Sat, 7th November 2026

MP Carla Lockhart, Jamie Bryson, and DUP MLA Jonathan Buckley outside Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, back in September. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wireplaceholder image

Jamie Bryson hints at Stormont election bid in fiercely contested constituency

The man behind the legal bid which resurrected the Drumcree dispute says he won’t rule out a bid for an Assembly seat in Upper Bann, where the DUP has just lost its member of parliament.

David Thompson

The Remembrance Sunday service at Belfast City Hall on Sunday November 10, 2024.placeholder image

Lord Mayor of Belfast to lead Remembrance Sunday at City Hall Cenotaph

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Man charged with murder over disappearance of Limerick

UUP leader Jon Burrows MLA. Pic: Liam McBurney/PA Wireplaceholder image

Burrows rejects PSNI claim that PIRA 'isn't seeking to bring harm to society'

​This is an edited interview with Maurice Hayes, published as part of a collection of essays this week to mark 25 years of the PSNI.placeholder image

Maurice Hayes on PSNI: 'Nationalists expected a massacre of the RUC'

(left to right) Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher and Taoiseach Micheal Martin speak to media following the PSNI graduation ceremony at the PSNI Training College, Belfast. Picture date: Friday November 6, 2026. David Young/Press Associationplaceholder image

Martin: Sinn Fein could do more to urge Catholics to join PSNI

St Mark's Parish Church in Portadown knitted 10,000 poppies into a 90ft display hanging from their church tower.placeholder image

Portadown church knits 10,000 poppies into 90ft hanging

The memorial stone from Co Down now in place in the barracks in Aldershotplaceholder image

Memorial stone recognises Irish policemen who fought with British Army

News Letter Latest

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Irish League duo collect Player of the Month prizes

Ballymena will travel to face Dungannon at Stevenson Park in a huge AIL Ulster derby this weekend.placeholder image

Former Queen's teammates going head-to-head in massive AIL Ulster derby

Former Irish League star James Knowles with wife Camille and baby Jasper. (Photo by James Knowles)placeholder image

Retired Irish League star on becoming a dad - and not missing football

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Newcomer Storm Stacey reflects on thrilling NW200 battle with Michael Dunlop

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Death announced of ‘inspirational’ Bloody Sunday campaigner John Kelly

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Thought for the week: Let us all be worthy of God's astonishing love!

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Editorial: ​PSNI faces huge challenges in changing world

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Cost Of Living

Cutting the costs of welfare will require the government to spend more in other areas, like education, Andy Burnham has suggested.placeholder image

Andy Burnham: ‘Welfare cuts will result in spending in other areas’

Goods being sorted at a food bank. An emergency food parcel will be provided every 10 seconds across the UK this winter, the Trussell charity has predicted. The food bank organisation said rising costs of essentials such as food, electricity and rent are pushing more families "to the brink". Issue date: Wednesday December 3, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Andy Buchanan/PA Wireplaceholder image

Almost 200,000 in NI at risk of needing to use food banks

Petrol and diesel prices are both at high levels and holding steady (photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image

Haulage bosses say firms will start to go under if fuel stays at present price

A customer arrives to re-fuel his car at a petrol station as fuel prices dip slightly in NI (photo by Bryn Colton/Getty Images)placeholder image

Petrol and diesel prices have dipped slightly in Northern Ireland

Opinion

Morning View

Editorial: ​Iran war is just one of many reasons UK families are struggling

News Letter editorial on Friday November 6 2026

Editorial
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Editorial: Remembering the sacrifice our brave police officers made for peace

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Employment costs remain major barrier to NI business growth

Jackie McGregor: The story of a mirror that trapped decades of family life

Jackie McGregor

The Assembly at Stormont is “full of people who are diametrically opposed”placeholder image

Kate Nicholl MLA: Collaboration isn't rewarded at Stormont. What if it was?

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Editorial: ​Hiking BBC tax as households turn off is the wrong approach

Jonathan Buckley MLA speaking to the media outside Carleton Street Orange Hall in Portadown, Co Armagh.placeholder image

Unionism cannot afford a strategic own goal over Drumcree

Irish League Football

Glentoran's Jordan Stewart scored the first goal of Duncan Ferguson's reign. (Photo by Desmond Loughery/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Glentoran star expects opposition reaction after heavy league defeat

Crusaders teenager Michael Mulholland impressed for Northern Ireland at the inaugural U15 World Cup & Festival. (Photo by Desmond Loughery/Pacemaker Press)placeholder image

Michael O'Neill impressed by Liverpool-bound teenager after latest goal exploits

Glentoran manager Duncan Ferguson with Nathan Shaw. (Photo by Glentoran FC)placeholder image

Duncan Ferguson backing first signing to make Glentoran impact

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'He's my role model': What's it like being managed by your older brother?

