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Former house master at training school for girls sexually abused teenager in his care

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Funeral to take place of 'much loved and highly respected' teacher Marie McGuckin

Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd appointed as caretaker Stormont Infrastructure Minister

Sinn Féin's John O’Dowd appointed as caretaker infrastructure minister

Teenager remanded in relation to Omagh stabbing

An open letter to Boris Johnson

Kevin Madden: Rory Gallagher is Derry's homecoming hero

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EU cuts forecasts for economic growth as fallout from war in Ukraine widens

‘I will judge UK Government against its actions and not words’ , DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says

Petrol-bomb attack on Coleraine home

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Michelle O’Neill says protocol ‘is here to stay’ after meeting Taoiseach

Portugal could hold the key to William Creighton’s Junior WRC aspirations

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Boris Johnson booed and jeered as he arrived at Hillsborough Castle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed and jeered by around 200 people who gathered at the gates of Hillsborough Castle as his cavalcade drove in this afternoon.

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Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd appointed as caretaker Stormont Infrastructure Minister

The seat at the Executive table fell vacant after the SDLP’s Nichola Mallon was not re-elected in North Belfast.
‘I will judge UK Government against its actions and not words' , DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says

The DUP leader was speaking ahead of meetings between the Stormont parties and Prime Minister Boris Johnson later.
UK move to tear up protocol could endanger Brexit trade deal – Simon Coveney

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to outline plans on Tuesday to legislate at Westminster to override parts of the Irish Sea trade arrangement.
Michelle O'Neill says protocol ‘is here to stay' after meeting Taoiseach

The Sinn Fein leader met the Taoiseach in Dublin ahead of Boris Johnson’s visit to Northern Ireland.

Brexit

Boris Johnson booed and jeered as he arrived at Hillsborough Castle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed and jeered by around 200 people who gathered at the gates of Hillsborough Castle as his cavalcade drove in this afternoon.

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‘I will judge UK Government against its actions and not words' , DUP's Jeffrey Donaldson says

The DUP leader was speaking ahead of meetings between the Stormont parties and Prime Minister Boris Johnson later.
UK move to tear up protocol could endanger Brexit trade deal – Simon Coveney

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to outline plans on Tuesday to legislate at Westminster to override parts of the Irish Sea trade arrangement.
Michelle O'Neill says protocol ‘is here to stay' after meeting Taoiseach

The Sinn Fein leader met the Taoiseach in Dublin ahead of Boris Johnson’s visit to Northern Ireland.
North used as ‘tactical consideration' in bigger game, says former civil servant Andrew McCormick

Andrew McCormick also said the British administration used issues around the north as “tactical considerations in the bigger game”.

Coronavirus

Three deaths in latest Covid-19 weekly toll

The fatalities, which occurred in the week ending May 6, take the total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by Nisra to 4584.

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Shanghai seeks to ease seven-week virus lockdown with next few days

The World Health Organisation has said the mounting economic toll of severe restrictions could be unsustainable.
Kim Jong Un orders lockdown as North Korea confirms first Covid outbreak

The size of the outbreak was not immediately known.
EU lifts mask requirement for air travel as pandemic ebbs

The new recommendations take effect on May 16 but rules may still vary by airline if they fly to or from destinations where the rules are different.
China criticises ‘irresponsible' WHO remarks on zero-Covid approach

The incident marked a rare public show of friction between China and the World Health Organisation.

News

Former house master at training school for girls sexually abused teenager in his care

A FORMER house master at a Co Antrim training school for girls sexually abused a teenager in his care, a jury has concluded.

Boris Johnson booed and jeered as he arrived at Hillsborough Castle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed and jeered by around 200 people who gathered at the gates of Hillsborough Castle as his cavalcade drove in this afternoon.
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd appointed as caretaker Stormont Infrastructure Minister

The seat at the Executive table fell vacant after the SDLP’s Nichola Mallon was not re-elected in North Belfast.
Teenager remanded in relation to Omagh stabbing

A TEENAGER has been remanded in custody following a stabbing incident near Omagh bus depot.
EU cuts forecasts for economic growth as fallout from war in Ukraine widens

Russia is the EU’s top supplier of oil, natural gas and coal, accounting for around a quarter of the bloc’s total energy.

Business

EU cuts forecasts for economic growth as fallout from war in Ukraine widens

Russia is the EU’s top supplier of oil, natural gas and coal, accounting for around a quarter of the bloc’s total energy.

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economy
EU

How to deal with inflation

WE have covered inflation at length and it's a subject set to run for a while, especially as the world's obvious and reported geopolitics have their impact, let alone the big stuff that isn't.
Plastic packaging tax – what your business should be doing?

