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After an exceptionally good Easter period in Northern Ireland, everyone is hoping the Bank Holiday weekend will offer a little more of the same.

A MAN and woman have been arrested and a suspected gun seized by police investigating a security alert that led to the Irish Foreign Affairs Minister

The general public is backing strike action by Unite members working in education, for local councils and for the Housing Executive, the union has insisted.

P&O Ferries has suspended sailings amid speculation it is preparing to sack hundreds of workers.

Justice Minister Naomi Long has accused Sinn Fein of “crossing the line” in terms of commemorating the republican dead and insulting victims.

Sir Norman Stronge and his son James we murdered by the “most barbarous” of the IRA’s killers, a friend has recalled on the anniversary of the 1981 Tynan Abbey atrocity.

The highest ever number of Covid-19 infections has been recorded in Northern Ireland today (Friday) as latest figures reveal 7,215 new cases.

It was never going to be a normal New Year’s Eve given the current Covid restrictions, but plenty of revellers made the trip into Belfast to wave goodbye to 2021.

A former police commander for the Lurgan-Portadown area - now one of the PSNI’s most senior detectives - has been awarded the Queen’s Police Medal in the New Year Honours.

Retailers have had some belated festive cheer in Belfast on the verge of Christmas as shoppers flocked to pick up some last minute presents against a backdrop of record numbers of Covid cases.