont must be reached by Friday

Northern Ireland

Stormont talks 'must ramp up if deal to be done'

A deal to save power-sharing at Stormont must be reached by Friday.

Business News

Call centre giant Firstsource cutting 90 jobs in Belfast

Call centre giant Firstsource is cutting around 90 jobs in Belfast, it's understood.

Users who think they might be affected should update their passwords immediately (Stock image)

Technology

Millions of hacked Gmail and Yahoo email accounts for sale

Over 25 million Gmail and Yahoo accounts are being sold online.

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Martin McGuinness speaks at a press conference
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Martin McGuinness death: SF pull out of show after Nolan asks if some could 'detest' his past

Sinn Fein have refused to speak on the BBC Stephen Nolan show to pay tribute after the death of Martin McGuinness after the presenter said there could be some who "detest" the past of the veteran politician.

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Helicopter crash: Rescue 116 'made contact with rocks'

Investigators confirm marks on wreckage consistent with aircraft striking rocks.

Warner Bros’ is behind Harry Potter movies

Warner Bros tipped for move into new £20m Belfast studio

Warner Brothers could become the tenants of a new film studio in Belfast.

'F*** the IRA' graffiti daubed at iconic dark hedges made famous by Game of Thrones

Graffiti daubed near iconic dark hedges in Co Antrim made famous by Game of Thrones

Chuckle Brothers: The late Rev Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinn

Martin McGuinness: From IRA man to statesman - a journey in pictures [Photos]

Northern Ireland

Martin McGuinness announcing his retirement from politics

Martin McGuinness dies - tributes from May, Blair, Foster, Nesbitt and Adams as Sinn Fein chief loses fight for life in Derry

DUP leader Arlene Foster has paid tribute to Martin McGuinness following his death, saying history will show his contribution to the political and peace process in Northern Ireland “was significant”.

Michelle O'Neill helps carry the coffin of Mr McGuinness to his home in Londonderry

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Martin McGuinness was like a father figure to his successor Michelle O'Neill, a long-...

The officer was employed at high security Maghaberry Prison

Prison officer arrested in drugs supply probe

A prison officer suspected of supplying drugs has been arrested in Northern Ireland.

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for the north of England

Snow set to blanket parts of the North

Commuters could face frosty conditions on Wednesday morning with the risk of up to 2ins of snowfall overnight on high...

Ryan McBride in the thick of a match with his beloved club Derry City

James McClean to honour Ryan McBride by wearing...

James McClean will honour his friend and former team-mate Ryan McBride by wearing the...

UK

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Far-right videos 'leave Google open to terror law probe'

Ministers have been pressed on whether Google broke terror laws by allegedly failing to remove illegal recruitment videos by a banned far-right group.

World

A man in Seoul watches a TV news programme showing an image reportedly of a North Korean ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine (Ahn Young-joon/AP)

US 'expects fresh North Korean missile launch soon'

The US military expects another North Korean missile launch in the next few days, American defence officials said.

Ryan McKinlay was killed in a boating accident off the Isle of Wight (Hampshire Police/PA)

Hired skipper cleared of driving boat too fast before fatal accident

A hired skipper has been acquitted of driving too fast in a...

Twitter said the majority of accounts shut down had been found by the firm's own spam account scanning technology

Twitter suspends more than 375,000 accounts in six months to tackle...

Twitter says it suspended more than 375,000...

Activity went up when the number of potential routes was increased

Drivers' brains switch off when using satnavs, study shows

Following satnav instructions "switches off" activity in...

President Donald Trump jokes during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office to increase Nasa's budget (Evan Vucci/AP)

Trump bill backs Nasa funding and exploration of Mars

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that updates Nasa's mission to add...

Donald Tusk was Poland's prime minister in 2010 (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

Donald Tusk accused of 'illegal agreement with Putin' over plane crash probe

Poland's government has accused European Council...

The Trade Centre towers during the September 11 attacks

Saudi Arabia ‘expects Donald Trump to scrap 9/11 victims law’ as first cases brought...

Saudi Arabia is expecting President Donald Trump to reverse...

