Brexit-supporting Tory businessman describes protocol as 'game changer'

Trade unions say 'warning' letter to Belfast trust about service breakdown is about 'saving lives' - not pay

Loyalists councillor helps remove worn-out flags

Invest NI chief Kevin Holland to quit after two years in role

Brian Feeney: Johnson's government has torn up the rules of democratic behaviour

Kelm likely to play for Fermanagh in 2020, but no soccer duo

Behind the scenes of the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, 100 years on

Winston Churchill's complex relationship with Ireland, from Michael Collins to the Black and Tans

Arts Q&A: Performer Stephen Beggs on REM, Bob Dylan and Psycho

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Today's TV Wednesday 01 December

Two arrests after hammer attack at Cavehill Country Park

Survey finds almost half of workers have been bullied at work

Record high £10m bill for agency staff in Belfast trust in just one month

Controversial legacy legislation to end Troubles prosecutions 'imminent' following Stormont talks

Talk of crisis over protocol masks reality of economic opportunity

Coronavirus

Trade unions say 'warning' letter to Belfast trust about service breakdown is about 'saving lives' - not pay

THE trade union chief who signed a letter warning of the "total breakdown" of services and staffing in the Belfast trust has insisted the move was about "saving lives".

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Record high £10m bill for agency staff in Belfast trust in just one month

ALMOST £10 million has been spent on agency staff in Northern Ireland's biggest health trust in a month - with nurses from private recruitment firms making up half the bill.
Staff shortages caused by Covid forcing schools to ‘send pupils home'

Justin McCamphill has called on schools to cancel mass gatherings over Christmas amid growing concern over a lack of available substitute teachers.
Top surgeon tells MLAs: Health service faces ‘never before seen' pressures

Mark Taylor told the Stormont Health Committee that surgeons are facing ‘moral distress’ because they are unable to carry out operations.
Covid vaccination clinics to offer boosters to over-50s first

The clinics, announced by Health Minister Robin Swann as a major expansion of the vaccination programme, will also offer first and second jabs to all.

News

Two arrests after hammer attack at Cavehill Country Park

Two men have been arrested after a man in his 20s was attacked with hammers in north Belfast.

Family of murdered teenager to sue PSNI, MoD and Secretary of State

THE family of a Co Armagh teenager shot dead by loyalists almost 30 years ago are set to sue the PSNI, Ministry for Defence and Secretary of State.
Belfast schoolgirl vows to help all immigrants and ethnic minorities 'feel safe' while mayor for the day

A BELFAST schoolgirl who got the opportunity to be mayor of the city for the day yesterday pledged to make sure all immigrants and ethnic minorities "feel safe".
Loughgiel camogie captain could be playing All-Ireland semi-final match - the day after she gets married

LOUGHGIEL camogie captain Maeve Connolly could be playing in an All-Ireland semi-final the day after she gets married.
Loyalists councillor helps remove worn-out flags

A LOYALIST councillor has revealed how he has started to remove worn-out flags from lampposts around a Co Derry town.

Business

Allstate in talent hunt for student and graduate roles

ONE of the north's largest employers Allstate NI is still on the hunt for talent as it bids to recruit more students and graduates as it respond to the digital transformation and bids to reverse the brain drain.

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Kilwaughter Minerals opens new £1.75m Larne headquarters

QUARRY and mineral processor Kilwaughter has opened its new £1.75 million headquarters in Larne.
Poll backs prioritising health in forthcoming Stormont budget

THE vast majority of the public think the executive should prioritise health in its forthcoming budget, a new survey suggests.
Lambert Smith Hampton to be managing agent for Epsom centre

LAMBERT Smith Hampton's property management team in Belfast has been appointed as the managing agent on the Ashley Centre in Epsom by CBRE Investment Management.
Belfast International posted 238 per cent bounce back in passenger numbers prior to Omicron development

BELFAST International Airport saw passenger numbers approach three-quarters of its pre-Covid passenger numbers during October, according to official data from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

Sport

'ABC goes GAA' is a delightful production

Retired teacher Kathleen Darragh has produced a lovely book for children, 'ABC goes GAA'

Topics

Colm Cavanagh: Sigerson brought me great memories but it's future is in doubt

THE Sigerson Cup, a bit like my hairline, isn’t quite what it used to be.
Sean Kelly's expansion of the club championships has been brilliant

Former GAA President truly boosted the club scene by expanding the All-Ireland Championships to Junior and Intermediate.
Loughgiel camogie captain could be playing All-Ireland semi-final match - the day after she gets married

LOUGHGIEL camogie captain Maeve Connolly could be playing in an All-Ireland semi-final the day after she gets married.
Barney Carr, manager of Down All-Ireland winning sides of 1960 and 1961, passes away aged 98

BARNEY Carr, manager of the great Down sides that won the All-Ireland twice in the 1960s, passed away yesterday at the age of 98.

