The former First Minister was speaking as a new portrait of him was unveiled at the Queen’s University Belfast.

AIR travellers have been hit by yet more flight cancellations over the weekend with flights to and from Belfast impacted.

A JAILED dissident republican who previously went on the run has secured High Court permission to challenge alleged decisions to strip search him before and after attending a hospital appointment.

Social media influencer Olivia Neill has landed a global advertising contract with Rimmel London.

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THE former directors of Co Tyrone modular construction group McAvoy have announced a £500,000 investment in a new modular building start-up.

BELFAST esports performance company GScience has been acquired by Vancouver-based Adamas.

A BELFAST-based start-up which helps companies improve their bottom line with business analytics has taken the top award at the Northern Ireland final of the UK-wide Start-Up Awards Series.

The former first minister said his party needed to see delivery on the Government’s Bill to axe parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

THE Sue Gray report may have provided the catalyst for yesterday evening’s vote of confidence in Boris Johnson, but Conservative grievances with the prime minister stretch back much further.

Last night Boris Johnson survived a confidence vote but 148 Tory MPs refused to back him.

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Sports minister Catherine Martin branded an alleged eye-gouging incident “absolutely appalling”.

The Taoiseach said there was “no connection” between Mr Reid’s departure announcement and remarks about a Meath hospital plan.

Some of the lost archives have been brought back to life through an online resource launched today.

CONVICTED Garda killer Pearse McAuley has been released from prison after serving seven years for stabbing his ex-wife, Sinn Féin TD Pauline Tully.

She could face 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of large-scale transportation of drugs.

Leaders are holding a three-day summit in the German Alps.

Friday’s outcome is expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.

European Union leaders agreed the move that will bring the number of nations sharing the currency to 20.

TWO girls who missed out on places at a Co Fermanagh grammar school after transfer tests were cancelled due to Covid-19 have lost a High Court challenge to its admission policy.

PLANNING permission has been approved for a new £25 million school building in the Glens of Antrim.

Irish students can expect a cut at a future date in college fees, the Higher Education Minister has said.

COMPLAINTS about university courses in England and Wales were at the highest level on record last year, with some reporting technology issues during online exams.

The House of Commons voted 215 to 70, majority 145, in favour of the Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022.

The Secretary of State said he would move to commission full abortion services in the region ‘relatively soon’.

Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann was speaking on World Blood Donor Day.

"Bad practices" were allowed at Muckamore Abbey Hospital to "the terrible detriment of a number of patients", the chair of an inquiry into the Co Antrim regional facility has said.