Republic of Ireland

Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash: Underwater robot deployed in search for...

Search teams have launched an underwater...

Business

Middle East company bought up by Northern Ireland trade advisors

A Northern Ireland firm is set to help companies conquer...

Mary Lou McDonald becomes emotional during Dáil speeches on Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald became...

Enda Kenny says he will remain as Taoiseach until at least the end of April

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has confirmed...

Jamie Bracken-Murphy holds the dragon toys he won after getting stuck in a toy machine

Claw arcade game boy grabs prizes ... by climbing inside machine

A mischievous three-year-old won two prizes...

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 237.85 points to 20,668.01

Banks nosedive as Trump healthcare speedbump hits US stocks

US stocks have taken their biggest loss in five...

The FTSE 100 Index closed down 51.47 points to 7,378.34, dragged lower by the mining giants which dominated the biggest fallers on the market

Pound surges to three-week high after inflation tops 2% target

London's top flight index gave up its winning...

It plans to bulk up its EU office by 'hundreds of people', shifting London staff in the process

Goldman Sachs 'increasing headcount' in EU countries ahead of Brexit

Goldman Sachs will start relocating staff from...

Sport

Norway is our biggest game at home since we qualified for Euro '16 finals: Steven Davis

Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifier with Norway on Sunday is the biggest game at Windsor Park since the team defeated Greece to reach the Euro 2016 finals, according to influential skipper Steven Davis.

Gary Cahill will captain England against Germany

Confident Cahill respectful of world champions...

Gary Cahill says England face Germany without fear, even if the world champions...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho (left) and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola (right) are set to take their sides on a pre-season summer tour to the United States of America

Manchester rivals to meet in International Champions...

Manchester United will play Manchester City as part of the 2017 International Champions Cup in...

England's Jake Livermore is grateful for the help he was given during trying times

Jake Livermore realises distant dream with...

Jake Livermore admits an England recall was a "distant dream" during his darkest days and...

Hector Bellerin has been at Arsenal for six years

My loyalty to Wenger more important than...

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin has emphasised his loyalty to Arsene Wenger amid "flattering"...

Entertainment

Warner Bros tipped for move into £20m Belfast studio

One of the world's biggest movie makers, Warner Brothers, could become the tenants of a new film studio in Belfast.

New Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig will 'mother' co-...

The Mighty Boosh star proved to be a particularly surprising choice.

Scarlett Moffatt admits it is too soon for her to...

The Gogglebox star is presenting a new series of dating show Streetmate.

SS-GB's Kate Bosworth hails 'effortless' on-...

The BBC drama finished last week.

Inspector Morse star Kevin Whately pays tribute to 'warm...

The Inspector Morse author died aged 86.

Life

Back to normal: Martin Callan outside in his garden

'My prostate problem left me terrified of losing my life'

A constant urge to go to the toilet during the day and night destroyed security consultant Martin Callan's quality of life for a number of years.

Opinion

It’s easy to put the blame on our politicians, but we citizens may be even more culpable

If unionists are in crisis (and they are), then they're not only ones

Our reflex is to blame the disconnect between politics and the people on our...

Ruby Rose's stylist inspired by Madonna for Urban Decay promo wardrobe

Ruby Rose is the face of Urban Decay's...

Joan Collins slams Gwyneth Paltrow's clean eating 'fads'

Joan Collins won't be following the advice to eat 10 to 15 pieces of fruit or...

Stepping up: it’s important to be wearing the right footwear before you go running

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May had no choice but to say no to Sturgeon

The SNP say that Theresa May should not have the choice of delaying any proposed...

Instead of becoming closer to the public it serves, the PSNI, in many parts of Northern Ireland, has become more remote

Impersonal policing can only harm PSNI

When Matt Baggott was appointed Chief Constable of the PSNI in 2009 he made it...

If you want to know what a man feels deep down, first get him to swap his lager...

Now we are once more in the aftermath of the...

