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Suzanne Breen: Aiken taking a huge risk by going up against DUP major player

Closer scrutiny urged after Foyle election swindle claims

New Ulster Unionist Party leader Steve Aiken addresses members at the party conference at the weekend

UUP leader Steve Aiken to challenge DUP's Sammy Wilson in East Antrim

Alex Kane: Is full proportional representation the answer to our increasingly polarised political landscape?

Features

Nurses recall horror of Troubles at 1979 reunion

Nurses from the class of 1979 share their memories, both good and bad.

Features

Paul Charles: From working with Van to life as novelist

Paul Charles managed his first group when he was just a 15-year-old.

Kevin Lunney (Quinn Industrial Holdings)

Northern Ireland

Kevin abduction ‘reminiscent’ of paramilitary attacks

Varadkar slams abduction of Co Fermanagh businessman Kevin Lunney.

Northern Ireland

Sharp rise in food bank use blamed on benefits delays

The number of people using food banks has risen by 29%.

A Co Tyrone father who blinded his wife in one eye when he punched her four weeks after she gave birth has walked free from court after she begged a judge not to jail him

Mum blinded in one eye by punch from her husband

Husband punched her four weeks after she gave birth.

Local families affected by cystic fibrosis have welcomed the news that revolutionary drugs will be available in the next few weeks after a deal was struck with the manufacturer

Northern Ireland

Life-changing cystic fibrosis drugs available in weeks

Revolutionary drugs will be available in the next few weeks.

Police discovered £180k worth of suspected cocaine.

Northern Ireland

Man due in court over £180k drug seizure

He's charged in connection with seizure of suspected class A drugs.

Republic of Ireland

Garda rejects Kincora author's request for Mountbatten files

Author wants security logs relating to the period 1969-78 to be released.

Vehicles break down after flooding on the Laganbank Road yesterday

Northern Ireland

Rush hour chaos after heavy rain leads to flooded roads

Rain caused significant traffic disruption for commuters yesterday.

I want to die at home: ex-PUP man reveals terminal illness

He is suffering from a terminal lung disease and has been given months to live.

Pizza giant Domino's has said it's hiring 160 new staff for its stores here

Food, Drink and Hospitality

Domino's in hunt for 160 new staff for NI stores

Pizza giant Domino's has said it's hiring 160 new staff for its stores here.

Santa Claus will arrive in Belfast this weekend.

Northern Ireland

Santa due in Belfast this Saturday for Xmas parade

Thousands of families due to line the streets to see him fly in.

Claire Louise Mooney with baby Betty Grace, sons Drew and Kenan and husband Joseph

Northern Ireland

Help me recover items that mean so much to me - mum's plea

Mum's emotional appeal for return of sentimental items.

Denise Gray has been given a three-year Asbo

Northern Ireland

Ex-nurse harassed staff on nearly 200 occasions

She was given a three-year Asbo banning her from harassing staff.

Election 2019

Suzanne Breen: Aiken taking a huge risk by going up against DUP major player

Steve Aiken's decision to stand as a candidate in East Antrim has potential disaster written right all over it.

Alex Kane: Is full proportional representation the answer to our increasingly polarised political landscape?

Eilis O'Hanlon: SF chortle at polls that show a majority of Britons would dump NI to get Brexit done... that wouldn't have anything to do with 30 years of murder and mayhem, would it?

Editor's Viewpoint: Election dogfight at risk of alienating us

Jon Tonge: It's shaping up to be a cliffhanger poll even before the parties set out their stalls

Suzanne Breen: Hermon decision a godsend for DUP... now all eyes on who UUP runs

Video: Loyalists have misunderstood my Brexit deal, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says during flying Northern Ireland visit

Sylvia Hermon: 'I do not see anybody there who could do what she did. She will never be replaced', say North Down voters

South Belfast's leafy streets shaping up to be key battleground in bitter election

Ensure your heating system is working at optimal efficiency

As temperatures plummet and winter draws closer, many homeowners across Northern Ireland are firing their boilers up for the first time this autumn to discover inefficiencies and inadequacies in their home heating systems. These issues can be spotted...

