<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Belfast - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Belfast with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Penguin parade, snorkelling and crocodile on the menu during breathless Australian trip of a lifetime]]></title><description><![CDATA[It didn’t come cheap and it wasn’t exactly relaxing, but Noel McAdam and his wife had a blast on their holiday Down Under]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-penguin-parade-snorkelling-and-crocodile-on-the-menu-during-breathless-australian-trip-of-a-lifetime/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-penguin-parade-snorkelling-and-crocodile-on-the-menu-during-breathless-australian-trip-of-a-lifetime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paedophile loyalist bandsman was kneecapped and warned to stay away from young girls as a teenager]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Tansley, awaiting sentencing for sexual communication with a child, was shot for allegedly harassing 13-year-old in the mid-2000s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-loyalist-bandsman-was-kneecapped-and-warned-to-stay-away-from-young-girls-as-a-teenager/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-loyalist-bandsman-was-kneecapped-and-warned-to-stay-away-from-young-girls-as-a-teenager/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun lovin’ Huey on return to NI: ‘I love it here, even though I was hit in manhood during first Belfast gig’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Yorker talks overcoming addiction, finding his tribe, and an eventful (albeit painful) debut at Grand Opera House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fun-lovin-huey-on-return-to-ni-i-love-it-here-even-though-i-was-hit-in-manhood-during-first-belfast-gig/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fun-lovin-huey-on-return-to-ni-i-love-it-here-even-though-i-was-hit-in-manhood-during-first-belfast-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Panic is a poor financial strategy’: Why careful planning matters more than ever at Budget time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessica Craig, Lanyon Financial Planning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/panic-is-a-poor-financial-strategy-why-careful-planning-matters-more-than-ever-at-budget-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/panic-is-a-poor-financial-strategy-why-careful-planning-matters-more-than-ever-at-budget-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court ruling expected on Wednesday after legal challenge against NI Secretary's block on Drumcree parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP refuse to collapse Stormont despite Lockhart’s call]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-ruling-expected-on-wednesday-after-legal-challenge-against-ni-secretarys-block-on-drumcree-parade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-ruling-expected-on-wednesday-after-legal-challenge-against-ni-secretarys-block-on-drumcree-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for FinTrU to restart redundancy process amid claims Derry workers being treated differently to Belfast colleagues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-based company is seeking to make 114 redundancies across its Northern Ireland operation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/calls-for-fintru-to-restart-redundancy-process-amid-claims-derry-workers-being-treated-differently-to-belfast-colleagues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/calls-for-fintru-to-restart-redundancy-process-amid-claims-derry-workers-being-treated-differently-to-belfast-colleagues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Viral TikTok comedian Serena Terry pauses international tour after admitting she has been ‘running from grief’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman behind Mammy Banter reveals she hasn’t ‘properly dealt with the past’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/viral-tiktok-comedian-serena-terry-pauses-international-tour-after-admitting-she-has-been-running-from-grief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/viral-tiktok-comedian-serena-terry-pauses-international-tour-after-admitting-she-has-been-running-from-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve been running from grief’: Viral TikTok comedian Serena Terry puts international tour plans on hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woman behind Mammy Banter reveals she hasn’t ‘properly dealt with the past’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-been-running-from-grief-viral-tiktok-comedian-serena-terry-puts-international-tour-plans-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-been-running-from-grief-viral-tiktok-comedian-serena-terry-puts-international-tour-plans-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halloween What’s On Guide 2026: Find out what's haunting NI this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fright nights, tricks, treats and terrifyingly good eats, your county by county guide to Halloween has arrived]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/halloween-whats-on-guide-2026-find-out-whats-haunting-ni-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/halloween-whats-on-guide-2026-find-out-whats-haunting-ni-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Face of former British Army soldier who admits supplying lethal crystal meth in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twins Clare and Stephen O’Neill died after meth binge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/revealed-face-of-former-british-army-soldier-who-admits-supplying-lethal-crystal-meth-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/revealed-face-of-former-british-army-soldier-who-admits-supplying-lethal-crystal-meth-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: Face of former Army soldier who admits supplying lethal crystal meth in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twins Clare and Stephen O’Neill died after meth binge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/revealed-face-of-former-army-soldier-who-admits-supplying-lethal-crystal-meth-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/revealed-face-of-former-army-soldier-who-admits-supplying-lethal-crystal-meth-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TUV would be ‘welcoming’ if Carla Lockhart decided to leave DUP, says Jim Allister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation over Upper Bann MP’s future continues to swirl.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tuv-would-be-welcoming-if-carla-lockhart-decided-to-leave-dup-says-jim-allister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tuv-would-be-welcoming-if-carla-lockhart-decided-to-leave-dup-says-jim-allister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MP calls for full House of Commons probe into Jeffrey Donaldson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mallaghan writes to Speaker after latest ‘sickening’ revelations about disgraced ex-DUP leader’s work on children’s rights bodies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-calls-for-full-house-of-commons-probe-into-jeffrey-donaldson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-calls-for-full-house-of-commons-probe-into-jeffrey-donaldson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Working Life: ‘I’m not your typical teacher — I was a classic case of poacher turned gamekeeper’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In This Working Life, teacher and union chief Fergal McGuckin speaks to Claire Dickson on going from youth work to the education sector, diversity in schools and maintaining connections with past pupils]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-working-life-im-not-your-typical-teacher-i-was-a-classic-case-of-poacher-turned-gamekeeper/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-working-life-im-not-your-typical-teacher-i-was-a-classic-case-of-poacher-turned-gamekeeper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strabane’s Town of Culture bid dividing community as opposition to ‘UK stamp’ leads to protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent councillor warns the bid could ‘tear Strabane apart’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strabanes-town-of-culture-bid-dividing-community-as-opposition-to-uk-stamp-leads-to-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strabanes-town-of-culture-bid-dividing-community-as-opposition-to-uk-stamp-leads-to-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI confirms speed limit leniency guidance applies in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers warn motorists not to treat rule as permission to break limit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-confirms-speed-limit-leniency-guidance-applies-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-confirms-speed-limit-leniency-guidance-applies-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse who falsified diabetes patients’ blood sugar results is struck off  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dishonest medic has shown no evidence of remorse, says review panel ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nurse-who-falsified-diabetes-patients-blood-sugar-results-is-struck-off-/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nurse-who-falsified-diabetes-patients-blood-sugar-results-is-struck-off-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a bit of a sponge for trivia’: Co Down student up for the University Challenge as part of Queen’s team]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banbridge student (21) only local among four quiz buffs facing tough TV challenge against Bristol rivals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-a-bit-of-a-sponge-for-trivia-co-down-student-up-for-the-university-challenge-as-part-of-queens-team/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-a-bit-of-a-sponge-for-trivia-co-down-student-up-for-the-university-challenge-as-part-of-queens-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP refusing to collapse Stormont despite Lockhart’s call during Portadown rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speculation mounts MP could quit party due to growing split in ranks over Drumcree]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-refusing-to-collapse-stormont-despite-lockharts-call-during-portadown-rally/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-refusing-to-collapse-stormont-despite-lockharts-call-during-portadown-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A letter to Gaddafi: How a Boston priest tried to get the Libyan dictator to take back guns he’d supplied to IRA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fr Raymond Helmich’s secret decommissioning effort revealed in uncovered letter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-letter-to-gaddafi-how-a-boston-priest-tried-to-get-the-libyan-dictator-to-take-back-guns-hed-supplied-to-ira/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-letter-to-gaddafi-how-a-boston-priest-tried-to-get-the-libyan-dictator-to-take-back-guns-hed-supplied-to-ira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From agriculture to AI-griculture: How tech is changing farming]]></title><description><![CDATA[From remote monitoring of cattle to automation of processes that took up valuable time, farmers in NI are rapidly becoming skilled in technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-agriculture-to-ai-griculture-how-tech-is-changing-farming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 01:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-agriculture-to-ai-griculture-how-tech-is-changing-farming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majority of homes in NI have power restored after Storm Boelo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Electricity Networks (NIE) said around 12,500 properties were without power at one stage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/majority-of-homes-in-ni-have-power-restored-after-storm-boelo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:53:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/majority-of-homes-in-ni-have-power-restored-after-storm-boelo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jubilant Magherafelt star reveals what makes Derry title win ‘even more special’ on a personal level]]></title><description><![CDATA[O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jubilant-magherafelt-star-reveals-what-makes-derry-title-win-even-more-special-on-a-personal-level/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 21:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jubilant-magherafelt-star-reveals-what-makes-derry-title-win-even-more-special-on-a-personal-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's probably been too long' - Lynch on Derry SFC win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magherafelt goalkeeper Odhran Lynch says its "probably been too long" after this club beat three-in-a-row chasing Newbridge to win a first Derry SFC title since 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-probably-been-too-long-lynch-on-derry-sfc-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-probably-been-too-long-lynch-on-derry-sfc-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was a difficult job to take over...’: Erne Gaels boss explains his relief after watching side wrap up Fermanagh three-peat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derrygonnelly 1-12 Erne Gaels 1-21]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-a-difficult-job-to-take-over-erne-gaels-boss-explains-his-relief-after-watching-side-wrap-up-fermanagh-three-peat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-a-difficult-job-to-take-over-erne-gaels-boss-explains-his-relief-after-watching-side-wrap-up-fermanagh-three-peat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Donovan Rossa hold off late fight back from Sean O’Leary’s to end seven-year wait for Derry senior title]]></title><description><![CDATA[O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/odonovan-rossa-hold-off-late-fight-back-from-sean-olearys-to-end-seven-year-wait-for-derry-senior-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/odonovan-rossa-hold-off-late-fight-back-from-sean-olearys-to-end-seven-year-wait-for-derry-senior-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magherafelt hold off late fight back from Newbridge to end seven-year wait for Derry senior title]]></title><description><![CDATA[O’Donovan Rossa Magherafelt 3-17 Sean O’Leary’s Newbridge 0-20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/magherafelt-hold-off-late-fight-back-from-newbridge-to-end-seven-year-wait-for-derry-senior-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/magherafelt-hold-off-late-fight-back-from-newbridge-to-end-seven-year-wait-for-derry-senior-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[James McClean: ‘It’s more than likely I’d have joined IRA if born at height of Troubles’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footballer opens up about impact of growing up in strife-torn Derry during early 1990s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/james-mcclean-its-more-than-likely-id-have-joined-ira-if-born-at-height-of-troubles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/james-mcclean-its-more-than-likely-id-have-joined-ira-if-born-at-height-of-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoner who’s still in jail 23 years after getting three-year sentence says it’s ‘mental torture’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s longest serving inmate Eddie Coll pleads for release at last during parole hearing this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prisoner-whos-still-in-jail-23-years-after-getting-three-year-sentence-says-its-mental-torture/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prisoner-whos-still-in-jail-23-years-after-getting-three-year-sentence-says-its-mental-torture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultan Kelm leads the way as Erne Gaels cruise past Derrygonnelly to secure third straight Fermanagh senior title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derrgonnelly 1-12 Erne Gaels 1-21]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ultan-kelm-leads-the-way-as-erne-gaels-cruise-past-derrygonnelly-to-secure-third-straight-fermanagh-senior-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ultan-kelm-leads-the-way-as-erne-gaels-cruise-past-derrygonnelly-to-secure-third-straight-fermanagh-senior-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It's a rough period, but I'm sure we'll get through it’: Sean McAllister on how Dungannon will bounce back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 1 Cliftonville 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-rough-period-but-im-sure-well-get-through-it-sean-mcallister-on-how-dungannon-will-bounce-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-rough-period-but-im-sure-well-get-through-it-sean-mcallister-on-how-dungannon-will-bounce-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitman boasts he can arrange contract killings for cash to buy guns for UVF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allan Nesbitt, who has long-established links to loyalists in Northern Ireland and is believed to be a member of the UVF]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hitman-boasts-he-can-arrange-contract-killings-for-cash-to-buy-guns-for-uvf/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hitman-boasts-he-can-arrange-contract-killings-for-cash-to-buy-guns-for-uvf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Act your age’: Judge scolds neighbour from hell dragged by police kicking and screaming from attic hiding place]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineer on last chance to avoid prison after breaching restraining order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/act-your-age-judge-scolds-neighbour-from-hell-dragged-by-police-kicking-and-screaming-from-attic-hiding-place/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/act-your-age-judge-scolds-neighbour-from-hell-dragged-by-police-kicking-and-screaming-from-attic-hiding-place/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin O’Neill outlines injury concern for Alistair Johnston after Celtic win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hibernian 1 Celtic 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/martin-oneill-outlines-injury-concern-for-alistair-johnston-after-celtic-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/martin-oneill-outlines-injury-concern-for-alistair-johnston-after-celtic-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some of his ideas are mad, but I just let him get on with it’: Abseiling 82-year-old has no plans to slow down just yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired engineer throws himself into fixing broken electrical items for free at Downpatrick’s Repair Café]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-of-his-ideas-are-mad-but-i-just-let-him-get-on-with-it-abseiling-82-year-old-has-no-plans-to-slow-down-just-yet/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-of-his-ideas-are-mad-but-i-just-let-him-get-on-with-it-abseiling-82-year-old-has-no-plans-to-slow-down-just-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying sex in Ireland is as easy as buying clothes - with the same filters and reviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ease in which exploited women are sold by pimps and traffickers is laid bare in shocking report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/buying-sex-in-ireland-is-as-easy-as-buying-clothes-with-the-same-filters-and-reviews/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/buying-sex-in-ireland-is-as-easy-as-buying-clothes-with-the-same-filters-and-reviews/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged after pedestrian killed in road collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates' Court on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-charged-after-pedestrian-killed-in-road-collision/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-charged-after-pedestrian-killed-in-road-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three men charged with attempted murder after stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident occurred in the Templepatrick Road area of Doagh around 11:10 BST on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-men-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-men-charged-with-attempted-murder-after-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roads across NI closed as Storm Boelo causes chaos, with more strong winds forecast today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Journeys to Belfast International Airport affected as weather batters region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/roads-across-ni-closed-as-storm-boelo-causes-chaos-with-more-strong-winds-forecast-today/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/roads-across-ni-closed-as-storm-boelo-causes-chaos-with-more-strong-winds-forecast-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MLA urges Arts Council to cut funds to loyalist bands which have vowed to snub PSNI and parades body]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as UUP leader Jon Burrows warns bandsmen not to ‘stoop to Sinn Féin’s level’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-urges-arts-council-to-cut-funds-to-loyalist-bands-which-have-vowed-to-snub-psni-and-parades-body/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-urges-arts-council-to-cut-funds-to-loyalist-bands-which-have-vowed-to-snub-psni-and-parades-body/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Safety blanket until those struggling get help’: New mental health app for men]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Belfast men behind innovation say the idea is to buy that person time, with 24-hour support and helpful tools and tips]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/safety-blanket-until-those-struggling-get-help-new-mental-health-app-for-men/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/safety-blanket-until-those-struggling-get-help-new-mental-health-app-for-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People told me to hide my horror credits if I wanted to be taken seriously’: Derry actress with insists genre deserves respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stereotype of horror as all blood, guts and gratuitous violence wide of mark, says actor turned producer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/people-told-me-to-hide-my-horror-credits-if-i-wanted-to-be-taken-seriously-derry-actress-with-insists-genre-deserves-respect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/people-told-me-to-hide-my-horror-credits-if-i-wanted-to-be-taken-seriously-derry-actress-with-insists-genre-deserves-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People told me to hide my horror credits if I wanted to be taken seriously’: Derry actress insists genre deserves respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stereotype of horror as all blood, guts and gratuitous violence wide of mark, says actor turned producer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/people-told-me-to-hide-my-horror-credits-if-i-wanted-to-be-taken-seriously-derry-actress-insists-genre-deserves-respect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/people-told-me-to-hide-my-horror-credits-if-i-wanted-to-be-taken-seriously-derry-actress-insists-genre-deserves-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New BBC doc lays bare IRA cover-up after brutal Robert McCartney murder: ‘This wasn’t the killers’ first rodeo’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unseen footage shows bloody aftermath of 2005 killing that shook the peace process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-bbc-doc-lays-bare-ira-cover-up-after-brutal-robert-mccartney-murder-this-wasnt-the-killers-first-rodeo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-bbc-doc-lays-bare-ira-cover-up-after-brutal-robert-mccartney-murder-this-wasnt-the-killers-first-rodeo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Millionaire developer ‘floored by businessman’ in toilets of plush venue as fracas is dubbed ‘battle of BT9’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alleged loo fistfight in plush Belfast restaurant ‘linked to a 20-year-old feud over a £1m property deal’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/millionaire-developer-floored-by-businessman-in-toilets-of-plush-venue-as-fracas-is-dubbed-battle-of-bt9/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/millionaire-developer-floored-by-businessman-in-toilets-of-plush-venue-as-fracas-is-dubbed-battle-of-bt9/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing our crippled NHS is a life-and-death issue, yet politicians pay it lip service and then make a beeline for Drumcree]]></title><description><![CDATA[For at least a decade politicians have known gravity of the situation but keep choosing populism over courage and leadership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fixing-our-crippled-nhs-is-a-life-and-death-issue-yet-politicians-pay-it-lip-service-and-then-make-a-beeline-for-drumcree/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fixing-our-crippled-nhs-is-a-life-and-death-issue-yet-politicians-pay-it-lip-service-and-then-make-a-beeline-for-drumcree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-UVF gunman who was awarded MBE quits Orange Order and cash-strapped community group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lurgan district master David Martin resigns from organisation, while not-for-profit Brownlow House closes cafe and lays off staff amid losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-uvf-gunman-who-was-awarded-mbe-quits-orange-order-and-cash-strapped-community-group/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-uvf-gunman-who-was-awarded-mbe-quits-orange-order-and-cash-strapped-community-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP in disarray over Lockhart quit threat and loyalist support for MP at huge Portadown rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inside story on the blazing row at DUP officers’ meeting after the Upper Bann MP resigned from group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-in-disarray-over-lockhart-quit-threat-and-loyalist-support-for-mp-at-huge-portadown-rally/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-in-disarray-over-lockhart-quit-threat-and-loyalist-support-for-mp-at-huge-portadown-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cops feared dissidents would use old Provo guns in Drumcree violent outbreak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Associates of bomber seen on the Garvaghy Road ‘control massive haul of weapons’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cops-feared-dissidents-would-use-old-provo-guns-in-drumcree-violent-outbreak/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cops-feared-dissidents-would-use-old-provo-guns-in-drumcree-violent-outbreak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spook-tacular Derry Halloween festival turns 40]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry's annual Halloween festival, celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, gets under way on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/spook-tacular-derry-halloween-festival-turns-40/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/spook-tacular-derry-halloween-festival-turns-40/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dental care in Budapest - the questions every Irish patient should ask before travelling ]]></title><description><![CDATA[From knowing who’ll look after your teeth to what happens when you get home. ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dental-care-in-budapest-the-questions-every-irish-patient-should-ask-before-travelling/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dental-care-in-budapest-the-questions-every-irish-patient-should-ask-before-travelling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An IRA boss wanted me dead - my best mate was killed beside me']]></title><description><![CDATA[The survivor of a notorious knife murder speaks of his guilt over the way the attack unfolded and the failure to catch the killers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-ira-boss-wanted-me-dead-my-best-mate-was-killed-beside-me/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-ira-boss-wanted-me-dead-my-best-mate-was-killed-beside-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Russian cages to Irish sanctuary: The five-year rescue journey of Bu and Tyapa]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Bu and Tyapa, the five-year journey from Russia to the Irish countryside was anything but straightforward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-russian-cages-to-irish-sanctuary-the-five-year-rescue-journey-of-bu-and-tyapa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-russian-cages-to-irish-sanctuary-the-five-year-rescue-journey-of-bu-and-tyapa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of people gather in support of Drumcree Orangemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Orangemen are parading through Portadown, joined by bands and a crowd of supporters who have not been deterred by the weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-of-people-gather-in-support-of-drumcree-orangemen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 23:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-of-people-gather-in-support-of-drumcree-orangemen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We had to get three points’: Larne manager relieved to get back to winning ways after fighting back against stubborn Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 1 Larne 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-had-to-get-three-points-larne-manager-relieved-to-get-back-to-winning-ways-after-fighting-back-against-stubborn-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-had-to-get-three-points-larne-manager-relieved-to-get-back-to-winning-ways-after-fighting-back-against-stubborn-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This lady is not for turning - Michelle O’Neill must go’: Lockhart defiant as she addresses huge Portadown rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-lady-is-not-for-turning-michelle-oneill-must-go-lockhart-defiant-as-she-addresses-huge-portadown-rally/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-lady-is-not-for-turning-michelle-oneill-must-go-lockhart-defiant-as-she-addresses-huge-portadown-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rangers respond to Derek McInnes’ appeal to be ‘brilliant’ against Saints]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rangers 4 St Johnstone 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rangers-respond-to-derek-mcinnes-appeal-to-be-brilliant-against-saints/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rangers-respond-to-derek-mcinnes-appeal-to-be-brilliant-against-saints/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larne get crucial bench impact to get back to winning ways with victory at Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 1 Larne 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/larne-get-crucial-bench-impact-to-get-back-to-winning-ways-with-victory-at-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/larne-get-crucial-bench-impact-to-get-back-to-winning-ways-with-victory-at-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It stops the bleeding’: Jim Magilton delighted as Cliftonville end six-game losing run with comfortable win at Dungannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 1 Cliftonville 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-stops-the-bleeding-jim-magilton-delighted-as-cliftonville-end-six-game-losing-run-with-comfortable-win-at-dungannon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-stops-the-bleeding-jim-magilton-delighted-as-cliftonville-end-six-game-losing-run-with-comfortable-win-at-dungannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA attacks woman and trashes home after young man’s death wrongly linked to pink cocaine party]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masked baseball bat gang beat victim and smashed windows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-attacks-woman-and-trashes-home-after-young-mans-death-wrongly-linked-to-pink-cocaine-party/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-attacks-woman-and-trashes-home-after-young-mans-death-wrongly-linked-to-pink-cocaine-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large rally taking place in support of Drumcree Orangemen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Orangemen are parading through Portadown, joined by bands and a crowd of supporters who have not been deterred by the weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/large-rally-taking-place-in-support-of-drumcree-orangemen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/large-rally-taking-place-in-support-of-drumcree-orangemen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He actually does the right thing’: Stephen Baxter sympathises with skipper after ‘comical’ own goal costs Carrick Rangers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 1 Limavady United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-actually-does-the-right-thing-stephen-baxter-sympathises-with-skipper-after-comical-own-goal-costs-carrick-rangers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-actually-does-the-right-thing-stephen-baxter-sympathises-with-skipper-after-comical-own-goal-costs-carrick-rangers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine boss believes striker's first goal for club will be ‘first of many’ after finishing rout against old side Crusaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 0 Coleraine 