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George Mitchell is smiling at the camera. He has short, balding grey hair and is wearing black-rimmed glasses. He is an older man with a lined face. He is wearing a blue suit jacket and white shirt. In the background, out of focus, we can see a lawn and possibly a road. It is daytime.

George Mitchell Scholarship renamed over Epstein links

George Mitchell chaired the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
 7 hrs ago
Northern Ireland
A police officer in a bottle green uniform with a black vest on with 'police' written across it in white writing stands in the middle of the road. A police car sits parked to their left.

Pensioner dies after being hit by car 

The woman was struck by the vehicle at about 18:25 GMT on Saturday on the Saintfield road.
 13 hrs ago
Northern Ireland

Yellow weather warning for ice issued by Met Office

The Met Office said temperatures are widely expected to fall close to freezing.
 15 hrs ago
Northern Ireland

Factory hoping to turn wood dust into electricity

O&S Doors says it will turn dust into electricity that can reused to power parts of the factory.
 13 hrs ago
Northern Ireland
Caoimhe is smiling at Ollie. They are at the alter of their wedding. She is wearing a white veil and an off the shoulder wedding dress. He is wearing a dark coloured suit and has short dark hair. She has long blonde hair curled.

Bride's final months marred by pension stress

Caoimhe was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2025 after an optician spotted bleeding behind her eye. 
 3 hrs ago
Northern Ireland
A black taxi cab with a white sign on top which reads TAXI and has a disability sign. Behind it can be seen a red brick building.

Taxi and Education Authority agreement results in £1m savings

On Sunday the EA said it had an agreed commitment, amounting to a total saving of £918,000.
 3 hrs ago
Northern Ireland
O'Neill has long blonde hair and fringe. She has her hands lapsed below her chin and is staring slightly to her right.

Military veterans get preferential legacy treatment - O'Neill

The first minister says there needs to be "fairness" in new legacy legislation while the DUP says there should be no "rewriting of history".
 9 hrs ago
Northern Ireland Politics

In case you missed it


Mary-Kate McKevitt is standing between two fire engines, dressed in her uniform - white shirt, name badge, black epaulettes and the NIFRS logo. She has her dark hair tied back. She has blue eyes and she has her lips pursed.

'My career was saving lives on the roads - and then I lost my brother in a crash'

BBC News NI speaks to some first responders about the affect road traffic collisions have on them.
Oscar Scullion has short brown curly hair. He wears a black blazer and white shirt with a red ad navy striped tie. He has a red badge in the shape of a shield on his lapel. Out-of-focus, behind him is a green garden with a white, multi-storey building behind it.

Why the price of car insurance continues to soar

Figures show Northern Ireland is the most expensive region in the UK for younger drivers, outside London.
Javed Love is looking directly at the camera. He has a ginger beard and short light brown hair.

Teacher uses 40-year-old law to withdraw from teaching religion

Javed Love is understood to be the first teacher in Northern Ireland in at least a decade to take the action.

Features & Analysis


A group of runners standing together. It is raining and night time. Most of them are wearing black T-shirts which say "Run Belfast" on them in white lettering, one man to the front left of the group has the same logo but in black text on a neon yellow running top.

Run and a bun - the rise of social running groups

New groups are joining the rising trend of promoting physical fitness while supporting local community and business.
Shane Meehan scores a goal

Clare outclass Antrim while Down fall to Wexford

Clare made it two wins from two in hurling's Division 1B, powering to an impressive 2-30 to 1-19 win over Antrim in Cushendall, but Down's fightback against Wexford fell just short.
Carmel Hayes and her granddaughter Mya are standing together. Mya on the left and Carmel on the right. Mia is wearing school uniform and holding a green cross. Caramel is wearing a pink coat and jumper. They are in a classroom. There are more children in the background.

'It is lovely to talk about St Brigid in a school named after her' 

Carmel Hayes has been teaching children in south Armagh how to make St Brigid's crosses for more than 20 years. 
Mid-shot of a man with a cap, glasses and a gray beard. He has a blue scarf and a grey jacket. Behind him, to his left is a postbox, wrapped in black except for its top. He is standing next to the road

Why is my postbox covered in black plastic?

Seven "postboxes of the future" are in place in Northern Ireland, of 3,500 planned across the UK. 
An Enterprise train on a track. It is yellow and green.

Rail passengers warned of weekend disruptions as engineering works begin

The planned engineering works will affect cross-border and Northern Ireland rail lines.

Foyle & West


James McClean sarcastically applauds the opposition fans after setting up the winning goal during Derry City's 1-0 win over Shamrock Rovers

'Stay classy' - McClean jeered on Derry return

Former Republic of Ireland winger James McClean assists the only goal of the game on his return to Derry City colours as the Candystripes beat Shamrock Rovers 1-0 to lift the President's Cup.
Declan Norris has short brown hair. He is wearing a checked shirt and a green-and-orange hooded rain jacket. The background has been blurred.

'Major issue' over security at one of Europe's largest illegal dumps

The contaminated Mobuoy dump in County Londonderry is thought to cover more than 100 acres of land.
An illustration of a microscopic image of Sarcoptes scabiei, a tiny mite that causes scabies. The mite has several legs, a fat, round body and small hairs on its back. It is standing on what appears to be skin with several fine hairs coming out of it.

