N. Ireland

Sheila Hughes has short blonde hair. She is wearing frameless glasses and is sitting on a brown couch.

Owners call for 'right to challenge' property service charges after fees treble

The owners of the leasehold flats pay for the maintenance, repairs and management of shared areas.

4 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

An older man with grey hair and glasses. He is wearing a green fleece with a black and white shirt underneath.

'Orange Order put us through hell' say Garvaghy Road residents

Breandán Mac Cionnaith said the Orange Order should be apologising to the people rather than marching in the area.

10 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

Belfast diva ready to take Drag Race 'by the horns'

Coral-Hole Mandi is the only contestant from Northern Ireland on this series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, which starts on Thursday.

22 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

Number of unnecessary heart procedures could be more than first thought

In May BBC News NI reported that more than 160 patients with advanced heart conditions may have undergone unnecessary procedures.

11 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

A bald man wearing a black body-warmer and dark coloured t-shirt.

Man pleads guilty to charges linked to Simon Coveney bomb hoax

Darren James Service, 45, of Ballysillan Road in north Belfast, appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday.

16 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

Two fire service boats attempting to extinguish the fire at the ship yard.

Fire service tackles large blaze at shipyard

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the fire shortly after 12:00 BST on Wednesday.

6 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

Carlos wears dark, thick rimmed glasses and a chef's skullcap. He has a short grey goatee and moustache.

Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions?

Carlos Arguelles Leblanch, who owns the Cuban Sandwich Factory, said he believed banking software mistakenly identified his business as one which should be subject to recently stepped-up US sanctions and withheld thousands in payments.

8 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

James Bingham. He has short grey hair, wearing glasses, a silver chain and khaki t-shirt. Tress and mountains are behind him.

Man killed in two-vehicle crash

James Bingham, 50, was pronounced dead after a collision in Lisburn on Tuesday.

Kerr is looking and smiling at the camera. He has ginger hair and a beard.

'Burnout, stress and anxiety' leading to industrial action for teachers

Northern Ireland's five teaching unions voted for industrial action if their grievances concerning workload were not addressed.

A woman in a pink shirt is paying for her meal with card.

VAT cuts won't lower prices for customers, say NI hospitality leaders

A Londonderry hotel manager said it would be "disingenuous" to suggest a VAT cut would help lower prices

Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of woman in stabbing

The charges relate to a stabbing in north Belfast on 23 August 2024.

PM Andy Burnham is out the front of 10 Downing Street holding a red folder.

Burnham pledges to get Stormont functioning with budget

Andy Burnham says he urged Sir Chris Bryant to go into talks aimed at resolving the Executive's failure to agree a budget

Features & Analysis

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Kilian, Jade and Miriam - meet the people sharing their names with storms

The list of 21 names has been announced by the Met Office, Met Éireann and the Dutch weather service and comes into effect on 1 September.

A little girl in a white dress stands in front of a row of balloons. On her left is a woman with blond hair in a white dress also, and on her right is a man in a suit and white shirt.

Children 'missing out' - SEN pupils lose taxis days before new school term

Laura McDonnell's eight-year-old daughter Evie has no transport to school due to a tendering process.

A man in a priest’s collar. He has short white hair and is sitting a room next to a large wooden table.

Holy Cross school dispute was 'hatred at its worst'

Fr Aidan Troy says the "hurt" of that ordeal in 2001 in north Belfast could happen again.

A composite image showing Eimear Burke in her druid robes, BBC NI weather presenter Barra Best and astronomer Marc Sarzi

The druid, the weather presenter and the astronomer - when does autumn start?

Why are there three different dates for the start of autumn and who follows which date?

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Northern Ireland weather forecast

Foyle & West

Leanne Smyth, a woman with shoulder-length, straight blonde hair, stands in a classroom smiling at the camera. She is wearing a navy t-shirt and a lanyard with a green strap. There is a colourful educational poster on the wall beside her featuring images of large pencil tops with punctuation marks. There is a rainbow-coloured blind on the window behind her.