5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-boss-believes-strikers-first-goal-for-club-will-be-first-of-many-after-finishing-rout-against-old-side-crusaders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-boss-believes-strikers-first-goal-for-club-will-be-first-of-many-after-finishing-rout-against-old-side-crusaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Boelo fails to put a dampener on determined Portadown parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/storm-boelo-fails-to-put-a-dampener-on-determined-portadown-parade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/storm-boelo-fails-to-put-a-dampener-on-determined-portadown-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown parade underway as 26 bands take part in town centre march]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-parade-underway-as-26-bands-take-part-in-town-centre-march/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-parade-underway-as-26-bands-take-part-in-town-centre-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd shouts ‘First Minister must go’: Portadown parade underway as 26 bands take part in town centre march and speeches underway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crowd-shouts-first-minister-must-go-portadown-parade-underway-as-26-bands-take-part-in-town-centre-march-and-speeches-underway/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crowd-shouts-first-minister-must-go-portadown-parade-underway-as-26-bands-take-part-in-town-centre-march-and-speeches-underway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm Boelo brings disruption with the full force still to come]]></title><description><![CDATA[A more severe amber alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until Sunday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/storm-boelo-brings-disruption-with-the-full-force-still-to-come/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/storm-boelo-brings-disruption-with-the-full-force-still-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glentoran’s double-winning manager: Duncan Ferguson will ensure the players fight for the badge again... the only down side, he can’t play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tommy Jackson on the Everton connection and bringing the glory days back to The Oval]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/glentorans-double-winning-manager-duncan-ferguson-will-ensure-the-players-fight-for-the-badge-again-the-only-down-side-he-cant-play/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/glentorans-double-winning-manager-duncan-ferguson-will-ensure-the-players-fight-for-the-badge-again-the-only-down-side-he-cant-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concerns as MLA claims children need to be self-harming in order to access specialist young person’s mental health service CAMHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Department of Health rejects allegation but admits the service is under strain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/concerns-as-mla-claims-children-need-to-be-self-harming-in-order-to-access-specialist-young-persons-mental-health-service-camhs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/concerns-as-mla-claims-children-need-to-be-self-harming-in-order-to-access-specialist-young-persons-mental-health-service-camhs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don't do that here’: Goal hero on why Linfield won't be distracted by hitting top spot after comeback win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 1 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-dont-do-that-here-goal-hero-on-why-linfield-wont-be-distracted-by-hitting-top-spot-after-comeback-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-dont-do-that-here-goal-hero-on-why-linfield-wont-be-distracted-by-hitting-top-spot-after-comeback-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Unhinged’ charity worker convicted of harassment after accusing his wife of having an affair with her gynaecologist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hears estranged hubby also threatened to spread slurs about STIs on social media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/unhinged-charity-worker-convicted-of-harassment-after-accusing-his-wife-of-having-an-affair-with-her-gynaecologist/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/unhinged-charity-worker-convicted-of-harassment-after-accusing-his-wife-of-having-an-affair-with-her-gynaecologist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster stay winless in URC but battling second half performance rescues point from extraordinary Bulls clash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vodacom Bulls 34 Ulster 26]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-stay-winless-in-urc-but-battling-second-half-performance-rescues-point-from-extraordinary-bulls-clash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-stay-winless-in-urc-but-battling-second-half-performance-rescues-point-from-extraordinary-bulls-clash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police working to identify those involved in disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two police vehicles were damaged as masked youths threw stones and bottles in the Creevagh Heights area of Derry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-working-to-identify-those-involved-in-disorder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-working-to-identify-those-involved-in-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart denies 'simply satisfying hardliners' over Drumcree stance]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been differences of opinion within the DUP over how to deal with the fallout of the Drumcree dispute.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-denies-simply-satisfying-hardliners-over-drumcree-stance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-denies-simply-satisfying-hardliners-over-drumcree-stance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masked youths attack police as two PSNI vehicles damaged in Derry disorder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Youths armed with weapons, fireworks and tins of paint hurled stones and bottles at officers in Creevagh Heights]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-youths-attack-police-as-two-psni-vehicles-damaged-in-derry-disorder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-youths-attack-police-as-two-psni-vehicles-damaged-in-derry-disorder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian killed after collision with car]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver of the car, a 34-year-old man, has been arrested and remains in custody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pedestrian-killed-after-collision-with-car/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pedestrian-killed-after-collision-with-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-boxing champ walks free as judge slams inheritance feud between siblings]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not what your late mother would have wanted, judge tells pair, as bitter dispute over family home reaches court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-boxing-champ-walks-free-as-judge-slams-inheritance-feud-between-siblings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-boxing-champ-walks-free-as-judge-slams-inheritance-feud-between-siblings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three released without charge after fatal arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three people - two women and one man - have been released, and one person remains in custody, gardaí say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-released-without-charge-after-fatal-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-released-without-charge-after-fatal-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are on our knees’: Home care workers say they are paying to do their jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[UNISON meeting hears claims of inadequate mileage payments and low pay as stalled Good Jobs Bill leaves proposed employment reforms in limbo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-are-on-our-knees-home-care-workers-say-they-are-paying-to-do-their-jobs/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-are-on-our-knees-home-care-workers-say-they-are-paying-to-do-their-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV review: Rob, Romesh and peloton pals channel inner Supreme and prove there ain’t no mountain high enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedy’s funnymen get on their bike in Paris to compete on the most iconic stage of the Tour de France]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-rob-romesh-and-peloton-pals-channel-inner-supreme-and-prove-there-aint-no-mountain-high-enough/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-rob-romesh-and-peloton-pals-channel-inner-supreme-and-prove-there-aint-no-mountain-high-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Manchester serves up a weekend to remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a tour of the Theatre of Dreams to reliving the 1990s via the Crystal Maze Experience, England’s ‘Second City’ served up a weekend to remember]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-manchester-serves-up-a-weekend-to-remember/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-manchester-serves-up-a-weekend-to-remember/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘Music can profoundly affect our moods... Why give in to gloom when you can be elevated?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Tara Heavey shares her favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-music-can-profoundly-affect-our-moods-why-give-in-to-gloom-when-you-can-be-elevated/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-music-can-profoundly-affect-our-moods-why-give-in-to-gloom-when-you-can-be-elevated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Is this Belfast’s most transformative facial? Feeling ‘lifted, sculpted, snatched, toned’ after 50 minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[As celebrity-favourite Dimple Amani lymphatic treatments arrive at The Merchant, we experience the Face Ritual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/review-is-this-belfasts-most-transformative-facial-feeling-lifted-sculpted-snatched-toned-after-50-minutes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/review-is-this-belfasts-most-transformative-facial-feeling-lifted-sculpted-snatched-toned-after-50-minutes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘I pictured Bree from Desperate Housewives when I was writing the character of Brooke in The Second Life of Anthony B’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane Dalton on the best company, desired food and what she’s reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-i-pictured-bree-from-desperate-housewives-when-i-was-writing-the-character-of-brooke-in-the-second-life-of-anthony-b/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-i-pictured-bree-from-desperate-housewives-when-i-was-writing-the-character-of-brooke-in-the-second-life-of-anthony-b/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low effort, maximum flavour: sweet treats for busy bakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fake it till you bake it with Sarah Rainey’s deliciously simple recipes and supermarket cake hacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/low-effort-maximum-flavour-sweet-treats-for-busy-bakers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/low-effort-maximum-flavour-sweet-treats-for-busy-bakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look inside: Edwardian gem with award-winning kitchen near Co Down landmark hits market at £900,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home near Scrabo Tower offers five bedrooms and multiple reception spaces including library, office and games room]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/look-inside-edwardian-gem-with-award-winning-kitchen-near-co-down-landmark-hits-market-at-900000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/look-inside-edwardian-gem-with-award-winning-kitchen-near-co-down-landmark-hits-market-at-900000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve become increasingly interested in what happens between the dramatic moments... I enjoyed writing in this quieter, more reflective way’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Leitrim writer-poet-teacher Kevin McManus talks about his new rural-Ireland-set novel, which is a poignant reflection on grief, memory and the fragile moments of grace that shape a life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-become-increasingly-interested-in-what-happens-between-the-dramatic-moments-i-enjoyed-writing-in-this-quieter-more-reflective-way/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-become-increasingly-interested-in-what-happens-between-the-dramatic-moments-i-enjoyed-writing-in-this-quieter-more-reflective-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five energy-saving tips to keep in mind as we prepare for winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making your home as energy efficient as it can be will pay off in the long-run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/five-energy-saving-tips-to-keep-in-mind-as-we-prepare-for-winter/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/five-energy-saving-tips-to-keep-in-mind-as-we-prepare-for-winter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime pays: new reads with plenty of pre-Christmas drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the cosiest of casualties to the heart-thumping chase, there are a host of criminally good page-turners that will satisfy the genre’s biggest fans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crime-pays-new-reads-with-plenty-of-pre-christmas-drama/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crime-pays-new-reads-with-plenty-of-pre-christmas-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangor Chamber of Commerce slams BID proposals and warns of £80k of wasted public cash]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the plans get the green light, Bangor would become the ninth Business Improvement District in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-chamber-of-commerce-slams-bid-proposals-and-warns-of-80k-of-wasted-public-cash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-chamber-of-commerce-slams-bid-proposals-and-warns-of-80k-of-wasted-public-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is a prouder moment than my medals’: Olympian hails ‘immense’ support as she opens new NI kids’ pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swim! is located at Newtownabbey’s Longwood Retail Park]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-is-a-prouder-moment-than-my-medals-olympian-hails-immense-support-as-she-opens-new-ni-kids-pool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-is-a-prouder-moment-than-my-medals-olympian-hails-immense-support-as-she-opens-new-ni-kids-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New film inspired by north Belfast house set for premiere: ‘I wanted to bring that old legend of the banshee into the modern world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by childhood memories of a wailing wind in a north Belfast house, filmmaker Nathan Hughes’s new horror short pits ancient folklore against scepticism, greed and materialism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-film-inspired-by-north-belfast-house-set-for-premiere-i-wanted-to-bring-that-old-legend-of-the-banshee-into-the-modern-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-film-inspired-by-north-belfast-house-set-for-premiere-i-wanted-to-bring-that-old-legend-of-the-banshee-into-the-modern-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhinos, Provos and loyalist terror bosses: Northern Ireland has become the land of the absurd where words have lost their meaning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Society is pretending all is well, when deeply abnormal behaviour has become not only acceptable but encouraged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rhinos-provos-and-loyalist-terror-bosses-northern-ireland-has-become-the-land-of-the-absurd-where-words-have-lost-their-meaning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rhinos-provos-and-loyalist-terror-bosses-northern-ireland-has-become-the-land-of-the-absurd-where-words-have-lost-their-meaning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people on standby when a storm strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[While most people are preparing to stay indoors as another storm approaches, others are getting ready to head straight into it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-people-on-standby-when-a-storm-strikes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-people-on-standby-when-a-storm-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland's Junior Eurovision duo to step onto 'magical' stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland's representatives contain 13-year-old Naomi from Mayobridge, County Down.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irelands-junior-eurovision-duo-to-step-onto-magical-stage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irelands-junior-eurovision-duo-to-step-onto-magical-stage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Co Down ‘Bonzo’ built a cross-community GAA powerhouse in East Belfast... and is now ready to make the move into politics as an MLA]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our new series on the community champions and local heroes of Northern Ireland sport, Brendan Crossan chats to David McGreevy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-co-down-bonzo-built-a-cross-community-gaa-powerhouse-in-east-belfast-and-is-now-ready-to-make-the-move-into-politics-as-an-mla/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-co-down-bonzo-built-a-cross-community-gaa-powerhouse-in-east-belfast-and-is-now-ready-to-make-the-move-into-politics-as-an-mla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Irish artist dropping her debut album after a billion streams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish DJ Jazzy came up on the Dublin club scene and has worked with industry heavyweights like Calvin Harris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-irish-artist-dropping-her-debut-album-after-a-billion-streams/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-irish-artist-dropping-her-debut-album-after-a-billion-streams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The gang murder and the women who went to the White House looking for answers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fallout of the murder of 33-year-old Robert McCartney, a father-of-two, reverberated around the world - forcing the IRA to acknowledge several of its members were involved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-gang-murder-and-the-women-who-went-to-the-white-house-looking-for-answers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-gang-murder-and-the-women-who-went-to-the-white-house-looking-for-answers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matthew Fitzpatrick strikes late at Shamrock Park to send Linfield top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 1 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/matthew-fitzpatrick-strikes-late-at-shamrock-park-to-send-linfield-top/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/matthew-fitzpatrick-strikes-late-at-shamrock-park-to-send-linfield-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry City end home campaign on a high as FAI Cup Final build-up continues with win over Dundalk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City 2 Dundalk 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-city-end-home-campaign-on-a-high-as-fai-cup-final-build-up-continues-with-win-over-dundalk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-city-end-home-campaign-on-a-high-as-fai-cup-final-build-up-continues-with-win-over-dundalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Belfast office Managing Partner named Special Recognition winner at first Belfast Telegraph Accountancy Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jackie Henry MBE of Deloitte honoured for her stellar career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-belfast-office-managing-partner-named-special-recognition-winner-at-first-belfast-telegraph-accountancy-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-belfast-office-managing-partner-named-special-recognition-winner-at-first-belfast-telegraph-accountancy-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niall Morgan kicks last-second two-pointer as Edendork claim first ever Tyrone SFC title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edendork 1-14 Errigal Ciaran 1-13]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/niall-morgan-kicks-last-second-two-pointer-as-edendork-claim-first-ever-tyrone-sfc-title/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/niall-morgan-kicks-last-second-two-pointer-as-edendork-claim-first-ever-tyrone-sfc-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sale agreed on BBC Radio Foyle building after months of speculation over future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property listing said the Londonderry property could be converted ‘to residential or mixed-use accommodation’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sale-agreed-on-bbc-radio-foyle-building-after-months-of-speculation-over-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sale-agreed-on-bbc-radio-foyle-building-after-months-of-speculation-over-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrated Irish musician Dónal Lunny dies aged 79]]></title><description><![CDATA[A founding member of three renowned bands - The Bothy Band, Planxty and Moving Hearts - he was widely credited for the revival and growth of Irish traditional music.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celebrated-irish-musician-dnal-lunny-dies-aged-79/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celebrated-irish-musician-dnal-lunny-dies-aged-79/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Fitzpatrick’s late winner at Shamrock Park sends Linfield top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 1 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/matt-fitzpatricks-late-winner-at-shamrock-park-sends-linfield-top/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/matt-fitzpatricks-late-winner-at-shamrock-park-sends-linfield-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As It Happened: Portadown 1 Linfield 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 1 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-it-happened-portadown-1-linfield-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-it-happened-portadown-1-linfield-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chief constable welcomes 'significant' explosives find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two men have been arrested after Irish police seized suspected explosive material during a search in the Republic of Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chief-constable-welcomes-significant-explosives-find/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chief-constable-welcomes-significant-explosives-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The horror, the horror! 10 spooky TV shows to scare you witless this Halloween]]></title><description><![CDATA[A creepy cornucopia of ghosts, ghouls, vampires, monsters and sea hags awaits you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-horror-the-horror-10-spooky-tv-shows-to-scare-you-witless-this-halloween/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-horror-the-horror-10-spooky-tv-shows-to-scare-you-witless-this-halloween/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who killed young mum in crash is jailed after one of NI’s biggest cocaine seizures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drugs with an estimated street value of £12m were seized from lorry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-killed-young-mum-in-crash-is-jailed-after-one-of-nis-biggest-cocaine-seizures/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-killed-young-mum-in-crash-is-jailed-after-one-of-nis-biggest-cocaine-seizures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather warnings in place ahead of Storm Boelo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The amber Met Office alert for counties Antrim and Londonderry lasts from 21:00 BST on Saturday until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/weather-warnings-in-place-ahead-of-storm-boelo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/weather-warnings-in-place-ahead-of-storm-boelo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sentenced after NI's biggest cocaine seizure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ciaran McBride, of Listrakelt Road, Derrynoose, was arrested after officers found cocaine with an estimated street value of £12m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-sentenced-after-nis-biggest-cocaine-seizure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-sentenced-after-nis-biggest-cocaine-seizure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down bookshop targeted with graffiti calling author Sally Rooney a ‘terrorist supporter’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bookshop had previously said they would continue to stock the author’s books after they were withdrawn from sale by UK publisher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-bookshop-targeted-with-graffiti-calling-author-sally-rooney-a-terrorist-supporter/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-bookshop-targeted-with-graffiti-calling-author-sally-rooney-a-terrorist-supporter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four men in court over suspected prostitution operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four men, including three pensioners, appeared in Belfast Crown Court charged with 60 offences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-men-in-court-over-suspected-prostitution-operation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-men-in-court-over-suspected-prostitution-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson: Former MP being investigated over alleged Westminster rape.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Police in London are investigating Jeffrey Donaldson over a rape allegationIt is alleged to have happened in the former MP’s Westminster office. Donaldson is currently serving a prison sentence in Maghaberry for 18 counts of child sex abuse, including the rape of a child.The former DUP leader Donaldson was sentenced last week to 15 years but will serve just half of that term in prison.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Allison Morris.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-former-mp-being-investigated-over-alleged-westminster-rape/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-former-mp-being-investigated-over-alleged-westminster-rape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man charged over Belfast knife attack pleads not guilty]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man charged in connection with a knife attack in north Belfast, that sparked serious disorder in the city, pleads not guilty to attempted murder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-charged-over-belfast-knife-attack-pleads-not-guilty/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-charged-over-belfast-knife-attack-pleads-not-guilty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Trust chief warns plans for new unit jeopardised after funding sidelined]]></title><description><![CDATA[One Alliance MLA said the move was ‘disgraceful’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-trust-chief-warns-plans-for-new-unit-jeopardised-after-funding-sidelined/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-trust-chief-warns-plans-for-new-unit-jeopardised-after-funding-sidelined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UTV favourite on retirement, grandchildren and the future: ‘I don’t think my work is quite done yet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three decades exploring Ulster’s people, places and past, Joe Mahon is bringing Mahon’s Way to a close. Here, the presenter talks about retirement, the archive he hopes to preserve, and why his next great journey will be with his grandchildren.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/utv-favourite-on-retirement-grandchildren-and-the-future-i-dont-think-my-work-is-quite-done-yet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/utv-favourite-on-retirement-grandchildren-and-the-future-i-dont-think-my-work-is-quite-done-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Lesser Spotted Ulster to Mahon’s Way: Joe Mahon reflects on three decades of celebrating Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three decades exploring Ulster’s people, places and past, Joe Mahon is bringing Mahon’s Way to a close. Here, the presenter talks about retirement, the archive he hopes to preserve, and why his next great journey will be with his grandchildren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-lesser-spotted-ulster-to-mahons-way-joe-mahon-reflects-on-three-decades-of-celebrating-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-lesser-spotted-ulster-to-mahons-way-joe-mahon-reflects-on-three-decades-of-celebrating-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Heavenly hospitality and bold flavours reinventing Irish luxury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landline Restaurant, Park Hotel Kenmare, Co Kerry. www.parkkenmare.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-heavenly-hospitality-and-bold-flavours-reinventing-irish-luxury/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-heavenly-hospitality-and-bold-flavours-reinventing-irish-luxury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MLAs Gerry Kelly and Deirdre Hargey arrive at Belfast police station for interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mlas-gerry-kelly-and-deirdre-hargey-arrive-at-belfast-police-station-for-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mlas-gerry-kelly-and-deirdre-hargey-arrive-at-belfast-police-station-for-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy leaves Belfast police station after interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-conor-murphy-leaves-belfast-police-station-after-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-conor-murphy-leaves-belfast-police-station-after-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paula McIntyre on why pumpkins and duck are the perfect pairing for a luxurious one-pan autumn dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Embrace autumn with these two suitably seasonal dishes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paula-mcintyre-on-why-pumpkins-and-duck-are-the-perfect-pairing-for-a-luxurious-one-pan-autumn-dinner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paula-mcintyre-on-why-pumpkins-and-duck-are-the-perfect-pairing-for-a-luxurious-one-pan-autumn-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Telegraph writers celebrate double win at Irish Food Writing Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weekend magazine columnists secured the cookery and beer writing prizes, while colleague John Mulgrew was shortlisted in two categories]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-telegraph-writers-celebrate-double-win-at-irish-food-writing-awards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-telegraph-writers-celebrate-double-win-at-irish-food-writing-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals for calm after footage of assault on schoolgirl shared online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down secondary school confirms incident involving two pupils and says ‘the families involved have been supported’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeals-for-calm-after-footage-of-assault-on-schoolgirl-shared-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeals-for-calm-after-footage-of-assault-on-schoolgirl-shared-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeals for calm after footage of assault on NI schoolgirl shared online]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down secondary school confirms incident involving two pupils and says ‘the families involved have been supported’]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeals-for-calm-after-footage-of-assault-on-ni-schoolgirl-shared-online/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeals-for-calm-after-footage-of-assault-on-ni-schoolgirl-shared-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trial date set for man accused of attempted murder that sparked riots in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hadi Alodid will stand trial next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-attempted-murder-that-sparked-riots-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/trial-date-set-for-man-accused-of-attempted-murder-that-sparked-riots-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart resigns as DUP party officer over strategy 'concerns']]></title><description><![CDATA[As an officer, the Upper Bann MP belonged to a small, decision-making committee within the Democratic Unionist Party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-resigns-as-dup-party-officer-over-strategy-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-resigns-as-dup-party-officer-over-strategy-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer patients centre at risk over 'disgraceful' funds move]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Department of Health has decided to take back £1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cancer-patients-centre-at-risk-over-disgraceful-funds-move/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cancer-patients-centre-at-risk-over-disgraceful-funds-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: ‘My flatmate has her boyfriend over every weekend. I feel like I’m housesharing with a couple – it’s not what I signed up for’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our apartment is small and he’s using the washing machine, showering and cooking like it’s his own place]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-flatmate-has-her-boyfriend-over-every-weekend-i-feel-like-im-housesharing-with-a-couple-its-not-what-i-signed-up-for/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-flatmate-has-her-boyfriend-over-every-weekend-i-feel-like-im-housesharing-with-a-couple-its-not-what-i-signed-up-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Matthew McConaughey right about American politics? Maybe, but his timing is terrible]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor Matthew McConaughey’s video about the upcoming American midterms is causing a stir online – but does he have a valid point about voting Independent?