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Nuala McKeever on pain of losing partner Mike Moloney

Rachel Dean talks to comedian and actress Nuala McKeever (55) from Belfast.

Assumption Grammar principal Peter Dobbin

Meet the Principal: Assumption Grammar’s Peter Dobbin

Why social media is a pain and how the school coped after death of pupil.

Fast food giant McDonald's has created 65 jobs in east Belfast with the opening of the first two-storey, dual lane drive thru restaurant in Northern Ireland - pictured are McDonalds franchisee Des Lamph and Director of Franchising and Operations Sarah Carter

McDonald's opens two-storey dual lane drive thru in NI

Fast food giant McDonald's has created 65 jobs in Northern Ireland.

Chris Nelmes from The Boulevard launches the 2019 Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards along with recently retired Ulster and Ireland captain Rory Best.

Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards 2019: Send us your nominations

The Belfast Telegraph Sports Awards are back for another year, with plenty of our biggest names vying once more for our top awards after another stellar year for Northern Irish sport.

Traffic alerts: Flooding causing widespread disruption

Follow the latest updates from our travel feed below.

Center Parcs have unveiled their festive break schedule

It might not be Christmas just yet, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t get excited about all things festive.

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Missing man Kevin McGrath with his daughter Claire McGrath

Exclusive Antrim woman tells of nightmare hunt after flying home from Mexico to search for missing dad

The daughter of a Co Antrim man who went missing in the Republic over a month ago is refusing to give up hope of finding him alive.

CGI image of the new re-developments on the Primark Building

Northern Ireland

Councillors give Primark redevelopment go-ahead

Primark's restoration bid has won approval from Belfast council's planning commitee.

Northern Ireland

Police find £180k of cocaine after stopping van in Antrim

Police discovered £180k of suspected cocaine after stopping a van in Co Antrim.

Participants were urged to switch to a more sustainable fuel in return for government subsidies.

Northern Ireland

Stormont officials confirm RHI to cost £240m

The RHI scheme is expected to cost around £240million.

Frank McGirr who was fined over the banner incident

Northern Ireland

Pensioner fined after removing banner depicting loyalist killer

Banner depicted loyalist killer Wesley Somerville in Co Tyrone.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland man due in court over £180k...

A man is to appear in court charged in connection with the seizure of £180,000 worth of...

Suzanne Breen: Aiken taking a huge risk by going up...

Steve Aiken's decision to stand as a candidate in East Antrim has potential disaster written...

Sharp rise in food bank use in Northern Ireland blamed...

The number of people in Northern Ireland using food banks has risen by 29% as more families struggle...

Garda rejects Kincora probe author's request...

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has refused an author's request to view Garda security...

Sport

Northern Ireland's Rachel Furness in action with Wales' Angharad James. Credit Presseye/Stephen Hamilton

Northern Ireland Women's playoff hopes alive after draw with Wales

Northern Ireland’s hopes of claiming a Women’s Euro 2021 play-off place are very much alive, despite being unable to make their chances count in a 0-0 stalemate with Wales.

Speaking up: Steven Poacher banged the drum for weaker counties during time at Carlow

Declan Bogue: Why losing Steven Poacher's voice is...

The great shame of Newry-based Steven Poacher leaving Carlow's coaching team after three...

Mark Allen en route to his opening victory in Belfast

Ronnie O'Sullivan off to a flyer as Mark Allen shines...

Mark Allen stressed his desire to sparkle on home ground as he cruised into the last-64 of the 19.com...

So good: Steven Davis takes the ball past David Beckham during Northern Ireland’s Windsor clash in 2005

Former NI team-mates hail Steven Davis as he...

Northern Ireland skipper Steven Davis will become the UK's most-capped midfielder on...

Northern Ireland's Connor McLaughlin, Niall McGinn and Jonny Evans modelling the new home jersey at Windsor Park (Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Press)

Northern Ireland unveil new home kit ahead of crucial...

Northern Ireland have unveiled their new home kit, which will be worn in a game for the first time...

The Big Weekend of Arts

Belfast International Arts Festival kicked off this week and runs until 3 November in various locations across Belfast.

