N. Ireland

A woman with short cropped grey hair and is wearing a black polo neck top, and a black coat with a hood. She is standing outside, the background is out of focus but the outline of several vehicles can be seen as well as the partial body of someone in a hi-viz jacket

Lady Donaldson 'did nothing about' alleged Sir Jeffrey sex abuse incident, court hears

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

2 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

Doug Beattie has grey hair and a grey beard. He is wearing wired framed, rectangular frames, a navy jacket, white shirt and navy tie.

I regret persuading 'vindictive' Burrows to join party, says Beattie

Doug Beattie was speaking after he quit the Ulster Unionist Party, which he used to lead, on Sunday.

5 hrs ago

Northern Ireland Politics

Prime minister attends Belfast funeral of Sir Desmond Rea

The UK PM became friends with Sir Desmond when he served as a human rights adviser on the Policing Board.

50 mins ago

Northern Ireland

Ending power-sharing 'vetoes' in Sinn Féin proposals to shake up Stormont

Changing how the first and deputy first ministers can take up their roles are among the party's proposals

2 hrs ago

Northern Ireland Politics

An elderly woman is typing on a laptop. She is wearing rings. She's wearing a blue cardigan and a digital watch. The table has a grey spotty cover.

Elderly woman loses £250k in cryptocurrency scam

The woman in her 70s lost her life savings after getting involved in a scheme advertised online.

2 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

A graphic showing a hand holding a plastic pint glass of beer in front of a yellow, blue and red Lidl sign.

Why is Lidl opening a pub?

The debate about about what seems like a bizarre idea of having a cold pint after exploring the store's well known middle aisle.

18 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

A close up of the red and white police tape cordon which says "Police Inner Cordon, Do Not Cross". Behind it, abandoned on a grassy bank in a housing estate, is the stolen police vehicle. The driver's door of the yellow, blue and white liveried vehicle is lying open

Two more arrests after officer struck by stolen police car

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a PSNI officer was seriously injured.

14 mins ago

Northern Ireland

A composite showing Doug Beattie on the left and Jon Burrows on the right

The messy split between Doug Beattie and the UUP

Doug Beattie paints a brutal picture of how he feels he has been treated by the party he once led.

Shauna Cusack has long black hair and is wearing a red jacket.
She is standing in front of a grey background.

Councillor given one-month suspension over social media post

BBC News NI understands the post included a reference to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

A boy with a red knitted jumper with a white boat on it. He is smiling and has blonde hair. In the background is a beach with beige pebbles

Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools

The mother of a boy who died after a severe allergic reaction in school is pressing for new legislation to protect pupils in NI schools.

Sadie Jefferson has long blonde hair. She is wearing red-rimmed glasses and is wearing her blue pharmacy uniform. She has a name badge and lanyard and is standing outside the Pharmacy doors.

'I started working here at 15 - now I'm retiring after 75 years'

Sadie Jefferson started work at the pharmacy, aged 15, back in 1951 and has worked there for 75 years.

Tomi Reichental has short grey hair. He is wearing a pin striped white shirt and a navy jacket. He is standing near a white curtain and a man's shoulder is visible in the background.

Holocaust survivor Tomi Reichental dies aged 90

Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 close family members in the Holocaust, moved to the Republic of Ireland in 1959.

Features & Analysis

A woman is smiling at the camera. She has long blonde hair and is wearing a red t-shirt that says Claire professional swimming teacher. Behind her is a courtyard, with people standing around in groups, It's a sunny day.

'It's important to know the dangers', say water safety campaigners

Latest figures show 14 people died from water related incidents across Northern Ireland in 2025.

Eileen is holding an ice-cream cone in her hand and looking at the camera. She has brown hair and is wearing a grey top.

Final scoop for ice cream shop after 103 years in business

McGroggan's on William street was famous in Ballymena for its homemade ice cream.

Conor and Ruby smiling at the camera. Conor has grey hair and is wearing a red t-shirt. Ruby has brown hair and is wearing a blue t-shirt.

'The real job is at home' - comedian describes life as an unpaid carer

Comedian Conor Keys balances life as a performer with full-time caring responsibilities.

Four women are in a row. Left is Hope Macauley who has long dark hair and is wearing jeans and a chunky, light coloured cardigan. She is standing. Next is Sara O'Neill who is sitting on a high stool, wearing a long dark dress and long jacket and dark sandals. She has long fair hair and is smiling. In the middle is Judith Owens of Titanic Belfast who is wearing a red trouser suit, and standing. She has long blonde hair. Beside her, is Gráinne Maher who is sitting on a stool, wearing a dark top and trousers and a dark beret. She has long dark hair and is wearing bright red lipstick. Finally, to the right of the picture is Amy Anderson who is wearing a long pale green and purple striped dress and dark flat shoes with white socks or rights. She has blonde hair. The women are in front of a row of of manikins.