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/is-matthew-mcconaughey-right-about-american-politics-maybe-but-his-timing-is-terrible/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/is-matthew-mcconaughey-right-about-american-politics-maybe-but-his-timing-is-terrible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I just like poking fun at humans and the weird things we’ve decided to do’: Taika Waititi on Klara And The Sun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taika Waititi talks to Lynn Rusk about bringing his distinctive style and humour to his film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel Klara And The Sun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-just-like-poking-fun-at-humans-and-the-weird-things-weve-decided-to-do-taika-waititi-on-klara-and-the-sun/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-just-like-poking-fun-at-humans-and-the-weird-things-weve-decided-to-do-taika-waititi-on-klara-and-the-sun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron Sorkin: ‘I don’t have a political agenda – I’m just trying to capture your attention’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The creator of ‘The West Wing’ has directed a follow-up to his 2010 movie ‘The Social Network’, focusing on a Facebook whistleblower. Louis Chilton speaks to the motor-mouthed writer about his late-in-life pivot to directing, the pitfalls of network TV, and why he’s desperate to write something ‘frivolous’ for once]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/aaron-sorkin-i-dont-have-a-political-agenda-im-just-trying-to-capture-your-attention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/aaron-sorkin-i-dont-have-a-political-agenda-im-just-trying-to-capture-your-attention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every seat feels like the front row’: How a Sailortown bar has become one of Belfast’s most exciting jazz venues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-owner Tomás Gorman and drummer-producer David Lyttle describe how and why they have created an authentic jazz-club atmosphere at The American Bar, attracting diverse audiences of aficionados from far and wide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-seat-feels-like-the-front-row-how-a-sailortown-bar-has-become-one-of-belfasts-most-exciting-jazz-venues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-seat-feels-like-the-front-row-how-a-sailortown-bar-has-become-one-of-belfasts-most-exciting-jazz-venues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feeling scundered? Language expert urges public to pop in for a blether at Ulster Scots events in Ards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nine events to take place across October and November]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/feeling-scundered-language-expert-urges-public-to-pop-in-for-a-blether-at-ulster-scots-events-in-ards/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/feeling-scundered-language-expert-urges-public-to-pop-in-for-a-blether-at-ulster-scots-events-in-ards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Assessing Sinn Féin’s record on the economy: Growth is different from government success]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is little evidence that the Executive has done anything since devolution’s restoration to change NI’s economic trajectory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/assessing-sinn-fins-record-on-the-economy-growth-is-different-from-government-success/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/assessing-sinn-fins-record-on-the-economy-growth-is-different-from-government-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visually impaired snooker superfan hails sport as ‘a godsend’ through adversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[‘Thundershots’ hopes to inspire other women to pick up a cue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/visually-impaired-snooker-superfan-hails-sport-as-a-godsend-through-adversity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/visually-impaired-snooker-superfan-hails-sport-as-a-godsend-through-adversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast Trust launches investigation into water issues at crisis-hit maternity hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update notes there may be further delay to the project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-trust-launches-investigation-into-water-issues-at-crisis-hit-maternity-hospital/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-trust-launches-investigation-into-water-issues-at-crisis-hit-maternity-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils pen special song to give classmates a voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many pupils at Mitchell House Special School in east Belfast are non-verbal but that does not mean they cannot communicate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pupils-pen-special-song-to-give-classmates-a-voice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pupils-pen-special-song-to-give-classmates-a-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Wildly unfair that my husband and I pay £4k a year for ADHD treatment']]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/wildly-unfair-that-my-husband-and-i-pay-4k-a-year-for-adhd-treatment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/wildly-unfair-that-my-husband-and-i-pay-4k-a-year-for-adhd-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What books had people turning pages and turning up the volume this year?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thrillers, self-help books and Harry Potter were the big winners for readers from Libraries NI data.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/what-books-had-people-turning-pages-and-turning-up-the-volume-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/what-books-had-people-turning-pages-and-turning-up-the-volume-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrone man jailed for killing pensioner in crash after ignoring advice not to drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former athlete had been told not to drive because of epilepsy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tyrone-man-jailed-for-killing-pensioner-in-crash-after-ignoring-advice-not-to-drive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tyrone-man-jailed-for-killing-pensioner-in-crash-after-ignoring-advice-not-to-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson: Dark questions over ex-DUP leader’s curious African shadow career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson was doing paid work for the ministry of defence in Africa even as acute political turmoil was engulfing his party at home in Northern Ireland. Why was the then DUP leader undertaking sensitive work in dictator-led Cameroon just a week after he himself collapsed Stormont in 2022? Why was he helping sell arms in Egypt alongside a British general? Why did a special forces officer say he’d worked with Donaldson before? Profound political questions remain over who all the now c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-dark-questions-over-ex-dup-leaders-curious-african-shadow-career/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 03:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-dark-questions-over-ex-dup-leaders-curious-african-shadow-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celtic sunk by Celta Vigo as European woes continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Celtic 1 Celta Vigo 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celtic-sunk-by-celta-vigo-as-european-woes-continue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celtic-sunk-by-celta-vigo-as-european-woes-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could rebel knight Roger Casement be exhumed for a second time?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1965, his remains were exhumed and brought to Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. But a commemoration society in his name, who have lodged the application, has said it wants to "fulfil his wish" to be buried in County Antrim.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/could-rebel-knight-roger-casement-be-exhumed-for-a-second-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/could-rebel-knight-roger-casement-be-exhumed-for-a-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Street set to reopen when convent partially demolished]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barriers and shipping containers have been in place near the former convent in Derry for more than a year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/street-set-to-reopen-when-convent-partially-demolished/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/street-set-to-reopen-when-convent-partially-demolished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Difficult decision' to close Samaritans branch after more than 50 years]]></title><description><![CDATA["Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch," they charity says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/difficult-decision-to-close-samaritans-branch-after-more-than-50-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/difficult-decision-to-close-samaritans-branch-after-more-than-50-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillor suspended over conflict of interests]]></title><description><![CDATA[A watchdog says Mark Ovens registered late and attended meetings despite hisconflict of interests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/councillor-suspended-over-conflict-of-interests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/councillor-suspended-over-conflict-of-interests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If we don’t push for better we’ll be going to people’s funerals’: NI hospital’s shocking A&amp;E crisis laid bare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patients waiting days for care, makeshift beds fashioned from coffee tables and fivefold rise in emergency escalation days brings fresh scrutiny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-we-dont-push-for-better-well-be-going-to-peoples-funerals-ni-hospitals-shocking-aampe-crisis-laid-bare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-we-dont-push-for-better-well-be-going-to-peoples-funerals-ni-hospitals-shocking-aampe-crisis-laid-bare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saoradh member arrested with alleged Basque terrorists was on French ‘watch-list’, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Irish national, named in local media as Naoise Conron, had been in a car with two other individuals when it was stopped at a police checkpoint in Spain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saoradh-member-arrested-with-alleged-basque-terrorists-was-on-french-watch-list-court-told/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saoradh-member-arrested-with-alleged-basque-terrorists-was-on-french-watch-list-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Maze prison governor wary over Burnham-style early release of prisoners here as quick fix to overcrowding]]></title><description><![CDATA[William McKee fears staff and financial pressures is impacting on rehabilitation efforts at NI’s jails]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-maze-prison-governor-wary-over-burnham-style-early-release-of-prisoners-here-as-quick-fix-to-overcrowding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-maze-prison-governor-wary-over-burnham-style-early-release-of-prisoners-here-as-quick-fix-to-overcrowding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actors lining up to play George Best in new film about Man Utd legend’s infamous lost weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born producer blown away by response to casting call]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/actors-lining-up-to-play-george-best-in-new-film-about-man-utd-legends-infamous-lost-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/actors-lining-up-to-play-george-best-in-new-film-about-man-utd-legends-infamous-lost-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Shortchanged' or 'fighting chance': Views differ as NI secretary meets parties on budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stormont executive maintains it cannot balance the books without more support from London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/shortchanged-or-fighting-chance-views-differ-as-ni-secretary-meets-parties-on-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/shortchanged-or-fighting-chance-views-differ-as-ni-secretary-meets-parties-on-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Demeaning' and 'absurd': The backlash against a hugging grandparents consent ad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim O'Callaghan described the video as "inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/demeaning-and-absurd-the-backlash-against-a-hugging-grandparents-consent-ad/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/demeaning-and-absurd-the-backlash-against-a-hugging-grandparents-consent-ad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipping containers blocking Derry street over safety fears at historic building finally removed after almost a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite their removal, the city centre road remains closed to vehicles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/shipping-containers-blocking-derry-street-over-safety-fears-at-historic-building-finally-removed-after-almost-a-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/shipping-containers-blocking-derry-street-over-safety-fears-at-historic-building-finally-removed-after-almost-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP councillor and special adviser to Health Minister suspended from council role]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sanction relates to a failure to declare interests]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-councillor-and-special-adviser-to-health-minister-suspended-from-council-role/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-councillor-and-special-adviser-to-health-minister-suspended-from-council-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy in 1986 challenged the belief that children were safe in familiar surroundings]]></title><description><![CDATA[40 years after Philip Cairns went missing, we still cling to the memory of the boy who never came home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-the-disappearance-of-a-13-year-old-boy-in-1986-challenged-the-belief-that-children-were-safe-in-familiar-surroundings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-the-disappearance-of-a-13-year-old-boy-in-1986-challenged-the-belief-that-children-were-safe-in-familiar-surroundings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies after two-car collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[The collision happened on the N2 at Broomfield, County Monaghan, on Thursday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/woman-dies-after-two-car-collision/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/woman-dies-after-two-car-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman charged with stealing over £40k from shop where she worked to face trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jacqueline Mattox (39) from Holywood has been charged with two offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/woman-charged-with-stealing-over-40k-from-shop-where-she-worked-to-face-trial/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/woman-charged-with-stealing-over-40k-from-shop-where-she-worked-to-face-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Events at Drumcree have seriously undermined unionist confidence in policing, says loyalist focus group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collective sets out concerns in letter to PSNI chief constable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/events-at-drumcree-have-seriously-undermined-unionist-confidence-in-policing-says-loyalist-focus-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/events-at-drumcree-have-seriously-undermined-unionist-confidence-in-policing-says-loyalist-focus-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘My ex rang my family behind my back to try to convince them I was insane’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her 40s with two children talks about separation from her perspective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-my-ex-rang-my-family-behind-my-back-to-try-to-convince-them-i-was-insane/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-my-ex-rang-my-family-behind-my-back-to-try-to-convince-them-i-was-insane/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former NI sports chief pleads not guilty to sexual offences against underage girls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gerry Carson (84) admits two counts of stalking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ni-sports-chief-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-offences-against-underage-girls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ni-sports-chief-pleads-not-guilty-to-sexual-offences-against-underage-girls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former president of Athletics Northern Ireland denies child sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the hearing Gerry Carson also pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-president-of-athletics-northern-ireland-denies-child-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-president-of-athletics-northern-ireland-denies-child-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Opportunistic Trojan horse’: Foyle MLA hits out at Ebrington Square parking charges  plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tariffs are to be introduced later this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/opportunistic-trojan-horse-foyle-mla-hits-out-at-ebrington-square-parking-charges-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/opportunistic-trojan-horse-foyle-mla-hits-out-at-ebrington-square-parking-charges-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Tyrone manufacturing firm Terex  experiences ‘notable’ fall in profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm employs close to 1,900 staff in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-tyrone-manufacturing-firm-terex-experiences-notable-fall-in-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-tyrone-manufacturing-firm-terex-experiences-notable-fall-in-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Met Office issue NI weather alert ahead of Storm Boelo’s arrival, with gusts of up to 75mph forecast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Potential for power cuts and transport disruption this weekend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/met-office-issue-ni-weather-alert-ahead-of-storm-boelos-arrival-with-gusts-of-up-to-75mph-forecast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/met-office-issue-ni-weather-alert-ahead-of-storm-boelos-arrival-with-gusts-of-up-to-75mph-forecast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This isn’t going to end well for you’: Threatening third party call made to alleged NI assault victim, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Defendant denies knowledge of call made from Australia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-isnt-going-to-end-well-for-you-threatening-third-party-call-made-to-alleged-ni-assault-victim-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-isnt-going-to-end-well-for-you-threatening-third-party-call-made-to-alleged-ni-assault-victim-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police appeal for information after car torched in Shankill area overnight]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI believe latest incident may be linked to attack earlier this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-appeal-for-information-after-car-torched-in-shankill-area-overnight/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-appeal-for-information-after-car-torched-in-shankill-area-overnight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why we cling to the memory of the boy who never came home 40 years ago’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mysterious disappearance of 13-year-old Philip Cairns in a Dublin suburb on October 23, 1986 challenged something many had taken for granted: the belief that children were safe in familiar surroundings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-we-cling-to-the-memory-of-the-boy-who-never-came-home-40-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-we-cling-to-the-memory-of-the-boy-who-never-came-home-40-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saoirse-Monica Jackson on married life, ‘exciting’ career and getting recognised in America: ‘When I crack Hollywood, I’ll let you know!’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since her breakthrough role in Derry Girls, Saoirse-Monica Jackson has broadened her acting repertoire on both sides of the Atlantic. Here, she talks about staying grounded, married life and what makes Irish fashion so unique]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saoirse-monica-jackson-on-married-life-exciting-career-and-getting-recognised-in-america-when-i-crack-hollywood-ill-let-you-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saoirse-monica-jackson-on-married-life-exciting-career-and-getting-recognised-in-america-when-i-crack-hollywood-ill-let-you-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How US families opened their homes to give more than 23,000 Northern Ireland children a summer escape from the Troubles]]></title><description><![CDATA[New book charts the legacy of Project Children, founded in 1975]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-us-families-opened-their-homes-to-give-more-than-23000-northern-ireland-children-a-summer-escape-from-the-troubles/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-us-families-opened-their-homes-to-give-more-than-23000-northern-ireland-children-a-summer-escape-from-the-troubles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More talks due in bid to break budget deadlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stormont executive maintains it cannot balance the books without more support from London.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-talks-due-in-bid-to-break-budget-deadlock/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-talks-due-in-bid-to-break-budget-deadlock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get it checked’: Co Down man with stage four prostate cancer campaigning for more men to get tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Johnson (59) wants to save lives by turning his illness into something positive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/get-it-checked-co-down-man-with-stage-four-prostate-cancer-campaigning-for-more-men-to-get-tested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/get-it-checked-co-down-man-with-stage-four-prostate-cancer-campaigning-for-more-men-to-get-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Horrendously nasty’ weedkiller attack on south Belfast community garden causes £8k damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group supports struggling students and low-income families by providing fresh food]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/horrendously-nasty-weedkiller-attack-on-south-belfast-community-garden-causes-8k-damage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/horrendously-nasty-weedkiller-attack-on-south-belfast-community-garden-causes-8k-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Individuals who wrote court character references for jailed cocaine king in fight to keep identities secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kinahan-linked drug baron Joe Kearney was jailed earlier this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/individuals-who-wrote-court-character-references-for-jailed-cocaine-king-in-fight-to-keep-identities-secret/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/individuals-who-wrote-court-character-references-for-jailed-cocaine-king-in-fight-to-keep-identities-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finucane calls Conservative MP's 'IRA lawyers' comments 'contemptible']]></title><description><![CDATA[During a debate on the government's Troubles bill, Davis referred to "the activities of IRA lawyers in the courts".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/finucane-calls-conservative-mps-ira-lawyers-comments-contemptible/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/finucane-calls-conservative-mps-ira-lawyers-comments-contemptible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City 'on song' for international choir festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The festival brings together hundreds of local singers and community groups alongside international choirs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/city-on-song-for-international-choir-festival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/city-on-song-for-international-choir-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI risks missing 2030 energy goals, says Stormont committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-risks-missing-2030-energy-goals-says-stormont-committee/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-risks-missing-2030-energy-goals-says-stormont-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was 13 when Dad was murdered’: Troubles investigators reopen murder case of part-time RUC officer John Eagleson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father-of-three was shot dead in an early morning attack while riding his motorbike to work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-13-when-dad-was-murdered-troubles-investigators-reopen-murder-case-of-part-time-ruc-officer-john-eagleson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-13-when-dad-was-murdered-troubles-investigators-reopen-murder-case-of-part-time-ruc-officer-john-eagleson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was 13 when Dad was murdered’: Troubles investigators reopen murder case of part-time RUC officer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The father-of-three was shot dead in an early morning attack while riding his motorbike to work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-13-when-dad-was-murdered-troubles-investigators-reopen-murder-case-of-part-time-ruc-officer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-13-when-dad-was-murdered-troubles-investigators-reopen-murder-case-of-part-time-ruc-officer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion brand founder Jennifer Okenyi on life lessons: ‘Sometimes consistency is the progress’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The designer has established JNwany Designs, an independent womenswear brand founded in 2017]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fashion-brand-founder-jennifer-okenyi-on-life-lessons-sometimes-consistency-is-the-progress/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fashion-brand-founder-jennifer-okenyi-on-life-lessons-sometimes-consistency-is-the-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daughter of woman killed by partner 'refuses to be another victim']]></title><description><![CDATA[Keeley McKee's mother Leanne was killed by her partner in 2003, weeks before the couple were due to marry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daughter-of-woman-killed-by-partner-refuses-to-be-another-victim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daughter-of-woman-killed-by-partner-refuses-to-be-another-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crusaders suffer a major shock in the BetMcLean Cup as Warrenpoint Town book spot in next round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warrenpoint Town 5 Crusaders 2 (after extra-time)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crusaders-suffer-a-major-shock-in-the-betmclean-cup-as-warrenpoint-town-book-spot-in-next-round/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crusaders-suffer-a-major-shock-in-the-betmclean-cup-as-warrenpoint-town-book-spot-in-next-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure builds on Michael Carrick after Manchester United suffer humiliating loss at Como]]></title><description><![CDATA[Como 4 Manchester United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pressure-builds-on-michael-carrick-after-manchester-united-suffer-humiliating-loss-at-como/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 22:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pressure-builds-on-michael-carrick-after-manchester-united-suffer-humiliating-loss-at-como/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiker died in 100ft fall while on Wales' highest mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adrian McAnarney had travelled to north Wales with a group to climb Yr Wyddfa and go sightseeing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hiker-died-in-100ft-fall-while-on-wales-highest-mountain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hiker-died-in-100ft-fall-while-on-wales-highest-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Champion boxers provide character references for ‘gentleman’ death driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Olali was jailed last week for causing the death of Richard Boyle in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast five years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/champion-boxers-provide-character-references-for-gentleman-death-driver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/champion-boxers-provide-character-references-for-gentleman-death-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World champion boxers provide character references for ‘gentleman’ death driver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Olali was jailed last week for causing the death of Richard Boyle in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast five years ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/world-champion-boxers-provide-character-references-for-gentleman-death-driver/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/world-champion-boxers-provide-character-references-for-gentleman-death-driver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MP demands apology from Tory MP over ‘IRA lawyers’ remark in Commons]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Finucane says comments echo those made weeks before his father&rsquo;s murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-demands-apology-from-tory-mp-over-ira-lawyers-remark-in-commons/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-demands-apology-from-tory-mp-over-ira-lawyers-remark-in-commons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald leave police station following Garvaghy Road protest interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-leave-police-station-following-garvaghy-road-protest-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-leave-police-station-following-garvaghy-road-protest-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of prison officer killed by IRA receives state apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-of-prison-officer-killed-by-ira-receives-state-apology/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-of-prison-officer-killed-by-ira-receives-state-apology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation after man and woman found dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bodies of a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s are discovered at the same house in Bray.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/investigation-after-man-and-woman-found-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/investigation-after-man-and-woman-found-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man tells inquest he 'definitely' did not kill former partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years after being arrested and charged with her murder, all charges against Marshall's former partner, Gary O'Dowd, were dropped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-tells-inquest-he-definitely-did-not-kill-former-partner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-tells-inquest-he-definitely-did-not-kill-former-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald attend police station for Garvaghy Road protest interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-attend-police-station-for-garvaghy-road-protest-interview/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feins-michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-attend-police-station-for-garvaghy-road-protest-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O'Neill and McDonald attend police interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unionist parties have called for action against O'Neill and others over the protests, accusing nationalist parties of acting unlawfully.