All news on the topic: Northern Ireland

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Snooker star handed five-year ban for match-fixing and fined £70,000
Snooker star Mark King receives a five-year ban for match-fixing.
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Arrests made in connection with the murder of a toddler in Northern Ireland
Police say Tavia Michella Ximenes Da Costa was pronounced dead at the scene on Sunday morning. Two women and a man are in custody.
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County Antrim man charged with cannabis smuggling in NCA investigation
A man from Northern Ireland has been charged with drugs offences after £325,000 worth of cannabis was seized at Belfast Port.
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Man arrested on suspicion of Mary Ward’s murder
A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of 22-year-old Mary Ward who was found dead in south Belfast.
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Son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh extradited to UK for firearms offences
The son of Kinahan cartel kingpin Thomas Kavanagh has been extradited to the UK to face trial for firearms offences.
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Four people hospitalized after a school bus overturns in Northern Ireland
Most of those hurt were well enough to be discharged at the scene, according to the ambulance service
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A stranded luxury cruise ship remains stuck off the coast of Northern Ireland
Villa Vie Odyssey set sail on three-and-a-half-year voyage on Monday after repairs but departure delayed again
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A luxury cruise stranded in Belfast for months is finally setting sail
A luxury cruise ship that’s been stuck in Belfast for four months is finally set to sail.
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Did UK politicians violate lobbying rules with their inquiries about Northern Cyprus?
Politicians are required to register their interest in a subject before asking questions about it in parliament. Records indicate that five politicians failed to do so after taking sponsored trips to northern Cyprus, a breakaway territory recognized only by Turkey.
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An Irish crime boss has admitted to employing a trick to hide a stash of guns
A boss of an organised crime gang and two of his key members have admitted a trick to create a fake arms cache in a bid to help him secure a lighter prison sentence.
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UK’s ‘not for EU’ meat and dairy labelling plan postponed indefinitely
Policy devised under the Conservatives to be reviewed after warnings of potential chaos for producers and suppliers
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The owner of the Belfast shipyard that built the Titanic is set to enter administration
Blow to UK shipbuilding hopes as Harland & Wolff declares itself insolvent
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The feud between the Burger Bar Boys and the StreetFighters has been highlighted as Britain’s most dangerous gangs are mapped out
From the rise of new Mafia groups to a violent feud that began over a video game, the Daily Star uncovers the complex and dangerous criminal landscape of the country’s underworld.
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Queen’s statue criticized for resembling Mrs. Doubtfire
Mockery and indignation follow unveiling of sculpture of late monarch at Antrim Castle Gardens in Northern Ireland
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A team of scientists has begun a search for great white sharks off the UK coast, investigating a series of reported sightings
For decades, the possibility of great whites in British or Irish seas has remained a mystery
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Passengers on around-the-world cruise stuck in place for three months
Passengers on a round-the-world cruise have been making the most of a bad situation after their ship has been stuck in Belfast for three months.
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Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP
The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna
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The intriguing story of Kamala Harris and the Northern Irish slave owner
The U.S. presidential candidate is thought to have connections to a town in County Antrim, but while transatlantic ties are often celebrated, there is a noticeable reluctance in Ballymoney to embrace its most notable descendant.
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NSPCC sees threefold increase in reports of child physical punishment
The NSPCC finds the surge in reports of child physical punishment alarming and calls for law reforms in England and Northern Ireland in line with rest of UK.
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Hundreds of homes evacuated after suspected Second World War bomb found in Northern Ireland
Hundreds of homes have been evacuated in Northern Ireland after a suspected Second World War bomb was discovered.
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Starmer plan to expand facial recognition technology after far-right riots condemned by charities
Charities and human rights organisations have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reverse a planned expansion of the use of facial recognition technology following far-right riots across England and Northern Ireland.
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Around 15,000 people gather for an anti-racism rally in Belfast as tensions escalate in Derry
More than 120 groups take part in demonstration after week of rioting and disorder
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Inquiry chief alarmed by MI5’s posthumous discovery of Stakeknife files
Release of intelligence year after death ‘casts doubt’ on security service’s previous claims about British spy in IRA accused of murders
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Tory councillor’s wife arrested over ’racial hatred’ ’telling rioters to set fire to migrant hotels’
Rioters have thrown parts of England and Northern Ireland into chaos with far-right thugs targeting and setting fire to hotels housing migrants in Rotherham and Tamworth
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Titanic shipyard owner Harland & Wolff awaits news of funding lifeline
About 1,500 jobs at risk as shipbuilder waits on reported £200m state deal in early test for Labour industrial policy