Something old, something new - the designers reimagining NI fashion

Four female designers from NI being showcased in the exhibition Northern Threads in the Titanic Museum.

Generic weather map showing Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland weather forecast

Foyle & West

A view of Londonderry with the Peace Bridge over the Foyle river in the foreground and the Guildhall and other building in the background.

Derry and Strabane records major tourism growth in 2025

Figures from the NI Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) represent a major year-on-year boost for the local tourism sector,

Gareth Peoples has short brown hair and a beard. He is wearing a white and red Derry GAA top and transparent and black-rimmed glasses. He is standing near a road

Anger after needles found near children's play area

The used syringes were discarded in the village of Ballykelly, County Londonderry.

An aerial view of a landfill site. A number of large rubber tyres are surrounded by a mass of rubbish.

Clean-up of one of Europe's largest illegal dumps 'could begin in 2028'

Environment Minister Andrew Muir says it could take up to five years to complete work on the Mobuoy site.

Shows a yellow and blue police car with the word POLICE written on red on a side window below the PSNI crest.

Intruders attack man with metal bars

The 28-year-old was injured when intruders broke into a house in Omagh in the early hours of Thursday.

Six people, including the mayor Ruairí McHugh and a number of council officials, are standing beside the cemetery sign that reads: City Cemetery Mullenan.
Black gates and a grassy embankment are visible in the background.

New £5.2m cemetery opens amid burial capacity fears

The new 30-acre site on Mullenan Road can provide for 3,500 burial plots.

Republic of Ireland

Man dead after assault in Dublin

The fatal assault happened on Clarendon Street in the early hours of Monday morning.

A Garda officer wears a yellow jacket with 'Garda' on the back in grey writing and blue background

Three deaths on Irish roads over bank holiday weekend

The separate crashes occurred in County Louth, Roscommon and Dublin.

Ali Sohrabi, a man with short, black hair and short stubbly beard, being escorted to Galway District Court by gardaí (Irish police). He is wearing a grey or khaki green top and there is a white scarf or possibly a bandage around his neck. The garda officer beside him is wearing a blue uniform jacket with a gold garda crest.

Man charged with murder of woman in County Galway

The victim, who was in her 30s, sustained slash and stab wounds in an attack earlier this week.

A quiet village main street lined with stone and whitewashed buildings, parked cars and a small takeaway, under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. A flower bed and traditional houses give it a tidy, rural feel.

Irish village without water during hottest week of year

The outage in Ballivor, County Meath, came as the island of Ireland recorded its hottest May day on record earlier this week.

Stacks of money wrapped held together by elastic bands, some placed inside sandwich bags, sit on a wooden table. There is about twenty of them.

Cross-border arrests in international money laundering investigation

Three men, aged 45, 49 and 65, and one woman, aged 37, were arrested in Cookstown as part of a Joint Agency Task Force operation with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) on Wednesday.

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Two more arrests after officer struck by stolen police car

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a PSNI officer was seriously injured.

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Sir Desmond Rea, a man with a shaved head and a short, white beard, walks towards the camera outside the Titanic Belfast building in 2022. He is wearing glasses, a grey/beige anorack over a navy suit jacket, blue and white shirt and a navy tie.

Prime minister attends Belfast funeral of Sir Desmond Rea

The UK PM became friends with Sir Desmond when he served as a human rights adviser on the Policing Board.

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Elderly woman loses £250k in cryptocurrency scam

The woman in her 70s lost her life savings after getting involved in a scheme advertised online.

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Lady Donaldson 'did nothing about' alleged Sir Jeffrey sex abuse incident, court hears

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

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Derry and Strabane records major tourism growth in 2025

Figures from the NI Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) represent a major year-on-year boost for the local tourism sector,

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A yellow, blue and white liveried police car with a bullet hole in the windscreen sits on a grassy bank in a housing estate. The driver's door is lying open.

Shot fired as officer struck by stolen police car

A PSNI officer is seriously injured and a man is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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Why is Lidl opening a pub?

The debate about about what seems like a bizarre idea of having a cold pint after exploring the store's well known middle aisle.

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1 day ago

A close up photo of a curlew. It has brown and cream feathers and a long thin beak. It is standing in green grass.

Nest belonging to 'remarkable' endangered bird found

A video of the curlew that has a nest and eggs was posted by the Sliabh Beagh Curlew Conservation Trust.

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