A BELFAST woman has been elected president of Britain’s biggest trade union, UNISON. Schools support worker Catherine McKenna, who works for the Education Authority in Northern Ireland, will represent ...

Northern Ireland officially recorded its first heatwave in nearly two years, with Castlederg in County Tyrone hitting 25°C on Saturday after highs of 29°C and 25°C on the two days prior.

TÁNAISTE Simon Harris has shared his “concern” over a new policy requiring Irish students to allow their social media accounts to be vetted before being granted permission to travel to the US.

FORMER news reporter Dermot Murnagahn has thanked his fans for their outpouring of support after he revealed he has been diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.

A MAN has died after being struck by a tractor in Co. Clare. The incident occurred on the L7006 at Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge at around 10.15am on Saturday. The man, a pedestrian aged in his 60s, was ...

THE British and Irish Lions began their tour with a 28-24 defeat to Argentina on Friday. This marks their first opening loss on a tour since 1971. Despite the close scoreline, there is some concern ...

OVERCROWDING in Irish prisons is spiralling out of control, in what experts are calling a national ‘crisis’. With facilities operating at nearly 120% capacity, over 400 inmates are currently sleeping ...

THE British Met Office and Ireland’s Met Éireann are inviting the public to help name the storms expected to affect Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands in 2025/26.

A WOMAN has been arrested by police investigating the suspicion death of a man in Newry on Saturday. At around 12.45pm, police received a report that a man in his 40s had sustained a serious injury in ...

A COUPLE who attempted to smuggle £200,000 worth of cannabis through Belfast International Airport have each been jailed for 21 months. Jason Chah Kok Siong, 27, and Ho Wen Feng, 25, will also be ...

TWO men have been arrested following a series of raids by PSNI officers investigating suspected criminality linked to the West Belfast UDA.

A MAN has been charged after slurry was spread on a number of roads in Ballymena, Co. Antrim ahead of the town’s first ever Pride parade. Following the man’s arrest, police said they were treating the ...