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oneill-and-mcdonald-attend-police-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oneill-and-mcdonald-attend-police-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill and Mary Lou McDonald arrive at police station ahead of interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-arrive-at-police-station-ahead-of-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-and-mary-lou-mcdonald-arrive-at-police-station-ahead-of-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O’Neill leaves Stormont to attend interview with police over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-michelle-oneill-leaves-stormont-to-attend-interview-with-police-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-michelle-oneill-leaves-stormont-to-attend-interview-with-police-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson under investigation for further rape allegation while serving as MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Met confirmed for the first time they have been given a report of an alleged rape in the House of Commons in 2016]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-under-investigation-for-further-rape-allegation-while-serving-as-mp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-under-investigation-for-further-rape-allegation-while-serving-as-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masked gang beats teenager with metal pipes in 'sectarian' attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police said the teenager was attacked after being chased in the Waterside area of Londonderry on Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-gang-beats-teenager-with-metal-pipes-in-sectarian-attack/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-gang-beats-teenager-with-metal-pipes-in-sectarian-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson being investigated over alleged rape inside Parliament]]></title><description><![CDATA[While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-being-investigated-over-alleged-rape-inside-parliament/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-being-investigated-over-alleged-rape-inside-parliament/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast comedian criticised for rape 'joke' about assault victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vittorio Angelone referred to content creator Rebecca Goodwin in a remark about rape.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-comedian-criticised-for-rape-joke-about-assault-victim/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-comedian-criticised-for-rape-joke-about-assault-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Share Energy: helping challenge the way Northern Ireland thinks about power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Share Energy now boasts 41,500 customers, two years after launching in 2024. Chief executive Damian Wilson says transparency, profit-sharing and a fundamental rethink of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s energy system are at the heart of its challenge to the established market, and looks to the future and the firm&rsquo;s expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/share-energy-helping-challenge-the-way-northern-ireland-thinks-about-power/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/share-energy-helping-challenge-the-way-northern-ireland-thinks-about-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask a money coach: ‘My husband wants to retire early, but I don’t think we can afford it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[He has come up with a plan that involves him using his tax-free lump sum and some of our shared savings to buy a doer-upper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-a-money-coach-my-husband-wants-to-retire-early-but-i-dont-think-we-can-afford-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-a-money-coach-my-husband-wants-to-retire-early-but-i-dont-think-we-can-afford-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish weather warning ahead of Storm Austen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Republic of Ireland's weather service warns of potential of flooding and travel disruption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-weather-warning-ahead-of-storm-austen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-weather-warning-ahead-of-storm-austen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I don’t mean to scare you, but... 2030 is three years and two months away]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three things I learned about travel at a big-shot transatlantic summit in Dublin &mdash; and a refreshing &lsquo;word of the year&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-dont-mean-to-scare-you-but-2030-is-three-years-and-two-months-away/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-dont-mean-to-scare-you-but-2030-is-three-years-and-two-months-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A Course Called Ireland’ review: Bill Murray’s shambolic golf trip around Ireland and Northern Ireland wastes our time and his talents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The star seems to be having a good time, but does little to ensure viewers have one too]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-course-called-ireland-review-bill-murrays-shambolic-golf-trip-around-ireland-and-northern-ireland-wastes-our-time-and-his-talents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-course-called-ireland-review-bill-murrays-shambolic-golf-trip-around-ireland-and-northern-ireland-wastes-our-time-and-his-talents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster coach to lead Ireland XV to face Fiji in Cork next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster coach Mark Sexton will be in charge for the game on November 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-coach-to-lead-ireland-xv-to-face-fiji-in-cork-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-coach-to-lead-ireland-xv-to-face-fiji-in-cork-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Farrell to cast eyes on World Cup hopefuls as Ireland XV to face Fiji in Cork next month]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connacht coach Mark Sexton will be in charge for the game on November 20]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/andy-farrell-to-cast-eyes-on-world-cup-hopefuls-as-ireland-xv-to-face-fiji-in-cork-next-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/andy-farrell-to-cast-eyes-on-world-cup-hopefuls-as-ireland-xv-to-face-fiji-in-cork-next-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melanie Finn: Women like Joanne McNally should not have to pay the price when men like Conor McGregor aren’t called out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian hits back at criticism of decision to appear on US chat show that soft-soaped the disgraced fighter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/melanie-finn-women-like-joanne-mcnally-should-not-have-to-pay-the-price-when-men-like-conor-mcgregor-arent-called-out/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/melanie-finn-women-like-joanne-mcnally-should-not-have-to-pay-the-price-when-men-like-conor-mcgregor-arent-called-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Jimmy McGuinness will be absolutely seething’ — Dick Clerkin on Finnbarr Roarty’s shock Donegal departure to AFL side Collingwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Monaghan midfielder believes something must be amiss in the T&iacute;r Chonaill set-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jimmy-mcguinness-will-be-absolutely-seething-dick-clerkin-on-finnbarr-roartys-shock-donegal-departure-to-afl-side-collingwood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jimmy-mcguinness-will-be-absolutely-seething-dick-clerkin-on-finnbarr-roartys-shock-donegal-departure-to-afl-side-collingwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge's trial of the facts review will assess if victims are 'sidelined']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir John Gillen is carrying out a review of the legal framework on trial of the facts cases in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judges-trial-of-the-facts-review-will-assess-if-victims-are-sidelined/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judges-trial-of-the-facts-review-will-assess-if-victims-are-sidelined/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating report of former Tory MP ‘identifying Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims online’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paedophile was sentenced to 15 years in jail last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-report-of-former-tory-mp-identifying-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-online/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-report-of-former-tory-mp-identifying-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-online/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating further report of Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims being identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paedophile was sentenced to 15 years in jail last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-further-report-of-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-being-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-further-report-of-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-being-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI department store crowned best in the UK after beating John Lewis and Harrods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wardens of Newtownards has been in business for nearly 150 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-department-store-crowned-best-in-the-uk-after-beating-john-lewis-and-harrods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-department-store-crowned-best-in-the-uk-after-beating-john-lewis-and-harrods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There was a horrific bang… I could smell the airbags’: Dashcam footage played at A5 crash inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquest hears head-on collision between minibus and HGV caused deaths of three family members]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-was-a-horrific-bang-i-could-smell-the-airbags-dashcam-footage-played-at-a5-crash-inquest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-was-a-horrific-bang-i-could-smell-the-airbags-dashcam-footage-played-at-a5-crash-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dance rebels wanted as Ulster Hall goes back to the 1930s for one night only]]></title><description><![CDATA[New show set during the parish dance hall era making debut in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dance-rebels-wanted-as-ulster-hall-goes-back-to-the-1930s-for-one-night-only/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dance-rebels-wanted-as-ulster-hall-goes-back-to-the-1930s-for-one-night-only/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From kimchi to chorizo: How pupils at one south Belfast primary school are embracing adventurous, locally sourced food]]></title><description><![CDATA[School launches pilot scheme designed to widen children&rsquo;s palates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-kimchi-to-chorizo-how-pupils-at-one-south-belfast-primary-school-are-embracing-adventurous-locally-sourced-food/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-kimchi-to-chorizo-how-pupils-at-one-south-belfast-primary-school-are-embracing-adventurous-locally-sourced-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A grumpy cloud and a happy sun - the book that catches children's feelings using weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of primary school pupils have turned their ideas about feelings and emotions into a book.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-grumpy-cloud-and-a-happy-sun-the-book-that-catches-childrens-feelings-using-weather/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-grumpy-cloud-and-a-happy-sun-the-book-that-catches-childrens-feelings-using-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI department store crowned best in the UK after beating brands John Lewis and Harrods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wardens of Newtownards has been in business for nearly 150 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-department-store-crowned-best-in-the-uk-after-beating-brands-john-lewis-and-harrods/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-department-store-crowned-best-in-the-uk-after-beating-brands-john-lewis-and-harrods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Failure to isolate NI care home patients during pandemic caused ‘significant risk’, Covid Inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 5,000 patients discharged to care facilities in first half of 2020]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/failure-to-isolate-ni-care-home-patients-during-pandemic-caused-significant-risk-covid-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/failure-to-isolate-ni-care-home-patients-during-pandemic-caused-significant-risk-covid-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating further report of Donaldson’s victims being identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The paedophile was sentenced to 15 years in jail last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-further-report-of-donaldsons-victims-being-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-further-report-of-donaldsons-victims-being-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal battle over Garvaghy Road parade may clarify law on public processions but leaves political tensions unresolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[While ruling in court case should clear up important legal points it does not solve situation outside the courtroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-battle-over-garvaghy-road-parade-may-clarify-law-on-public-processions-but-leaves-political-tensions-unresolved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-battle-over-garvaghy-road-parade-may-clarify-law-on-public-processions-but-leaves-political-tensions-unresolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MP eyes shock Stormont switch in high-stakes bid to make history in Strangford]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chris Hazzard's decision to enter race a blow to chances of SDLP breakthrough]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-eyes-shock-stormont-switch-in-high-stakes-bid-to-make-history-in-strangford/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mp-eyes-shock-stormont-switch-in-high-stakes-bid-to-make-history-in-strangford/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things to do in Down this Halloween]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top 5 events across the county]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/things-to-do-in-down-this-halloween/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/things-to-do-in-down-this-halloween/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half-time ‘rocket’ from Stephen Baxter sparks Carrick Rangers’ three-goal turnaround against Newry City]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 3 Newry City 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/half-time-rocket-from-stephen-baxter-sparks-carrick-rangers-three-goal-turnaround-against-newry-city/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/half-time-rocket-from-stephen-baxter-sparks-carrick-rangers-three-goal-turnaround-against-newry-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Magilton hails Cliftonville’s ‘fantastic’ work ethic after cup win at Shamrock Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 0 Cliftonville 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jim-magilton-hails-cliftonvilles-fantastic-work-ethic-after-cup-win-at-shamrock-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jim-magilton-hails-cliftonvilles-fantastic-work-ethic-after-cup-win-at-shamrock-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heavy weather’ but job done as Rodney McAree’s Dungannon Swifts edge Bangor in cup thriller]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 1 Dungannon Swifts 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heavy-weather-but-job-done-as-rodney-mcarees-dungannon-swifts-edge-bangor-in-cup-thriller/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heavy-weather-but-job-done-as-rodney-mcarees-dungannon-swifts-edge-bangor-in-cup-thriller/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midfielder’s wondergoal helps power Dungannon Swifts to BetMcLean Cup progress with victory over Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 1 Dungannon Swifts 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/midfielders-wondergoal-helps-power-dungannon-swifts-to-betmclean-cup-progress-with-victory-over-bangor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/midfielders-wondergoal-helps-power-dungannon-swifts-to-betmclean-cup-progress-with-victory-over-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cliftonville shine once again under the Tuesday night lights to advance at expense of David Jeffrey’s Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 0 Cliftonville 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cliftonville-shine-once-again-under-the-tuesday-night-lights-to-advance-at-expense-of-david-jeffreys-portadown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cliftonville-shine-once-again-under-the-tuesday-night-lights-to-advance-at-expense-of-david-jeffreys-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Larne left to rue another blown lead as Linfield come from behind to taste victory at Inver Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 1 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/larne-left-to-rue-another-blown-lead-as-linfield-come-from-behind-to-taste-victory-at-inver-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/larne-left-to-rue-another-blown-lead-as-linfield-come-from-behind-to-taste-victory-at-inver-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten-man Carrick Rangers see off stubborn Newry to move into next round]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 3 Newry City 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ten-man-carrick-rangers-see-off-stubborn-newry-to-move-into-next-round/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ten-man-carrick-rangers-see-off-stubborn-newry-to-move-into-next-round/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn F&eacute;in MP Pat Cullen to run in Assembly election as party bids to take two seats in South Belfast &amp; Mid Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former nursing chief joins Deirdre Hargey on Stormont ticket]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feacutein-mp-pat-cullen-to-run-in-assembly-election-as-party-bids-to-take-two-seats-in-south-belfast-amp-mid-down/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-feacutein-mp-pat-cullen-to-run-in-assembly-election-as-party-bids-to-take-two-seats-in-south-belfast-amp-mid-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Far-right rioter homeless after fleeing Coleraine following UDA gun attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ringleader of anti-immigration group blamed the media for his troubles rather than his own behaviour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/far-right-rioter-homeless-after-fleeing-coleraine-following-uda-gun-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/far-right-rioter-homeless-after-fleeing-coleraine-following-uda-gun-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure Drumcree deal revealed as 10,000-person rally set for town this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-10000-person-rally-set-for-town-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-10000-person-rally-set-for-town-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Human trafficking is not just something you see in a film, says survivor]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report finds women who were forced into prostitution as teenagers, advertised online, drugged and moved through cities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/human-trafficking-is-not-just-something-you-see-in-a-film-says-survivor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/human-trafficking-is-not-just-something-you-see-in-a-film-says-survivor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims and veterans keeping close watch on Troubles legacy bill debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs will continue their scrutiny of a series of government amendments to the Troubles legacy bill on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victims-and-veterans-keeping-close-watch-on-troubles-legacy-bill-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victims-and-veterans-keeping-close-watch-on-troubles-legacy-bill-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who died in four-vehicle crash is named]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crash, involving a lorry, van and two cars, happened on Monday morning in Newry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-died-in-four-vehicle-crash-is-named/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-died-in-four-vehicle-crash-is-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure Drumcree parade deal revealed in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offers made by Portadown District to allow Orangemen to walk the Garvaghy Road have been revealed in court &ndash; including a 4AM march, accommodated by a residents&rsquo; protest.The court has finished hearing submissions during the legal challenge to the Secretary of State&rsquo;s ban on the Drumcree parade. Mr Justice Scoffield is to deliver his judgement next week.Talks broke down after both parties refused to compromise on the proposed route. Olivia Peden is joined by Allison Morris who wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-parade-deal-revealed-in-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-parade-deal-revealed-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Power cuts 1,400 jobs and blames betting tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government increased taxes on online casino and sports betting in last year's Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-power-cuts-1400-jobs-and-blames-betting-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-power-cuts-1400-jobs-and-blames-betting-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure Drumcree deal revealed as Parades Commission approves 10,000-person rally in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-10000-person-rally-in-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-10000-person-rally-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure Drumcree deal revealed as Parades Commission approves 10,000 people rally in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-10000-people-rally-in-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-10000-people-rally-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure Drumcree deal revealed as Parades Commission approves rally in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-rally-in-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-drumcree-deal-revealed-as-parades-commission-approves-rally-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three more arrests after couple and two children killed in arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man in his 50s and two women in their 30s were arrested by gardaí (Irish police) on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-more-arrests-after-couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-more-arrests-after-couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Power owner Flutter to cut 1,400 staff across Ireland, UK and other locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company blames higher taxes on gambling sector in UK as 240 jobs in Dublin targeted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-power-owner-flutter-to-cut-1400-staff-across-ireland-uk-and-other-locations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-power-owner-flutter-to-cut-1400-staff-across-ireland-uk-and-other-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court to rule on Drumcree parade challenge next week as Portadown District’s offers to secure deal are revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-to-rule-on-drumcree-parade-challenge-next-week-as-portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-deal-are-revealed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-to-rule-on-drumcree-parade-challenge-next-week-as-portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-deal-are-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An act of total evil’: Mourners say heartbreaking farewell to family wiped out in Waterford arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Forces of darkness&rsquo; took &lsquo;innocent lives&rsquo; of Philip English, his wife Kim and their sons Callum and Jayden, mourners told]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-act-of-total-evil-mourners-say-heartbreaking-farewell-to-family-wiped-out-in-waterford-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-act-of-total-evil-mourners-say-heartbreaking-farewell-to-family-wiped-out-in-waterford-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital apologises to mother of two who had to have invasive breast cancer treatment while pregnant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seanagh Rice (33) sued St James&rsquo;s Hospital over an alleged delay in diagnosing her breast cancer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hospital-apologises-to-mother-of-two-who-had-to-have-invasive-breast-cancer-treatment-while-pregnant/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hospital-apologises-to-mother-of-two-who-had-to-have-invasive-breast-cancer-treatment-while-pregnant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top destinations for those who love a little adventure  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unforgettable activities set against some unbelievably beautiful backdrops]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/top-destinations-for-those-who-love-a-little-adventure/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/top-destinations-for-those-who-love-a-little-adventure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand ‘laughed after groping and kissing radio station worker’, trial hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brand denies three counts of rape, three charges of sexual assault and one allegation of indecent assault]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/russell-brand-laughed-after-groping-and-kissing-radio-station-worker-trial-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/russell-brand-laughed-after-groping-and-kissing-radio-station-worker-trial-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our 24 hours in Belfast: From a ‘super taster’ cocktail tour of the senses to terrific tapas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daragh Keany and his wife tried a quick reset on a child-free break to Belfast... here&rsquo;s how they got on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/our-24-hours-in-belfast-from-a-super-taster-cocktail-tour-of-the-senses-to-terrific-tapas/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/our-24-hours-in-belfast-from-a-super-taster-cocktail-tour-of-the-senses-to-terrific-tapas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excitement as first section of cross-border bridge arrives by barge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bridge will link County Down in Northern Ireland with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/excitement-as-first-section-of-cross-border-bridge-arrives-by-barge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/excitement-as-first-section-of-cross-border-bridge-arrives-by-barge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors clash over Strabane's UK Town of Culture bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Independent councillor Paul Gallagher says including 'UK' in the title is problematic, but unionists disagree.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/councillors-clash-over-strabanes-uk-town-of-culture-bid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/councillors-clash-over-strabanes-uk-town-of-culture-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District’s offers to secure deal on parade along Garvaghy Road are revealed in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-deal-on-parade-along-garvaghy-road-are-revealed-in-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-districts-offers-to-secure-deal-on-parade-along-garvaghy-road-are-revealed-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parades Commission not yet notified about weekend Portadown rally as Drumcree case back in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/parades-commission-not-yet-notified-about-weekend-portadown-rally-as-drumcree-case-back-in-court/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/parades-commission-not-yet-notified-about-weekend-portadown-rally-as-drumcree-case-back-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There was no hiding behind God when your legal reckoning came, Jeffrey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coverage of the Donaldson sex abuse trial revealed a man who regarded the legal process as an inconvenience to his divinely anointed political rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-was-no-hiding-behind-god-when-your-legal-reckoning-came-jeffrey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-was-no-hiding-behind-god-when-your-legal-reckoning-came-jeffrey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen’s court challenge over block on Drumcree parade continues today]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-court-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-continues-today/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-court-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-continues-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-hospital worker who was jailed for posting women’s images on porn site is slammed for ‘calling for Drumcree trouble’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Revenge porn&rsquo; creep Neil Kinnin urges street action over Orange parade ban]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-hospital-worker-who-was-jailed-for-posting-womens-images-on-porn-site-is-slammed-for-calling-for-drumcree-trouble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-hospital-worker-who-was-jailed-for-posting-womens-images-on-porn-site-is-slammed-for-calling-for-drumcree-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My health: ‘It’s been a huge year, physically and mentally. But that’s OK, because I am still here. I’ve gained a new perspective on life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caoimhe Donoghue, Doctrine Skincare&rsquo;s co-founder and head of marketing, shares her health journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-health-its-been-a-huge-year-physically-and-mentally-but-thats-ok-because-i-am-still-here-ive-gained-a-new-perspective-on-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-health-its-been-a-huge-year-physically-and-mentally-but-thats-ok-because-i-am-still-here-ive-gained-a-new-perspective-on-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay Well: I have a family history of blood clots. Should I be doing something to prevent them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are many reasons a blood clot can develop &mdash; and various risk factors to consider.Experts explain why they occur and how you can reduce your chance of getting one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-i-have-a-family-history-of-blood-clots-should-i-be-doing-something-to-prevent-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-i-have-a-family-history-of-blood-clots-should-i-be-doing-something-to-prevent-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing illustrates fragility of Union quite like somebody in London telling me I need permission to be there]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a forceful form of English nationalism begins to take hold, it could shape future events in NI, Scotland and Wales, writes Paul Breen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nothing-illustrates-fragility-of-union-quite-like-somebody-in-london-telling-me-i-need-permission-to-be-there/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nothing-illustrates-fragility-of-union-quite-like-somebody-in-london-telling-me-i-need-permission-to-be-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You’re their safe place’: Hair loss expert on growing a business that helps people’s confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridgeen King, award-winning hair-loss specialist, tells In Good Company about her niche in the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/youre-their-safe-place-hairlossexpert-on-growingabusiness-that-helps-peoples-confidence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/youre-their-safe-place-hairlossexpert-on-growingabusiness-that-helps-peoples-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to GCSE Maths 'pulling the rug out from under pupils']]></title><description><![CDATA[From 2027, students will only be able to take a GCSE Maths exam in November if they are re-sitting the subject.