An ongoing inquest into a man who disappeared nearly 20 years ago in Co Tyrone has heard from those who last saw him before he was reported missing, including one woman who believed he knocked on ...

An elderly widower who engaged in sexually explicit online chats with a 14-year-old girl has avoided jail after being shopped by a family member. William ‘Billy’ McCrudden (75) from Belfast ...

Senior Sinn Fein figures were among the mourners at the funeral of former IRA prisoner and veteran republican Brendan ‘Bik’ McFarlane. McFarlane was sentenced to life in prison for his role in ...

The sex worker who admitted lying to police during the trial of a man she falsely accused of raping her will not face prosecution. Lee Haughian was acquitted of the charge and walked free from ...

Suzanne McIlwaine Tue 25 Feb 2025 at 11:00 The recent announcements regarding inheritance tax (IHT) in the 2024 Autumn Budget have had a big impact on the business and farming sectors.

The attempted murder of republican Sean O’Reilly is unlikely to be the end of the violence, with retaliation for the attack now a very real possibility. Five shots were fired in the botched ...

Gordon Lyons said he was deadly serious about stopping mass stealing from public funds — but won’t even talk to one of his own civil servants about the issue A DUP minister who a fortnight ago ...

A coroner holding an inquest into the disappearance of a man who went missing nearly 20 years ago from Cookstown is satisfied he is dead. Opening the inquest into the disappearance of Gerard ...

A majority of people in Northern Ireland believe extreme weather events like the recent Storm Éowyn are at least partly caused by climate change. However, there is a significant difference when ...

The question of when — or even if — a border poll should be held continues to split voters. It is a common topic in opinion polls, and is one of the main issues examined by the latest ...

Unionists have traditionally been suspicious of Labour’s position on the Union, but they have no need to worry about the current government. Power switching hands at Westminster last year hasn ...

The gap between support for Irish unity and Northern Ireland staying in the UK has narrowed in the past year. A new LucidTalk poll for the Belfast Telegraph shows that 48% of voters would opt to ...