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Business

Exclusive Musgrave to buy Belfast-based Drinks Inc in multi-million pound agreement

Northern Ireland drinks firm Drinks Inc is to be sold to Irish wholesale and retail giant Musgrave in a multi-million pound deal, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.

UK’s next government must avoid no-deal...

The next government must focus on avoiding a no-deal Brexit and bring back much-needed...

Councillors give Primark go-ahead for redevelopment of...

Primark's restoration bid for its historic Bank Buildings site has won approval from Belfast City...

Revenues up to €99.3m at Irish Tayto

Hunky Dorys owner Intersnack saw its revenue in Ireland climb 5% to €99.3m (£85m) last year,...

A range of Airbus models will be on show in Dubai

Airbus with Belfast-built wings to go on display at...

The Airbus A220-300 aircraft, the wings of which are made in Belfast by Bombardier staff, will be on...

UK

A soldier carries sandbags at a bridge at Stainforth, near Doncaster (Danny Lawson/PA)

Soldiers arrive to aid communities hit by severe flooding

Nearly 100 soldiers have arrived in South...

World

Catalan pro-independence demonstrators (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Hundreds of motorists blocked by Catalan separatists

Hundreds of car and truck drivers are stuck in a large traffic jam in north-eastern Spain caused by Catalan separatists blocking a...

Hillary Clinton has voiced concern about the impact of social media on young women (Aaron Chown/PA)

Hillary Clinton voices concerns about impact of social media on young women

Hillary Clinton has said the idea of perfection that is often...

Ex-justice secretary David Gauke says a Tory majority will lead to a ‘disastrous’ no-deal Brexit (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Gauke warns Tory majority will lead to ‘disastrous’ no-deal Brexit

A former Tory Cabinet minister has warned a Conservative...

Idea of Corbyn as PM ‘chills me to the bone’, says ex-Labour minister

A former Labour minister has revealed he will be voting...

A shopkeeper looks out of his shop at a flooded St. Mark’s Square on the occasion of a high tide, in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019. The high tide reached a peak of 127cm (4.1ft) at 10:35am while an even higher level of 140cm(4.6ft) was predicted for later Tuesday evening. (Andrea Merola/ANSA via AP)

Venice flooding hits second highest level ever

The mayor of Venice has blamed climate change as flooding of the historic lagoon city hit...

Smoke rises after an Israeli strike in Gaza City (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

16 killed as violence flares after Israeli strikes target Gaza militants

Israeli air strikes killed two Islamic Jihad militants in Gaza...

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Most distant world ever explored given new name: Arrokoth

The most distant world ever explored – four billion...

Republic of Ireland

Garda rejects Kincora probe author's request for Mountbatten files

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has refused an author's...

Opinion

IRA writing appears alongside a Saoradh mural in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast on September 15th 2019 (Photo by Kevin Scott for Belfast Telegraph)

Alban Maginness: Why absence of an Executive is a major reason for our failure to...

Steve Aiken, the new leader of the UUP, had an inauspicious...

There have been no serious welfare cases since a greyhound hotline was set up (Daniel Hambury/PA)

No serious greyhound welfare cases found since public hotline established

No serious issues relating to greyhound...

Education Minister Joe McHugh says remediation work for schools with defects is under way (Niall Carson/PA)

Progress being made on schools with building defects, Education Minister says

The Education Minister says substantial...

Noel Grealish has been accused of racism over a question in the Dail (Niall Carson/PA)

Independent TD accused of racism over money transfers question

Independent TD Noel Grealish has been...

Suzanne Breen: Aiken taking a huge risk by going up against DUP major player

Steve Aiken's decision to stand as a candidate in...

Alex Kane: Is full proportional representation the answer to our increasingly polarised...

North Down has a reputation as a quirky, slightly...

Sinn Fein representatives including, second from left, Foyle MLA Elisha McCallion

Eilis O'Hanlon: SF chortle at polls that show a majority of Britons would dump NI to...

YouGov survey suggests a heavy price is already...

Entertainment

Idris Elba and The Rock react as John Legend is named world’s sexiest man

Idris Elba and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have congratulated John Legend after the US singer succeeded them in being named sexiest man alive by People magazine.