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/changes-to-gcse-maths-pulling-the-rug-out-from-under-pupils/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/changes-to-gcse-maths-pulling-the-rug-out-from-under-pupils/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£67m public subsidy bid revealed as NI fights rivals for £400m Ryanair hub with 600 new jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Establishment of airline&rsquo;s maintenance, repair and overhaul hub stands to produce 600 high-quality jobs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/67m-public-subsidy-bid-revealed-as-ni-fights-rivals-for-400m-ryanair-hub-with-600-new-jobs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/67m-public-subsidy-bid-revealed-as-ni-fights-rivals-for-400m-ryanair-hub-with-600-new-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling with hair loss? Here’s what to focus on: Leading expert Bridgeen King]]></title><description><![CDATA[After decades of experience in the hairdressing industry, Bridgeen Keen pivoted to become a hair loss and scalp expert. Her hair loss and hair replacement clinic in the Slieve Donard in Newcastle has helped to restore confidence in men and women in Northern Ireland and beyond, with sites in Belfast, County Down, and Harvey Nichols in Edinburgh. As well as sharing some of the secrets behind her business success, Bridgeen is also passionate about breaking the stigma around hair loss. She joined Ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/struggling-with-hair-loss-heres-what-to-focus-on-leading-expert-bridgeen-king/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/struggling-with-hair-loss-heres-what-to-focus-on-leading-expert-bridgeen-king/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity offers to meet James McClean over therapy comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael Lynch, from Men's Action Network (MAN) offered to meet the Derry City footballer James McClean.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/charity-offers-to-meet-james-mcclean-over-therapy-comments/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/charity-offers-to-meet-james-mcclean-over-therapy-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patrick McClean takes plaudits as Derry City fans hit out at brother James’ mental health scoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City 1 St Patrick&rsquo;s Athletic 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/patrick-mcclean-takes-plaudits-as-derry-city-fans-hit-out-at-brother-james-mental-health-scoff/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 23:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/patrick-mcclean-takes-plaudits-as-derry-city-fans-hit-out-at-brother-james-mental-health-scoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An unexplained aspect of police intelligence over dissidents at Drumcree may help bring understanding to public]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further information on policing of Drumcree expected to be revealed on day two of the Orange Order case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-unexplained-aspect-of-police-intelligence-over-dissidents-at-drumcree-may-help-bring-understanding-to-public/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-unexplained-aspect-of-police-intelligence-over-dissidents-at-drumcree-may-help-bring-understanding-to-public/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Order case relies on answering one question... but evidence presented is anything but simple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further information on policing of Drumcree expected to be revealed on day two of the Orange Order case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-case-relies-on-answering-one-question-but-evidence-presented-is-anything-but-simple/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-case-relies-on-answering-one-question-but-evidence-presented-is-anything-but-simple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘In the name of God, go’: Law Society members back no-confidence votes in David Lavery and Council after fiery meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO had provided character reference for a relative convicted of serious sexual offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/in-the-name-of-god-go-law-society-members-back-no-confidence-votes-in-david-lavery-and-council-after-fiery-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/in-the-name-of-god-go-law-society-members-back-no-confidence-votes-in-david-lavery-and-council-after-fiery-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duran Duran’s ‘Derry girl’ gets biggest cheer of band’s return to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachael O&rsquo;Connor says touring with the legendary group is like &lsquo;going on a big holiday&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duran-durans-derry-girl-gets-biggest-cheer-of-bands-return-to-belfast/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duran-durans-derry-girl-gets-biggest-cheer-of-bands-return-to-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carer accused of punching pensioner in the face and spitting blood at police shows up to court with a black eye and cut nose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holywood man &lsquo;attacked 67-year-old who asked him to stop pestering woman in bar&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carer-accused-of-punching-pensioner-in-the-face-and-spitting-blood-at-police-shows-up-to-court-with-a-black-eye-and-cut-nose/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carer-accused-of-punching-pensioner-in-the-face-and-spitting-blood-at-police-shows-up-to-court-with-a-black-eye-and-cut-nose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid to longest serving politician in Northern Ireland: ‘A giant in the party and community’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former SDLP councillor Dermot Curran spent over 50 years in elected politics before retiring in 2023]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tributes-paid-to-longest-serving-politician-in-northern-ireland-a-giant-in-the-party-and-community/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tributes-paid-to-longest-serving-politician-in-northern-ireland-a-giant-in-the-party-and-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Walk away from drugs' urges family of Waterford arson victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents Philip and Kim English died in the fire alongside their two children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/walk-away-from-drugs-urges-family-of-waterford-arson-victims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/walk-away-from-drugs-urges-family-of-waterford-arson-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New store plans facing Tesco challenge, says Lidl boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The challenge could jeopardise Lidl's multimillion-pound investment in the north west, the supermarket says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-store-plans-facing-tesco-challenge-says-lidl-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-store-plans-facing-tesco-challenge-says-lidl-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal County Down submits planning application for ‘significant’ course upgrade amid speculation on bid to host The Open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The club is drafting in the same architects as Royal Portrush, with Newry, Mourne and Down District Council considering the plans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/royal-county-down-submits-planning-application-for-significant-course-upgrade-amid-speculation-on-bid-to-host-the-open/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/royal-county-down-submits-planning-application-for-significant-course-upgrade-amid-speculation-on-bid-to-host-the-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Rural lives cannot be an afterthought’: Four hospital campaign groups issue joint letter to Executive ministers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The letter is co-signed by activists who are lobbying against proposed and ongoing service cuts to rural hospitals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rural-lives-cannot-be-an-afterthought-four-hospital-campaign-groups-issue-joint-letter-to-executive-ministers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rural-lives-cannot-be-an-afterthought-four-hospital-campaign-groups-issue-joint-letter-to-executive-ministers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boy (14) ‘attacked for being Protestant’ in alleged sectarian assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julie Middleton MLA condemns &lsquo;reckless sectarian violence&rsquo; after teenager sustains facial injuries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/boy-14-attacked-for-being-protestant-in-alleged-sectarian-assault/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/boy-14-attacked-for-being-protestant-in-alleged-sectarian-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police feared dissident gun attack if Drumcree parade went ahead, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-feared-dissident-gun-attack-if-drumcree-parade-went-ahead-court-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-feared-dissident-gun-attack-if-drumcree-parade-went-ahead-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim of ex-charity boss says she lied in court about domestic abuse hell she put him through]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Cavlin told ex to &lsquo;hang himself because he was worthless&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-ex-charity-boss-says-she-lied-in-court-about-domestic-abuse-hell-she-put-him-through/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-ex-charity-boss-says-she-lied-in-court-about-domestic-abuse-hell-she-put-him-through/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duncan Ferguson confirms coaching departures in first press conference as Glentoran boss: ‘I don’t know a lot about the Irish League’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down for live updates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duncan-ferguson-confirms-coaching-departures-in-first-press-conference-as-glentoran-boss-i-dont-know-a-lot-about-the-irish-league/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duncan-ferguson-confirms-coaching-departures-in-first-press-conference-as-glentoran-boss-i-dont-know-a-lot-about-the-irish-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TUV councillor raises possibility of ‘week of protests’ at next year’s Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ron McDowell said move could &ldquo;force&rdquo; negotiations on Garavghy Road]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tuv-councillor-raises-possibility-of-week-of-protests-at-next-years-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tuv-councillor-raises-possibility-of-week-of-protests-at-next-years-fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three arrested over Derry bonfire that caused major traffic disruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 23-year-old man is due before court charged with criminal damage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-arrested-over-derry-bonfire-that-caused-major-traffic-disruption/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-arrested-over-derry-bonfire-that-caused-major-traffic-disruption/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Money: ‘I saved on rent by becoming a property guardian. There were 12 of us sharing one kitchen’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stand-up comedian Eddie Mullarkey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-i-saved-on-rent-by-becoming-a-property-guardian-there-were-12-of-us-sharing-one-kitchen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-i-saved-on-rent-by-becoming-a-property-guardian-there-were-12-of-us-sharing-one-kitchen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Details of intelligence considered by Chief Constable around Drumcree parade outlined during Orangemen’s court challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/details-of-intelligence-considered-by-chief-constable-around-drumcree-parade-outlined-during-orangemens-court-challenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/details-of-intelligence-considered-by-chief-constable-around-drumcree-parade-outlined-during-orangemens-court-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some people settle down with a book or the TV... I play with sea glass’: Bangor mum turns beachcombing hobby into thriving craft business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Special needs assistant Paula transforms trash into treasure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-people-settle-down-with-a-book-or-the-tv-i-play-with-sea-glass-bangor-mum-turns-beachcombing-hobby-into-thriving-craft-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-people-settle-down-with-a-book-or-the-tv-i-play-with-sea-glass-bangor-mum-turns-beachcombing-hobby-into-thriving-craft-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson will have to serve 2,741 days behind bars as release date revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outrage as child rapist gets automatic half-off jail term]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-have-to-serve-2741-days-behind-bars-as-release-date-revealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-have-to-serve-2741-days-behind-bars-as-release-date-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police treating ‘bomb threat’ email to 300 NI schools as a hoax originating outside UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same email was received by schools across the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-treating-bomb-threat-email-to-300-ni-schools-as-a-hoax-originating-outside-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-treating-bomb-threat-email-to-300-ni-schools-as-a-hoax-originating-outside-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police treating ‘bomb threat’ email to NI schools as a hoax originating outside UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same email was received by schools across the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-treating-bomb-threat-email-to-ni-schools-as-a-hoax-originating-outside-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-treating-bomb-threat-email-to-ni-schools-as-a-hoax-originating-outside-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dissidents may have mounted gun attacks on Garvaghy Road, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case has been brought by a Portadown Orangeman against Sir Chris Bryant and Jon Boutcher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dissidents-may-have-mounted-gun-attacks-on-garvaghy-road-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dissidents-may-have-mounted-gun-attacks-on-garvaghy-road-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen’s legal challenge over block on Drumcree parade under way at High Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-under-way-at-high-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-under-way-at-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bomb threat to 160 NI schools ‘not viable’ says Education Minister as some pupils evacuated]]></title><description><![CDATA[The warning was signed off &lsquo;Allahu Akbar&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bomb-threat-to-160-ni-schools-not-viable-says-education-minister-as-some-pupils-evacuated/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bomb-threat-to-160-ni-schools-not-viable-says-education-minister-as-some-pupils-evacuated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schools 'explosive device' email not viable threat - education minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paul Givan says the email has "caused huge alarm" and disruption to young people's education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/schools-explosive-device-email-not-viable-threat-education-minister/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/schools-explosive-device-email-not-viable-threat-education-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferguson named boss of Irish League club Glentoran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Everton and Rangers striker Duncan Ferguson is named as the new manager of Irish Premiership club Glentoran.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ferguson-named-boss-of-irish-league-club-glentoran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ferguson-named-boss-of-irish-league-club-glentoran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Allison: My husband has ADHD and recently went on medication, but it hasn’t improved his volatile moods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-my-husband-has-adhd-and-recently-went-on-medication-but-it-hasnt-improved-his-volatile-moods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-my-husband-has-adhd-and-recently-went-on-medication-but-it-hasnt-improved-his-volatile-moods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating after NI schools report ‘bomb threat’ emails]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least one school has sent pupils home]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-investigating-after-ni-schools-report-bomb-threat-emails/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-investigating-after-ni-schools-report-bomb-threat-emails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Glentoran manager Duncan Ferguson recalls terrifying first night in notorious Glasgow prison: ‘The lights went out, the doors shut and inmates began threatening me...’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish hardman feared for his life while serving time for match assault]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-glentoran-manager-duncan-ferguson-recalls-terrifying-first-night-in-notorious-glasgow-prison-the-lights-went-out-the-doors-shut-and-inmates-began-threatening-me/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-glentoran-manager-duncan-ferguson-recalls-terrifying-first-night-in-notorious-glasgow-prison-the-lights-went-out-the-doors-shut-and-inmates-began-threatening-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen’s legal challenge over block on Drumcree parade to be heard at High Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-to-be-heard-at-high-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-block-on-drumcree-parade-to-be-heard-at-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disgraced GAA hero Kevin McGourty dodges prison over fake solicitor scam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glasgow court spares McGourty jail but orders him to do 200 hours&rsquo; unpaid work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/disgraced-gaa-hero-kevin-mcgourty-dodges-prison-over-fake-solicitor-scam/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/disgraced-gaa-hero-kevin-mcgourty-dodges-prison-over-fake-solicitor-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ninety thousand children living in poverty in Northern Ireland, and no sign of numbers falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stark warning as charity releases latest figures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ninety-thousand-children-living-in-poverty-in-northern-ireland-and-no-sign-of-numbers-falling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ninety-thousand-children-living-in-poverty-in-northern-ireland-and-no-sign-of-numbers-falling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to deal with Troubles legacy to be debated in House of Commons]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government has published hundreds of amendments, including that the attorney general must provide consent for any serious prosecutions related to the conflict.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plan-to-deal-with-troubles-legacy-to-be-debated-in-house-of-commons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plan-to-deal-with-troubles-legacy-to-be-debated-in-house-of-commons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural lives cannot be an 'afterthought', healthcare campaigners say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners warn that rural communities face being cut off from vital hospital services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rural-lives-cannot-be-an-afterthought-healthcare-campaigners-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rural-lives-cannot-be-an-afterthought-healthcare-campaigners-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Glentoran manager Duncan Ferguson recalls terrifying first night in notorious Glasgow jail: ‘The lights went out, the doors shut and people started shouting at me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scottish hardman feared for his life while serving time for match assault]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-glentoran-manager-duncan-ferguson-recalls-terrifying-first-night-in-notorious-glasgow-jail-the-lights-went-out-the-doors-shut-and-people-started-shouting-at-me/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-glentoran-manager-duncan-ferguson-recalls-terrifying-first-night-in-notorious-glasgow-jail-the-lights-went-out-the-doors-shut-and-people-started-shouting-at-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine thousand children living in poverty in Northern Ireland, and no sign of numbers falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stark warning as charity releases latest figures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nine-thousand-children-living-in-poverty-in-northern-ireland-and-no-sign-of-numbers-falling/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nine-thousand-children-living-in-poverty-in-northern-ireland-and-no-sign-of-numbers-falling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;We&rsquo;re going to be dealing with the death on our streets here very soon&rsquo;: E-scooter injuries in A&amp;E up six-fold in just five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consultant warns children will live with effects for years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lsquowersquore-going-to-be-dealing-with-the-death-on-our-streets-here-very-soonrsquo-e-scooter-injuries-in-aampe-up-six-fold-in-just-five-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lsquowersquore-going-to-be-dealing-with-the-death-on-our-streets-here-very-soonrsquo-e-scooter-injuries-in-aampe-up-six-fold-in-just-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right wing politician to be reported for purporting to identify Donaldson victim on social media]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite repeated warnings, former Tory MP has not deleted post]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/right-wing-politician-to-be-reported-for-purporting-to-identify-donaldson-victim-on-social-media/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/right-wing-politician-to-be-reported-for-purporting-to-identify-donaldson-victim-on-social-media/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pollution breaches, explosions and a complaint from Amazon: Correspondence gives insight into Belfast recycling plant that keeps catching fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment chiefs &lsquo;very concerned&rsquo; over recent incidents at site]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pollution-breaches-explosions-and-a-complaint-from-amazon-correspondence-gives-insight-into-belfast-recycling-plant-that-keeps-catching-fire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/pollution-breaches-explosions-and-a-complaint-from-amazon-correspondence-gives-insight-into-belfast-recycling-plant-that-keeps-catching-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former bomb investigator raises questions over undisclosed ‘Omagh, Omagh, Omagh’ warning hours before atrocity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex lead detective questions whether further intelligence remains undisclosed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-bomb-investigator-raises-questions-over-undisclosed-omagh-omagh-omagh-warning-hours-before-atrocity/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-bomb-investigator-raises-questions-over-undisclosed-omagh-omagh-omagh-warning-hours-before-atrocity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give My Head Peace: Comedies axed as BBC makes deep cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perforated Ulster, Give My Head Peace, and The Long and the Short of it, all produced by the Hole in the Wall gang are being axed by the BBC.The Blame Game has also been culled.The BBC is making major cuts across the corporation as budget cuts take hold.BBC bosses say they have to make difficult decisions &ndash; but the cuts mean there will be no more local comedy on our screens.Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by Tim McGarry and Damon Quinn and Michael McDowell from the Hole in the Wall Gang.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/give-my-head-peace-comedies-axed-as-bbc-makes-deep-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/give-my-head-peace-comedies-axed-as-bbc-makes-deep-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four members of suspected car theft and burglary gang arrested after M50 chase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking footage circulated online shows brazen thugs smashing up car and windows after homeowner confronted thieves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-members-of-suspected-car-theft-and-burglary-gang-arrested-after-m50-chase/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-members-of-suspected-car-theft-and-burglary-gang-arrested-after-m50-chase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It is just huge relief’: Oisin O’Neill dedicates Crossmaglen Rangers triumph to lost club stalwarts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crossmaglen Rangers 1-19 Killeavy 0-17]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-is-just-huge-relief-oisin-oneill-dedicates-crossmaglen-rangers-triumph-to-lost-club-stalwarts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-is-just-huge-relief-oisin-oneill-dedicates-crossmaglen-rangers-triumph-to-lost-club-stalwarts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My dad was murdered by the IRA and the State let him down badly’: Family of prison officer Brian Stack receives Irish Government apology]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austin Stack tells how his personal mission to find out what happened to his father has taken him into the dark and murky world&nbsp;of the paramilitaries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-dad-was-murdered-by-the-ira-and-the-state-let-him-down-badly-family-of-prison-officer-brian-stack-receives-irish-government-apology/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-dad-was-murdered-by-the-ira-and-the-state-let-him-down-badly-family-of-prison-officer-brian-stack-receives-irish-government-apology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy defends lucrative India appearance after Kevin Kisner’s ‘dogsh*t’ and ‘money grab’ jibes]]></title><description><![CDATA[World number two justifies appearance in New Delhi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rory-mcilroy-defends-lucrative-india-appearance-after-kevin-kisners-dogsht-and-money-grab-jibes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rory-mcilroy-defends-lucrative-india-appearance-after-kevin-kisners-dogsht-and-money-grab-jibes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in his 30s dies after Dublin assault]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dead man has been named locally as Jamie Bailey who was in his late 30s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-his-30s-dies-after-dublin-assault/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-his-30s-dies-after-dublin-assault/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church makes sainthood case for 'WW1 hero' priest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fr Willie Doyle was killed during World War One while trying to help injured and dying soldiers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/church-makes-sainthood-case-for-ww1-hero-priest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/church-makes-sainthood-case-for-ww1-hero-priest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St Brigid's secure historic first Antrim football title]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Brigid's make history in an all-Belfast Antrim SFC final, securing their first senior football title with a 0-21 to 1-16 win over O'Donovan Rossa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/st-brigids-secure-historic-first-antrim-football-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/st-brigids-secure-historic-first-antrim-football-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last-gasp two-pointer earns dramatic Tyrone county final replay for Edendork]]></title><description><![CDATA[Errigal Ciaran 0-15 Edendork St Malachy&rsquo;s&nbsp;1-12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/last-gasp-two-pointer-earns-dramatic-tyrone-county-final-replay-for-edendork/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/last-gasp-two-pointer-earns-dramatic-tyrone-county-final-replay-for-edendork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paedophile loyalist bandsman under UVF death threat after admitting sexual communication with a child]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pervert kneecapped by gang as a teenager told to stay out of east Antrim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-loyalist-bandsman-under-uvf-death-threat-after-admitting-sexual-communication-with-a-child/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-loyalist-bandsman-under-uvf-death-threat-after-admitting-sexual-communication-with-a-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I never in all my days thought I would see something like this’: Hundreds line streets for Waterford arson victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Funeral mass for four members of the English family will take place in Sacred Heart Church on Monday afternoon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-never-in-all-my-days-thought-i-would-see-something-like-this-hundreds-line-streets-for-waterford-arson-victims/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-never-in-all-my-days-thought-i-would-see-something-like-this-hundreds-line-streets-for-waterford-arson-victims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“JefJeffrey Donaldson’s incessant trips to the developing world raise dark new questions about shadow career abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP leader visited African country ten times in less than three years, helped flog weapons alongside a British general, and worked with special forces officer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jefjeffrey-donaldsons-incessant-trips-to-the-developing-world-raise-dark-new-questions-about-shadow-career-abroad/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 18:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jefjeffrey-donaldsons-incessant-trips-to-the-developing-world-raise-dark-new-questions-about-shadow-career-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Belfast joy as St Brigid’s finally reach promised land with historic win over Rossa]]></title><description><![CDATA[O&rsquo;Donovan Rossa 1-16 St Brigid&rsquo;s 0-21]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/south-belfast-joy-as-st-brigids-finally-reach-promised-land-with-historic-win-over-rossa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/south-belfast-joy-as-st-brigids-finally-reach-promised-land-with-historic-win-over-rossa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crossmaglen beat Killeavy in thrilling Armagh final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crossmaglen Rangers claim their 48th Armagh Senior Football Championship title after overcoming Killeavy in an enthralling final at the Athletic Grounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crossmaglen-beat-killeavy-in-thrilling-armagh-final/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/crossmaglen-beat-killeavy-in-thrilling-armagh-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It makes my job a bit harder’ — Rory McIlroy looks to Race to Dubai play-offs as Eugenio Chacarra goes top with India win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holywood star finished 17 shots behind new Race to Dubai leader in New Delhi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-makes-my-job-a-bit-harder-rory-mcilroy-looks-to-race-to-dubai-play-offs-as-eugenio-chacarra-goes-top-with-india-win/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-makes-my-job-a-bit-harder-rory-mcilroy-looks-to-race-to-dubai-play-offs-as-eugenio-chacarra-goes-top-with-india-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three officers injured after lorry crashes into police vehicle]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs, driving while disqualified and dangerous driving.