Lord Frost calls on EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will over Brexit'
Pope visits Iraq's war-ravaged north on last day of tour
Jonathan Powell: DUP opposition to protocol is motivated by fears of being outflanked by hard-line rivals
Police to increase patrols in Newcastle and Mourne following influx of visitors
Patrick Murphy: For unionism to progress, it must dump Paisleyism
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Coronavirus
Two more Covid-19 deaths as numbers in Northern Ireland continue to fall
TWO more people have died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, as statistics show the death toll dropped for a sixth week in a row.
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Police to increase patrols in Newcastle and Mourne following influx of visitors
POLICE are to increase patrols and checkpoints in the Newcastle and Mourne areas of Co Down following an influx of visitors last weekend.
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Injunction which forced Newry gym to remain closed is to be revoked
AN injunction which forced a Newry gym owner to close his business is to be revoked, a High Court judge has ruled.
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More than 600,000 vaccine doses have been given
Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann said the total is significantly ahead of schedule.
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CCEA qualifications body ‘will support teachers assessing grades'
GCSE, AS and A Level results will be awarded using teacher professional assessment, with moderation, due to pandemic restrictions on holding exams.
News
Lord Frost calls on EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will over Brexit'
Whitehall has extended a series of ‘grace periods’ designed to ease trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
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Pope visits Iraq's war-ravaged north on last day of tour
The pontiff was due to celebrate an open-air Mass on the last day of his visit.
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Co Derry horse trainer remanded in custody charged with murder of young woman
Jonathan James Cresswell, 33, has been charged with the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson in August.
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Canon Brendan McGee: 'Thank you for your life and your kindness. You lived with vigour and died with hope'
ON the occasion of the death of someone who has lived so long, with such strength and so fruitfully as Canon Brendan McGee, sorrow and joy are inseparable companions: thanksgiving for such a life; sadness at its completion.
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Micheál Mac Giolla Easbuig: 'The Chief' loved life, people, his country and its language
"THE Chief" is dead and we are all definitely poorer for his passing.
Business
AIB reveals current accounts of UK customers grew by £1 billion in 2020
THE current accounts belonging to AIB's customers in Northern Ireland and Britain swelled by £1 billion during the Covid-19 pandemic, but the lender's UK operation ended 2020 with a pre-tax loss of £97m.
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Diane Dodds confirms extension of business support grants until end of March
TWO grant support schemes for businesses will be extended to the end of March, the Economy Minister has said.
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Danske Bank announces £50m facility for English housing provider
DANSKE Bank has announced a £50 million funding package with Irwell Valley Homes to deliver a number of new affordable housing projects in England over the next five years.
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SSE Airtricity gas customers facing £45.90 hike in annual bills
AROUND 180,000 natural gas customers across the north are facing a near double-digit percentage price increase from April 1, which will cost the typical household £45.
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Ryanair to return to Belfast City Airport with eight new summer routes
MORE than a decade after removing its fleet in a hissy fit over the length of its runway, budget carrier Ryanair is to resume flying from George Best Belfast City Airport this summer with eight new routes to mainly European sun and city-break destinations including Mallorca, Milan and Ibiza.
Sport
Coleraine manager offers new Swifts boss a helping hand - after today
COLERAINE boss Oran Kearney has offered a helping hand to the new manager of table-propping Dungannon Swifts – but only after the sides meet this afternoon.
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Siobhan Coyle ready for spring: Donegal ref hoping next few months bring return to classroom and football pitch
REFEREEING her first TG4 All-Ireland final, a maiden Ulster Senior Final and being voted in as Donegal LGFA's new chairperson made for a busy winter for Siobhan Coyle, but she aims to top it all in 2021.
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Paddy Bradley: The early years and the magic of Eamonn Coleman
“I wouldn’t have watched Derry for a long time,” he says. “I was bitter. I was angry with the way things happened. But I’ve come around. Derry is my county, I spent 14 years between playing for the seniors and minors – so I thought I had to get over it. “The men who made those decisions are gone. I want my young boys to play for Derry. Derry is bigger than anybody. So I was keen to get back involved. The U20s is a massive job. “For me, it’s like a second chance. I know the county board will give me and the players their 100 percent backing. “I’ve already said this to the U20 players: ‘I’m learning from my mistakes as a player. If we’re doing this, we’re doing this right.’” ****In Monday's Part Two: “Da would have to take a lot of credit for 2007. He was manager and I was captain. The greatest achievement I’ll ever have in football was winning a club championship.”
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Ulster hopes in camogie All-Stars selections
There will be individual awards tonight for two of the top camogie players in Ulster when the annual Liberty Insurance Camogie All-stars' goes virtual as all the nominees for the Junior and Intermediate Camogie Association/WGPA Players' Player of the Year Awards 2020 from the province.
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Casement Park rebuild can be part of ambitious 2030 World Cup bid: Antrim chief Ciaran McCavana
THE dream of World Cup soccer games being staged at a new Casement Park should be considered as part of an audacious 2030 finals bid by the football associations of Britain and Ireland.
