‘I have lived in an unreal world’: audio of NI dentist’s confession to double murder emerges
Colin Howell walked into a Co Derry police station and confessed to the murder of his wife and his lover’s husband
Jury being selected for long-delayed inquest into death of Noah Donohoe (14)
Coroner warns that ‘no one ... should engage in any social media activity which might prejudice the inquest process’
Will UUP’s ‘enthusiastic, articulate’ new leader halt the party’s decline?
Former PSNI senior officer Jon Burrows was selected as an MLA for North Antrim only a few months ago
Next UUP leader to be former police officer Jon Burrows
Only candidate put their name forward for the leadership by the close of nominations
American shot dead by Ice agent remembered for ‘formative years’ in Northern Ireland
Renée Nicole Good took part in Christian youth missions to Northern Ireland as a teenager
Belfast’s future TV stars: ‘If Lola Petticrew or Kneecap can do it, I can’
At Brassneck Youth Theatre Company, the goal is not for the kids to become professional actors; that’s just a ‘brilliant byproduct’
NI department was advised from London on how to present its response to Chernobyl radiation in food chain
Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland told to ‘emphasise that the food chain was safeguarded in 1986’
Slow progress a feature of North’s early powersharing that endures to this day
Executive struggled under weight of paperwork and protracted decision-making process
Martin McAleese provided buses for loyalists as part of contacts
Paramilitaries travelled to social event in mini-buses after checking for ‘bugs and bombs’
Censoring Sinn Féin Christmas card ‘a step too far’, NI officials told after staff complaints
Some social security workers ‘offended’ by card from local Sinn Féin office thanking them for their work
Irish-language courts in North could be ‘open to abuse’, PSNI feared
Giving ‘preferred language’ option would slow down proceedings and potentially lead to challenges, senior officer said
Tackle sectarianism by making subject sexy, minister told
‘Wide and complex’ problem could be approached by tying in sports and entertainment, groups suggested
UK court rules against release of Troubles-era information in far-reaching judgment
Amnesty International describes UK government’s supreme court appeal victory as a ‘grim day for truth’
IRA spy Stakeknife ‘well rewarded financially and taken on holiday’ by handlers, report reveals
Kenova investigation lays bare how double agent and murderer was repeatedly protected at the expense of his victims
Protecting Stakeknife seemed to ‘outweigh’ protecting life of a victim, Kenova report finds
Freddie Scappaticci not named in report due to UK government policy of ‘neither confirm nor deny’












