Belfast County, Northern Ireland News

By Ben Lowry ONE of Britain's leading educationalists has spoken of his despair at "the tragedy" of Northern Ireland giving up its grammar schools.

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Journalist Mike Philpott takes a look at what is making the headlines in Thursday's morning papers.

Ok, I've just spent the last couple of days in meetings in London. One of the things I noticed was the amount of people wearing poppies this year.

NORTHERN Ireland, together with the Republic, downs more cups of tea per capita per day than the rest of Europe.

Passing the buck for delays to key projects has become too easy for members of the Northern Ireland Executive, a business leader has warned.

Politicians who went to Libya to press for compensation for IRA victims have arrived back in the UK, hailing their mission a success.

It remains one of the most shocking cycles of murders to have taken place in Irish history.

Senior members of the republican movement have visited the family of Brendan Hughes to discover details of a book that the IRA commander wanted released after his death.

'We have buried our loved ones but we will not bury the truth' RAYMOND McCORD SNR, whose son was murdered by the notorious Mount Vernon UVF unit led by RUC Special Branch agent Mark Haddock, took his campaign for the truth to Capitol Hill last Thursday when he addressed a US House of Representatives sub-committee. The hearing, 'Concerns Regarding ...

FIVE fishermen were forced to dive overboard after fire engulfed their vessel as it sailed out of Belfast Lough.

A swine flu vaccination programme for hundreds of children with complex special needs begins today.

Oct. 23, 2009 -- Many asthma patients with poorly controlled asthma do not take their medications as prescribed, a new study from the U.K. suggests.

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IT WOULD have been the IRA's most spectacular coup, the assassination of the Queen and the total destruction of Shetland's Sullum Voe oil terminal with the loss of countless lives.

SIR Reg Empey's bold venture with the Conservatives bore the flagging UUP some early fruit in June's European election.

Tory shadow minister to address Ulster Unionists' conference amid plans to field joint candidates in general election Press Association guardian.co.uk , Friday 23 October 2009 15.51 BST Unionist voters in Northern Ireland were told today they could strengthen ties with Britain by backing the Conservative Party's new political platform in the ...

SEATTLE, BOSTON & BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- -- At Plastic Surgery 2009, Axis Three , the leader and pioneer of 3D surgical simulation tools for the cosmetic surgery industry, today introduced its Portrait 3D Face Simulation Module, the Company's latest innovation in its 3D surgical simulation technology.

AS I prepare to welcome Raymond Mc Cord Sr. back to Capitol Hill for the second time this year, I cannot help but have certain reflections.... In May, we brought Raymond to Capitol Hill to help him lobby for a Congressional Hearing into the collusion and cover-up of the murder of his son, Raymond Jr.

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