Opinion
Return to school a vital moment in the beginning of the end of lockdown
IN what is bound to be a weekend of mixed emotions for children and parents alike, our youngest pupils are preparing to go back to the classroom for the first time this year.
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Patrick Murphy: For unionism to progress, it must dump Paisleyism
As unionists grapple with the Irish Sea border in the courts and on the docksides, it is hard to avoid the conclusion that once again unionism is in crisis.
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Newton Emerson: Adherence to flawed exit plan could quickly unravel
The problem with Stormont's lockdown exit plan is not that it lacks dates or specific triggers to move from one stage to another, all of which would be a hostage to fortune.
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Protocol tensions must be calmed
TENSIONS around the Northern Ireland Protocol have heightened further following separate developments in London and Belfast.
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Denis Bradley: British and Irish governments need to steer us through the stormy waters ahead
We are more than willing to get annoyed with our local politicians and political parties.
Magazine
End of EL James's trilogy from perspective of Christian Grey out in June
The erotic novel will see Grey and Anastasia Steele finally marry.
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Dancing On Ice semi-final sees another celebrity sent home
Four contestants competed for a place in the grand final.
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Taylor Swift, BTS, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles named among Grammy performers
Dua Lipa and Cardi B will also hit the stage at the March 14 event.
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Helena Bonham Carter back online feminist campaign
The March4Women event usually takes the form of a rally or march through central London.
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Queen's message of collaboration and communication ahead of Oprah interview
The monarch's Commonwealth Day speech was screened in a special BBC One programme on Sunday.
Life
Today's TV Saturday 6 March
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Marie Louise McConville: Getting my vaccine has given me a new outlook on life
It was the call I had been waiting on forever - or at least it felt that way.
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The Casual Gardener: Sowing seeds of hope
IT'S that time of year when the gardener is brimming with ambition and expectation.
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Netting a Bargain: O2 Priority app offers £5 off Union coffee, free Caffè Nero hot drink and free Les Mills on-demand workouts
O2 CUSTOMERS can benefit from special offers using the mobile network's Priority app (https://priority.
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Chef Manal Kahi: Our goal is to tell a positive story, where refugees are the heroes
IT ALL started with hummus.
Arts
Imelda May on her new LP, racism in Ireland and reading Pat Ingoldsby to her daughter
IF A year in lockdown has left you hungry for some seriously good music, Imelda May’s latest album, 11 Past The Hour, will definitely hit the spot.
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Cult Movie: Universal's Inner Sanctum Mysteries offers 1940s B-movie delights now on Blu-ray
Inner Sanctum Mysteries BY THE mid 1940s, the glory days of Universal Pictures as the number one purveyors of fantasy films and classic gothic adventure were well behind them.
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RJ Cutler on his new Billie Eilish film: 'This is a generational artist emerging, as significant as Bob Dylan at this age'
THERE is an unexpected moment of hilarity in the new documentary about music phenomenon Billie Eilish.
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Albums: New music from Teenage Fanclub, Arab Strap, Gabrielle and Madison Beer
TEENAGE FANCLUB – ENDLESS ARCADE TEENAGE Fanclub return to bring us hope in difficult times.
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Tom Grennan: I have the weight of that whole break-up story still on my shoulders
EVERING ROAD is the name of a strip of houses in Hackney, north-east London.
Brexit
Lord Frost calls on EU to ‘shake off remaining ill will over Brexit'
Whitehall has extended a series of ‘grace periods’ designed to ease trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain.
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EU says British government's unilateral moves make solutions 'more tricky'
THE British government's unilateral moves to delay full implementation of the protocol could make it "more tricky" to find permanent solutions to trade disruption, the EU has said.
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Calls for immediate removal of threatening banners in Larne
THERE have been calls for the immediate removal of threatening banners in the port town of Larne.
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British government temporarily lifts Northern Ireland Protocol ban on soiled plants
The latest move sees the temporary lifting of a ban on importing products from Britain with soil attached to them.
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NI Protocol undermines Good Friday Agreement – Jonathan Powell
Tony Blair’s ex-chief of staff asked why the DUP was so vocal in its opposition when it ‘did not make a fuss’ when the Protocol was agreed in 2019.
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Mascots, soaked pedestrians and Fido in the front seat - unusual driving offences that could result in penalty points
Most of us know the main driving offences, but what about the more unusual misdemeanours that can also result in penalty points?
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Did you know that switching mortgages is actually easy and could save you money?
For a relatively small amount of time invested by the customer, they can reap the benefits of saving money and potentially receiving money if cashback is applicable
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Making your best move
How the current pandemic has led to more and more people re-evaluating what they want from their home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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You are not immune - socially distance yourself and others from smishing
Despite a challenging 2020, we are being hit particularly hard by an increasingly sophisticated cyber crime pandemic.
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Vaccines vital to defeat COVID-19
The scale of vaccine roll-out is unprecedented with well over 13 million people already immunised.
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