Nightlife galleries

Nightlife

People out at Filthy McNasty's for Dsqo.. Thursday 9th March 2017. Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Nightlife: Filthy McNasty's for Dsqo [Photos]

Nightlife

People out for Bot Wednesdays. 8th March 2017. Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Nightlife: Bot Wednesday [Photos]

Nightlife

People out at Box Nightclub for Pyjama v Onesie Party!. Tuesday 28th February 2017. Liam McBurney/RAZORPIX

Belfast nightlife: Pyjama v Onesie Party at Box [Photos]

Martin McGuinness: From IRA man to peace maker - journey in pictures [Photos]

Northern Ireland

President of Sinn Fein Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness at the funeral of Patrick Kelly . 1987

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness dies aged 66 - Irish republican colossus who shaped history

News

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Police and student Safety representatives in the Holylands area of Belfast for St Patrick's day on Friday.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

St Patrick's Day in Belfast's Holyland area [Photos]

Northern Ireland

Revealed: The best town to live in Northern Ireland, according to Sunday Times

Entertainment

Pacemaker Press 17/3/2017
Crowds gather for the St Patrick's day Parade in Belfast City Centre on Friday. Thousands line the streets to watch the Parade from Belfast City Hall to Custom House Square.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

St Patrick's Day Parade Belfast 2017 [Photos]

Entertainment

Dancers from St. Cecilia's College leap in the air as they make their way past the Guildhall during Derry City and Strabane District Council’s the annual Spring Carnival on St. Patrick’s Day in Derry-Londonderry. Picture Martin McKeown. Inpresspics.com. 17.03.17

St Patrick's Day in Derry/Londonderry 2017 [Photos]

Entertainment

Saint Patrick, played by actor Marty Burns takes a selfie along with members of the Magnus Vikings Association before they part in the cross community Saint Patrick's Day parade on March 17, 2017 in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

St Patrick's Day Downpatrick [Photos]

Readers Pictures

Gavin O ‘Connor's photo of Sea Stack at White Park Bay. March 2017

Ulster beauty spots Spring/Summer 2017 - readers' pictures

Details of the pregnancy have been withheld due to legal restrictions

Girl aged 11 becomes Britain's youngest mother-to-be

Life

International Day of Happiness is March 20

International Happiness Day: 15 ways to make your life happier

Food and Drink

Hangover cures: What to cook? What will make me feel human again?

Hangover cures: 9 best 'remedies' for morning after

World

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 16: U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny acknowledge the press outside the West Wing of the White House March 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. Kenny and Trump are scheduled to attend the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Praise for Kenny's Trump speech: 'St Patrick was an immigrant'

Northern Ireland

Revealed: Full list of firms signed up to RHI scheme in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland

Translink is planning to pilot the bi-lingual destination screens on its Londonderry City services.

Poll: Do you want Irish language destination names on buses? Translink opens consultation

Northern Ireland

A businessman who runs a chicken farm and tanning salon from the same address has emerged as the largest recipient in the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme

Dungannon farmer biggest RHI claimant with 13 boilers running

Fashion and Beauty

Una O'Farrell Feeney from Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, winner of the best dressed lady competition at the Cheltenham festival. Picture credit; Damien Eagers 15/3/2017

Tyrone woman wins Cheltenham £10k Best Dressed Lady prize

Technology

The US conducted around 200 nuclear tests between 1945 and 1962. Above: A still from YouTube video titled 'Operation Hardtack-1 - Nutmeg'

Watch: US declassifies nuclear weapons test footage

Events

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono raise their fists as they join a protest in this Feb. 5, 1972, file photo in front of British Overseas Airways Corp. offices in New York on Fifth Avenue. The demonstrators called for the withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland.

The Troubles gallery - IRA checkpoint, early 1970s

Opinion

Opinion: Topical and political cartoons from Belfast Telegraph

Video News

Video: President Trump welcomes Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi

President Donald Trump has welcomed Iraq's...

Technology

Technology

Millions of hacked Gmail and Yahoo email accounts are being sold on the dark web

Apple has already released a range of different wearable products in recent years, like the Watch and its AirPods

Apple is building augmented reality technology that could end up in smart glasses,...

Apple hopes to eventually make smart glasses that...