Opinion

Deaglán de Bréadún: Springing surprises is a Boris Johnson specialty

THE more extreme critics of Dáil Éireann might describe it as a House of Horrors and its members as monsters: harsh rhetoric indeed.

Topics

Brian Feeney: Johnson's government has torn up the rules of democratic behaviour

Westminster goes into Christmas recess about December 17.
Editorial: All must help drive down Covid rates

We have heard numerous warnings over the strain on the health service in recent weeks but the latest from the main trade unions representing frontline staff presents the situation in especially stark terms.
DUP now a standalone party whose policies are a failed defence of the past

The words of William Butler Yeats in his poem, Easter 1916, “All has changed, changed utterly: a terrible beauty is born”, should be resonating in all our ears today.
Anita Robinson: The voice is an instrument but many of us are out of tune

No matter what your politics, didn't you just want to die of embarrassment for Boris ‘the Bluster' Johnson last week? He ran out of steam in the middle of an important speech to some august body.

Magazine

Terry's and Heinz collaborate to produce ‘world first' Chocolate Orange Mayo

The mayo can be dolloped onto festive desserts or spread onto brioche, crumpets, pancakes or croissants this festive season, the brands claim.

Topics

First look at Mary Berry and special guests in BBC Christmas special

Festive Feasts will air on December 20.
Which street in the UK has the slowest broadband?

New research by Uswitch.com has revealed the fastest and slowest streets in the country for broadband.
Women's safety campaigners launch petition to bolster Online Safety Bill

The End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) and anti-online abuse charity Glitch have called on the Government to better protect women and girls.
Aml Ameen on working with Little Mix star Leigh-Anne Pinnock in her movie debut

The singer makes her film debut in the upcoming Christmas movie Boxing Day, which was written and directed by her co-star Aml Ameen.

Life

Today's TV Tuesday 30 November

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TV Guide

Ask the expert: Should I let my baby play with food?

An expert explains babies should use all their senses to explore food during weaning, as it will help them learn to love new foods.
Oh yes it is... panto's back for 2021

OH yes it is..
Leona O'Neill: Trauma awareness training for educators is a necessary lesson

I WAS heartened to hear a new training programme focusing on raising awareness of trauma and its potential impact on children being announced last week.
Today's TV Monday 29 November

Arts

Winston Churchill's complex relationship with Ireland, from Michael Collins to the Black and Tans

EVERY author attempting to write a book on Winston Churchill faces many potential bear traps.

Topics

Behind the scenes of the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations, 100 years on

IN the century that has elapsed since the signing of the Treaty on December 6 1921, much has been made of the naiveté and relative inexperience of the Irish negotiators compared to their British counterparts.
Arts Q&A: Performer Stephen Beggs on REM, Bob Dylan and Psycho

1. When did you think about a career in the arts and what were your first steps into it? I was first in a play when I was 10 years old - a production of Macbeth.
Theatre audiences invited to enjoy the sights and sounds of Grimes & McKee's Christmas album

CHRISTMAS wouldn't be Christmas without Grimes & McKee, and this year the comic pair are delighted to be back on stage together.
Oh yes it is... panto's back for 2021

OH yes it is..

Brexit

Brexit-supporting Tory businessman describes protocol as 'game changer'

A Brexiteer and leading businessman says if politicians want to save the union they must concentrate on prosperity and embrace the “game changer” protocol.

Topics

Court of Appeal hears NI Protocol lawfully 'subjugates' a centuries-old legislative clause on trade with Britain

THE Northern Ireland Protocol lawfully "subjugates" a centuries-old legislative clause on trade with Britain, the Court of Appeal heard today.
Fishermen would be foreigners in own ports if protocol fully implemented, says Jim Shannon

The DUP’s Jim Shannon highlighted the challenges faced by fishermen in Northern Ireland.
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Court of Appeal hears NI Protocol challenge

A LEGISLATIVE prohibition on any trade disparity with Britain renders the Northern Ireland Protocol invalid, the Court of Appeal has heard.

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