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Parachute Regiment calls for its flags to be removed in Derry ahead of Bloody Sunday 50th anniversary

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Pope Benedict was at 1980 meeting where paedophile priest was discussed

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Brendan Rogers ready for Derry call despite Slaughtneil disappointment

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Edwin Poots says Doug Beattie's joke making reference to the former DUP leader's wife and a brothel was 'incredibly hurtful'

InterTradeIreland names Kennedy as new chair

Fermanagh manufacturer looks to new markets for recycled plastics products

Specialist recruiter Vickerstock to create 20 jobs at new Belfast base

Artemis Technologies opens new manufacturing facility

US tech giant Nvidia and Queen's University to collaborate on £5.4m AI project

Coronavirus

Covid-19: One further death as 3,932 new cases recorded

Another person has died after contracting Covid-19, the Department of Health has announced.

Topics

Beijing residents tested amid fresh Covid outbreak as lockdown lifted in Xi'an

Access to the city of Xi’an has been restored after it was suspended on December 22.
France bars unvaccinated from restaurants and sports venues

The country is registering Europe’s highest-ever daily coronavirus infection numbers.
Minister Nichola Mallon 'not feeling too bad' after testing positive for Covid

STORMONT Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has said she will work remotely after testing positive for Covid-19.
Robin Swann ‘cautiously optimistic' on Covid-19

Robin Swann was speaking the day after a swathe of relaxations to the Covid restrictions were announced by the Executive.

News

Kevin Lynch's look to banish Banagher and book place in Derry decider

Leadon Timber Frame Derry SHC semi-final: Kevin Lynch's v Banagher (tomorrow, Celtic Park, 4pm) NOT since 2011 have Kevin Lynch's got their hands on the Fr Collins Cup and they go into tomorrow's showdown with Banagher hoping to end another record.

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RUC failure to investigate UDR intelligence leaks to loyalists to be raised with chief constable

A FAILURE by police to investigate the leaking of information by UDR members to a UDA/UFF killer gang is set to be raised with the chief constable.
Institutional abuse survivors 'shocked' after retired Free Presbyterian minister criticises public apology

INSTITUTIONAL abuse survivors have said they are appalled by claims from a retired Free Presbyterian minister that a long-awaited public apology to victims on behalf of the Executive "is linking the unionist and Protestant people with crimes carried out chiefly by Roman Catholic clerics and nuns".
Almost 300 people were arrested for drink or drug driving in December

ALMOST 300 people were arrested for drink or drug driving in December, new figures released by the PSNI show.
One call every 12 minutes to Lifeline by people 'in despair' during pandemic

A CRISIS counselling phone service received more than 44,000 calls from people across Northern Ireland last year - an average of one every 12 minutes.

Business

It's a material issue: how to best manage the wait

IT'S been a tumultuous two years for the north's construction sector with the global pandemic and the ongoing repercussions of Brexit heightening uncertainty.

Topics

A year of opportunity for commercial property

JANUARY is usually a quiet time in the commercial property world, where owners and occupiers alike take stock and make plans for the year ahead.
Time to revitalise and renew our hospitality sector as restrictions set to lift

LAST week the Stormont Executive announced the lifting of some of the most punishing restrictions imposed on the hospitality sector over the past month, including the reopening of nightclubs, the removal of the mandatory Covid-19 Vaccine Certification for entry, except nightclubs, and the return of bar service.
Richard Ramsey: I would do anything for a job, but I won't do that

IT used to be that people would do anything for a job. Today, it’s more like - to paraphrase the title of the late Meat Loaf’s iconic song - ‘I would do anything for a job, but I won’t do that’.
War for talent... But there's a job for everybody

THE north's jobs market is in rude health, with experts predicting that the region's labour market could get hotter still as employers in sectors including manufacturing are left fighting a "ferocious" battle for talent.

Sport

Armagh boss McGeeney hails the quality of modern football

NOSTALGIA isn't what it used to be - Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney insists that modern-day football is far more skilful than even in his heyday of the Nineties and 2000s.

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"Hello, I'm Leigh Wood, I'm a boxer…" Mick Conlan will have to rip belt away from WBA champion in Nottingham

BRENDAN Ingle, the Dublin-born guru of Sheffield boxing, was his mentor.
Brendan Rogers ready for Derry call despite Slaughtneil disappointment

DESPITE the devastation of Slaughtneil's All-Ireland semi-final exit, Brendan Rogers insists he is ready and raring to for Derry's National League opener against Down on Saturday evening.
Monaghan manager McEnaney confident senior players will continue next year

MONAGHAN manager Seamus McEnaney is confident about the footballing future of all the county's long-serving stars.
Logan hoping to have host of familiar faces back for Tyrone's NFL opener against Monaghan

TYRONE joint manager Feargal Logan is hoping to have almost all of his All-Ireland winning stars available for next weekend's NFL opener against Monaghan.

