Exclusive: PSNI gives private citizens' data to suspected loyalist paramilitaries

Barnier questions Chequers proposals as Theresa May tells Belfast audience there's 'no technology solution' for border

Man told girlfriend he would stab her neighbours, court hears

Bail for man accused of verbally abusing police at Twelfth parade

'IRA' claims responsibility for Derry attacks

Tyrone trim their pitch for Dublin clash

Tyrone narrow their pitch for Dublin clash

Funeral to take place of Séaneen McCullough, who died in balcony fall

Funeral to take place of Séaneen McCullough who died in holiday balcony fall

Bimpe Archer: Lying is almost becoming par for the course in public life

Noise Annoys: Legendary Belfast club Skibunny returns

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Bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians resigns

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Police appeal over "shocking" Derry petrol bomb attack

Heatwave leads to spike in number of sunburn cases seeking medical treatment

Padraig Harrington admits Carnoustie won as he misses Open cut

Republic cannot block UK flights if there is no-deal Brexit, says No 10

News

Bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians resigns

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Honduran bishop accused of sexual misconduct with seminarians, the latest in a series of high-ranking clergy implicated in sexual improprieties with adults under their authority.

Topics

Police appeal over "shocking" Derry petrol bomb attack

POLICE have made a new appeal for information about the targeting of a van during serious violence in Derry.
Barnier questions Chequers proposals as Theresa May tells Belfast audience there's 'no technology solution' for border

THE EU's chief Brexit negotiator has offered his first public response to Downing Street's white paper by questioning whether Theresa May's proposals for customs arrangements are workable.
Heatwave leads to spike in number of sunburn cases seeking medical treatment

MORE than 200 people were treated for sunburn in hospitals across Northern Ireland during the heatwave.
Man told girlfriend he would stab her neighbours, court hears

A MAN allegedly told his girlfriend he would stab her neighbours with scissors if she left, the High Court has heard.

Sport

Padraig Harrington admits Carnoustie won as he misses Open cut

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golf

Rangers chairman Dave King told to stop making excuses and make an offer to buy out rest of club's shareholders
Tyrone tactics? somewhere there must still be room for the oldest cliché of them all: ‘get stuck in'

The first weekend of the Super 8s certainly made football the central talking point again.
Brendan Crossan: Runaway trains, Super 8s, Championship tiers will not raise overall standards

IN this age of anodyne interviews, Kevin McStay’s post-match musings last weekend had that rare quality of substance.
Tyrone trim their pitch for Dublin clash

TYRONE have come up with a novel idea to try and stem the Dublin attack - by narrowing the width of the pitch at Healy Park.

Business

New £1m Beauty Outlet to create 25 jobs at The Junction

THE fastest growing beauty retailer in the UK is opening a new store at The Junction in Antrim, creating 25 jobs.

Topics

M&S to close Lisburn store in the Autumn

LEADING multinational retailer Marks and Spencer (M&S) is to close one of its stores in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland construction output slumps to 'alarming' levels at start of 2018

CONSTRUCTION output in the north slumped to "alarming" levels at the beginning of 2018, new official figures show.
Sports Direct profits plunge after taking hit on Debenhams stake

RETAILER Sports Direct has said it is determined to maintain its strategic investment in Debenhams, despite taking a £85 million hit on its stake in its full-year results.
North's economy on 'brink of recession' after fall in activity at start of 2018

THE north's economy is on the "brink of recessionary territory" after new official figures revealed a fall in activity at the start of the year.

Opinion

Alex Kane: We are still a place apart, where mistrust and bitterness flourish

Dervla Murphy wrote this in 1978, in her seminal book, A Place Apart: ‘Until then I had not realized how much Northern Ireland is a place apart.

Topics

Bimpe Archer: Lying is almost becoming par for the course in public life

THE bigger the lie, the more likely you are to get away with it.
Growing dilemmas surround Ian Paisley

WHEN Theresa May and Arlene Foster met in Co Fermanagh yesterday to consider the Brexit crisis, it would be intriguing to know how much time they also spent privately discussing the difficulties facing Ian Paisley.
Huge tragedy at Malin Head

The deaths of Gerry Doherty, who was in his 60s, and 16-year-old Thomas Weir, when their fishing boat capsized off the Co Donegal coast, represented a tragedy of enormous proportions.
A lot of angst could be avoided by UK remaining inside EU

I think most observers will agree that the Brexit White Paper is underwhelming in many aspects.

Magazine

Ricky Gervais: Don't buy tickets to ‘probably mental' show from touts

He will be testing out new material at six intimate London shows.