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-officers-injured-after-lorry-crashes-into-police-vehicle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-officers-injured-after-lorry-crashes-into-police-vehicle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed cocaine kingpin ‘Trigger’ expelled from UDA amid suspicions he was stealing from crime cartel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paramilitary gang move against former commander jailed last week for three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-cocaine-kingpin-trigger-expelled-from-uda-amid-suspicions-he-was-stealing-from-crime-cartel/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-cocaine-kingpin-trigger-expelled-from-uda-amid-suspicions-he-was-stealing-from-crime-cartel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taoiseach says ‘partition was a disaster’ during Wolfe Tone commemoration speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miche&aacute;l Martin said the division of Ireland made the island &lsquo;less diverse and less successful&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/taoiseach-says-partition-was-a-disaster-during-wolfe-tone-commemoration-speech/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/taoiseach-says-partition-was-a-disaster-during-wolfe-tone-commemoration-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health workers run out of patience with Stormont budget delay]]></title><description><![CDATA[The practical impact of Northern Ireland's budget delay seemed relatively muted until earlier this week when hospital doctors announced two strikes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/health-workers-run-out-of-patience-with-stormont-budget-delay/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/health-workers-run-out-of-patience-with-stormont-budget-delay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Gyves: ‘I credit Maeve Binchy and her books with sparking that initial hunger in me to write’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author shares his favoured reads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mark-gyves-i-credit-maeve-binchy-and-her-books-with-sparking-that-initial-hunger-in-me-to-write/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mark-gyves-i-credit-maeve-binchy-and-her-books-with-sparking-that-initial-hunger-in-me-to-write/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson’s incessant trips to the developing world raise dark new questions about shadow career abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP leader visited African country ten times in less than three years, helped flog weapons alongside a British general, and worked with special forces officer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldsons-incessant-trips-to-the-developing-world-raise-dark-new-questions-about-shadow-career-abroad/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldsons-incessant-trips-to-the-developing-world-raise-dark-new-questions-about-shadow-career-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With dinner party panic like this, no wonder the art of hosting is in decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[A recent survey showed the share of people who have family or friends round at least once a month has fallen over 70pc since 1975]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-dinner-party-panic-like-this-no-wonder-the-art-of-hosting-is-in-decline/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-dinner-party-panic-like-this-no-wonder-the-art-of-hosting-is-in-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is such a shame’: Young BMX stars forced to travel to Dublin after Lisburn club bars parents from entering facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dad says group robbing his daughter of opportunity to test her skills on Northern Ireland&rsquo;s only national standard track]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-is-such-a-shame-young-bmx-stars-forced-to-travel-to-dublin-after-lisburn-club-bars-parents-from-entering-facilities/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-is-such-a-shame-young-bmx-stars-forced-to-travel-to-dublin-after-lisburn-club-bars-parents-from-entering-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sisters are great... they give you their honest opinion’: Armagh twins take beauty industry by storm with at-home brow kits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Siblings bringing tinting from the salon to the bathroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sisters-are-great-they-give-you-their-honest-opinion-armagh-twins-take-beauty-industry-by-storm-with-at-home-brow-kits/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sisters-are-great-they-give-you-their-honest-opinion-armagh-twins-take-beauty-industry-by-storm-with-at-home-brow-kits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin distances itself from calls for memorial to alleged paedophile councillor, despite City Hall photo op]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord mayor pictured holding portrait of Larry Kennedy, who was gunned down by UDA in 1981]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-distances-itself-from-calls-for-memorial-to-alleged-paedophile-councillor-despite-city-hall-photo-op/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-distances-itself-from-calls-for-memorial-to-alleged-paedophile-councillor-despite-city-hall-photo-op/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man (41) held over one of Northern Ireland’s largest ever cocaine busts is remanded in custody after van raided]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI raid on van in Lisburn uncovered &pound;2.4m of the drug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-41-held-over-one-of-northern-irelands-largest-ever-cocaine-busts-is-remanded-in-custody-after-van-raided/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-41-held-over-one-of-northern-irelands-largest-ever-cocaine-busts-is-remanded-in-custody-after-van-raided/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson ‘cried himself to sleep’ amid secret plans to move him from cushy hospital wing to sex offender unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paedophile ex-politician set for transfer to Magilligan Prison once dust on sentence settles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-cried-himself-to-sleep-amid-secret-plans-to-move-him-from-cushy-hospital-wing-to-sex-offender-unit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-cried-himself-to-sleep-amid-secret-plans-to-move-him-from-cushy-hospital-wing-to-sex-offender-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gone but not forgotten: 30 of Northern Ireland’s most missed restaurants, from burger bar to ‘best in the world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[From greasy spoons to gourmet cuisine and everything in between, Ivan Little goes on a culinary trip down memory lane]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gone-but-not-forgotten-30-of-northern-irelands-most-missed-restaurants-from-burger-bar-to-best-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gone-but-not-forgotten-30-of-northern-irelands-most-missed-restaurants-from-burger-bar-to-best-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP facing huge pressure to collapse Stormont as Drumcree security report to show ‘IRA still exists’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court challenge over Garvaghy Road parade ban to hear police assessment that Provos still operational]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-facing-huge-pressure-to-collapse-stormont-as-drumcree-security-report-to-show-ira-still-exists/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-facing-huge-pressure-to-collapse-stormont-as-drumcree-security-report-to-show-ira-still-exists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gotta catch 'em all: Why Pok&eacute;mon is booming again]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Japanese franchise is enjoying a resurgence in popularity, with longtime fans rediscovering their childhood favourite and a new generation joining the craze.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gotta-catch-em-all-why-pokeacutemon-is-booming-again/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gotta-catch-em-all-why-pokeacutemon-is-booming-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chin-up champion secures Guinness World Record title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former mixed marital artist Damien Rooney has broken the Guinness World Record for most chin-ups in an hour whilst wearing a 20lb weight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chin-up-champion-secures-guinness-world-record-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chin-up-champion-secures-guinness-world-record-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We just got the wee bit of good fortune that you need’: Portadown boss offers honest assessment after condemning Cliftonville to last-gasp defeat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 1 Portadown 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-just-got-the-wee-bit-of-good-fortune-that-you-need-portadown-boss-offers-honest-assessment-after-condemning-cliftonville-to-last-gasp-defeat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-just-got-the-wee-bit-of-good-fortune-that-you-need-portadown-boss-offers-honest-assessment-after-condemning-cliftonville-to-last-gasp-defeat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people charged over Waterford arson attack which killed four are remanded in custody]]></title><description><![CDATA[A woman in her 30s and a man in his 20s have been remanded in custody, with the funeral of the four victims to be held on Monday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-people-charged-over-waterford-arson-attack-which-killed-four-are-remanded-in-custody/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-people-charged-over-waterford-arson-attack-which-killed-four-are-remanded-in-custody/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Scott scores last-gasp winner in smash and grab win for Portadown at Cliftonville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 1 Portadown 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jack-scott-scores-last-gasp-winner-in-smash-and-grab-win-for-portadown-at-cliftonville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 21:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jack-scott-scores-last-gasp-winner-in-smash-and-grab-win-for-portadown-at-cliftonville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a Co Down gym boss once dubbed Ireland’s fittest man is pushing himself to the limit in memory of his late mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers hoping to cover one million metres on stationary cardio machines in 10 hours to raise money for dementia research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-a-co-down-gym-boss-once-dubbed-irelands-fittest-man-is-pushing-himself-to-the-limit-in-memory-of-his-late-mother/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-a-co-down-gym-boss-once-dubbed-irelands-fittest-man-is-pushing-himself-to-the-limit-in-memory-of-his-late-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had some serious words at half-time’: Stephen Baxter reveals player went from zero to hero in thrilling draw with Linfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 2 Linfield 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-had-some-serious-words-at-half-time-stephen-baxter-reveals-player-went-from-zero-to-hero-in-thrilling-draw-with-linfield/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-had-some-serious-words-at-half-time-stephen-baxter-reveals-player-went-from-zero-to-hero-in-thrilling-draw-with-linfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is a lot more to come’: Glentoran interim boss salutes players as he prepares to hand reins to Duncan Ferguson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glentoran 1 Limavady United 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-is-a-lot-more-to-come-glentoran-interim-boss-salutes-players-as-he-prepares-to-hand-reins-to-duncan-ferguson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-is-a-lot-more-to-come-glentoran-interim-boss-salutes-players-as-he-prepares-to-hand-reins-to-duncan-ferguson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newcastle gym boss one in a million: Businessman pushing himself to the limit in memory of his late mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers hoping to cover one million metres on stationary cardio machines in 10 hours to raise money for dementia research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/newcastle-gym-boss-one-in-a-million-businessman-pushing-himself-to-the-limit-in-memory-of-his-late-mother/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/newcastle-gym-boss-one-in-a-million-businessman-pushing-himself-to-the-limit-in-memory-of-his-late-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts boss praises his players’ ‘heart and determination’ after goalless draw with Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 0 Dungannon Swifts 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dungannon-swifts-boss-praises-his-players-heart-and-determination-after-goalless-draw-with-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dungannon-swifts-boss-praises-his-players-heart-and-determination-after-goalless-draw-with-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man and woman appear in court following arson attack deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman, arrested after four family members died in an arson attack, have appeared in court in County Tipperary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-and-woman-appear-in-court-following-arson-attack-deaths/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-and-woman-appear-in-court-following-arson-attack-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalist community worker due in court accused of attacking DUP councillor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gareth Beacom a former employee of scandal-hit charity Charter NI, which worked closely with UDA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalist-community-worker-due-in-court-accused-of-attacking-dup-councillor/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalist-community-worker-due-in-court-accused-of-attacking-dup-councillor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster clinch first win of season as province secure maximum haul in Challenge Cup opener at Zebre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zebre Parma 21 Ulster 40]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-clinch-first-win-of-season-as-province-secure-maximum-haul-in-challenge-cup-opener-at-zebre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-clinch-first-win-of-season-as-province-secure-maximum-haul-in-challenge-cup-opener-at-zebre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will find the fix when humanity hits the ultimate blank screen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It appears that AI may be going rogue, yet most of us just shrug. Scarier still, we&rsquo;re leaving the policing of it to the people focused on profit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/who-will-find-the-fix-when-humanity-hits-the-ultimate-blank-screen/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/who-will-find-the-fix-when-humanity-hits-the-ultimate-blank-screen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford arson attack suspect was on temporary release from prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blaze claimed the lives of Kim and Philip English and their children Callum (12) and Jayden (9)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/waterford-arson-attack-suspect-was-on-temporary-release-from-prison/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/waterford-arson-attack-suspect-was-on-temporary-release-from-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stripper-loving former TUV election candidate stunned over Belfast City Hall sticker fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loyalist defaced statues of Mary Ann McCracken and Winifred Carney]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stripper-loving-former-tuv-election-candidate-stunned-over-belfast-city-hall-sticker-fine/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stripper-loving-former-tuv-election-candidate-stunned-over-belfast-city-hall-sticker-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six window warning signs that might put potential buyers off your home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The visual impact of your windows is a valuable asset, says Sam Wylie-Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/six-window-warning-signs-that-might-put-potential-buyers-off-your-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/six-window-warning-signs-that-might-put-potential-buyers-off-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home Help: How can I incorporate storage in awkward alcoves and corners but make it feel like bespoke architecture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darren Kennedy finds out from interior designer Eilish Rickard how to add beauty and storage to a space using custom joinery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/home-help-how-can-i-incorporate-storage-in-awkward-alcoves-and-corners-but-make-it-feel-like-bespoke-architecture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/home-help-how-can-i-incorporate-storage-in-awkward-alcoves-and-corners-but-make-it-feel-like-bespoke-architecture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA calls for urgent meeting with BBC chiefs over proposed cuts to Irish language services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Request comes as BBC NI seeks to shed 25 more jobs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-calls-for-urgent-meeting-with-bbc-chiefs-over-proposed-cuts-to-irish-language-services/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-calls-for-urgent-meeting-with-bbc-chiefs-over-proposed-cuts-to-irish-language-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The history of Irish sport can be held in your hands – if you know where to look]]></title><description><![CDATA[Siobha&#769;n Doyle has travelled Ireland in search of the objects that embody extraordinary sporting stories from ancient times until the present day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-history-of-irish-sport-can-be-held-in-your-hands-if-you-know-where-to-look/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-history-of-irish-sport-can-be-held-in-your-hands-if-you-know-where-to-look/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My weekend: ‘I’m a big believer that you don’t need to overcomplicate things when you have good ingredients’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saul Kearney on early starts, perfect croissants and the joy of a day off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-im-a-big-believer-that-you-dont-need-to-overcomplicate-things-when-you-have-good-ingredients/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-im-a-big-believer-that-you-dont-need-to-overcomplicate-things-when-you-have-good-ingredients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Úna Kavanagh on Tennessee Williams’s character: ‘She’s got incredible range and scope as a character. She’s quite something’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The actor and artist speaks about her appreciation for latest role in a play being performed in Belfast for the first time in 20 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/na-kavanagh-on-tennessee-williamss-character-shes-got-incredible-range-and-scope-as-a-character-shes-quite-something/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/na-kavanagh-on-tennessee-williamss-character-shes-got-incredible-range-and-scope-as-a-character-shes-quite-something/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From attic monitor to lost evidence: Inside the CCTV saga that haunts the Noah Donohoe case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donal MacIntyre&rsquo;s new book &lsquo;Noah Donohoe: The Search for Truth&rsquo; examines what happened to the Belfast teenager. In this extract, the investigative journalist explores how crucial CCTV footage could have answered remaining questions over the tragic teen&rsquo;s death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-attic-monitor-to-lost-evidence-inside-the-cctv-saga-that-haunts-the-noah-donohoe-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-attic-monitor-to-lost-evidence-inside-the-cctv-saga-that-haunts-the-noah-donohoe-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down RAF veteran to lead five-month mission to Antarctica to monitor impact of climate change on penguins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carole McCullough (52) from Bangor applied for role after &lsquo;looking for a bit of an adventure&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-raf-veteran-to-lead-five-month-mission-to-antarctica-to-monitor-impact-of-climate-change-on-penguins/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-raf-veteran-to-lead-five-month-mission-to-antarctica-to-monitor-impact-of-climate-change-on-penguins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If it’s not resolved the trauma will pass to another generation’: WAVE victims and survivors in plea to Burnham on Troubles Bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity patron James Nesbitt accompanied the victims on their trip to meet the Prime Minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-its-not-resolved-the-trauma-will-pass-to-another-generation-wave-victims-and-survivors-in-plea-to-burnham-on-troubles-bill/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-its-not-resolved-the-trauma-will-pass-to-another-generation-wave-victims-and-survivors-in-plea-to-burnham-on-troubles-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London shouldn’t give Stormont any more money — extra cash has been perversely making things worse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Executive is an emperor with no clothes: It&rsquo;s strutting around buck naked and far too many people who know this are silent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/london-shouldnt-give-stormont-any-more-money-extra-cash-has-been-perversely-making-things-worse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/london-shouldnt-give-stormont-any-more-money-extra-cash-has-been-perversely-making-things-worse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education Authority chief says typo prevented email from landing after finally admitting department requested £30k for football team]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLA accuses Education Minister of trying to &lsquo;invent a mechanism&rsquo; to hand money to Richhill AFC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/education-authority-chief-says-typo-prevented-email-from-landing-after-finally-admitting-department-requested-30k-for-football-team/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/education-authority-chief-says-typo-prevented-email-from-landing-after-finally-admitting-department-requested-30k-for-football-team/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a sad day’: Fresh blow for local comedy as radio show A Perforated Ulster is axed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-writer Tim McGarry, who has also lost Give My Head Peace and The Blame Game, says BBC has &lsquo;basically cut everything we&rsquo;ve ever done&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-sad-day-fresh-blow-for-local-comedy-as-radio-show-a-perforated-ulster-is-axed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-sad-day-fresh-blow-for-local-comedy-as-radio-show-a-perforated-ulster-is-axed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What’s the point keeping all these hidden gems behind closed doors?’: Mansion house opening never-before-seen cabinets and secret doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Open Cabinets Month runs at Castle Ward until November 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/whats-the-point-keeping-all-these-hidden-gems-behind-closed-doors-mansion-house-opening-never-before-seen-cabinets-and-secret-doors/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/whats-the-point-keeping-all-these-hidden-gems-behind-closed-doors-mansion-house-opening-never-before-seen-cabinets-and-secret-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson to be questioned behind bars by Met Police over Westminster sex assault claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former DUP leader accused of sexually assaulting a woman in his House of Commons office in 2016]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-to-be-questioned-behind-bars-by-met-police-over-westminster-sex-assault-claim/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-to-be-questioned-behind-bars-by-met-police-over-westminster-sex-assault-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home-schooled children help uncover mystery of lost building]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of home-educated children have been getting their hands dirty as they help archaeologists uncover the remains of a mysterious building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/home-schooled-children-help-uncover-mystery-of-lost-building/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/home-schooled-children-help-uncover-mystery-of-lost-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This week in years gone by: A broadcast ban, bombings and an escape from Nazi Germany]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actors dub over politicians&rsquo; words, one of the most devastating atrocities of the Troubles takes place, and Albert Einstein makes a new home in America]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-week-in-years-gone-by-a-broadcast-ban-bombings-and-an-escape-from-nazi-germany/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-week-in-years-gone-by-a-broadcast-ban-bombings-and-an-escape-from-nazi-germany/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘In 1991, I was living in Australia and had to explain to lots of puzzled Australians that the average Dublin family didn’t keep ponies in their flats’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Author Jillian Godsil relays her favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-in-1991-i-was-living-in-australia-and-had-to-explain-to-lots-of-puzzled-australians-that-the-average-dublin-family-didnt-keep-ponies-in-their-flats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-in-1991-i-was-living-in-australia-and-had-to-explain-to-lots-of-puzzled-australians-that-the-average-dublin-family-didnt-keep-ponies-in-their-flats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avian flu and costs among reasons for loss of captive birds at Castle Espie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Difficulties in transporting animals since Brexit has contributed to the decline in the number of captive birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/avian-flu-and-costs-among-reasons-for-loss-of-captive-birds-at-castle-espie/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/avian-flu-and-costs-among-reasons-for-loss-of-captive-birds-at-castle-espie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I think there’s still a taboo in general about reaching out for help’... How a mental health champion is trying to change the attitude in Northern Ireland football]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our new series on the community champions and local heroes of Northern Ireland sport, Lewis Bennett chats to Ballyhalbert man Kenny Greenhill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-think-theres-still-a-taboo-in-general-about-reaching-out-for-help-how-a-mental-health-champion-is-trying-to-change-the-attitude-in-northern-ireland-football/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-think-theres-still-a-taboo-in-general-about-reaching-out-for-help-how-a-mental-health-champion-is-trying-to-change-the-attitude-in-northern-ireland-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I started my international career with Northern Ireland... even though I didn’t (and don’t) consider it to be a real country]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2009, Derry City were expelled from the League of Ireland just as James McClean was starting to establish himself in the team. In his extract from his new book, The Walls, the winger recalls leaving Derry to go on international duty with Northern Ireland, though he hankered all the time for a call-up from the Republic of Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-i-started-my-international-career-with-northern-ireland-even-though-i-didnt-and-dont-consider-it-to-be-a-real-country/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/why-i-started-my-international-career-with-northern-ireland-even-though-i-didnt-and-dont-consider-it-to-be-a-real-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My bust-up with Roy Keane over a pre-match photo with boxer Michael Conlan]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Martin O&rsquo;Neill&rsquo;s assistant manager with the Republic of Ireland, the Corkman had the respect of the players. But, in his new book The Walls, the former Premier League star says the Manchester United legend didn&rsquo;t do enough with that respect]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-bust-up-with-roy-keane-over-a-pre-match-photo-with-boxer-michael-conlan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-bust-up-with-roy-keane-over-a-pre-match-photo-with-boxer-michael-conlan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ammi Burke: Solicitor's legal showdown with her former employer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Burkes are back, but this time it&rsquo;s not Enoch grabbing the headlines, it&rsquo;s his sister Ammi.In 2019, Ammi Burke was dismissed from her role at one of Ireland&rsquo;s most prestigious law firms, Arthur Cox, after just over three years with the company.Seven years, multiple legal battles and countless court appearances later, Ms Burke wants her job back. She and her former employer are facing off at the Workplace Relations Commission.So, what exactly happened between the two sides?&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ammi-burke-solicitors-legal-showdown-with-her-former-employer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ammi-burke-solicitors-legal-showdown-with-her-former-employer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saying ‘AI’ do: The new play that sees man joined in matrimony with phone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co-writer Zoe Seaton uses Belfast International Arts theatre event to explore how technology reshapes love, loneliness, and human relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saying-ai-do-the-new-play-that-sees-man-joined-in-matrimony-with-phone/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/saying-ai-do-the-new-play-that-sees-man-joined-in-matrimony-with-phone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£800,000 spent on scrapped sports dome project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster University has also revealed the multi-million pound dome would have cost a further &pound;1m to run each year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/800000-spent-on-scrapped-sports-dome-project/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/800000-spent-on-scrapped-sports-dome-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Whyte returns but Derry are unable to reverse their poor record at Drogheda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drogheda United 2 Derry City 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gavin-whyte-returns-but-derry-are-unable-to-reverse-their-poor-record-at-drogheda/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gavin-whyte-returns-but-derry-are-unable-to-reverse-their-poor-record-at-drogheda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joel Cooper inspires Coleraine to incredible comeback against champions Larne at Inver Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larne 2 Coleraine 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/joel-cooper-inspires-coleraine-to-incredible-comeback-against-champions-larne-at-inver-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/joel-cooper-inspires-coleraine-to-incredible-comeback-against-champions-larne-at-inver-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA announces she will not stand in 2027 Stormont election due to health issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast Lord Mayor could be a potential candidate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-announces-she-will-not-stand-in-2027-stormont-election-due-to-health-issue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-announces-she-will-not-stand-in-2027-stormont-election-due-to-health-issue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Lavery's previous conduct considered before Law Society decided paedo cousin reference didn&rsquo;t warrant dismissal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members expected to consider motions of no confidence in Mr Lavery and society&rsquo;s leadership]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/david-laverys-previous-conduct-considered-before-law-society-decided-paedo-cousin-reference-didnrsquot-warrant-dismissal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/david-laverys-previous-conduct-considered-before-law-society-decided-paedo-cousin-reference-didnrsquot-warrant-dismissal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating after six unnotified processions take place in last week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PSNI said it is &lsquo;monitoring the situation&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-investigating-after-six-unnotified-processions-take-place-in-last-week/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-investigating-after-six-unnotified-processions-take-place-in-last-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: My girlfriend has lost a lot of weight and I think it’s wonderful, but she’s wearing clothes that are way too revealing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I find it embarrassing. How can I start this conversation with her?