Opinion

Fionnuala O Connor: As poll looms, can Beattie keep Ulster Unionist voters onside?

Politicians pretend to dismiss polls when they dislike their findings.

Topics

Anita Robinson: When it comes to furniture fashion, I've seen it all

Now there's light at the end of the Covid tunnel, conversational topics turn to “What did you do in the Great Lockdown?” Without shame, I admit to binge-watching antiques, collectibles, re-purposing and restoration programmes, viz.
Editorial: Welcome unity on flags

IT is rare for our political parties to take a united position on flags, much less to be in agreement on two flag issues on the same day.
Baroness Hoey's comments have advanced cause of united Ireland
Lynette Fay: After Ashling Murphy's murder, my first run felt like an act of defiance

NEARLY there. There's one week left of what always feels like the longest month of the year.

Magazine

Peter Dinklage criticises production of Snow White And The Seven Dwarves film

The Game Of Thrones star called for people to ‘take a step' back with certain projects.

Topics

Damon Albarn apologises to Taylor Swift over claims she does not write own songs

The Blur frontman said discrediting the pop megastar's songwriting was ‘the last thing I would want to do' during an exchange on social media.
Daniel Craig jokes about being ‘accident prone' following pre-interview injury

The No Time To Die star said that if he does not get injured while filming he is ‘not doing it properly'.
Campaigning parents to be honoured after death of daughter who ate Pret baguette

Tanya and Nadim Ednan-Laperouse campaigned for the change in the law following 15-year-old Natasha's fatal allergic reaction.
Meat Loaf: I think of myself as an actor… not a singer

The US rocker said he needed to ‘find the character' before singing a song, otherwise there was ‘no meaning or reason to sing it'.

Life

RSV is 'rife' in babies and young children: What are the symptoms of the winter virus?

IF babies or children develop a sniffle at the moment, many parents will fear it's coronavirus.

Topics

Estranged from your family? Experts explain why it happens and how to deal with it

NEVER speaking to or hearing from your family may sound unbearable to many - but for millions of people it's a sad fact of life.
Leona O'Neill: Our long goodbye to Covid begins with cautious optimism

AFTER almost two years of this pandemic, things appear to be looking up.
Pope Benedict was at 1980 meeting where paedophile priest was discussed

Benedict’s long-time secretary Monsignor Georg Gaenswein said there will be a statement from the former pope on the report.
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Arts

Coming to a theatre of conflict near you - the third World War

Topics

Weekend Q&A: Garth Brooks tribute performer and Downtown Country DJ Jason Hughes on growing up in Culmore and getting paid for doing what he loves

Jason Hughes (42) performs as a highly popular tribute act, Ireland's Garth Brooks, and also keeps it country as a DJ on radio station Downtown Country, where he plays music by Mr B and other legends in two weekend shows.
Derry people tell their own history of Bloody Sunday in momentous new book

"HE was bleeding badly, and I had tried to stop the blood.
Games: Horror legend John Carpenter happier behind the console than the camera these days

NEVER happier than when directing a gory action sequence with one hand while the other tinkles the score out of an old synthesizer, John Carpenter is a stone-cold horror legend - but it's his love of videogames that has Twitter chattering.
When life's a beach

AS THE age old saying goes, you should never meet your heroes.

Brexit

Liz Truss and Maros Sefcovic hold ‘constructive' Brexit talks

A joint statement said Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and the European Commission’s Maros Sefcovic will meet again next week.

Topics

Goods imports to Republic from Britain drop by more than a fifth since Brexit

Exports from Britain to the Republic in November last year also increased by more than 16% compared to November 2020.
Sammy Wilson urges Liz Truss to be more like Margaret Thatcher ahead of Protocol talks

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has urged UK foreign secretary Liz Truss to act more like Margaret Thatcher ahead of further talks this week with the EU over the NI Protocol.
Truss: EU has 'clear responsibility' over Protocol problems

THE UK's chief Brexit negotiator has said the EU has a responsibility to "fix the myriad problems" caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of crunch talks between both sides today.
‘Pipeline of potential Northern Ireland investors has never been stronger'

A Westminster committee heard that companies are keen to exploit the dual market access offered by the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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