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Biden to hold bilateral meeting with Sunak ahead of Ulster University speech

Biden to hold bilateral meeting with Sunak ahead of Ulster University speech

Biden to hold bilateral meeting with Sunak ahead of Ulster University speech

11 April 2023

After he leaves Belfast on Wednesday, Joe Biden will cross the border to attend engagements in Co Louth.


Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record 2.2m dollars at auction

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record 2.2m dollars at auction

Michael Jordan’s 1998 Air Jordans sell for record 2.2m dollars at auction

11 April 2023

The valued sneakers were worn during the basketball star’s NBA Finals game in 1998 during his last year with the Chicago Bulls.


Tory peer brands Braverman’s rhetoric ‘racist’

Tory peer brands Braverman’s rhetoric ‘racist’

Tory peer brands Braverman’s rhetoric ‘racist’

11 April 2023

The Tory peer said her party needs to make it clear that ‘racist rhetoric and rabble rousing’ is not going to be a strategy.


Joe Biden lands in Northern Ireland as part of historic four-day trip

Joe Biden lands in Northern Ireland as part of historic four-day trip

Joe Biden lands in Northern Ireland as part of historic four-day trip

11 April 2023

The US president will carry out several engagements across the week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.


900 relatives, survivors and residents agree Grenfell Tower fire civil claim

900 relatives, survivors and residents agree Grenfell Tower fire civil claim

900 relatives, survivors and residents agree Grenfell Tower fire civil claim

11 April 2023

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017 killed 72 people.


Six-year-old Daithi to receive award from Prime Minister for organ donation work

Six-year-old Daithi to receive award from Prime Minister for organ donation work

Six-year-old Daithi to receive award from Prime Minister for organ donation work

11 April 2023

The presentation forms part of the Prime Minister’s engagements coinciding with US President Joe Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland.


Junior doctor strikes: Hospital leaders ‘worried’ about overnight care

Junior doctor strikes: Hospital leaders ‘worried’ about overnight care

Junior doctor strikes: Hospital leaders ‘worried’ about overnight care

11 April 2023

The bitter row over pay between the Government and junior doctors shows no sign of being resolved.


Biden’s visit to Ulster University ‘represents a better future’

Biden’s visit to Ulster University ‘represents a better future’

Biden’s visit to Ulster University ‘represents a better future’

11 April 2023

President Joe Biden’s opening of Ulster University is hugely symbolic, says the University’s student union President.


Heavy rain and gusts of 50-60mph hit parts of UK

Heavy rain and gusts of 50-60mph hit parts of UK

Heavy rain and gusts of 50-60mph hit parts of UK

11 April 2023

A blast of cold air into Wednesday morning could even see an increasing risk of snow over the higher ground for parts of the UK, the Met Office said.


Belfast man alleged to have been British Army’s IRA mole Stakeknife dies

Belfast man alleged to have been British Army’s IRA mole Stakeknife dies

Belfast man alleged to have been British Army’s IRA mole Stakeknife dies

11 April 2023

Freddie Scappaticci always denied the allegation that he was the agent known as Stakeknife.


People Before Profit to boycott Biden’s Dail address

People Before Profit to boycott Biden’s Dail address

People Before Profit to boycott Biden’s Dail address

11 April 2023

The party will hold a protest outside the General Post Office in Dublin on Wednesday.


Four suspected pipe bombs found at cemetery following republican Easter event

Four suspected pipe bombs found at cemetery following republican Easter event

Four suspected pipe bombs found at cemetery following republican Easter event

11 April 2023

A senior police officer said the discovery was a ‘sinister and worrying’ development.


Father and children mourn British-Israeli woman killed in West Bank attack

Father and children mourn British-Israeli woman killed in West Bank attack

Father and children mourn British-Israeli woman killed in West Bank attack

11 April 2023

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak describes the shooting as ‘abhorrent’ as hundreds attend funeral.


Union steps up search for information over construction work blacklisting

Union steps up search for information over construction work blacklisting

Union steps up search for information over construction work blacklisting

11 April 2023

Unite said ‘no stone will be left unturned’.


What are the priorities for the new director of GCHQ?

What are the priorities for the new director of GCHQ?

What are the priorities for the new director of GCHQ?

11 April 2023

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the threat posed by China and fighting cyber attacks will all be high on a complex to-do list.


Henley MP latest Tory to announce exit at next general election

Henley MP latest Tory to announce exit at next general election

Henley MP latest Tory to announce exit at next general election

11 April 2023

There has been speculation that Boris Johnson considered running for the Oxfordshire seat he represented between 2001 and 2008.


One in four state school teachers may quit sector in next year, survey finds

One in four state school teachers may quit sector in next year, survey finds

One in four state school teachers may quit sector in next year, survey finds

11 April 2023

The Government report also found more than two in five school leaders work 60 hours a week or more in term time.


Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

Sunak and Biden must discuss Troubles legacy Bill, says Amnesty International

11 April 2023

Campaigners said Government plans to deal with the legacy of the Troubles should be on the agenda when Rishi Sunak meets Joe Biden.


Marilyn Monroe, Elton John and Tina Turner outfits to star in Diva exhibition

Marilyn Monroe, Elton John and Tina Turner outfits to star in Diva exhibition

Marilyn Monroe, Elton John and Tina Turner outfits to star in Diva exhibition

11 April 2023

The V&A display will include Sir Elton’s Louis XIV inspired look worn for his 50th birthday celebration.


Biden says visit is to ‘keep the peace’ ahead of Belfast arrival

Biden says visit is to ‘keep the peace’ ahead of Belfast arrival

Biden says visit is to ‘keep the peace’ ahead of Belfast arrival

11 April 2023

The US President invoked the importance of the Good Friday Agreement and the recently negotiated Windsor Framework as he prepared to set off.


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