Covid-19 cases at schools quadrupled in last two weeks

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood defiant over Solder F letter

Corbyn believes answers still needed over Bloody Sunday

Mark Hall murder: Police release CCTV footage

Newton Emerson: DUP devolution doomsday clock is reset

Forward power gives Armagh a chance in Division One opener against Dublin at Croke Park

Jake O'Kane: Responses to Doug Beattie's apologies for his social media skeletons say much about our capacity for forgiveness

Mary Kelly: Beattie bounce goes flat

Kenneth Branagh on bringing it back home with his beautiful love letter to Belfast

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Coronavirus

Covid-19 cases at schools quadrupled in last two weeks

CASES of Covid-19 among staff and pupils in schools in Northern Ireland have almost quadrupled in the last two weeks.

Topics

Covid-19: Eight more deaths as 3,737 new cases recorded

Eight further people who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 have died in Northern Ireland, the Department of Health has said.
Pope Francis condemns ‘infodemic' of fake news about Covid and vaccines

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Norwegian king ill after meeting coronavirus-positive minister

Harald V has handed over his duties to his son, Crown Prince Haakon.
Another 36 Covid-linked deaths recorded in weekly update

The latest deaths, registered in the week ending January 21, take the total number of coronavirus-linked fatalities recorded by Nisra to 4,142.

News

BHF NI delighted all post-primary pupils leave school with 'skills and confidence to save a life'

A heart charity last night said a "significant step" had been taken following confirmation that the Northern Ireland school curriculum will be changed to ensure all post-primary pupils leave school with the "skills and confidence to save a life".

Topics

Police Ombudsman unable to clarify how many members of British military had links to the North West UDA/UFF

The Police Ombudsman is unable to clarify how many members of the British military had links to the North West UDA/UFF.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood defiant over Solder F letter

SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has branded threats of court action against a brother of a Bloody Sunday victim as "utterly tactless and insensitive".
Co Down boxer who suffered brain aneurysm in Spain will fly home on Thursday after 'miracle recovery'

A YOUNG Co Down boxer who suffered a brain aneurysm in Spain is out of hospital and will fly home on Thursday.
Parents of children aged five to 11 in clinical risk group urged to get them vaccinated against Covid-19

PARENTS of children aged five to 11 in a clinical risk group are being encouraged to get them vaccinated against Covid-19 "without delay".

Business

Scottish couple's relief after jewellery collection is recovered from Co Antrim waste facility

A SCOTTISH couple have expressed their relief after a Northern Ireland company retrieved their jewellery collection from a waste facility in Mallusk.

Topics

Clover Group to create 50 jobs in £1.5m expansion of White's Tavern

HOSPITALITY group Clover has announced plans to create 50 jobs in a further expansion of one of Belfast's oldest pubs.
Lidl launches bid for new £6m store in Coleraine

An application has been lodged for the demolition of an existing unit and the erection of a new store with car parking and landscaping on the site and adjoining vacant land
EasyJet anticipates 'summer flying renaissance' from Belfast

BUSINESS and leisure travellers from Northern Ireland “can contribute to a summer flying renaissance”, a senior executive of low-cost airline easyJet believes.
From IT to brewing... now Patrick is smelling the coffee

THE former head of innovative tech company Novosco, who sold for millions and then invested in a Co Armagh brewery, is suddenly smelling the coffee .

Sport

Mallon makes Portaferry hard to stop in Ulster intermediate showdown with Eglish

2021 Ulster Intermediate club championship final: Portaferry (Down) v Eglish (Tyrone) (today, Tullylish, 1pm) EGLISH may well become the team with the shortest reign as Ulster Intermediate champions because they only dethroned Clonduff to take the 2020 title at the start of December.

Topics

Steelstown face strong Kerry challenge in quest for All-Ireland final spot

AIB All-Ireland Club IFC final: Na Gaeil (Kerry) v Steelstown Brian Og's (Derry) (today, Connacht Centre of Excellence, 2pm) STEELSTOWN will need to pull out their best performance of the season if they want to take their dream season all the way to next Sunday’s All-Ireland final.
Tyrone and Monaghan renew fierce rivalry with tight League expected

Allianz Football League Division One, round one: Tyrone v Monaghan (Healy Park, 3.
Cagey affair expected between promotion hopefuls Fermanagh and Antrim

Allianz National Football League Division Three: Fermanagh v Antrim (tonight, Brewster Park, 7pm) IT’S probably safe to conclude that Fermanagh and Antrim would have preferred different opponents in their opening game in Division Three.
Dublin's Kilmacud Crokes clash with first-time Connacht champions Padraig Pearses for place in All-Ireland final

AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship semi-final: Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) v Padraig Pearses (Roscommon) (today, Kingspan Breffni, 5pm, live on TG4) By Andy Watters ROOKIES Padraig Pearses get their first taste of All-Ireland club competition when they meet Dublin powerhouses Kilmacud Crokes in the second of today's semi-finals.

