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Driving test: Gender gap in Northern Ireland pass rates narrowing

Men are historically more successful in passing the driving test, but new figures show a change....

Glenshane Road: Two taken to hospital after crash

The Glenshane Road near Dungiven has reopened after the two-vehicle crash early on Sunday morning....

The Troubles: Amendments will bolster legacy bill - Lord Caine

The minister says he hopes changes to the controversial laws will make them more acceptable to victims....

Ulster Ladies Football Final: Donegal dash Armagh's four-in-a-row hopes

Donegal dash Armagh's hopes of a fourth straight Ulster Ladies Senior Football title by earning a 1-10 to 0-9 victory at Owenbeg....

Sunbeds: TikTok creator's warning over tanning videos

Belfast's Shannon Mitchell quit sunbeds and illegal nasal sprays and advises followers to do the same....

John Caldwell: Seven men charged with attempted murder

The detective was shot while putting footballs into his car at a sports complex in Omagh in February....

Irish Civil War: Ceremony marks 100 years since conflict ended

The event at the Garden of Remembrance has marked 100 years since the Irish Civil War ended....

Michael Conlan: Belfast fighter considering 'next steps' after Lopez defeat

Michael Conlan says he "paid the price" for a disappointing performance after a fifth-round defeat by Luis Alberto Lopez....

Prince's Trust: Young refugee meets King after winning award

Motaz Amer arrived in Northern Ireland with his family after escaping the Yemen civil war....

East Belfast: Cyclist killed in collision with lorry

The 47-year-old man died following the crash in Castlereagh Street on Friday....

Belfast: Woman charged after suspected gun threats in city centre

It comes after reports of an individual threatening members of the public with an imitation firearm....

All-Ireland SFC: Monaghan earn deserved draw against Derry after Armagh snatch win

Karl O'Connell's late point earns Monaghan a deserved draw against Ulster champions Derry in the All-Ireland SFC after Armagh edge out Westmeath....

Are redundancies a sign of Northern Ireland job market downturn?

Four major employers in Northern Ireland have announced redundancies in the past month....

Sunburn: All you need to know about UV rays on the bank holiday weekend

The weather looks good for the three-day weekend but the sun has its own risks, writes Cecilia Daly....

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Irish News move marks the end of Belfast's Fleet Street

Donegall Street was home to four newspapers, but all have departed now the Irish News has moved....

FBI reveals IRA 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II

Newly released FBI documents say there were “ever-present“ IRA threats during her US visits....

Omagh police shooting: Further CCTV released of cars used by John Caldwell gunmen

Police have released further CCTV footage of a number of cars used by John Caldwell gunmen....

King Charles and Queen Camilla open Coronation Garden in Newtownabbey

The King and the Queen are entertained by singing children as they open a new garden in Newtownabbey....

Pathway Fund: Mother fears cuts will affect vulnerable children

The mother of a child with severe learning difficulties fears for the future due to funding cuts....

Belfast: 'My partner Mark Hall was shot as I spoke to him on phone'

Sabrina Wilde tells BBC Spotlight that she believes the men who killed her partner will not be caught....

Londonderry: Caw roundabout safety calls after bus crash

A bus passenger who sustained a fractured wrist says somebody could be killed if action is not taken....

Seagate job losses a political failure - Eastwood

Foyle MP Colum Eastwood's comments come as more than 100 staff at Seagate are being made redundant....

Rebecca Browne: Family heartbroken after woman killed by police car

Rebecca Browne, 21, from Londonderry, was killed after being struck in County Donegal....

Plane flips over on County Londonderry beach

A number of bystanders came to the aid of the pilot, who was uninjured, to help turn the plane over....

Dublin police station evacuated during alert

Irish army bomb disposal experts are called to Tallaght Garda Station in Dublin after a bag search....

Woman charged with County Meath murder of two men

Ruth Lawrence, 43, was extradited from South Africa over the murder of Eoin O'Connor and Anthony Keegan....

Murder inquiry into woman's death in Dundalk

Irish police investigate a fatal assault on a woman in her 60s in the County Louth town....

Posthumous UN honour for Irish soldier killed in Lebanon

Pte Seán Rooney, who was from Co Donegal, has been honoured with the UN's Dag Hammarskjöld medal....

Tuam babies whistleblower 'optimistic for closure'

Catherine Corless speaks as the Irish government announces a director to oversee an excavation....

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