Executive announce further restrictions from this Thursday to run until February 6

The Executive has tonight agreed a package of additional restrictions given the high levels of Covid-19 transmission in the community. Ministers...

Vulnerable man self-harmed in custody cell after police search missed razor

A vulnerable man with a history of mental health issues, managed to conceal a razor blade from police which he used...

Schools to stay closed and ‘promote remote learning’ until February half-term break

Education Minister Peter Weir has said pre-school education settings, primary and post primary schools will be required to provide remote learning...

Further 18 Covid-related deaths; hospital numbers jump and pupils in NI likely to remain off school until mid-February

There were 18 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Tuesday). Today’s stats – according to the official...

Extension to remote learning for schoolchildren as ‘Stay at Home’ message becomes law in NI

Schoolchildren across Northern Ireland will enter an “extended period of remote learning” the Executive have tonight (Monday) confirmed. The Executive met...

Concerns as GB-based retailers withdraw from offering deliveries to Northern Ireland

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has written to Cabinet Office Secretary Michael Gove to call for urgent action to be taken on...

Plans for new off licence to replace former chip shop

A chip shop in Kildress looks set to be transformed into an off-licence following the submission of a planning application to...

Council considering plans for pig fattening unit near Ballygawley

Mid Ulster District Council’s planners are currently considering an application for the erection of a pig fattening unit near Ballygawley. The...

Criticism over confidential Council business is silenced

Two members of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council have criticised the decision to have specific items of business heard confidentially, to...

Police response to care home resident incident ‘reasonable and proportionate’

Relatives of a vulnerable care home resident left petrified after police were called as “a deterrent” to his clinically-recognised behavioural issues...