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Belfast City Airport shares its festive travel tips for Christmas travel

WITH up to 10,000 passengers expected to pass through the terminal each day in December, Belfast City Airport has issued advice for those travelling to and from the heart of the city this Christmas.

Coroner finds British Army killing of Lenadoon schoolboy not justified

THE use of lethal force by a member of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment was not justified in the killing of a 14-year-old schoolboy in West Belfast in August 1971, a coroner has found. Dessie Healey was shot through the heart by a British soldier during disturbances in Lenadoon following the introduction of internment. The British Army claimed that the teenager had thrown a petrol bomb at the time he was shot dead, however, Coroner Maria Dougan found that he had thrown a glass bottle.

Three in court charged in connection with theft of car in Ballymurphy

THREE people will appear in court this morning charged in connection with the theft of a car in Ballymurphy on Wednesday morning.

‘Alarming’ rise in hate crime figures over past year

JUSTICE Minister Naomi Long has described as “alarming” a 35 per cent increase in hate crime referrals over the past 12 months.

Call for Special Council Meeting as hunger-strike reaches 'critical stage'

PEOPLE Before Profit Councillor Michael Collins has called for a Special Council Meeting at Belfast City Hall to garner support for the pro-Palestinian remand prisoners in Britain who are currently on hunger-strike.

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Loyal Ulster’s Charlie fans have to choose in Israel split

THERE’S a few reasons why unionist politicians – particularly the younger breed – were so incredibly upset by the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The first is religious. Kirk foregrounded Gahd in everything he said and did. Whether he was genuinely devout, or whether his overweening religiosity was a confected part of an online persona which made him a very rich youngish man is not altogether clear to me, and now that he’s dead we’ll never know. But what we do know is that Kirk’s unctuous and frequent invocations of his Saviour were incredibly attractive to pro-union elected reps here, to whom the line between religion and politics is either distinctly indistinct or non-existent.

WE SAY: We recognise your type, Mr Benn

IF the hope was that our latest Secretary of State, Hilary Benn, would bring some of his father Tony’s passion for social justice to Stormont Castle, it must be said that most nationalists gave up on that hope some time ago. But the success of Mr Benn today [Wednesday] in ensuring that the truth about the controversial death of Paul ‘Topper’ Thompson in April 1994 remains hidden will have rendered disappointment and disgust virtually unanimous.

Community events receive council funding to help spread Christmas cheer

OVER 90 Christmas events have been supported this year in communities across Belfast, thanks to £85,000 of funding from Belfast City Council.

Case demonstrates 'beyond doubt' that Paul Thompson's murder involved state agents

HUMAN rights groups the Committee on the Administration of Justice, Amnesty International and Relatives for Justice have voiced concerns at the implications of the UK Supreme Court ruling in the Paul Thompson case.

Smiles from Dáithí as his wheelchair is returned

THE family of West Belfast schoolboy Dáithí Mac Gabhann, who have tirelessly led a campaign for organ donation, have thanked the police after their son's stolen wheelchair was returned to them this evening.

Man stabbed in hand in Ardoyne

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Ardoyne in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Three arrested after stolen car recovered in Kennedy Centre

POLICE have made three arrests following the report of a car being stolen in West Belfast.

OPINION: For new Irish Language Commissioner, Apple TV's 'Severance' is perfect primer

He's the first of his kind so when it comes to finding a training manual, newly-appointed Irish Language Commissioner Pól Deeds is on his own - perhaps, therefore, he might consider binging the Apple TV series 'Severance'.

MacGabhann family devastated after car stolen with Dáithí’s wheelchair inside

A WEST Belfast family have been left devastated after their car was stolen with their son's wheelchair inside.

'Topper' Thompson murder: Supreme Court rules against releasing key intelligence

SUMMARIES of information into the 1994 sectarian murder of West Belfast man Paul ‘Topper’ Thompson will not be released after the Secretary of State won a UK Supreme Court case.

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Gaelic Games: Antrim announce county football and hurling league fixtures for 2026

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