Johnson issues warning to European Union as trade dispute deepens

Jobs warning over axed Aer Lingus flights as Stobart Air appoints liquidator

Edwin Poots under pressure over Ian Paisley's 'Robin Swann is very dangerous' chant

Loyalist protest which drew 3,000 marchers being investigated by police

Patrick Murphy: Basket case DUP should have learned from Sinn Féin

Experienced Rossies can raid Orchard to secure Division One status

Jake O'Kane: The twin perils of customer reviews about tea bags and gaslighting by the DUP over Brexit

Mary Kelly: Edwin Poots can't even reach out to other unionists - what hope for the rest of the community?

Derry-born visual artist Willie Doherty on new border-centric retrospective WHERE

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Russian Covid-19 cases spike 47% in a week

Aer Lingus Regional flights cancelled following collapse of operator Stobart Air

Today's TV Saturday 12 June

Ian Paisley response an early test for DUP leader

Mary Casey: Passionate teacher and champion of disability rights

Idris McCoy: Man of the soil and water who put family first

Coronavirus

Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride receives a knighthood

NORTHERN Ireland's chief medical officer said he shed tears of joy when he was told he was to receive a knighthood.

Topics

Taoiseach calls for ‘all hands on deck' to tackle Covid-19 variants

Micheál Martin said close collaboration is needed between leaders in Ireland and Britain to monitor the ‘dark cloud on the horizon’ Delta variant.
Van Morrison joined on stage by Ian Paisley for chant against Health Minister Robin Swann

Their criticism of Robin Swann came after gigs scheduled by the Belfast musician were cancelled at the last moment
One death, 121 new cases of Covid-19

One further death of a patient who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 has been recorded by the Department of Health.
Lowest weekly total of Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland since July 2020

The fatality in the week May 29 to June 4 took the total number of coronavirus-related deaths recorded by Nisra to 2,976.

News

Jobs warning over axed Aer Lingus flights as Stobart Air appoints liquidator

The announcement has led to the cancellation of several flights from Dublin and Belfast City airports to UK cities.

Johnson issues warning to European Union as trade dispute deepens

Boris Johnson held talks with European Union leaders in the margins of the G7 summit in Cornwall.
Russian Covid-19 cases spike 47% in a week

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Idris McCoy: Man of the soil and water who put family first

LOUGH Neagh is one of Europe’s largest freshwater lakes.
Mary Casey: Passionate teacher and champion of disability rights

MARY Casey had a great appreciation of education from an early age.

Business

Aer Lingus Regional flights cancelled following collapse of operator Stobart Air

All Aer Lingus Regional flights out of Belfast City Airport have been cancelled after operator Stobart Air ended its contract with the Irish airline.

Topics

Easing of lockdown restrictions saw economy grow 2.3 per cent in April

THE easing of lockdown restrictions in April helped the UK economy grow at its fastest rate since July 2020, according to new data.
Aerospace veteran dedicates knighthood to thousands of workers past and present

THE head of the Spirit AeroSystems operation in Northern Ireland, Michael Ryan, is to be knighted for his services to the economy.
DPD to add 50 electric vans for operation in the north

PARCEL delivery firm DPD Ireland has announced plans to add 50 electric vehicles to its van delivery fleet over the next four years.
Wrightbus founder's name set to be dropped from QUB research centre

WRIGHTBUS founder William Wright’s name is set to be dropped from an engineering centre at Queen’s University in Belfast, it’s understood.

Sport

Pride, in the name of love: How Jane Adams found fulfilment away from the camogie field

BEADS of sweat have been mopped from her brow but Jane Adams is still in recovery mode half an hour after finishing up an early morning gym session with Mark and Ray Ginley.

