STUDENT leaders from Ireland and Britain have condemned the "chaos" caused by Brexit.

A WOMAN whose experience of abortion has placed the issue back before the courts has expressed disappointment that a Stormont report on abortion law remains unpublished a year after its completion.

THE DUP and Sinn Féin have been accused of "another political carve-up" in a row over plans to realloate £4m of council funding without a public bid process. It comes after the two parties yesterday backed proposals to change the focus...

ARTS organisations have paid warm tributes following the death of an "inspirational" figure in Belfast's circus community.

A loudspeaker yesterday broadcast the funeral of 10-year-old Ryan Busa from his Co Antrim home to hundreds of mourners gathered outside.

Spain's government and the main opposition party have agreed to hold a new election in Catalonia in January as part of special measures to help resolve the country's political crisis.

EUROPEAN Union leaders have agreed that there should be no physical infrastructure at the border after Brexit, according to Theresa May.

A US-backed Syrian force has declared victory over Islamic State in its former de facto capital of Raqqa, declaring the city free of any extremist presence.

A Co Tyrone woman appeared in court yesterday accused of causing the death of a pensioner in a six-car motorway crash.

Plans to extradite the only suspect in the murder of west Belfast woman Jennifer Dornan have been put on hold again after a second drug overdose just hours before the accused was to appear in court.

Paramilitary commander turned assisting offender Gary Haggarty may have to spend a further period in prison after the public prosecution service (PPS) questioned the extent of his cooperation under legislation that would allow him to walk free with a new life in witness protection.

Former First Minister Arlene Foster is seeking to set aside a decision that she should face a personal legal challenge over funding for legacy inquests in Northern Ireland, the High Court has heard.

THE DUP accused Sinn Féin of retreating to "backwoods republicanism" after the mayor of Derry refused to meet Prince Charles during a visit to the north west yesterday.

A claim by a prominent council chief executive that UVF flags put on display during a loyalist band contest were “historic” and broke no laws has been branded “nonsense”.

Donald Trump has been accused of ignorance after controversially linking an increase in recorded crime with the "spread of radical Islamic terror" in the UK.

The Stormont assembly is unable to confirm whether Caitríona Ruane pledged to give her principle deputy speaker's wages to charity.

TAOISEACH Leo Varadkar has said he believes there will not be a hard Brexit.

EU leaders have made clear to Theresa May that she must make more concessions on Britain's Brexit divorce payment in order to unlock talks on a future trading relationship.

THE Taoiseach has expressed frustration at the length of time the powersharing crisis has lasted in Northern Ireland, pointing out that many pregnancies are shorter.

The scope of inquests into the deaths of 21 people in the Birmingham pub bombings could be widened after permission was granted for a judicial review, according to a law firm.