Opinion

Jake O'Kane: Responses to Doug Beattie's apologies for his social media skeletons say much about our capacity for forgiveness

I would love to say the party is over for Boris Johnson, but I think he'll somehow manage to hang on.

Topics

Mary Kelly: Beattie bounce goes flat

THE curse of writing a weekly column is that a week is no longer a long time in politics, it can all change overnight - as Doug Beattie has learned.
Patrick Murphy: We know what happened on Bloody Sunday but not why

Why did it happen? That's the question which few have asked (and fewer have answered) in the fifty years since Bloody Sunday.
Newton Emerson: DUP devolution doomsday clock is reset

At the start of this month, Jeffrey Donaldson warned he would bring down Stormont if protocol talks had not concluded by the end of this month.
Editorial: Health service reform cannot be delayed

THE decision to halt emergency surgery at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry will inevitably spark fears about a downgrading of services at the site.

Magazine

Florence Pugh excites fans with new online cooking tutorial

The Oscar nominated actress said she hoped to ‘do some inspiring' ahead of the weekend in a new Cooking With Flo video posted on her Instagram story.

Topics

Joni Mitchell to remove music from Spotify ‘in solidarity' with Neil Young

The Grammy award-winning singer said the streaming giant was allowing ‘irresponsible people' to spread lies that were ‘costing people their lives'.
Barry Manilow shuts down rumours that he will also remove music from Spotify

The Copacabana singer said he did not know where the reports had come from, but they had not come from himself or his representatives.
Sebastian Stan ‘terrified' to take on the role of still-living Tommy Lee

The actor, who plays the drummer in an upcoming series, says he went running while listening to Lee's voice ‘on loop' to prepare for the role.
Lily James' onset colleagues ‘blown away' by her portrayal of Pamela Anderson

The actress appears opposite Sebastian Stan in the series Pam and Tommy about Anderson's infamous stolen ex tape.

Life

Marie Louise McConville: Cabin fever setting in after testing positive for Covid

Well, it had to happen eventually.

Topics

Eating Out: Spending morning, noon and night at Martha's

Morning Martha, 45 Belmont Road, Belfast, BT4 2AA 028 9557 5101 morningmartha.
Craft Beer: Letting off steam

EARLIER this month we had 'Blue Monday' which is unfortunately not a time when that New Order classic gets an outing on radio stations, but rather the day identified when we are most likely to miserable and grumpy.
Jame St Recipes: Niall McKenna's balsamic pot roast chicken and chocolate mousse

WITH the end of the month drawing to a close, and the relaxation of Covid restrictions pending, why not make a meal of it and invite some friends round, treating them to a mouth-watering Sunday lunch? This week's recipes are a succulent chicken dish, cooked in balsamic vinegar with potatoes and parsnips.
Nutrition with Jane McClenaghan: Can plant-based drinks really replace cow's milk?

DAIRY-free, vegan, plant-based.

Arts

ArtBeat with Jane Hardy: Keeping it cool, defending the BBC from Tory defunders and looking forward to Patrick Kielty's return

WHEN did cool become a thing? You know how it goes.

Topics

Kenneth Branagh on bringing it back home with his beautiful love letter to Belfast

WHEN Kenneth Branagh was a little boy growing up in Tigers Bay in north Belfast, a loyalist mob rioted down his street - Mountcollyer Street - smashing windows and threatening the Catholics who were living peacefully there.
Noise Annoys: New music from Soak, Exhalers, Buí, Junk Drawer and Atomic Drag

:: Soak – Last July (single, Rough Trade) THIS week, Derry's own Soak AKA Bridie Monds-Watson treated fans to an unexpected dose of brand new music in the form of their first single for absolutely ages.
Albums: New music from PJ Harvey, Eels, The Sherlocks and Earl Sweatshirt

PJ HARVEY – LET ENGLAND SHAKE: DEMOS THIS 2011 Mercury Music Prize winner is regarded by many as a career best for Polly Harvey, and the stripped back nature of these unreleased demos highlight the quality of its 12 songs.
Cult Movies: Sidney Poitier gives a true powerhouse performance in In The Heat of The Night

In The Heat Of The Night THE recent passing of Sidney Poitier reminded me that I hadn't properly watched any of the classic films from that most eloquent and graceful of actor's illustrious career in a very long time.

Brexit

DUP sets deadline for Brexit talks progress

First Minister Paul Givan has said there has to be progress made "imminently" in negotiations between the Briitsh government and the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Topics

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.
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.

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