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Coronavirus

A waiter wearing a face mask carries beer at a pub in Austria

Coronavirus Premium

Gallery Coronavirus: Limiting time in bars in Northern Ireland could spark wave of binge drinking, warns charity

Any move to limit time spent in pubs during the easing of the Covid-19 restrictions could lead to a growth in binge drinking, an addiction charity has said.

The Clayton Hotel in Belfast

Watch: 'A hospitality experience, not a hospital experience' - Belfast hotel gears up for July reopening

The red coats are to return to the streets of Northern Ireland.

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Free parking to end and bus lane enforcement resumes as one further death recorded

Daily figures on coronavirus deaths and testing are released by the DoH (Ben Birchall/PA)

Department of Health changes reporting method removing thousands of suspected cases

A staff member and customer wear masks, with a protective screen at the till, inside Primark in Oxford Street this week

Premium

'Covid-ready' Primark is back in business in Northern Ireland... but there are changes in store

Top Stories

Emergency services at the scene where a young man lost his life in an accident near Dunluce Castle, Portrush, yesterday

Northern Ireland

Warnings over 'tombstoning' after teenager loses his life on north coast inlet

People have been warned about the extreme dangers of jumping into the sea from cliffs after a teenager tragically lost his life on the north coast.

Causeway coast: Breathtaking area where beauty walks closely with the beast

SDLP MP Claire Hanna

Northern Ireland

Watch: MP Claire Hanna left red-faced as young daughter interrupts virtual Westminster meeting

David Luiz had a terrible cameo at the Etihad Stadium (Peter Powell/NMC Pool)

Premier League

David Luiz has night to forget as Manchester City ease past 10-man Arsenal

Former snooker stars Willie Thorne and Dennis Taylor

Northern Ireland Premium

We laughed our way around the world: Dennis Taylor's touching tribute to pal Willie Thorne

Headlines

Leo Varadkar and Simon Coveney welcomed the vote (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland/PA)

Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland wins two-year term on UN Security Council

SDLP MLA Colin McGrath, who sits on Stormont's health committee

Coronavirus Premium

NI contact tracing has 80% success rate, but unease one in five with coronavirus unreached

Scenes from BBC drama series The Salisbury Poisonings

Film and TV

Northern Ireland writer Declan Lawn 'flabbergasted' after The Salisbury Poisonings gets year's biggest TV premiere audience

File photo of pro-choice activists at Stormont (Niall Carson/PA)

Northern Ireland

MPs approve abortion guidelines for Northern Ireland

Madeleine McCann

UK Premium

Madeleine McCann: Still hope she is alive despite German fears, says ex-RUC detective Jim Gamble who probed case

The accused was denied bail

Courts

Belfast man (21) accused of raping brother and sister

People outside City Hall in Belfast on Saturday as part of a gathering to protect war memorials

Northern Ireland

Police Ombudsman to probe difference in PSNI approach to Black Lives Matter rallies and Belfast cenotaph protest

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland public became more polarised in the run-up to Brexit: research

The accused was denied bail (stock photo)

Courts

Man stopped in Belfast with gun, baton and knuckle duster 'part of Polish feud' court told

Coronavirus

Mapping coronavirus in Northern Ireland: How many confirmed cases are there in your council area?

Vinny Hurrell

Features Premium

Rachel Dean's Big Ask: BBC NI's Vinny Hurrell on how losing his friend Nuala to suicide changed his perspective

In this week's interview Rachel Dean talks to Vinny Hurrell (38), a BBC radio and television producer and presenter. He lives in north Belfast with his fiance.

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Business

Shoppers on the streets of Belfast have been urged to spend spare money

Northern Ireland

Spend your cash to help save jobs and businesses, public is urged

Titanic Belfast visitor centre and tourist attraction is closed during the coronavirus crisis (Liam McBurney/PA).

Northern Ireland

Job cuts at Titanic Belfast and Donnelly Group car dealership due to Covid-19 pandemic

Close to £100m was spent on take-home alcohol from supermarkets and grocery stores in Northern Ireland in a 12-week period just before and during lockdown. File image posed by model

Northern Ireland Premium

NI supermarkets ring in £100m in alcohol sales during lockdown period

Janice Gault of the NI Hotels Federation

Coronavirus

Lockdown easing brings cheer to hospitality sector but 'clearer guidance needed'

Opinion & Analysis

'Whilst a reduction in those declaring as 'neither' might be seen as potentially derailing the Alliance bandwagon, it is worth noting that 40% of the general election vote for Naomi Long's party came from voters who do see themselves as either unionist or nationalist'

News Analysis Premium

Jon Tonge Opinion Statistics fluctuate but one constant is that orange and green don't agree on NI's future

The latest instalment of the annual QUB/UU ARK Life and Times survey is an intriguing snapshot of the state of play in Northern Ireland.

Margaret Canning

Expert group tasked by Stormont to lead economic recovery have unenviable task

Margaret Canning

Alban Maginness

Greens are the big winners in Irish Government talks ... but will they sign off the deal?

