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There is "literally hourly trolling" about appearance, says First Minister Arlene Foster.

The former manager says he toasted the team's weekend win with a glass of beer at home.

Covid-19: Business leaders react to NI plan to exit lockdown Published . The blueprint does not include a timetable, but there are five steps covering nine separate pathways, ranging from retail, hospitality, worship and sport and leisure. Progression through the plan depends on key health criteria being met. Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster "We welcome the activity undertaken by the executive so far in bringing forward this roadmap. "However, it has been some time in coming ...

BBC News Published image captionPolice have asked anyone with information to contact them The principal of a west Belfast school attended by a missing Sudanese girl says staff and pupils are "heartbroken" over her disappearance. Police are appealing for help in finding Mohammad Ishak Musa, 30, Oumama Abdullah Garnabi, 24, and their daughter Amani Mohammad Ishak. Four-year-old Amani Mohammad Ishak attended St Clares Primary School. Principal Cathal ODoherty told the BBC that she "was so cute, a...

BBC News Published image captionDemand for the ashes is outstripping supply A priest in the Republic of Ireland has made "takeaway ashes" available for parishioners to administer at home on Ash Wednesday. Fr Brian Brady teamed up with a shop in Clonmany, County Donegal, to provide holy ashes in sauce containers. Covid-19 restrictions in the country mean all church services must be conducted online. He told BBC News NI that he has been overwhelmed by the response. All 600 portions of ashes have...

DUP MP Gregory Campbell has refused to apologise for any offence he caused following his comments about an episode of Songs of Praise.

Harp and the Fridge: Irelands 1980s NFL flirtation Ahead of Super Bowl LV, Myles Dungan tells Conor Neville how he came to front RTÉs 1980s NFL coverage - where eight-day-old games were shown and Dickie Rock appeared as a pundit. • 7 Feb 2021 RTÉ Sport Reporter On 31 January 1986, an RTÉ News crew set off for Kilkenny College to sample the opinions of students in their Teenagers Point of View slot. Among the items under discussion were the Challenger space shuttle disaster, Alan Dukes bud...

Presenter Siobhan Cleary introduces this report with the observation that,  Second hand clothes and vintage clothes are now high fashion. Eager Beaver owner Robert Grattan helps Shay Healy find a new look for £21.19. His outfit includes a jacket, trousers, shirt and a rather snappy tie. The odd socks are Shays own. Robert Grattan explains how all the clothing is imported in bulk from the continent. The major problem with Irish clothing from my point of view is one of quality and quantity. ...

BBC News By Robbie Meredith Published image copyrightPA Media Some post-primary pupils in Northern Ireland are set to move to remote learning for a period in late-January, Education Minister Peter Weir has said. It will operate on a temporary basis for pupils in years 8-10 from 25 January for at least two weeks. Primary schools, special schools and pupils in years 11-14 will remain in school. But all schools will initially reopen for face-to-face learning when the new term begins next month. Ho...

Keith and Kristyn Getty But with big work plans for 2021 and beyond, Keith says the family, who reached audiences of millions around the world with online singalongs during the course of the pandemic, does intend to return to the States in July. "Next year will be 20 years since I wrote the hymn In Christ Alone," he says. "So we have a lot of plans to mark that, running for a year from September, with an album and a book to mark 20 years of our hymns. Celebrating our journey, well be releasing...