Shots fired at house in Omagh
Seven people have had a lucky escape after a gun attack on a house in Omagh.Shots were fired through a back window of a house on McClay Park before 9.30pm on Thursday night. A police spokesperson said...
View ArticleBarry Lyttle bailed in Australia after critically hitting brother
Barry Lyttle and Patrick LyttleBarry Lyttle has been bailed by an Australian court after an attack which left his brother, Patrick, in a critical condition in hospital.The incident happened at the...
View ArticleMan shot dead in Ballymoney
A man in his 40s has been shot dead in Ballymoney.The attack happened at around 22.30 on Monday evening outside a house at Riverview Park in the town. A woman who was inside the house at the time was...
View ArticleNI missionary recovering after being shot in central Africa
Maud KellsA County Tyrone woman has been shot while working as a missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Maud Kells, 75, who received an OBE in the New Years Honours list,was shot twice in the...
View ArticleCars of PSNI officer's relatives attacked in Derry
Cars belonging to family members of a PSNI officer have been attacked in Derry.The attacks happened on Monday evening. A flammable liquid was pored over a car in Kylemore Park in the city. In Drumleck...
View ArticleBallymoney murder victim named
Brian McIlhagga - Ballymoney murder victimFather-of-five Brian McIlhagga has been named as the man who was shot dead in Ballymoney on Monday night.The 42-year-old, originally from Ballymena, was...
View ArticleLetter bomb sent to headquarters of PSNI
The letter bomb was sent to the headquarters of the PSNIArmy bomb experts have made safe a viable device sent to the headquarters of Northern Ireland's police service.The alert was raised after a...
View ArticleThree appear in court over Christmas Eve murder
Matthew Goddard (Pic PSNI)Three men have appeared in court accused of murdering Matthew Goddard at an address on Cobham Street on Christmas Eve.Two brothers, William Turner, 39, and James Turner, 29,...
View ArticleOfficers suspended due to misconduct back to work after PSNI cuts
PSNI officers who should still be suspended are back at work due to budget cuts.Officers still under investigation due to allegations of misconduct have returned to work, the Ballymena Guardian has...
View ArticleBallycastle backpacker in ICU funded trip to Oz with bar attack compensation
Barry and Patrick LyttleBallycastle backpacker Paddy Lyttle funded his Australian adventure with compensation from a barroom attack in Northern Ireland.The 31-year-old suffered serious facial injuries...
View ArticlePolice officers injured in stolen car collision
Police officers have been injured after a collision with a stolen car in West Belfast.The car was reported stolen on Clifton Street on Monday afternoon, Police from the PSNI's Auto Crime Unit spotted...
View ArticleDissidents target UVF godfather
Carl ReillyDissident republicans are targeting a senior UVF figure in south Belfast.Terror group Oglaigh na hEireann is actively gathering intelligence on a veteran loyalist paramilitary and suspected...
View ArticleDozens of schools closed in Northern Ireland due to bad weather
Closure: Northern Ireland is experiencing its second day of snowDozens of schools in Northern Ireland have closed because of bad weather.Snow showers continued overnight and gritting and ploughing of...
View ArticleBlizzards cause school closures across country
Over 100 schools have been closed across Northern Ireland due to overnight snow blizzards.A yellow warning has been issued by the Met Office. The snow has hit hardest in the north west and County...
View ArticleSecond suspicious device sent to PSNI station
ATO have been called out to examine a package which was sent to the PSNI's Headquarters in east Belfast earlier today.It comes just days after a letter bomb which was addressed to Chief Constable...
View ArticleJobs to be slashed after Belfast powersharing deal
Stormont deal will lead to job cutsAround 20,000 jobs are to be slashed from Northern Ireland's public sector following a political deal to safeguard powersharing.The posts will go over the next four...
View ArticleTesco to shut three NI stores
Tesco Cregagh RoadThree Tesco stores are to shut across Northern Ireland risking up to 170 jobs.Connswater Metro and the Cregagh Road store in east Belfast are to close, as well as a store on Church...
View ArticleMurder investigation launched after body found in South Belfast
The scene on Botanic AvenueThe PSNI have launched a murder investigation after the body of a man was found on Botanic Avenue in the early hours of Thursday morning.The victim, a member of the Pakistani...
View ArticleBotanic Avenue murder victim named
Belfast murder victim Mohsin BhattiThe man killed on Botanic Avenue on Thursday after a stab attack has been named as Moshin Bhatti.Police are also investigating the line that the attacker who killed a...
View ArticleMan shot in head in North Belfast takeaway
Joy King takeaway on the Oldpark Road where Harry McMahon was shotThe shooting of a 52-year-old man in the head in a North Belfast takeaway on Friday night may have been linked to dissident...
View ArticleJenny's choc-tastic post Xmas detox
Our Jenny: She likes her chocolateJanuary - the month of detoxes, green tea, porridge and chocolate.Traditionally chocolate is a bad word at this time of year, a decadent indulgence and a nutritional...
View ArticleLady Portia to be the Queen of the Ring
Marcus Hunter NeillLady Portia di’Mante is ready for the ring when the kings and queens of beginner’s boxing belt it out at the Kings Hall.The iconic fight venue will host the most glamorous white...
View ArticleGay community taking back the power by taking up Krav Maga
Darren Ansell (right) is an instructr of Krav Maga which takes its influence from many martial arts disciplinesThe disabled and members of the gay community are queuing up for martial arts self-defence...
View ArticleBelfast tribute acts take a new 'Direction'
One Direction tribute band member Nathan Gregg aka Harry StylesBy Tina Calder PICS: Conor McCaughleyONE Direction fans all over Northern Ireland are in for a treat. A new tribute to the pop sensations...
View ArticleVisits to HMP Maghaberry cancelled after bomb threat
Security Alert at Maghaberry PrisonPolice have attended HMP Maghaberry prison after a bomb threat was issued.The DOJ has said that the bomb threat was specific to the perimeter of the prison, and that...
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