Special school to close for three days due to scabies outbreak

The Public Health Agency is managing the outbreak at Knockavoe Special School in Strabane.
Mickey McKinney has short grey hair. He is wearing glasses and has a green coat on with a blue shirt and jumper. He is standing in a reception area with a lift in the background.

'Outrageous' to not charge Bloody Sunday soldiers accused of perjury, says victim's brother

Thirteen people were shot dead when the Army opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside in 1972.
Chloe Rutherford is seen standing in her living room. She has brown hair and a number of nose and lip piercings and is wearing a grey hoodie. A number of family portraits are visible on the wall in the background. A large plywood wooden sheet covers the window that was smashed.

Children 'traumatised and screaming' after sectarian attack

Windows were smashed and the front door of a house in the Waterside was daubed with paint on Monday.

Republic of Ireland


A dozen cardboard boxes are stacked up against a white wall. Some are open, with the contents appearing to be white tablets in navy film.

Over €3m of benzodiazepine seized in Dublin

The tablets were recovered during a number of searches in Dublin on Wednesday.
Cannabis is lying on the ground in a huge pile. The drugs are sealed in plastic bags with a blue zip lock. There are banners flanked at each side of the pile with contact numbers for the Irish tax and customs and also Gardi.

Trio appear in court charged with €10m seizure 

Three men, two in their 30s and one in his 50s, were arrested in connection with drug trafficking offences. 
Shows a woman in blond hair with a blue blouse and black jacket standing in a hotel lobby

Mum of girl killed in blast asks government for direct talks 

Donna Harper wants there to be a public inquiry into an explosion that killed 10 people.
A stock image of a blue and white road sign on a rural road, warning drivers in both English and Irish that the road is closed. Above it there is a blue and white Garda (police) cordon stretching across the road.

Man dies in crash near Irish border

The victim, who was in his 30s, died at the scene of the collision in County Monaghan.
A line of cows, some are black and white and some are brown. They are eating hay through steel bars.

China suspends Irish beef imports two weeks after resuming

The new ban is due to Bluetongue Virus (BTV), cases of which have been detected in four herds in County Wexford.

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BBC Newsline

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The State of Us

The State of Us

Tara Mills and Declan Harvey react and reflect on news stories in a BBC NI podcast.
Red Lines

Red Lines

The back-stop’s here? Bad puns with top political coverage from BBC Northern Ireland.
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The View

Mark Carruthers provides comment and expert analysis on the week's political news

Spotlight

Hard-hitting investigations on the stories that matter in Northern Ireland.
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Mark Carruthers with the latest political news, interviews and debate.

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3 hrs ago
 Caoimhe is smiling at Ollie. They are at the alter of their wedding. She is wearing a white veil and an off the shoulder wedding dress. He is wearing a dark coloured suit and has short dark hair. She has long blonde hair curled.

Bride's final months marred by pension stress

Caoimhe was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2025 after an optician spotted bleeding behind her eye. 
 3 hrs ago
3 hrs ago
 A black taxi cab with a white sign on top which reads TAXI and has a disability sign. Behind it can be seen a red brick building.

Taxi and Education Authority agreement results in £1m savings

On Sunday the EA said it had an agreed commitment, amounting to a total saving of £918,000.
 3 hrs ago
7 hrs ago
 George Mitchell is smiling at the camera. He has short, balding grey hair and is wearing black-rimmed glasses. He is an older man with a lined face. He is wearing a blue suit jacket and white shirt. In the background, out of focus, we can see a lawn and possibly a road. It is daytime.

George Mitchell Scholarship renamed over Epstein links

George Mitchell chaired the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
 7 hrs ago
13 hrs ago
 A police officer in a bottle green uniform with a black vest on with 'police' written across it in white writing stands in the middle of the road. A police car sits parked to their left.

Pensioner dies after being hit by car 

The woman was struck by the vehicle at about 18:25 GMT on Saturday on the Saintfield road.
 13 hrs ago
13 hrs ago
 Dermot O'Brien is wearing black glasses. He has a white shirt and navy jacket on. He has short grey hair. The background is blurry.

Factory hoping to turn wood dust into electricity

O&S Doors says it will turn dust into electricity that can reused to power parts of the factory.
 13 hrs ago
15 hrs ago
 A close up image of brown leaves with frost on them

Yellow weather warning for ice issued by Met Office

The Met Office said temperatures are widely expected to fall close to freezing.
 15 hrs ago
20 hrs ago
 A group of runners standing together. It is raining and night time. Most of them are wearing black T-shirts which say "Run Belfast" on them in white lettering, one man to the front left of the group has the same logo but in black text on a neon yellow running top.

Run and a bun - the rise of social running groups

New groups are joining the rising trend of promoting physical fitness while supporting local community and business.
 20 hrs ago
1 day ago
 Carmel Hayes and her granddaughter Mya are standing together. Mya on the left and Carmel on the right. Mia is wearing school uniform and holding a green cross. Caramel is wearing a pink coat and jumper. They are in a classroom. There are more children in the background.

'It is lovely to talk about St Brigid in a school named after her' 

Carmel Hayes has been teaching children in south Armagh how to make St Brigid's crosses for more than 20 years. 
 1 day ago
1 day ago
 Close up of the rear passenger side of a yellow and blue coloured police car with Battenberg markings with tinted windows at the rear. One of the windows has 'police' written in red on it alongside the PSNI badge.

Council workers assaulted following altercation 

The incident happened at about 00:40 GMT on Saturday in Little Donegall Street.
 1 day ago
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