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Coleraine confirm departure of CEO after making 'valued contribution'

Food & Drink

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Newry innovator brews up a new idea with sea moss drink

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NI whiskey maker takes ‘Dram in a Can’ nationwide across Tesco GB

Crime

Speaking later on behalf of the Marchant family, loyalist activist Jamie Bryson insisted their case remains focused on what is in the report.placeholder image

PSNI entitled to review 'Glenanne Gang' High Court judge rules

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher greets Taoiseach Micheal Martin as he arrives for PSNI graduation ceremony at the PSNI Training College, Belfast. Picture date: Friday November 6, 2026.placeholder image

Taoiseach attends PSNI passing out event in historic first for an Irish premier

RTE presenter Sarah McInerney speaking outside the RTE headquarters in Dublin after staff at Ireland's national broadcaster were evacuated following a bomb threat at its television and radio headquarters. Picture date: Friday November 6, 2026.placeholder image

RTÉ staff return to offices as garda probe bomb threat

Asked if she would raise objections with her London counterparts, Minister Helen McEntee said there was continued engagement with the UK Government.placeholder image

Legacy legislation must not amend balance agreed with Dublin, says McEntee

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Appeal to help detectives crack suspected murder by tracing campervan and boat

Peadar Toibin used to be a member of Sinn Fein but fell out with the party in 2018, largely over its abortion stanceplaceholder image

TD says he's not being obstructive by demanding PSNI interview in Irish language

Your World

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Online safety now viewed as an essential life skill by Northern Ireland parents

Retro

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‘The Disastrous Campaign in Crimea’ and sudden death of the Czar (January 1855)

By the beginning of 1855 it had become apparent that the war in the Crimea had gone disastrously wrong.

Darryl Armitage

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Red tape ties up UDR memorial bench

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Ulster-Scots haunts Halloween with new horror series streaming on BBC

Plans have been filed that could see this former RAF control tower become a two-bed holiday let. Photo: Carolyn Edgar Homesplaceholder image

Plans to turn World War Two air base tower into holiday home take off

Lower Lough Erne is one of the most dramatic natural landscapes in Northern Ireland. Formed by a deep glacial trough with extensive open waters, offshore islands and the bold escarpment of the Magho Cliffs to the south, it stretches for 20 miles from Enniskillen to Rosscor.placeholder image

‘An appalling state of affairs through ruined crops and flooded homes’

Homes & Gardens

6 Heathmount Hall, Heathmount, Portstewart, BT55 7RA, is on the market for offers around £1,250,000 with Norman Devlin Estate Agents.placeholder image

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Luxury penthouse Portstewart apartment with the WOW factor

The Property of the Week is described as a 'once in a lifetime opportunity’ to own an apartment in this location.

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'We’re ambitious about the future': NI estate agent to open sixth office

This stunning property is on the market priced at offers around £650,000placeholder image

Modern family living and timeless elegance combine in this gorgeous Lisburn home

114a Bann Road, Bendooragh, Ballymoney, BT53 7PD, is on the market to offers over £475,000 with Dallas Real Estate.placeholder image

PROPERTY OF THE WEEK: Superior detached house on the Bann Road, Bendooragh

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Sewer fears block housing scheme on empty field

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Lifestyle

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Thousands of new burial plots for Roselawn Cemetery as expansion continues

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'It's the way I tell 'em': NI comedy legend to be honoured with blue plaque

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Cracker of an honour for funnyman Frank Carson on 100th birthday

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Emma pays tribute to barrister friend after untimely death

Deputy First Minister Emma Little Pengelly has paid tribute to a close friend who studied law with her at Queen's University Belfast, after she passed away in her early forties.

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Thunderbirds make childhood dream real for artist Connor - no strings attached

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SAS veteran says UK military was 'absolutely restrained' in fight against IRA

Business

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Protest against AI data centre as MP accuses objectors of 'howling at the moon'

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Ombudsman clears police after Palestine protest arrests in Belfast

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'Keep growing': NI family-owned car retailer lands exclusive AION franchise

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MPs call on Westminster to scrap family farm inheritance tax

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