Topics

UKTV apologises to Virgin Media customers who will lose channels

They will lose Dave, Gold and W to name a few following a row over fees.
Study suggests mobile phone radiation could affect teenagers' memory performance

Youngsters who hold their phone next to their right ear are more likely to be affected, according to researchers.
This dog will run away from any harmless object her owner picks up

From Post-it Notes to a hairbrush.
Drake does charts hat trick with third number one single of the year

He has the number one single and album this week.

GFA20

Brexit must not undermine peace process, Hillary Clinton says on Dublin visit

Hillary Clinton has said Brexit should not be allowed to undermine the Northern Ireland peace process.

Topics

Jeremy Corbyn: 'Unconscionable' that civil servants and not elected politicians are making major decisions

Jeremy Corbyn has said it is "unconscionable" for elected politicians to have no say in major decisions in Northern Ireland as he called on the Stormont parties to come together to resurrect devolution.
Jeremy Corbyn: Ending Stormont deadlock requires tough choices and compromise

In his first visit to Northern Ireland as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn told an invited audience at Queen's University Belfast that the region stands at a "potential crossroads".
Allison Morris: 20 years after the Agreement, we still need brave and outspoken leadership

IT is a heavy burden of responsibility to make decisions that impact on the future of people's lives, that's why so few, even those in elected positions of authority, ever really stick their necks out.
Opinion split of influence of U2's historic Good Friday Agreement Waterfront gig

THE head of the campaign that helped secure a resounding endorsement for the Good Friday Agreement in the 1998 referendum is sceptical about claims that a high-profile concert days before the historic vote helped swing the result.

Life

Games: Danger Zone 2's motorised mayhem improves on original in every way

Danger Zone 2 (Multi) By: Three Fields Entertainment THE ultimate early noughties carry-out game, Burnout 3's Crash Mode appealed to the lizard brain of motorway accident rubber-neckers, where the only rule was to slam your ride into oncoming traffic and watch the destruction dollars mount up.

Topics

Andrew Watson: Before you say something, ask yourself: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

We live in a time of much talk but little wisdom. With so much 'fake news', it is important to take time to listen to who matters, says the Rev Andrew Watson
A special experience to reinvigorate even indifferent hearts

With Pope Francis's presence eagerly anticipated, next month's World Meeting of Families has the potential to awaken - and reawaken - the Irish people to the joy of God's love, says Jake Magill
Sisters' quiet prayer and presence will be missed

HEARTS were heavy with fondness, respect and gratitude in Middletown and Tynan as the parish said farewell to the Sisters of St Louis, who are leaving after more than 140 years' service.
TV presenter Zoe Salmon: Sleeping is my ultimate relaxation – I love to dream

1. Up and at it – what is your morning routine? The time I get up at varies, depending on whether I’ve wrapped late the night before or if I have an early call time that day.

Arts

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Topics

Dystopian thriller Hotel Artemis worth checking in with

HOTEL ARTEMIS (15, 94 mins) Thriller/Sci-Fi/Action/Romance.
Cult Movie: Inherit The Wind still as relevant today as it was in McCarthy era

VIEWED today, Inherit The Wind may appear to be, on the surface at least, little more than a well made, well acted but ultimately fairly straightforward courtroom drama.
Aidan Moffat on Here Lies The Body Irish shows & Arab Strap

IT TAKES a while for Aidan Moffat to answer the phone when we call to discuss his upcoming Irish shows with RM 'Hubby' Hubbert.
Albums: Nephilim is truly original trip-punk, Popcaan is the sound of summer

Ebony Bones Feat. The Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra Nephilim EBONY Bones' album is an emotionally driven argument of where life in Britain is currently failing.

Decommissioning

Decommissioning special report: Bloody feuds followed 1972 ceasefire

IN the early days of the Troubles the Official IRA was mainly led by veteran republicans who had been involved in the 'border campaign' of the 1950s and '60s.

Topics

Rev Harold Good: Decommissioning was a 'huge event, it changed the scenery'

TAKING the gun out Irish politics posed what at the time seemed insurmountable challenges and was only made possible due to the behind-the-scenes work of a number of determined individuals, among them Methodist minister Harold Good.
Exclusive: The inside story of how the gun was taken out of Irish politics

IT was a process shrouded in secrecy and the destruction of weapons first by the Provisional IRA, and later loyalist paramilitaries and smaller republican groups, was essential to sealing the peace. But the finer details of how and where those groups...
Republican murders might have jeopardised Official IRA decommissioning

A senior member of the Official IRA has said if the murders of Gerard 'Jock' Davison and Kevin McGuigan had happened at the time of decommissioning, it may have reconsidered handing over its weapons.
Decommissioning special report: Official IRA thought to have killed 54 people

THE Official IRA is thought to have killed 54 people during the Troubles.

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