Stephen Hawking planning trip into space on Virgin Galactic

Professor Stephen Hawking has said he is planning to travel into space on Sir...

US declassifies nuclear weapons test footage and uploads to YouTube

The US government has declassified...

Technology

One of the prototypes created by Facebook's Building 8 is a 'brain computer interface'

Facebook's secret mind-reading device 'to be unveiled next month' that could let people share information...

Chuck Berry defied Ulster Workers' Council strike to play to 20 Belfast fans

A portrait of Emma taken during the First World War in 1916

Plaque honour for Belfast nurse Emma Duffin whose journals recorded war...

A Belfast nurse who chronicled the horrors of war in a...

Rare Titanic photograph fetches £360 at auction

A rare photograph of the Titanic bought for £20 at a country auction has sold for...

New evidence suggests iceberg didn't cause Titanic sinking

The Titanic sank as a result of a fire, not simply a...

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Martin McGuinness death: Thousands pay tribute to Sinn Fein veteran in west Belfast candlelight vigil

Watch: Mourners applaud as former Deputy First Minister's body arrives home

Gallery: Coffin carried through streets of Derry as city mourns [Photos]

Gallery: Vigil held in west Belfast

Man dies after incident at Belfast Harbour Estate

Maghaberry prison officer arrested in drugs probe

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Irish teen hacked Sun website to redirect to Murdoch hoax story

Martin McGuinness funeral details

Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash: Robot deployed

Man accused of child sex assault tried to bribe family, court hears

Martin McGuinness death: Tebbit says 'world sweeter place'

James McClean pays tribute to 'hero' Martin McGuinness

Northern Ireland restaurant boss accused of sex assault on girl (8) tried to buy off family with £20k bribe, court hears

DUP backs 70 MPs to accuse BBC of 'unfair' Brexit coverage

Stormont talks 'must ramp up if deal to be done'

Call centre giant Firstsource cutting 90 jobs in Belfast

Millions of hacked Gmail and Yahoo email accounts for sale

Martin McGuinness death: SF pull out of show after Nolan asks if some could 'detest' his past

Mobile working: Revolution that can't be held back

Helicopter crash: Rescue 116 'made contact with rocks'

Warner Bros tipped for move into new £20m Belfast studio

'F*** the IRA' graffiti daubed at iconic dark hedges made famous by Game of Thrones

Martin McGuinness: From IRA man to statesman - a journey in pictures [Photos]

Martin McGuinness dies - tributes from May, Blair, Foster, Nesbitt and Adams as Sinn Fein chief loses fight for life in Derry

McGuinness a 'political father figure' to...

Prison officer arrested in drugs supply probe

Snow set to blanket parts of the North

James McClean to honour Ryan McBride by wearing...

Far-right videos 'leave Google open to terror law probe'

World

US 'expects fresh North Korean missile launch soon'

Hired skipper cleared of driving boat too fast before fatal accident

Twitter suspends more than 375,000 accounts in six months to tackle...

Drivers' brains switch off when using satnavs, study shows

Trump bill backs Nasa funding and exploration of Mars

Donald Tusk accused of 'illegal agreement with Putin' over plane crash probe

Saudi Arabia ‘expects Donald Trump to scrap 9/11 victims law’ as first cases brought...

Irish Coast Guard helicopter crash: Underwater robot deployed in search for...

Middle East company bought up by Northern Ireland trade advisors

Mary Lou McDonald becomes emotional during Dáil speeches on Martin McGuinness

Enda Kenny says he will remain as Taoiseach until at least the end of April

Claw arcade game boy grabs prizes ... by climbing inside machine

Banks nosedive as Trump healthcare speedbump hits US stocks

Pound surges to three-week high after inflation tops 2% target

Goldman Sachs 'increasing headcount' in EU countries ahead of Brexit

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Manchester rivals to meet in International Champions...

Jake Livermore realises distant dream with...

My loyalty to Wenger more important than...

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New Bake Off star Sandi Toksvig will 'mother' co-...

Scarlett Moffatt admits it is too soon for her to...

SS-GB's Kate Bosworth hails 'effortless' on-...

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