Concern over sudden end to rural school's bus service

A principal says her school was told a taxi would replace the bus just days before the new term.

Brian Tierney in a light blue shirt and navy jacket standing near trees.

SDLP councillor Brian Tierney will not seek re-election

Brian Tierney says after 14 years as a councillor the time is right for him to step aside in 2027.

A street photo showing a row of terraced Georgian-style buildings. A pile of bricks lie on the pavement below the building in the middle of the photo. Cars are parked on either side of the bricks.

Fresh fears for historic building after roof collapse

The former Convent of Mercy on Pump Street in Derry was damaged in Storm Amy in October 2025

Maolíosa McHugh has short grey hair thinning on the top and glasses. He is wearing a navy blazer and brown shirt

Maolíosa McHugh stepping down as West Tyrone MLA

McHugh has been a representative for the West Tyrone constituency at the Northern Ireland Assembly since 2019.

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Republic of Ireland

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Two charged after €2.3 million worth of drugs seized in Dublin

Gardaí uncovered 18kg of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €1.8m (£1.5m) in Dublin.

Flooding shows cars submerged and a flooded road

Damage being assessed after 'significant' Killarney flash floods

The council said some 30mm of rain fell in one hour alone, causing very "significant flooding on roads throughout the town".

A pile of cannabis sits on the floor, packed in tight-plastic bags, after being put on display by the Republic of Ireland's Customs and Revenue who made the seizure

Man charged following cross-border drugs bust

He is one of two men arrested following an investigation that uncovered 119kg (262lb) of cannabis in Dundalk, County Louth, then a further 45kg plus cash and suspected cocaine in Newstownabbey, County Antrim.

Simon O'Donovan. He has short brown hair, blue eyes, wearing a navy blazer, light blue shirt and blue striped tie.

Man charged with possession of Semtex near Irish border granted bail

Simon O'Donovan, 44, of Sperrin Road in Dublin 12 was granted bail during a hearing at the High Court.

A closeup image of a man's hand holding a yellow hosepipe. The hosepipe is spraying water on to an area of wild green plants.

Hosepipe ban extended in some parts of Republic of Ireland

The hosepipe ban in the Republic of Ireland is being lifted in 13 counties on Wednesday but extended in the rest of the country.

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Latest updates

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Owners call for 'right to challenge' property service charges after fees treble

The owners of the leasehold flats pay for the maintenance, repairs and management of shared areas.

4 hrs ago

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Fire service tackles large blaze at shipyard

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to the fire shortly after 12:00 BST on Wednesday.

6 hrs ago

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Has a takeaway 4,000 miles from Cuba become a victim of Trump's sanctions?

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'Orange Order put us through hell' say Garvaghy Road residents

Breandán Mac Cionnaith said the Orange Order should be apologising to the people rather than marching in the area.

10 hrs ago

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'Burnout, stress and anxiety' leading to industrial action for teachers

Northern Ireland's five teaching unions voted for industrial action if their grievances concerning workload were not addressed.

11 hrs ago

Two surgeons, facing each other, stood over a patient as they operate. They are wearing face masks, goggles and are dressed in green and blue scrubs.

Number of unnecessary heart procedures could be more than first thought

In May BBC News NI reported that more than 160 patients with advanced heart conditions may have undergone unnecessary procedures.

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Man pleads not guilty to attempted murder of woman in stabbing

The charges relate to a stabbing in north Belfast on 23 August 2024.

15 hrs ago

VAT cuts won't lower prices for customers, say NI hospitality leaders

A Londonderry hotel manager said it would be "disingenuous" to suggest a VAT cut would help lower prices

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16 hrs ago

Man pleads guilty to charges linked to Simon Coveney bomb hoax

Darren James Service, 45, of Ballysillan Road in north Belfast, appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Wednesday.

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