Nine Covid-19 deaths, 1,122 new cases

Father of Catholic brothers murdered by suspected agents accuses British government of inflicting 'injustice and cruelty'

British minister 'claimed no-deal Brexit would only hit a few Irish farmers with turnips in their trucks'

Policeman ‘abused position' by showing warrant card in private crash dispute

Patricia MacBride: Unionist outrage at Irish language legislation is really about what’s going on in unionism

Man accused of involvement in drug-dealing network fails in new bid to be released

Murder investigation launched in Co Armagh

Co Armagh murder victim 'had been shot'

Malachy O'Rourke - the manager and man revered wherever he goes

Perimenopause symptoms can begin long before your periods stop - and it's impacting women's mental health

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Onus on Northern Ireland parties to draw up alternative legacy plan, Jeffrey Donaldson says

Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds to team up for new thriller The Land Of Saints And Sinners

Man treated for head injury following Ballycastle assault

Groom-to-be jailed for breaking into church where he planned to get married

Significant damage caused to Newry property after window broken and fireworks thrown inside

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Downpatrick

Coronavirus

Nine Covid-19 deaths, 1,122 new cases

Nine more people have died with Covid-19 while a further 1,122 people have tested positive.

Topics

No further lockdown planned this winter, Conor Murphy says

The Finance Minister also said the economic impact of the pandemic has not been as severe as initially feared.
Vaccine passes may be required for hospital visits, Leo Varadkar says

The Tánaiste said the Government is working with the HSE on the introduction of a requirement for Covid certificates.
6 Covid-19 deaths, 1,291 new cases

Six more people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 and 1,291 people have been diagnosed with the disease.
Over 1.4m applications submitted for £100 high street vouchers

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons said 667,000 of the Spend Local cards had been issued today.

News

Nine Covid-19 deaths, 1,122 new cases

Nine more people have died with Covid-19 while a further 1,122 people have tested positive.

Topics

British minister 'claimed no-deal Brexit would only hit a few Irish farmers with turnips in their trucks'

A FORMER British diplomat said one government minister dismissed the risk of a no-deal Brexit on Irish firms as only affecting "a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks".
Policeman ‘abused position' by showing warrant card in private crash dispute

The Police Ombudsman recommended disciplinary action against the officer amid claims he tried to bully a motorist into admitting liability.
Onus on Northern Ireland parties to draw up alternative legacy plan, Jeffrey Donaldson says

The DUP leader said Stormont parties had to do more than just oppose the government’s controversial plan to ban prosecutions.
Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds to team up for new thriller The Land Of Saints And Sinners

LIAM Neeson is to star in a new thriller which will be filmed in Ireland.

Business

No further lockdown planned this winter, Conor Murphy says

The Finance Minister also said the economic impact of the pandemic has not been as severe as initially feared.

Topics

Business consultancy owner Shirley named ‘one to watch'

COUNTY Antrim business owner Shirley Palmer, chief executive and founder of The Simple Series, has been named as ‘One to Watch' in the Lloyds Development Capital's (LDC) top 50 most ambitious business leaders programme in London.
Simply Fit Food secures fresh supply deal for 20 Russell's stores

SIMPLY Fit Food, a supplier of convenience meals made from wholesome natural ingredients, has secured a deal to supply 20 Russell's convenience stores across Northern Ireland with a new range of healthy meals.
Food firm's international growth spurt brings 45 new jobs

WARRENPOINT food-to-go manufacturer Deli Lites is creating 45 new jobs at its factory in Milltown industrial estate as part of an Invest NI-backed £4.
Dislocation of trade from Dublin to Northern Ireland ports 'will be permanent feature'

OVERALL traffic throughput at Dublin Port dipped by 3.

Sport

Tyrone built on solid foundation but room for a wildcard in Ulster Allstar shake-up

WHEN an Ulster county wins the All-Ireland, Allstar selections can very quickly become monopolised.

Topics

Bernie Convery enjoying her latest camogie project with East Belfast

Down Junior camogie final: Kilclief Beann Dearg v East Belfast (Sunday, 1pm, Drumaness) BERNIE Convery has been there at the start of two successful camogie projects already.
Errigal Ciaran's fully focused on Tyrone SFC semi-final against Coalisland - Niall Kelly

Errigal Ciaran are on the move again, their hearts set on a return to Tyrone's top table and a first Championship success since 2012.
Malachy O'Rourke: the manager and man revered wherever he goes

WHEN Aideen McFlynn would answer the house phone and find it was Malachy O'Rourke looking for her husband, it was never a swift handover.
Kilcoo a final force to be reckoned with insists Jim McCorry

BURREN boss Jim McCorry isn’t buying into any talk of Kilcoo being a faded force ahead of their Down final duel – insisting the Magpies are past masters when it comes to winning when it matters most.

