Belfast telegraph

NATO ADDRESSING TURKEY'S CONCERNS OVER SWEDEN AND FINLAND - STOLTENBERG

Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has said he is “confident that we will come to a quick decision to welcome both Sweden and Finland...

JUDGE SET TO DECIDE WHETHER DOCTORS CAN STOP TREATING ARCHIE BATTERSBEE

A High Court judge has set a timetable for decisions on the future of a 12-year-old boy who is at the centre of a treatment dispute...

‘MIDDLE-CLASS COKE HEADS' WHO TAKE DRUGS AT FOOTBALL MATCHES FACE FIVE-YEAR BAN

“Middle-class coke heads” could face five-year football bans if convicted of selling or taking class A drugs at matches.

REBEKAH VARDY SUFFERED ‘ABUSE AND RIDICULE ON MASSIVE SCALE', HIGH COURT TOLD

Rebekah Vardy has suffered “public abuse and ridicule on a massive scale” as a result of Coleen Rooney's “Wagatha Christie” posts about...

RECORD NUMBER OF LGBTQ HATE CRIME INCIDENTS REPORTED IN NORTHERN IRELAND BRANDED ‘SHOCKING' BY LOCAL CHARITY

Northern Ireland still has a problem with homophobia after record numbers of reported LGBTQ hate crime incidents were reported to the...

MINISTERS HAVE ‘MORAL DUTY' TO RESIGN OVER PARTYGATE FINES, SAYS BEREAVED SON

Ministers have a “moral duty” to resign over partygate, says a bereaved son after the Metropolitan Police concluded its investigation...

NO 10 DENIES BLOCKING TREASURY WINDFALL TAX TO EASE COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS

Downing Street has denied blocking the Treasury from imposing a windfall tax on oil and gas giants as the Chancellor faced mounting...

EFFECTS OF LOCKDOWN ON BOWLERS MAY BE PLAYING PART IN SPATE OF STRESS FRACTURES

The after effects of the coronavirus lockdown could be a contributing factor to the spate of stress fractures among England bowlers,...

ACTOR SAMUEL WEST JOINS SIZEWELL PROTEST OVER THREAT TO NATURE

The RSPB has staged a “once in a generation” protest against plans for the a nuclear power plant to be built on a nature reserve in...

SUB-POSTMASTER ‘BLAMED STAFF' FOR HORIZON IT SYSTEM SHORTFALLS

BUSINESS HUB CATALYST IN TARGET TO HELP 100 ‘ROLE MODEL ENTREPRENEURS'

A hub for new businesses has vowed to support 100 “role model entrepreneurs” as it set out its targets for the next five years.

FEMALE AFGHAN TV PRESENTERS ORDERED TO COVER THEIR FACES BY TALIBAN

Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have ordered all female presenters on TV channels to cover their faces on air, the country's biggest media...

ALEX NEIL: SUNDERLAND PREPARING FOR PLAY-OFF FINAL LIKE A ‘NORMAL WORKING WEEK'

Sunderland manager Alex Neil insisted his side are treating the build-up to their Sky Bet League One play-off final against Wycombe...

SHAKIRA HAILS MUSIC PLATFORMS FOR HELPING TO MAKE THE INDUSTRY ‘MORE DEMOCRATIC'

Shakira has hailed the importance of music platforms for emerging talent as she feels it helps artists showcase their music and makes...

HOMEOWNER MORTGAGE ARREARS REMAINED LOW IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2022

The number of homeowners in arrears with their mortgage remained low in the first quarter of this year - but rising bills will increasingly...

POLICE RELEASE IMAGES OF MAN AND WOMAN IN HOMOPHOBIC ATTACK PROBE

Police investigating a suspected homophobic assault have released images of a man and woman they want to speak to.

WASTE MERGER COULD PUSH UP COUNCIL TAX BILLS, COMPETITION WATCHDOG WARNS

Council tax bills might go up if the proposed tie-up between two of the biggest waste and water companies in the UK is allowed to go...

CODY ACKLAND: MURDERER WAS INSPIRED BY US SERIAL KILLER TED BUNDY

The guitarist who snatched 18-year-old Bobbi-Anne McLeod at a bus stop had an obsession with murder and serial killers, and one in...

WHAT IS MONKEYPOX AND WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

Nine cases of monkeypox virus have been identified in the UK, with people warned to be on their guard for risk of spread.

HOW HAS PRIME MINISTER BORIS JOHNSON AVOIDED ANOTHER FINE OVER PARTYGATE?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has avoided receiving a second fine following the conclusion of the police investigation into parties...