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-girlfriend-has-lost-a-lot-of-weight-and-i-think-its-wonderful-but-shes-wearing-clothes-that-are-way-too-revealing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-girlfriend-has-lost-a-lot-of-weight-and-i-think-its-wonderful-but-shes-wearing-clothes-that-are-way-too-revealing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast personal trainer and expectant dad: ‘I wouldn’t be here without loved ones who dragged me out’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Personal trainer who battled mental health issues is now helping others to reach out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-personal-trainer-and-expectant-dad-i-wouldnt-be-here-without-loved-ones-who-dragged-me-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-personal-trainer-and-expectant-dad-i-wouldnt-be-here-without-loved-ones-who-dragged-me-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish language broadcasting cuts ‘devastating’ as BBC NI department to lose 60pc of staff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporation says expenditure on Irish and output totals unchanged]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-language-broadcasting-cuts-devastating-as-bbc-ni-department-to-lose-60pc-of-staff/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-language-broadcasting-cuts-devastating-as-bbc-ni-department-to-lose-60pc-of-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rory McIlroy off to a flyer as he chases down leaders in weather-delayed India Championship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masters champion four back in New Delhi as news emerges of another LIV Golf defection]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rory-mcilroy-off-to-a-flyer-as-he-chases-down-leaders-in-weather-delayed-india-championship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rory-mcilroy-off-to-a-flyer-as-he-chases-down-leaders-in-weather-delayed-india-championship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder investigation launched after man's body found]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man's body was discovered in Ballyellis, Mallow in County Cork on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/murder-investigation-launched-after-mans-body-found/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/murder-investigation-launched-after-mans-body-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down engineer jailed after continuing to work under health and safety ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guilty pleas were entered to four offences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-engineer-jailed-after-continuing-to-work-under-health-and-safety-ban/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-engineer-jailed-after-continuing-to-work-under-health-and-safety-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MLA Aisling Reilly announces she will not run for next Assembly election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision due to health reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-aisling-reilly-announces-she-will-not-run-for-next-assembly-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-aisling-reilly-announces-she-will-not-run-for-next-assembly-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Losses grow at Dermot Desmond-owned firm behind Titanic Quarter development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company said it can continue as going concern due to support of bank and shareholders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/losses-grow-at-dermot-desmond-owned-firm-behind-titanic-quarter-development/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/losses-grow-at-dermot-desmond-owned-firm-behind-titanic-quarter-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sentenced to 10 years for manslaughter of brother's girlfriend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paula Canty died from a single stab wound to the chest in January 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-sentenced-to-10-years-for-manslaughter-of-brothers-girlfriend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-sentenced-to-10-years-for-manslaughter-of-brothers-girlfriend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lions’ Hyron Andrews found dead on eve of Champions Cup opener against La Rochelle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tragedy happens 10 years to the day of Anthony Foley&rsquo;s sudden passing in Paris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lions-hyron-andrews-found-dead-on-eve-of-champions-cup-opener-against-la-rochelle/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lions-hyron-andrews-found-dead-on-eve-of-champions-cup-opener-against-la-rochelle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin MLA found to have breached Assembly code of conduct, but no sanction imposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case relates to conflict of interest over incident involving damage to portrait of DUP mayor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-found-to-have-breached-assembly-code-of-conduct-but-no-sanction-imposed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-mla-found-to-have-breached-assembly-code-of-conduct-but-no-sanction-imposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI actor: ‘If I was named James Bond, it wouldn’t match the thrill Mum got when she heard I was in Corrie’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty years after his mother dragged a reluctant seven-year-old to his first audition in Portadown, the Armagh actor is pulling pints as the Rovers Return&rsquo;s new landlord. From Shameless to Bohemian Rhapsody, he tells how a childhood part he didn&rsquo;t want led to the biggest role of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-actor-if-i-was-named-james-bond-it-wouldnt-match-the-thrill-mum-got-when-she-heard-i-was-in-corrie/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-actor-if-i-was-named-james-bond-it-wouldnt-match-the-thrill-mum-got-when-she-heard-i-was-in-corrie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Tyrone man ‘high-ranking’ member of online network glorifying child sexual abuse and terrorism, court told]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arrest follows FBI investigation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-tyrone-man-high-ranking-member-of-online-network-glorifying-child-sexual-abuse-and-terrorism-court-told/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-tyrone-man-high-ranking-member-of-online-network-glorifying-child-sexual-abuse-and-terrorism-court-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin’s Carál Ní Chuilín found to have breached Assembly code of conduct, but no sanction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Case relates to conflict of interest over incident involving damage to portrait of DUP mayor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fins-carl-n-chuiln-found-to-have-breached-assembly-code-of-conduct-but-no-sanction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fins-carl-n-chuiln-found-to-have-breached-assembly-code-of-conduct-but-no-sanction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At first, it felt a little bit freaky’: Josh Brolin and Austin Abrams on bringing Whalefall to the big screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Brolin, Austin Abrams and writer-director Brian Duffield chat to Lynn Rusk about their survival thriller Whalefall based on Daniel Kraus&rsquo;s novel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/at-first-it-felt-a-little-bit-freaky-josh-brolin-and-austin-abrams-on-bringing-whalefall-to-the-big-screen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/at-first-it-felt-a-little-bit-freaky-josh-brolin-and-austin-abrams-on-bringing-whalefall-to-the-big-screen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘I felt he almost despised me. The word is contempt’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her 50s with several children talks about separation from her perspective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-i-felt-he-almost-despised-me-the-word-is-contempt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-i-felt-he-almost-despised-me-the-word-is-contempt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Modern Asian landmark delivers big flavours and comfort plates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yugo, Wellington Street, Belfast. www.yugobelfast.com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-modern-asian-landmark-delivers-big-flavours-and-comfort-plates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-modern-asian-landmark-delivers-big-flavours-and-comfort-plates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From lonely student to proud dog mum: Comedian Emer Maguire on the rescue ‘soulmates’ who helped saved her life]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our new monthly series we chat to well-known pet owners about what makes their furry friends so special. Comedian Emer Maguire tells us about Alby, Dougal and Jasmine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-lonely-student-to-proud-dog-mum-comedian-emer-maguire-on-the-rescue-soulmates-who-helped-saved-her-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-lonely-student-to-proud-dog-mum-comedian-emer-maguire-on-the-rescue-soulmates-who-helped-saved-her-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Massive challenge' to protect paedophile Donaldson from harm in jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years for sex abuse against two women when they were children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/massive-challenge-to-protect-paedophile-donaldson-from-harm-in-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/massive-challenge-to-protect-paedophile-donaldson-from-harm-in-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the blue: How a single remark led to Co Down woman unexpectedly embarking on colour consultant career]]></title><description><![CDATA[Social media feeds are fascinated with colour analysis and Briege Smyth is here to guide others to find their &lsquo;season&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/out-of-the-blue-how-a-single-remark-led-to-co-down-woman-unexpectedly-embarking-on-colour-consultant-career/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/out-of-the-blue-how-a-single-remark-led-to-co-down-woman-unexpectedly-embarking-on-colour-consultant-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aaron McCusker: ‘If I was named James Bond, it wouldn’t match the thrill Mum got when she heard I was in Corrie’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forty years after his mother dragged a reluctant seven-year-old to his first audition in Portadown, the Armagh actor is pulling pints as the Rovers Return&rsquo;s new landlord. From Shameless to Bohemian Rhapsody, he tells how a childhood part he didn&rsquo;t want led to the biggest role of his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/aaron-mccusker-if-i-was-named-james-bond-it-wouldnt-match-the-thrill-mum-got-when-she-heard-i-was-in-corrie/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/aaron-mccusker-if-i-was-named-james-bond-it-wouldnt-match-the-thrill-mum-got-when-she-heard-i-was-in-corrie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I loved it so much that I want to keep making nautical movies from now on’: Josh Brolin on Whalefall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Brolin, Austin Abrams and writer-director Brian Duffield chat to Lynn Rusk about their survival thriller Whalefall based on Daniel Kraus&rsquo;s novel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-loved-it-so-much-that-i-want-to-keep-making-nautical-movies-from-now-on-josh-brolin-on-whalefall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-loved-it-so-much-that-i-want-to-keep-making-nautical-movies-from-now-on-josh-brolin-on-whalefall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another 38 jobs at BBC NI face axe as part of plan to make £4.1m savings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporation announced earlier this year that 50 jobs would go in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/another-38-jobs-at-bbc-ni-face-axe-as-part-of-plan-to-make-41m-savings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/another-38-jobs-at-bbc-ni-face-axe-as-part-of-plan-to-make-41m-savings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran UDA boss to quit loyalist terror empire, sources claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Mad Dog&rsquo; Adair sneers at paramilitary chief&rsquo;s &lsquo;retirement&rsquo; from UDA leadership after decades in charge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/veteran-uda-boss-to-quit-loyalist-terror-empire-sources-claim/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/veteran-uda-boss-to-quit-loyalist-terror-empire-sources-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast’s commercial property market enters important new phase, as major developments show what can be achieved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carson McDowell sponsors Commercial Development of the Year at the Property Awards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfasts-commercial-property-market-enters-important-new-phase-as-major-developments-show-what-can-be-achieved/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfasts-commercial-property-market-enters-important-new-phase-as-major-developments-show-what-can-be-achieved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyrone writer on her myeloma recovery and finally touring her new musical: ‘I don’t know who I thought it was’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Co Tyrone writer shares her excitement at the upcoming first night of Country Girl: The Musical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tyrone-writer-on-her-myeloma-recovery-and-finally-touring-her-new-musical-i-dont-know-who-i-thought-it-was/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tyrone-writer-on-her-myeloma-recovery-and-finally-touring-her-new-musical-i-dont-know-who-i-thought-it-was/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down businessman and philanthropist hopes to raise £250k at biannual gala ball for Cancer Fund for Children]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sold-out event will auction high-profile prizes and is to be attended by former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-businessman-and-philanthropist-hopes-to-raise-250k-at-biannual-gala-ball-for-cancer-fund-for-children/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-businessman-and-philanthropist-hopes-to-raise-250k-at-biannual-gala-ball-for-cancer-fund-for-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emma Heatherington: ‘Even on the bad days I can say, well, I’m still excited about something’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Co Tyrone writer shares her excitement at the upcoming first night of Country Girl: The Musical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emma-heatherington-even-on-the-bad-days-i-can-say-well-im-still-excited-about-something/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emma-heatherington-even-on-the-bad-days-i-can-say-well-im-still-excited-about-something/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: A restaurant critic’s West Cork road trip - ‘It’s some of the most exciting food I’ve eaten this year’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fab food, friendly folk and some stunning land and seascapes greet Katy McGuinness on a long-awaited adventure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-a-restaurant-critics-west-cork-road-trip-its-some-of-the-most-exciting-food-ive-eaten-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-a-restaurant-critics-west-cork-road-trip-its-some-of-the-most-exciting-food-ive-eaten-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alarm over growing influence of Presbyterian Church sect ‘preaching firebrand sexism from the pulpit’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Female members of congregations say group&rsquo;s teachings could encourage women in abusive relationships to stay quiet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/alarm-over-growing-influence-of-presbyterian-church-sect-preaching-firebrand-sexism-from-the-pulpit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/alarm-over-growing-influence-of-presbyterian-church-sect-preaching-firebrand-sexism-from-the-pulpit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How new crime movie with ‘dark love story’ was inspired by Robbie Lawlor murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sean Murray&rsquo;s Lost City, featuring Stephen Rea and Blue Lights star Martin McCann, collides Irish underworld with post-Troubles Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-new-crime-movie-with-dark-love-story-was-inspired-by-robbie-lawlor-murder/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-new-crime-movie-with-dark-love-story-was-inspired-by-robbie-lawlor-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Haaland and Mbapp&eacute; to Strictly, Nellis 'never imagined' joining hit show]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Nellis says he now feels personally responsible for "making or breaking" his family's Saturday nights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-haaland-and-mbappeacute-to-strictly-nellis-never-imagined-joining-hit-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-haaland-and-mbappeacute-to-strictly-nellis-never-imagined-joining-hit-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He deserves every day’: NI political parties react to Jeffrey Donaldson sentencing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former DUP leader has been sentenced to 15 years - half to be spent behind bars and half on licence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-deserves-every-day-ni-political-parties-react-to-jeffrey-donaldson-sentencing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-deserves-every-day-ni-political-parties-react-to-jeffrey-donaldson-sentencing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some difficult decisions are unavoidable’: Further 38 jobs at risk at BBC NI despite plans to increase Irish language provision and Ulster Scots programming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corporation announced earlier this year that 50 jobs would go in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-difficult-decisions-are-unavoidable-further-38-jobs-at-risk-at-bbc-ni-despite-plans-to-increase-irish-language-provision-and-ulster-scots-programming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/some-difficult-decisions-are-unavoidable-further-38-jobs-at-risk-at-bbc-ni-despite-plans-to-increase-irish-language-provision-and-ulster-scots-programming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson was a key and ‘very keen’ British asset in sensitive west African conflict, paid thousands while Irish Sea border was emerging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Documents obtained by this newspaper show prized role working with Cameroonian dictator&rsquo;s forces, luxury hotel stays, and large sums of money]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-was-a-key-and-very-keen-british-asset-in-sensitive-west-african-conflict-paid-thousands-while-irish-sea-border-was-emerging/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-was-a-key-and-very-keen-british-asset-in-sensitive-west-african-conflict-paid-thousands-while-irish-sea-border-was-emerging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV Review: We’d all have the Time of our lives if locked up with Bez]]></title><description><![CDATA[After three episodes of the crime drama, I found it a waste of its title and moved on as the former member of Happy Mondays graced our screens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-wed-all-have-the-time-of-our-lives-if-locked-up-with-bez/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-wed-all-have-the-time-of-our-lives-if-locked-up-with-bez/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brian Houston: ‘Religion did not come to me. I went looking for it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran singer-songwriter Brian Houston is planning another album, a return to gospel music and says has no plans to retire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/brian-houston-religion-did-not-come-to-me-i-went-looking-for-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/brian-houston-religion-did-not-come-to-me-i-went-looking-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDLP selects Mid Ulster candidate for Assembly Election as Patsy McGlone prepares to bow out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malachy Quinn as been a local councillor for more than 12 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sdlp-selects-mid-ulster-candidate-for-assembly-election-as-patsy-mcglone-prepares-to-bow-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sdlp-selects-mid-ulster-candidate-for-assembly-election-as-patsy-mcglone-prepares-to-bow-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDLP select Mid Ulster candidate for Assembly Election as Patsy McGlone prepares to bow out]]></title><description><![CDATA[Malachy Quinn as been a local councillor for more than 12 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sdlp-select-mid-ulster-candidate-for-assembly-election-as-patsy-mcglone-prepares-to-bow-out/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sdlp-select-mid-ulster-candidate-for-assembly-election-as-patsy-mcglone-prepares-to-bow-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jhon Duran scores twice as Benfica prove too hot to handle for Celtic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benfica 4 Celtic 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jhon-duran-scores-twice-as-benfica-prove-too-hot-to-handle-for-celtic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jhon-duran-scores-twice-as-benfica-prove-too-hot-to-handle-for-celtic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve told my truth… my voice was heard’: Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims speak out for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emotional first interviews, the two women reveal how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops, while one described how becoming a mother prompted her to finally come forward and question why nobody had protected her as a child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-speak-out-for-first-time-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-speak-out-for-first-time-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve told my truth… my voice was heard’ Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims speak out for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emotional first interviews, the two women reveal how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops, while one described how becoming a mother prompted her to finally come forward and question why nobody had protected her as a child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-speak-out-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-speak-out-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve told my truth… my voice was heard’ Jeffrey Donaldson victims speak out for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emotional first interviews, the two women revealed how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops, while one described how becoming a mother prompted her to finally come forward and question why nobody had protected her as a child]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-speak-out-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-told-my-truth-my-voice-was-heard-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-speak-out-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Fair chance' Omagh bomb may have been prevented, senior officer tells inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bombing killed 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins on a busy Saturday in Omagh in 1998.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fair-chance-omagh-bomb-may-have-been-prevented-senior-officer-tells-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fair-chance-omagh-bomb-may-have-been-prevented-senior-officer-tells-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigation launched after male body found in County Cork]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body, which has not been identified, was discovered in Ballyellis, Mallow, at about 13:30 local time on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/investigation-launched-after-male-body-found-in-county-cork/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/investigation-launched-after-male-body-found-in-county-cork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the courtroom as Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced and his ‘catastrophic fall into disgrace’ completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A paedophile who once had the ear of prime ministers and presidents - the fall of Jeffrey Donaldson]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-the-courtroom-as-jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-and-his-catastrophic-fall-into-disgrace-completed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-the-courtroom-as-jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-and-his-catastrophic-fall-into-disgrace-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former DUP leader Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for child sex abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson was convicted of 18 counts of sex abuse, including one of rape, which he committed against two women when they were children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-dup-leader-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-abuse/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-dup-leader-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-child-sex-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson given 15 years - but will be out in seven]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson received a 15 year sentence in prison for his crimes. He was given 11 years for rape against Victim B and four years for all offences against Victim A, to be served consecutively.The former MP and ex-DUP leader was sentenced in Newry Courthouse on Thursday morning.However, later on Thursday after the Lady Chief Justice confirmed Donaldson will actually walk free in seven-and-a-half years.That is because the crimes were committed before the law changed in 2008, so he will automa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-given-15-years-but-will-be-out-in-seven/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-given-15-years-but-will-be-out-in-seven/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court report: Judge brands Jeffrey Donaldson case a ‘disturbing and disquieting’ abuse campaign as ex-DUP leader jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge notes absence of apology, shame or regret to &ldquo;at least provide some crumb of comfort&rdquo; to victims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-report-judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-jailed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-report-judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson will walk free from prison in just over seven years]]></title><description><![CDATA[All you need to know from Donaldson sentencing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-walk-free-from-prison-in-just-over-seven-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-walk-free-from-prison-in-just-over-seven-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£15m for zero-emission testing at Belfast Harbour]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes after a &pound;15m investment from UK Research and Innovation's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/15m-for-zero-emission-testing-at-belfast-harbour/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/15m-for-zero-emission-testing-at-belfast-harbour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court report: Judge brands Jeffrey Donaldson case a ‘disturbing and disquieting’ abuse campaign as ex-DUP leader given 15 year sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge notes absence of apology, shame or regret to &ldquo;at least provide some crumb of comfort&rdquo; to victims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-report-judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-given-15-year-sentence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-report-judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-given-15-year-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests made after couple and two children killed in arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Garda&iacute; (Irish police) have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a suspected arson attack which killed four family members.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arrests-made-after-couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arrests-made-after-couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson’s victims in their own words]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PSNI has released the audio statements of Jeffrey Donaldson&rsquo;s victims, Victim A and Victim B.Their voices have been artificially generated to protect the victims&rsquo; identity.On Thursday, the former DUP leader was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of 18 charges of child sex abuse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-in-their-own-words/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldsons-victims-in-their-own-words/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge brands Jeffrey Donaldson case a ‘disturbing and disquieting’ abuse campaign as ex-DUP leader given 15 year sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge notes absence of apology, shame or regret to &ldquo;at least provide some crumb of comfort&rdquo; to victims]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-given-15-year-sentence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judge-brands-jeffrey-donaldson-case-a-disturbing-and-disquieting-abuse-campaign-as-ex-dup-leader-given-15-year-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Questions raised over Lyons’ claim of ‘unaffordable’ £2.5m housing bill cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bill proposed by Sinn F&eacute;in&rsquo;s Colm Gildernew aimed at tackling homelessness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/questions-raised-over-lyons-claim-of-unaffordable-25m-housing-bill-cost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/questions-raised-over-lyons-claim-of-unaffordable-25m-housing-bill-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldon’s victims speak publicly for first time: ‘I became a mum and something changed’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emotional first interviews, the two women revealed how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops, while one described how becoming a mother prompted her to finally come forward and question why nobody had protected her as a child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldons-victims-speak-publicly-for-first-time-i-became-a-mum-and-something-changed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldons-victims-speak-publicly-for-first-time-i-became-a-mum-and-something-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McKibbin one off lead with McIlroy in contention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom McKibbin is one shot off the lead and Rory McIlroy three further back after a weather-disrupted opening day of the DP World India Championship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mckibbin-one-off-lead-with-mcilroy-in-contention/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mckibbin-one-off-lead-with-mcilroy-in-contention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson will serve 15 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson will serve 15 years in prison for his crimes. He was given 11 years for rape against Victim B and four years for all offences against Victim A, to be served consecutively.The former MP and ex-DUP leader was sentenced in Newry Courthouse on Thursday.He was found guilty of 18 child sex abuse charges, including rape, in June.Donaldson is trying to win an appeal, and his denials were an aggravating factor in the sentencing.However, as it stands, the 63-year-old will emerge from pri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-serve-15-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-will-serve-15-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Utter contempt' for human life shown in deadly arson attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim English and Philip English and their children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died in the house fire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/utter-contempt-for-human-life-shown-in-deadly-arson-attack/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/utter-contempt-for-human-life-shown-in-deadly-arson-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are real people with real lives’: Jeffrey Donaldson victims speak publicly for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[In emotional first interviews, the two women revealed how they overheard strangers discussing their abuse in hairdressers and coffee shops, while one described how becoming a mother prompted her to finally come forward and question why nobody had protected her as a child.