A MOTION to see a civic building in Co Down lit up in Pride colours is to discussed by councillors tonight after a DUP member broke party ranks to vote in favour of the proposal.

COUNCIL officials who paid for a table at a dinner hosted by Ian Paisley thought it was a business networking event and not a DUP fundraiser, a council meeting has heard.

THE number of people after 85 and over living in Northern Ireland has increased by a third over the last decade.

SINN Féin was last night silent on Máirtín Ó Muilleoir's audacious claim that he had a role in delaying the closure of the RHI.

A WEST Belfast man has told how his seven-year-old son was left "petrified" after a knife was held into his stomach when he was confronted by two youths as he walked to a relative's house with his young cousin.

DOCTORS linked to a "cover up" of failings that led to the hospital death of a nine-year-old girl will not be called as witnesses at a fresh inquest - an omission described as "shocking" by her parents.

FORMER Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan and Irish News columnist Tom Kelly will be among the speakers at a key faith conference, hosted by the Diocese of Down and Connor, this weekend.

LUXURY cars, designer clothing and luggage, a diamond ring and even a gold ingot are among proceeds of crime that will be sold to the high bidder in Belfast tomorrow.

SINN Féin has hit out at the DUP's Jim Wells after he claimed Union flags were removed from a Co Down village ahead of a key GAA match.

HOLIDAYMAKERS face potential travel chaos next summer amid speculation flights could be grounded if the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

BELFAST'S rich linen mill history is to be brought to life through archive footage.

HOUSING authorities and police have been accused of allowing an "acceptable of antisocial behaviour" which has culminated in a violent fight in a children's play park.

A LEADING charity has opened a new £2.

A FORMER DUP special adviser applied to the RHI scheme weeks after a fellow party aide passed him papers outlining plans to cap subsidies.

A MAN shot in the face on Bloody Sunday had to endure the stigma of "guilt by association" for decades until a major inquiry established his innocence, the High Court has heard.

THE Department of Health has advised patients who use life-saving allergy 'EpiPen' medication to speak to their GPs for alternative treatments due to severe global shortages of the product.

ARLENE Foster has said she regrets not sacking Jonathan Bell when she became DUP leader in January 2016.

BALLOO Inns, the company who own the 19th century coaching inn at Balloo House in Killinchy, Co Down have been awarded a top accolade at this year's prestigious Georgina Campbell Awards.

THE DUP's director of communications says he regrets not declaring earlier that his father-in-law was a recipient of the RHI scheme.

A DERRY hotel which has played host to high profile guests ranging from US president, Bill Clinton to U2 has been sold.