Brussels may allow Britain more time in sausage wars: EU vows to consider our request for meat sales to continue in Northern Ireland for another three months EU said it would assess the UK’s call to extend grace period on chilled meat sales A No 10 spokesman said the extension would ‘allow movements to continue’ … Read more
New DUP leader Edwin Poots axed ministers loyal to his predecessor Arlene Foster today as he unveiled Northern Ireland‘s new First Minister. DUP leader Edwin Poots announced that Lagan Valley MLA Paul Givan was his nomination to take the administration’s top job after he controversially broke with tradition and ruled himself out of the post. … Read more
Manchester United interested in move for England Under 16 captain Josh Feeney but face competition from Aston Villa… with teenager set to leave Fleetwood Town at the end of June Manchester United have registered their interest in 16-year-old Josh Feeney England Under 16 captain is likely to leave Fleetwood Town at the end of June … Read more
‘Brexit created the problem’: EU ambassador stokes Northern Ireland row warning there is ‘no alternative to the protocol’ after new DUP leader Edwin Poots accuses Brussels of risking peace to punish the UK EU ambassador insisted there is ‘no alternative’ to the Northern Ireland protocol New DUP leader Edwin Poots has lashed out at the … Read more
Malta 0-3 Northern Ireland: Ian Baraclough records first win as manager thanks to Jordan Jones, Gavin Whyte and Ali McCann Ian Baraclough recorded his first win as Northern Ireland manager in Austria Baraclough’s team eased to a 3-0 friendly win over Malta inside 90 minutes Jones capitalised on a defensive mistake just two minutes in to … Read more
If Fernandinho lifts the Champions League on Saturday night, he’ll forever be remembered as a legendary Manchester City captain, up there with the likes of Tony Book, Vincent Kompany, Mike Doyle and Richard Dunne. But arguably the most intriguing skipper in the club’s history was John Crossan, the cult figure handpicked by Joe Mercer and … Read more
Rangers veteran Steven Davis named Scottish Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year beating club team-mates Allan McGregor, Connor Goldson and James Tavernier to the award after first league title in 10 years Steven Davis is the Scottish Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year The Rangers midfielder played a key role in the Gers’ first … Read more
Boris Johnson threatens to suspend all checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea if the EU doesn’t stop its hardline approach Prime Minister is considering suspending checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea Sources say he fears the resulting disruption could destabilise Northern Ireland The row is over the Brexit deal which prevents checks made at … Read more
British drivers name their favourite UK routes – and it’s Loch Lomond to Glencoe that’s No1, followed by Kendal to Keswick and Cheddar Gorge Just missing out on a podium place was Hardknott Pass in the Lake District, which came fourth The breathtaking Black Mountain Road in the Brecon Beacons National Park also made the … Read more
A mum who owns more than 350 handbags has revealed she has spreadsheet to keep track to her extensive collection. Nicola Crawford, 44, from Northern Ireland owns a whopping 362 handbags and says she’ll only stop buying them when she has one for every day of the year. The civil servant, who lives with her … Read more
More than 60 firefighters battle huge blaze spreading through gorse in Northern Ireland’s Mourne Mountains The gorse fire in the Slieve Donard area has been going since Friday morning Pictures overnight showed the blaze on pitch-black mountains over Newcastle Officials told people to avoid Glen River and Bloody Bridge River access points Firefighters were withdrawn late … Read more
Foul! Moment football photographer discovers prankster has tied him to a fence by his shoelaces while he is snapping Irish League match Photographer Bill Guiller was taking snaps of Larne FC at Inver Park, N Ireland With the game going on someone was able to tie his shoelaces to the sidelines He only realised minutes … Read more
Majority of the public in Northern Ireland believe it will have split from the UK within 25 years, poll finds Poll shows 51 per cent think Northern Ireland will split from UK in next 25 years Some 37 per cent believe it will be part of the UK while 12 per cent don’t know If … Read more