Opinion

Patricia MacBride: Unionist outrage at Irish language legislation is really about what's going on in unionism

In June of this year, there was a faux wobble as to whether or not the DUP would nominate a first minister in the midst of the internal wrangling that saw the party go through three leaders in almost as many weeks.

Topics

Newton Emerson: Raising household rates would solve Stormont's financial problems

Bringing Northern Ireland's household rates bills into line with equivalent taxes in Britain would raise a sum equal to 10 per cent of our health budget and solve Stormont's financial problems at a stroke.
Editorial: Irish language act commitment must be honoured

The British government's tendency to wriggle out of its commitments is in the spotlight once again.
Courts must take stronger line with perpetrators of domestic violence

The editorial(October 25) dealt with the subject of domestic violence against women, concluding that the recent sentencing of men who had murdered women sent out a strong message.
Deaglán de Bréadún: Need for creative thinking on NI Protocol

PEACE can never be taken for granted, especially in the north of this island.

Magazine

Bridgerton's Phoebe Dynevor welcomes change from corsets to overalls in new film

The actress will portray Stoke-on-Trent ceramic artist Clarice Cliff.

Topics

Queen presents medal to poet David Constantine by video-link

The Queen said the award was ‘rather a nice medal' and asked Mr Constantine if he planned to put it in a cupboard.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney mark Wrexham visit with gin shots

The duo attended their first match on Tuesday, when the club played away at Maidenhead.
Facebook rebrands wider company as Meta

The move comes as the tech giant shifts attention to building the metaverse.
Experts name new species of human ancestor who lived 500,000 years ago

The Homo bodoensis species lived in Africa and south-eastern Europe and is named after a skull found in Ethiopia.

Life

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TV Guide

'In Christ we journey together': Church leaders reflect on the centenary year

During the service of reflection and hope in Armagh last week, the Church leaders shared some of the themes that have touched them during this centenary year
Got sore, gritty eyes? You could have dry eye syndrome, and experts want you to know it's treatable

DO your eyes sometimes feel dry, itchy or gritty, particularly when you've been staring at a screen? You could be one of the millions of people suffering from dry eye syndrome.
Early sign of arthritis that's a pain in the backside

AS a hotel chef often on his feet for 10 hours a day, and a keen rugby player, Gareth Dwyer put the constant ache in his buttocks down to his work and lifestyle.
Perimenopause: Symptoms can begin long before your periods stop - and it's impacting women's mental health

WE are finally starting to talk more about menopause, but what about perimenopause? Just like menopause, it can have a significant impact - particularly emotionally and mentally, with 86 per cent of women saying they experienced mental health issues as a result, according to a new survey by Healthandher.

Arts

Liam Neeson and Ciaran Hinds to team up for new thriller The Land Of Saints And Sinners

LIAM Neeson is to star in a new thriller which will be filmed in Ireland.

Topics

Now streaming: The Courier and The Harder They Fall

THE COURIER (Cert 12, 111 mins, Lionsgate Home Entertainment UK Ltd, Thriller/Romance/War, available now via Premium Video On Demand rental, available from October 29 on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, available from November 1 on DVD £19.
Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho 'a familiar ghost story without a lacklustre pay-off'

LAST NIGHT IN SOHO (18, 117 mins) Horror/Thriller/Romance.
Arts Q&A: Writer and performer Abby Oliveira on Grace Jones, Eddie Lenihan and Annie Proulx

1. When did you think about a career as a performance poet and what were your first steps into it? My career choice was writer and performer.
Niall Hanna keeping Geordie's songs alive

WHEN Traditional Singer of the Year, Niall Hanna, takes a bow in the televised TG4 Gradam Ceoil Awards - filmed at the Whitla Hall at Queen's University last week - the one family member not seated among the restricted audience, the grandad he never knew, will most likely be the one clapping loudest in his head.

Brexit

British minister 'claimed no-deal Brexit would only hit a few Irish farmers with turnips in their trucks'

A FORMER British diplomat said one government minister dismissed the risk of a no-deal Brexit on Irish firms as only affecting "a few farmers with turnips in the back of their trucks".

Topics

DUP again threatens early Stormont election if no progress on protocol

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson was speaking after the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed with him that conditions for invoking Article 16 have been met.
Frost admits relationship with European Union still ‘a little bit bumpy'

Lord Frost said resolving the dispute over the Northern Ireland Protocol was the key to getting the post-Brexit relationship right.
Frontline workers thanked for pandemic efforts

Leaders of Northern Ireland’s five largest political parties addressed the Irish Congress of Trade Unions conference in Belfast.
New survey finds conditions for north-south cooperation have deteriorated due to political instability

THE conditions for north-south cooperation have deteriorated due to political instability, a new survey has found.

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