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Whilst the UK as a whole has seen well above average sunshine hours this year, there have been some big regional differences. Looking at the data for the four nations separately, only England has broken its record for the sunniest year, whilst 2025 is currently the second sunniest year in …

A 27-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman have appeared in court in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, after being extradited from Malta. It is the first time an extradition from Malta to Northern Ireland has taken place. The man is charged with two offences of rape and four charges of assault occasioning …

Brendan Rodgers is set to be appointed as manager of Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah. The Northern Irishman is in advanced talks over a move to the Middle East with an agreement expected by the end of the week. Rodgers, who previously managed Liverpool and Leicester, left Celtic in October, …

[ An individual with contagious tuberculosis was recently identified within the UC Davis “campus community,” the university said in a Dec. 2 news release. Source link

A convicted murderer who absconded from Magilligan Prison in County Londonderry while on day release and fled to the Republic of Ireland has been extradited back to Northern Ireland. James Meehan, 56, was given a minimum 14-year life sentence in 2009 for the murder of father-of-four Jim McFadden in the …

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Emergency services have attended a serious two vehicle crash on the Derrylin Road near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. It is understood a bus and a car were involved in the crash on Friday evening. The police said the Derrylin Road junction with the Tiravally Road in Enniskillen is closed, with “diversions …

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a hit and run in Craigavon, County Armagh, on Monday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they received a report that a man and a van had been involved in a collision in the Enniskeen area shortly after …

A man and woman have died after a crash in County Antrim on Saturday evening, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have confirmed. The collision involving a grey Skoda and a grey Cupra happened at about 18:25 GMT on the Lurgan Road in Glenavy. The man and woman in …

Five people have been taken to hospital following a crash near Lisburn. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it received 999 calls at 17:20 GMT on Saturday, after reports of a two vehicle road traffic collision on Saintfield Road at the junction of Old Ballynahinch Road. It said it …

Wales will host Bosnia-Herzegovina while Northern Ireland travel to Italy in the World Cup play-off semi-finals. The winners will meet in the final for a place at next year’s World Cup, with the winners of Wales’ match at home. The Republic of Ireland travel to the Czech Republic – with …

Johnson was instrumental in Wales’ front four – alongside hat-trick hero Harry Wilson, David Brooks and Dan James – as Bellamy’s men claimed their biggest win since 1978. They will face either Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo or Republic of Ireland at Cardiff City Stadium in the play-off semi-finals on 26 March. …

The Christian religious education (RE) taught in schools in Northern Ireland is unlawful, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The Supreme Court is the UK’s highest court. In a unanimous judgement the Supreme Court allowed an appeal by an unnamed father and daughter from Northern Ireland. In 2022, the High …

Watch the best of the action as Jamie Donley scores his first international goal for Northern Ireland in their 1-0 win over Luxembourg in World Cup qualifying. BBC News

The leader of the Republic of Ireland’s Labour Party has called for the UK and Irish governments to confirm a timeline for a border poll on Northern Ireland. Ivana Bacik made the call for a “unity referendum” in her leader’s speech at the party’s annual conference on Saturday, Irish broadcaster …

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A new outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, close to the border with Northern Ireland. The Republic’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, says the further outbreak of havian influenza has been found in a commercial turkey flock near Clontibret, …

A child has been airlifted to hospital following a serious road crash in County Londonderry, BBC News NI understands. Emergency services were called to the scene on the Boleran Road, between Coleraine, Limavady and Garvagh, shortly before 16:00 BST on Monday. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) said it received …

A child and a man have reportedly been assaulted by another man at a sporting event Strabane, County Tyrone. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) received reports of assaults in the Ballycolman Estate area on Saturday afternoon. Sgt McDermott said the first report “stated that a child had been …

Police are investigating a report of criminal damage at the headquarters of the Alliance Party in Northern Ireland. The incident is being treated by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) as a “sectarian-motivated hate crime”. Graffiti was sprayed on a window, door shutters and a fence at the office …