Alban Maginness

Margaret Canning

Hair-raising NI jobs stats only tell one side to the story

Margaret Canning

Editor's Viewpoint

Co-existence seems best we can hope for in Northern Ireland

Editor's Viewpoint

Coronavirus: We're in this together

Patrick Lynch in makeshift graduation gown outside Lanyon Building

Features Premium

Class of Covid-19: What it's like to miss a milestone moment

It's a key rite of passage and a reward for years of hard study and graft - the formal robes, the speeches, the strawberries and the photographs with proud parents on graduation day.

Angela Kirkpatrick with her father Mick

Coronavirus

Derry woman with rare illness raises £4k for charity with lockdown jigsaw

A Co Londonderry woman with a rare genetic condition has raised more than £4,000 for Marie Curie after raffling a jigsaw she completed whilst shielding during lockdown.

Morris and Jenny Corrin

Northern Ireland

Belfast bears taking a well-earned break after mammoth fundraising effort during coronavirus pandemic

A group of east Belfast teddy bears have gone into "hibernation" after putting a smile on many faces over recent weeks.

Health Minister Robin Swann

Northern Ireland

Derry's closure-threatened suicide prevention charity gets £32,000 lifeline after extension during pandemic

Sport

Ollie Norwood can't believe his side weren't awarded a goal.

Football

Watch: Hawk-eye apologises after Ollie Norwood denied by goal-line technology gaffe on Premier League's return

Sheffield United and former Northern Ireland midfielder Ollie Norwood were denied a goal in the first half of their Premier League game against Aston Villa due to a Hawkeye technical error.

The 19/20 Danske Bank Premiership season has not yet been brought to a close.

Irish League

Euro 2020 play-off dates set, Irish League and Super Cup: What we learned from UEFA Executive meeting

UEFA has revealed several significant decisions from their Executive Committee meeting, with ramifications for the Irish League and the Northern Ireland national team.

Norwich and Northern Ireland star Jamal Lewis is a positive thinker and has his focus firmly fixed on his career objectives.

International Premium

exclusive Jamal Lewis: I intend to realise Champions League dream after helping Norwich City to unlikely Premier League survival

Rory McIlroy delivered a typically straight-talking press conference ahead of the RBC Heritage event.

PGA Tour

Rory McIlroy rejects Sunday concerns and says European stars should go to USA to solve world ranking problems

ROCK THE VOTE: Coleraine and Linfield were two of the three clubs to back the NIFL’s two-match proposal

Sport

Liam Beckett Opinion I fear Irish League fiasco could cause irreparable damage

High hoops: CJ Fulton, Conor and Aidan Quinn at the new outside basketball courts at St Malachy's

Other Sports

How Belfast basketball stars are using school car park for swift return to training

Featured

Exciting time: Rachel Latham and husband Harry can't wait to become parents

Health Premium

Cervical Screening Awareness Week: NI women who owe their lives to getting a smear test share their stories

Nature lover: Liam Farrell enjoys walking in the woods

Health

Me and my health: Writer Liam Farrell on his lifestyle

Peter Cunnah on tour with D:ream in Australia in 1995

Features Premium

Peter Cunnah: Touring with Take That, former band mate Brian Cox... and why things can only get better

Caoimhe Leigh Harkin has been in lockdown in Dubai since March, having become an Emirates cabin crew employee last year

Coronavirus Premium

How Covid-19 left Northern Ireland's air crew employees' futures up in the air

Sunday Life

Frankie 'Studs' Lanigan

News

Gallery INLA hitman Frankie 'Studs' Lanigan one of Northern Ireland's most ruthless killers, say police

INLA hitman Frankie 'Studs' Lanigan has been linked to the killings of three innocent civilians in the months before the 1994 republican and loyalist ceasefires.

Soirée Society founder Claire Hughes & matchmaker Rhoda Hughes

Premium

'Clients come to us for our personal touch, not a soulless site where you swipe left or right'

Gareth Vannan (white top) arguing with drug dealer co-accused Jordan (green top) in Belfast city centre

Cocaine dealer Gareth 'Chud' Vannan battered in Belfast's Victoria Square after court hearing

Peaky Blinders

Premium

Belfast actor Packy Lee on Peaky Blinders and how he always followed his dreams

Coppi chicchetti

Coppi: Savour the St Anne's eatery's Italian classics from comfort of your home

Premium

Gallery Derry teen battling degenerative condition realises his dream of walking again with help of state-of-the-art exoskeleton

Gallery A special birthday as Belfast woman Mary McMullan (93) beats Covid-19

Premium

Gallery Lyra McKee murder weapon was stolen from gun shop hold-up and used for decade of terror

Gallery Belfast barbers' customers could end up half cut in garage salon serving boutique beer

Videos of the day

Belfast hotel gears up to deliver "hospitality experience not a hospital experience"

Outdoor gym classes flourish under lockdown

Hospitality and tourism sector will see benefit from new Covid relaxations

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 15th June 2020 -

General view of passengers and aircraft crew arriving at Belfast International Airport as passenger flights resume.

Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

First air passengers touchdown in Northern Ireland since lockdown

Former NI secretary says failure to implement victims compensation is "utterly shameful"