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Ask the Expert: I've just found that out I'm pregnant – should I avoid eating tuna?

Life 17 July, 2018

Heading away on your summer hols? Here are 10 tips to help you holiday happily

Life 17 July, 2018

What's On: Family fun around the north

Life 17 July, 2018

Leona O'Neill: We must quash new wave of young sectarian violence

Leona O'Neill

LAST week saw some of the worst street disturbances in Northern Ireland in years, with cars and buses hijacked in Belfast and children as young as eight years old throwing petrol bombs and bricks at police officers in Derry.

13-year-old CEO Jenk Oz tells young people how to have a successful summer

IT'S all too easy for kids to spend the summer holidays staring at a phone or tablet.

Claire Simpson: When everything settles into a proper rhythm, swimming feels like pure freedom

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Jake O'Kane: Amid all the contentious marches and the bonfires, there is hope

Health see all »

Ask the Dentist: NHS has made a huge contribution to oral health among public

Lucy Stock 11 Jul, 2018

THE poor state of people's teeth had been highlighted at the end of the 19th century by the British army's recruits for the Boer War: of 208,300, there were 6,942 hospital admissions owing to dental causes, of which one third had to be sent home unfit to serve.

What is ADHD and how can you spot the signs in your child? We ask two experts

27 Jun, 2018

IT'S normal for children to get distracted, forget their homework, get fidgety, or tune out from time to time.

Ask the Dentist: I'd opt for facial fillers over surgery when it comes to looking young

Lucy Stock 27 Jun, 2018

I DON’T remember ticking the box but it’s happening – I’m getting older and, well, more crinkled.

Michelle Heaton's six top tips for coping with the menopause

27 Jun, 2018

MICHELLE Heaton has experienced emotional turbulence since she entered the menopause when she was only 33 as a consequence of preventative surgery – a double mastectomy and hysterectomy – to reduce her cancer risk; the TV personality and singer with pop band Liberty X carries the BRCA so-called 'cancer gene' mutation.

Celebrity see all »

Celebrity Quotes: Nancy Dell'Olio keeps attracting younger and younger men

14 Jul, 2018

"Now I find myself in situations where younger men are attracted to me, maybe because I get younger and younger.

Quotes: Father Ted creator's joy at cancer all-clear, Christine Lampard on pregnancy

07 Jul, 2018

"We are sad to announce that we are going our separate ways.

Celebrity quotes: Pierce Brosnan on the next Bond, Sheryl Crow trounces Trump

30 Jun, 2018

"He [Daniel Craig] will do the next movie, and then I think Tom Hardy could be a good Bond".

Quotes: Una Healy on depression, David Dimbleby goes back reporting

23 Jun, 2018

"The depression is something that happens quite slowly.

Family & Parenting see all »

Marie Louise McConville: Watching Abbie in her ballet show made me want to hit the pause button and just hold my baby

Marie Louise McConville 07 Jul, 2018

Someone once said to me that when you're on the road to becoming a parent, it's not the birth that will test you the most - rather, what comes after.

Jade Jones: I trained like a Jedi to win olympic golds and kids should try it too

03 Jul, 2018

TAEKWONDO champion Jade Jones used the mindset of a Jedi Knight to help her win two Olympic gold medals.

Paris Disney's newly unveiled super-hero summer season is simply Marvel-ous

03 Jul, 2018

WITH great power comes great responsibility.

Ask the Expert: What are group B step infections and could they harm my baby?

03 Jul, 2018

Q: I'M PREGNANT and have heard some scary stories about group B strep.

Fashion & Beauty see all »

Fashion: From Speedos to board shorts – the coolest swimwear for men this summer

16 Jul, 2018

Whether you want to up the poolside fashion ante for yourself or your significant other, these trunks are sure to make a splash.

Fashion: The two biggest shorts trends of summer – and one has divided opinion

16 Jul, 2018

WHILE shorts have been a summer essential for decades (it's safe to say denim cut-offs will never go out of style), they don't tend to get much attention on the catwalks, where glittering gowns, edgy tailoring and statement prints usually hog the limelight.

Dynamic Andrea treats acne the natural way with homemade skin creams

Joanne Sweeney 18 Jun, 2018

SUFFERING with acne at any stage of your life is embarrassing but when you are an adult in your late 30s, it can feel as if you will never be free of it.

Fashion: Check out these eight sizzling swimsuits that cost under £30

18 Jun, 2018

It's getting close to beach holiday time so we've picked out eight of the hottest swimsuits at the coolest prices.

Food & drink see all »

Last-chance Amazon ‘free’ £10; 4 months’ 99p Music Unlimited deal; Tesco travel money bonus

Jonathan Campbell 14 Jul, 2018

- NEW Amazon Music subscribers get four months of the unlimited service for 99p at the moment.

Nutrition with Jane McClenaghan: My tips for eating your way to better health

Jane McClenaghan 14 Jul, 2018

GOOD health is a question of balance.

Wine news: A perfect Pinot Noir for summer dining

Dawn Egan 14 Jul, 2018

New Zealand Pinot Noir, £5.

Craft Beer: Bullhouse Biére de Greengraves a moreish take on French biére de garde

Paul McConville 14 Jul, 2018

BY the time you read this, I’ll be in France.

Environment see all »

Stephen Colton's Take on Nature: Honeysuckle's heaven scent for the summer

Stephen Colton 14 Jul, 2018

DURING the many recent balmy summer evenings, the sweet, scented fragrance of honeysuckle flowers wafted through the night air of my garden just the way Alfred Tennyson describes with his words, '.

Nine penguin chicks born at Belfast Zoo

Digital staff 10 Jul, 2018

BELFAST Zoo has celebrated the arrival of nine penguin chicks.

Rare leopard cub born in Scotland could be reintroduced to wild

Conor Riordan, Press Association 10 Jul, 2018

A CRITICALLY-endangered leopard cub born in Scotland could be released into the wild in Russia as a world first.

Tony Bailie's Take on Nature: Never a gull day as fledgling drama unfolds

Tony Bailie 07 Jul, 2018

THERE has been high drama over the past couple of weeks in The Irish News – not that there isn’t always high drama; after all, it is a newspaper and that is what sells papers.

Holidays&Travel see all »

Travel news: New routes from Belfast, dining in New York and short breaks in Fermanagh

j.lee@irishnews.com 14 Jul, 2018

Fun for families on Scotland ferry trips P&O Ferries are making sure your holiday fun starts the moment you step on board with the launch of the Junior Crew Kids Club.

Travel: Corsica a Mediterranean island that melds the old with the new

07 Jul, 2018

CORSICA may be the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, but there is no risk of this beautiful, laid-back island becoming a theme park to its most famous son.