QUESTION: I import a lot of plastic packaging from the EU for my small manufacturing business.
Why it's important to have open and honest conversations about money

MONEY worries can take over people's lives - always there, sitting in the background.
Farrans awarded contract for £39m recycling hub in Bath

DUNMURRY-headquartered Farrans Construction has been appointed by Bath & North East Somerset Council as the main contractor for the £39 million Keynsham recycling hub.

Sport

Kevin Madden: Rory Gallagher is Derry's homecoming hero

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Portugal could hold the key to William Creighton's Junior WRC aspirations

Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy driver William Creighton will aim to get his FIA Junior World Rally Championship campaign back on track at this weekend’s Rally de Portugal, May 19-22.
Cavan host Down with away draws for Antrim and Fermanagh in Tailteann Cup

DOWN'S 2022 gets no better after the Mournemen were drawn away against Cavan in the first round of the new Tailteann Cup. The other Ulster sides involved, Antrim and Fermanagh, must also travel, but both will fancy their chances of progressing past Leitrim and Longford respectively on the last weekend of this month.
Irwin enjoys Superbike spree in the sunshine at the 2022 fonacab and Nicholl Oils North West 200

GLORIOUS sunshine saw huge crowds descend upon the north coast on Saturday to watch Glenn Irwin claim a Superbike race double on his Honda Racing Fireblade during the main day of action at this year’s fonaCab and Nicholl Oils North West 200.
Donegal natives come back to haunt Harps as Students claim first win

SSE Airtricity League Premier Division: Finn Harps 0 UCD 1 UCD’s Donegal players certainly played their part as the basement club in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division notched up their first win of the campaign - at the 15th attempt - by beating Finn Harps 1-0 in Ballybofey on Friday evening.

Opinion

Lynette Fay: Embrace the pause and take time to reset and stay away from social media

ELON Musk's planned Twitter takeover led to a few celebrities 'announcing' that they were leaving the social media platform.

Topics

Tom Kelly: DUP is fuelling cynicism about politics

Let's be quite blunt.
Chris Donnelly: Solve the protocol and unionists will find a new crisis

With Boris Johnson due to arrive in Belfast today, it is worth reminding ourselves that the protocol arrangements he continues to castigate and seek to renege upon, thereby breaking international law, formed a central part of the oven-ready Brexit deal he campaigned for and successfully steered through the British parliament.
An open letter to Boris Johnson

Dear Prime Minister. Welcome to Belfast.
Debate about constitutional change in Ireland must get serious now

Remember the Brexit referendum? How could we forget.

Magazine

Johannes Radebe tells DofE gold award holders to ‘dream huge'

The Strictly star shared words of encouragement with 3,000 teenagers and young adults during celebrations in the Buckingham Palace garden.

Topics

Custody battle drama intensifies in new Coronation Street trailer

The latest preview shows warring Abi and Imran spinning out of control as they lock eyes.
John Legend says relationship was ‘tested' after Chrissy Teigen's miscarriage

Legend and Teigen lost a baby boy, Jack, in 2020.
British climber hails ‘one of the best days' on Everest after record climb

‘We left under almost a full moon, crystal clear, the stars were just all over the place,' said Kenton Cool.
‘Rare' Joseph Wright of Derby self-portrait ‘saved for the nation'

The painting, which has been privately owned since it was completed in 1772, has been acquired by Derby Museums and will go on public display in May.

Life

Today's TV Monday 16 May

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TV Guide

Anne Hailes: You may as well watch Netflix as watch the BBC, unless you're interested in cooking, baking or dressmaking

I WAS very young when I met the BBC's first woman news reporter and war correspondent Audrey Russell.
Lynette Fay: Embrace the pause and take time to reset and stay away from social media

ELON Musk's planned Twitter takeover led to a few celebrities 'announcing' that they were leaving the social media platform.
TV Quickfire: Bafta-winner Joanna Scanlan on her new Welsh language thriller Y Golau

YOUR NEW SERIES Y GOLAU IS THRILLING, WAS IT AN ENJOYABLE PROJECT TO BE A PART OF? Y Golau - 'The Light In The Hall' - has been one of my career highlights.
Ask Fiona: My sister needs help after miscarriage

AFTER really looking forward to being a mum for the first time, my sister had a miscarriage two months ago and is in a bad way.

Arts

Boris Johnson booed and jeered as he arrived at Hillsborough Castle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was booed and jeered by around 200 people who gathered at the gates of Hillsborough Castle as his cavalcade drove in this afternoon.