Topics

Fermanagh's final day record ensures semi-final showdown with Offaly will be anything but boring

National Football League Division Three promotion play-off: Offaly v Fermanagh (today, Bord Na Mona O Connor Park, 6pm) WELL, you can't say that Fermanagh League campaigns are boring affairs anyway.
Derry quality should shine through against determined Limerick in Division Three semi-final

Allianz National Football League Division Three semi-final: Derry v Limerick (today, Carrick-on-Shannon, 4pm, live on GAAGO) IN-FORM Derry can seal the deal and return to Division Two for the first time since 2017 with victory over Limerick in county Leitrim this evening.
A rare tameness set to break out

Allianz Football League Division One semi-final: Kerry v Tyrone (today, 5pm, Fitzgerald Stadium, live on TG4) TYRONE may have the unfamiliar sympathy of the nation as they embark on a three-day camel ride to Killarney, but the few that remain from the infamous qualifier there nine years ago will think it nothing compared to what they faced that afternoon.
Antrim in Championship mode for crucial Allianz Football League semi-final with Waterford

Allianz Football League Division Four semi-final Waterford v Antrim (Sunday, 12.

Opinion

Patrick Murphy: Basket case DUP should have learned from Sinn Féin

WHEN your starting point in politics is “Not an inch”, you must either acquire the skill to depart from it unnoticed, or stick to it and inevitably fail.

Topics

Newton Emerson: Neither DUP nor Sinn Féin prepared for early election

WE must wait another week to confirm that Sinn Fein will permit the DUP's Paul Givan to become first minister.
Ian Paisley response an early test for DUP leader

IT was a tale of two singers but very different tunes yesterday as two faces of the DUP were once again on full public view.
Bimpe Archer: I wouldn't call my worst enemy a 'loving mother and daughter'

I WOULDN'T call my worst enemy a "loving mother and daughter".
Alex Kane: We need new voices and new parties - not off-shoots of the old

A few days ago I came across a T S Eliot quote: 'For last year's words belong to last year's language.

Magazine

Christian Eriksen unlikely to play football again, says cardiologist

The Danish midfielder suffered an apparent cardiac arrest on the pitch at Euro 2020.

Topics

Cornwall's Daisy Clark plays ‘once in a lifetime' gig for G7 leaders

The 23-year-old singer-songwriter at first thought she had been booked for a high-profile wedding.
Simon McCoy: Comparisons between GB News and Fox News are unfortunate

The former BBC anchor will host an afternoon show on the channel.
Sir David Attenborough to address world leaders as G7 summit draws to close

A row between Boris Johnson and the European Union over Brexit has threatened to overshadow the summit.
Yo-Yo Ma : My music career has been a gift following scoliosis treatment

The American cellist was diagnosed with the spine condition in his 20s and thought it would cut short his career in music.

Life

Today's TV Saturday 12 June

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TV Guide

Travel: No shortage of helping hands in Lough Erne family adventure

Fergal Hallahan and his family headed out on Lough Erne in a cruiser for the first time as guests of hire company Carrickcraft and found people willing to help, even when help absolutely, definitely wasn't needed
Marie Louise McConville: Exercise regime has been all pain and no gain

I don't mind admitting I'm in total agony.
Travel: Building excitement at Legoland this summer

Uncertainty over the ‘green list’ and coronavirus concerns mean many of us who aren’t staying in Ireland this summer are planning holiday trips to Britain. Legoland at Windsor might be high on your agenda if you have children and are visiting England during the school break. Neil Lancefield finds out what you can expect
Eating out: Easy-going confidence and high-quality ingredients on the menu at Bron

BRON, so I gather, is Swedish for bridge. Having attempted to start up just as the pandemic succeeded in shutting everything down, the owners and staff here must have wondered at times if they'd ever get to the other side. Certainly they've spent much of the past year in a state of suspension

Arts

Derry-born visual artist Willie Doherty on new border-centric retrospective WHERE

WITH the border having become a hot topic in Ireland once again in the era of Brexit, Willie Doherty WHERE has opened at just the right moment to encourage some much needed thoughtful reflection regarding the lines that divide us.

Topics

Full list of NI recipients of Queen's birthday honours

Dame Commander of the Order of Bath Brenda Sullivan (King), services to Constitutional Law
MBE delight for east Belfast Irish language trailblazer Linda Ervine

AN Irish language activist in east Belfast has been awarded an MBE for services to the community.
An Feidhmeannas agus an Conradh chun spairne sa Chúirt Uachtarach
Red Hot Chilli Pipers man Willie Armstrong on getting back to bagrock and Belfast

GLASGOW'S Red Hot Chilli Pipers (RHCP) have been in constant demand at music festivals and music events all over the world ever since they claimed victory on TV talent show When Will I Be Famous? back in 2007.