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-are-real-people-with-real-lives-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-speak-publicly-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-are-real-people-with-real-lives-jeffrey-donaldson-victims-speak-publicly-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dawn arrest to 'descent into disgrace': How victims exposed Jeffrey Donaldson's lies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sentencing of former MP Jeffrey Donaldson brings an end to a chapter begun more than two years ago when two women walked into a police station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dawn-arrest-to-descent-into-disgrace-how-victims-exposed-jeffrey-donaldsons-lies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dawn-arrest-to-descent-into-disgrace-how-victims-exposed-jeffrey-donaldsons-lies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran UDA boss Jackie McDonald to quit loyalist terror empire, sources claim]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Mad Dog&rsquo; Adair sneers at paramilitary chief&rsquo;s &lsquo;retirement&rsquo; from UDA leadership after decades in charge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/veteran-uda-boss-jackie-mcdonald-to-quit-loyalist-terror-empire-sources-claim/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/veteran-uda-boss-jackie-mcdonald-to-quit-loyalist-terror-empire-sources-claim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Marching on the Falls would be a different proposition’: Jamie Bryson rejects claim Orange Order was unwanted on Garvaghy Road in podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamie Bryson has been serving as a legal advisor to Portadown Grand Lodge throughout the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/marching-on-the-falls-would-be-a-different-proposition-jamie-bryson-rejects-claim-orange-order-was-unwanted-on-garvaghy-road-in-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/marching-on-the-falls-would-be-a-different-proposition-jamie-bryson-rejects-claim-orange-order-was-unwanted-on-garvaghy-road-in-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Father admits causing death of son, 6, in car crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethan McCourt died almost a week after he was injured following the crash in June 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/father-admits-causing-death-of-son-6-in-car-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/father-admits-causing-death-of-son-6-in-car-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years as victim says ‘it ends with me’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our blog below for live updates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-as-victim-says-it-ends-with-me/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-as-victim-says-it-ends-with-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hospital doctors to strike as pay dispute continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[The British Medical Association says hospital doctors in Northern Ireland plan to strike in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hospital-doctors-to-strike-as-pay-dispute-continues/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hospital-doctors-to-strike-as-pay-dispute-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson sentenced to 15 years in prison for historical child sex crimes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Follow our blog below for live updates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-historical-child-sex-crimes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-historical-child-sex-crimes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish police social media accounts breached by hackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The @GardaTraffic and @GardaInfo accounts published posts promoting a cryptocurrency on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-police-social-media-accounts-breached-by-hackers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-police-social-media-accounts-breached-by-hackers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballymena primary school had to pay hotel bills to shelter families during 2025 riots, report reveals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning signs of disorder had been &lsquo;building for years&rsquo;, according to review of anti-migrant violence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ballymena-primary-school-had-to-pay-hotel-bills-to-shelter-families-during-2025-riots-report-reveals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ballymena-primary-school-had-to-pay-hotel-bills-to-shelter-families-during-2025-riots-report-reveals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in hospital after being shot in the leg]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man reported to emergency services that he had been "collected" from the Glen estate in a vehicle by a number of people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-hospital-after-being-shot-in-the-leg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-hospital-after-being-shot-in-the-leg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No money for new emergency department, says minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Robbie Butler says a new ED at Altnagelvin hospital in Derry is a priority but he does not have the money to pay for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-money-for-new-emergency-department-says-minister/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-money-for-new-emergency-department-says-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential for dissident republican gun attack on Orangeman behind decision to ban Garvaghy Road parade, claims DUP leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson has called on the Chief Constable to be &lsquo;transparent&rsquo; over threat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/potential-for-dissident-republican-gun-attack-on-orangeman-behind-decision-to-ban-garvaghy-road-parade-claims-dup-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/potential-for-dissident-republican-gun-attack-on-orangeman-behind-decision-to-ban-garvaghy-road-parade-claims-dup-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential for dissident republican gun attack on Orangeman or police behind decision to ban Garvaghy Road parade, claims DUP leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson has called on the Chief Constable to be &lsquo;transparent&rsquo; over threat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/potential-for-dissident-republican-gun-attack-on-orangeman-or-police-behind-decision-to-ban-garvaghy-road-parade-claims-dup-leader/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/potential-for-dissident-republican-gun-attack-on-orangeman-or-police-behind-decision-to-ban-garvaghy-road-parade-claims-dup-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mystery solved… sort of: £60k sculpture made for Belfast bus station in 1990s ‘put in storage’ for over 10 years and now being ‘considered for relocation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iconic waterfall artwork created by Big Fish artist John Kindness was removed during renovations in 2015, but was never reinstated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mystery-solved-sort-of-60k-sculpture-made-for-belfast-bus-station-in-1990s-put-in-storage-for-over-10-years-and-now-being-considered-for-relocation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mystery-solved-sort-of-60k-sculpture-made-for-belfast-bus-station-in-1990s-put-in-storage-for-over-10-years-and-now-being-considered-for-relocation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Order ‘deserves credit’ for Drumcree dispute remaining peaceful: Gerry Adams]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Sinn F&eacute;in president has penned an open letter to the Order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-deserves-credit-for-drumcree-dispute-remaining-peaceful-gerry-adams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-deserves-credit-for-drumcree-dispute-remaining-peaceful-gerry-adams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine king caught smuggling phone into Maghaberry Prison is a ‘marked man’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dessie Enfield&rsquo;s hopes of running a criminal empire from his cell are dashed as wardens seize device at high-security jail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cocaine-king-caught-smuggling-phone-into-maghaberry-prison-is-a-marked-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/cocaine-king-caught-smuggling-phone-into-maghaberry-prison-is-a-marked-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI airport ground staff used internal system to secure better deals for friends and family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swissport says it took &lsquo;all appropriate action&rsquo; during investigation into underhand practice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-airport-ground-staff-used-internal-system-to-secure-better-deals-for-friends-and-family/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-airport-ground-staff-used-internal-system-to-secure-better-deals-for-friends-and-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McGovern: ‘I often think to myself, Bob Dylan never had to worry about making a 15 second Instagram trial reel’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Glasgow-born folk artist is kicking off in the Oh Yeah Centre tonight. He shares his life lessons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-mcgovern-i-often-think-to-myself-bob-dylan-never-had-to-worry-about-making-a-15-second-instagram-trial-reel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-mcgovern-i-often-think-to-myself-bob-dylan-never-had-to-worry-about-making-a-15-second-instagram-trial-reel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire McCollum: ‘Part of faith as well is about who you are as a person, how you live your life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of our Meaning of Life series, the broadcaster and host chats about wellbeing and the importance of friendship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/claire-mccollum-part-of-faith-as-well-is-about-who-you-are-as-a-person-how-you-live-your-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/claire-mccollum-part-of-faith-as-well-is-about-who-you-are-as-a-person-how-you-live-your-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warning to women amid shortages of some HRT products]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two brands of HRT patches, including Estradot transdermal and FemSeven Conti patches, have been affected.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/warning-to-women-amid-shortages-of-some-hrt-products/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/warning-to-women-amid-shortages-of-some-hrt-products/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First minister 'does not accept' there is no more money for Stormont]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland secretary says there is "very little financial accountability or responsibility" across the executive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-does-not-accept-there-is-no-more-money-for-stormont/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-does-not-accept-there-is-no-more-money-for-stormont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange lodge district at centre of Drumcree dispute calls unionist supporters onto streets for first time since parade ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[No application has currently been made to the Parades Commission]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-lodge-district-at-centre-of-drumcree-dispute-calls-unionist-supporters-onto-streets-for-first-time-since-parade-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-lodge-district-at-centre-of-drumcree-dispute-calls-unionist-supporters-onto-streets-for-first-time-since-parade-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waterford arson killings: Son says arson attack was over another person’s €20,000 debt, uncle calls for attackers to be named]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people killed in horror fire, as two other children remain in critical condition in hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/waterford-arson-killings-son-says-arson-attack-was-over-another-persons-20000-debt-uncle-calls-for-attackers-to-be-named/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/waterford-arson-killings-son-says-arson-attack-was-over-another-persons-20000-debt-uncle-calls-for-attackers-to-be-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still Morrison on... Why fans of Van need not worry about him slowing down like rest of his contemporary ‘crock n rollers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Privately, members of Belfast star&rsquo;s touring band have admitted they are amazed at his stamina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/still-morrison-on-why-fans-of-van-need-not-worry-about-him-slowing-down-like-rest-of-his-contemporary-crock-n-rollers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/still-morrison-on-why-fans-of-van-need-not-worry-about-him-slowing-down-like-rest-of-his-contemporary-crock-n-rollers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Freedom Dad’ backs Drumcree march but says united Ireland is ‘inevitable’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I know that for a fact. And so does any other unionist or loyalist with an ounce of sense&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/freedom-dad-backs-drumcree-march-but-says-united-ireland-is-inevitable/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/freedom-dad-backs-drumcree-march-but-says-united-ireland-is-inevitable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer vigil held after four arson attack murders]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vigil took place in Waterford after four family members died in an arson attack in the city.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prayer-vigil-held-after-four-arson-attack-murders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prayer-vigil-held-after-four-arson-attack-murders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-watchdog told she would 'destroy peace process']]></title><description><![CDATA[Nuala O'Loan tells Omagh Bombing Inquiry an RUC chief warned her not to release a critical report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-watchdog-told-she-would-destroy-peace-process/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ex-watchdog-told-she-would-destroy-peace-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes amidst an an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hundreds-of-thousands-of-workers-on-strike-across-republic-of-ireland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hundreds-of-thousands-of-workers-on-strike-across-republic-of-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents return home after gas leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Gortin Road has been closed at its junction with the Killybrack Road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/residents-return-home-after-gas-leak/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/residents-return-home-after-gas-leak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The DP World Tour are well within their rights’ — Rory McIlroy defends LIV 2.0 ultimatum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holywood man gearing up for start of Race to Dubai home stretch in India and reveals his plans for a new fitness and recovery trailer in bid to extend his career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-dp-world-tour-are-well-within-their-rights-rory-mcilroy-defends-liv-20-ultimatum/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-dp-world-tour-are-well-within-their-rights-rory-mcilroy-defends-liv-20-ultimatum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homes of Waterford criminals raided as part of murder investigation into arson attack on innocent family]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family killed in Waterford petrol bomb attack were &lsquo;living in fear&rsquo; and had &lsquo;asked to be moved&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/homes-of-waterford-criminals-raided-as-part-of-murder-investigation-into-arson-attack-on-innocent-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/homes-of-waterford-criminals-raided-as-part-of-murder-investigation-into-arson-attack-on-innocent-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Secretary slams ‘irresponsible’ Stormont ministers over budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Bryant also said he hadn&rsquo;t &ldquo;given in to violence&rdquo; over the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-secretary-slams-irresponsible-stormont-ministers-over-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-secretary-slams-irresponsible-stormont-ministers-over-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money talks loudly in Mayo v Kerry’s London adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Player welfare issue ignored for All-Ireland final re-run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/money-talks-loudly-in-mayo-v-kerrys-london-adventure/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/money-talks-loudly-in-mayo-v-kerrys-london-adventure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I still can’t decide whether I liked Margaret Thatcher. I probably didn’t, actually’: Veteran BBC correspondent John Simpson on his 60-year career]]></title><description><![CDATA[He didn&rsquo;t like most of the leaders he interviewed, including &lsquo;bossy&rsquo; Maggie Thatcher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-still-cant-decide-whether-i-liked-margaret-thatcher-i-probably-didnt-actually-veteran-bbc-correspondent-john-simpson-on-his-60-year-career/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-still-cant-decide-whether-i-liked-margaret-thatcher-i-probably-didnt-actually-veteran-bbc-correspondent-john-simpson-on-his-60-year-career/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'frustrating' education limbo facing teenage asylum seekers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young refugees describe their frustration at the lack of access to education for older teenagers who come to Northern Ireland to live]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-frustrating-education-limbo-facing-teenage-asylum-seekers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-frustrating-education-limbo-facing-teenage-asylum-seekers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubts remain over paramilitary disbandment with most active dissident group not engaging]]></title><description><![CDATA[UVF want to keep their name for remembrance events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/doubts-remain-over-paramilitary-disbandment-with-most-active-dissident-group-not-engaging/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/doubts-remain-over-paramilitary-disbandment-with-most-active-dissident-group-not-engaging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I could hear the screams like a horror film, it will never leave my mind’: Neighbours shocked in wake of petrol bomb attack that left four dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Community devastated at the loss of two children and their parents in horrific circumstances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-could-hear-the-screams-like-a-horror-film-it-will-never-leave-my-mind-neighbours-shocked-in-wake-of-petrol-bomb-attack-that-left-four-dead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-could-hear-the-screams-like-a-horror-film-it-will-never-leave-my-mind-neighbours-shocked-in-wake-of-petrol-bomb-attack-that-left-four-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast family searching for answers after mum with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home: ‘She relived the trauma every night’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor stated the incident acted as a &lsquo;significant contributing factor&rsquo; to her declining health before death four months later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mum-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home-she-relived-the-trauma-every-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mum-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home-she-relived-the-trauma-every-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast family searching for answers after mum with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home: ‘She relived the trauma ever night’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor stated the incident acted as a &lsquo;significant contributing factor&rsquo; to her declining health before death four months later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mum-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home-she-relived-the-trauma-ever-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mum-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home-she-relived-the-trauma-ever-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family killed in petrol bomb attack were ‘living in fear’ and had ‘asked to be moved’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the second time in less than a month that the home had been targeted as part of drug-debt intimidation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-killed-in-petrol-bomb-attack-were-living-in-fear-and-had-asked-to-be-moved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-killed-in-petrol-bomb-attack-were-living-in-fear-and-had-asked-to-be-moved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grieving mum says daughter who died in tragic crash ‘would be proud of what I’m doing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marie O&rsquo;Brien&rsquo;s daughter Caoimh&egrave; was just 23 when she died, but her legacy lives on thanks to her mother&rsquo;s work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/grieving-mum-says-daughter-who-died-in-tragic-crash-would-be-proud-of-what-im-doing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/grieving-mum-says-daughter-who-died-in-tragic-crash-would-be-proud-of-what-im-doing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doubts remain over whether paramilitary disbandment can ever be delivered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The most active dissident group did not engage and UVF want to keep their name for remembrance events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/doubts-remain-over-whether-paramilitary-disbandment-can-ever-be-delivered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/doubts-remain-over-whether-paramilitary-disbandment-can-ever-be-delivered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was a big decision for our family to put mum into a care home. And just over a year later, we’re burying her’: Belfast family searching for answers after mother with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor stated the incident acted as a &lsquo;significant contributing factor&rsquo; to her declining health before death four months later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-a-big-decision-for-our-family-to-put-mum-into-a-care-home-and-just-over-a-year-later-were-burying-her-belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mother-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-a-big-decision-for-our-family-to-put-mum-into-a-care-home-and-just-over-a-year-later-were-burying-her-belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mother-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who defrauded murdered Belfast reporter’s family exposed as champagne-swilling serial fraudster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scammer Michael Kingsberry used fake cancer and army tales to fleece veterans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-defrauded-murdered-belfast-reporters-family-exposed-as-champagne-swilling-serial-fraudster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-who-defrauded-murdered-belfast-reporters-family-exposed-as-champagne-swilling-serial-fraudster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast family searching for answers after mother with dementia allegedly assaulted inside care home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doctor stated the incident acted as a &lsquo;significant contributing factor&rsquo; to her declining health before death four months later]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mother-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-family-searching-for-answers-after-mother-with-dementia-allegedly-assaulted-inside-care-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking at the connection between parental wellbeing and children’s digital habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Screen time may say less about children&rsquo;s behaviour and more about parental wellbeing, according to new research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/looking-at-the-connection-between-parental-wellbeing-and-childrens-digital-habits/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/looking-at-the-connection-between-parental-wellbeing-and-childrens-digital-habits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baby loss: ‘I say it again and again: It is OK to talk about babies who have died… I believe it is essential to our wellbeing’]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Baby Loss Awareness Week, two academics from Queen&rsquo;s University share their personal stories regarding baby and pregnancy loss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/baby-loss-i-say-it-again-and-again-it-is-ok-to-talk-about-babies-who-have-died-i-believe-it-is-essential-to-our-wellbeing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/baby-loss-i-say-it-again-and-again-it-is-ok-to-talk-about-babies-who-have-died-i-believe-it-is-essential-to-our-wellbeing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing for 34 years: Patsy O’Sullivan and the secret family no one knew about]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was in April 1992 when Patrick &lsquo;Patsy&rsquo; O&rsquo;Sullivan called into his brother Jerry&rsquo;s home like it was any other day, but it&rsquo;s a day that will forever remain etched in Jerry&rsquo;s memory.&nbsp; Patrick went missing from his home in Co Kerry that year, and despite extensive searches and emotional appeals, efforts to find him proved fruitless.&nbsp;It would take the O&rsquo;Sullivan family 34 years to find out the truth.Tessa Fleming is joined by Kerryman journalist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/missing-for-34-years-patsy-osullivan-and-the-secret-family-no-one-knew-about/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/missing-for-34-years-patsy-osullivan-and-the-secret-family-no-one-knew-about/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nursing union opens ballot on strike action over ‘despicable’ failure to deliver pay award]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI Director Rita Devlin said the action was &lsquo;always a last resort&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nursing-union-opens-ballot-on-strike-action-over-despicable-failure-to-deliver-pay-award/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nursing-union-opens-ballot-on-strike-action-over-despicable-failure-to-deliver-pay-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Fantastic opportunity' to have penguin colony as neighbours]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the second year of the UKAHT's three-year mission to protect the historic base on Goudier Island in Antarctica.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fantastic-opportunity-to-have-penguin-colony-as-neighbours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fantastic-opportunity-to-have-penguin-colony-as-neighbours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundela cause seismic shock by knocking Larne out of the Shield with penalty shoot-out success: ‘We showed elite-level concentration’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dundela 1 Larne 1 (Dundela win 5-3 on penalties)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dundela-cause-seismic-shock-by-knocking-larne-out-of-the-shield-with-penalty-shoot-out-success-we-showed-elite-level-concentration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dundela-cause-seismic-shock-by-knocking-larne-out-of-the-shield-with-penalty-shoot-out-success-we-showed-elite-level-concentration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m delighted for him’: Oran Kearney hails teenage star as Ballymena United knock Crusaders out of Shield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 0 Ballymena United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-delighted-for-him-oran-kearney-hails-teenage-star-as-ballymena-united-knock-crusaders-out-of-shield/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-delighted-for-him-oran-kearney-hails-teenage-star-as-ballymena-united-knock-crusaders-out-of-shield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We showed a united front’: Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-showed-a-united-front-ben-quinns-goal-ends-cliftonvilles-losing-streak-as-glentoran-bow-out-of-county-antrim-shield/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-showed-a-united-front-ben-quinns-goal-ends-cliftonvilles-losing-streak-as-glentoran-bow-out-of-county-antrim-shield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards: ‘We got the job done’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ards 1 Bangor 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-savour-north-down-derby-bragging-rights-as-they-overcome-ards-we-got-the-job-done/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-savour-north-down-derby-bragging-rights-as-they-overcome-ards-we-got-the-job-done/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel has ‘ceded moral ground’ over Middle East conflict says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/israel-has-ceded-moral-ground-over-middle-east-conflict-says-barack-obama-during-belfast-appearance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/israel-has-ceded-moral-ground-over-middle-east-conflict-says-barack-obama-during-belfast-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dundela cause seismic shock by knocking Larne out of the Shield with penalty shoot-out success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dundela 1 Larne 1 (Dundela win 5-3 on penalties)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dundela-cause-seismic-shock-by-knocking-larne-out-of-the-shield-with-penalty-shoot-out-success/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dundela-cause-seismic-shock-by-knocking-larne-out-of-the-shield-with-penalty-shoot-out-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s approach to Middle East conflict ‘a disaster for everyone’ says Barack Obama during Belfast appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/israels-approach-to-middle-east-conflict-a-disaster-for-everyone-says-barack-obama-during-belfast-appearance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/israels-approach-to-middle-east-conflict-a-disaster-for-everyone-says-barack-obama-during-belfast-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Couple and two children killed in arson attack named locally]]></title><description><![CDATA[A "multiple murder" investigation has been launched by garda&iacute; (Irish police) following the blaze.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack-named-locally/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/couple-and-two-children-killed-in-arson-attack-named-locally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Quinn’s goal ends Cliftonville’s losing streak as Glentoran bow out of County Antrim Shield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 1 Glentoran 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ben-quinns-goal-ends-cliftonvilles-losing-streak-as-glentoran-bow-out-of-county-antrim-shield/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ben-quinns-goal-ends-cliftonvilles-losing-streak-as-glentoran-bow-out-of-county-antrim-shield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike from Conor Burns enough to clinch Ballymena United’s place in County Antrim Shield Semi-Final at Crusaders’ expense]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crusaders 0 Ballymena United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strike-from-conor-burns-enough-to-clinch-ballymena-uniteds-place-in-county-antrim-shield-semi-final-at-crusaders-expense/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strike-from-conor-burns-enough-to-clinch-ballymena-uniteds-place-in-county-antrim-shield-semi-final-at-crusaders-expense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bangor savour north Down derby bragging rights as they overcome Ards to book last-four slot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ards 1 Bangor 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-savour-north-down-derby-bragging-rights-as-they-overcome-ards-to-book-last-four-slot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bangor-savour-north-down-derby-bragging-rights-as-they-overcome-ards-to-book-last-four-slot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barack Obama says people should ‘continually fight’ for democracy during Belfast appearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former US President has received an honorary doctorate from Queen&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/barack-obama-says-people-should-continually-fight-for-democracy-during-belfast-appearance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/barack-obama-says-people-should-continually-fight-for-democracy-during-belfast-appearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland go down fighting in Portimão as Portugal roar back to win second leg after early Kess Elmore goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portugal 3 Northern Ireland (7-1 on aggregate)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-go-down-fighting-in-portimo-as-portugal-roar-back-to-win-second-leg-after-early-kess-elmore-goal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-go-down-fighting-in-portimo-as-portugal-roar-back-to-win-second-leg-after-early-kess-elmore-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We want to make a permanent book lovers’ go-to destination’: Over £11,000 raised to help fund new premises for popular Belfast bookshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Keats and Chapman is one of the last few independent bookstores in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-want-to-make-a-permanent-book-lovers-go-to-destination-over-11000-raised-to-help-fund-new-premises-for-popular-belfast-bookshop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 22:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-want-to-make-a-permanent-book-lovers-go-to-destination-over-11000-raised-to-help-fund-new-premises-for-popular-belfast-bookshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Novice driver jailed for killing dad-of-three in Co Down crash moments after hitting 107mph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young woman was also left paralysed following high speed collision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/novice-driver-jailed-for-killing-dad-of-three-in-co-down-crash-moments-after-hitting-107mph/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/novice-driver-jailed-for-killing-dad-of-three-in-co-down-crash-moments-after-hitting-107mph/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Rustic pizzas, creamy pastas and comfort classics in a freshly revamped setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buzzing open kitchen and contemporary style meet reliably excellent cooking at Zio Portadown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-rustic-pizzas-creamy-pastas-and-comfort-classics-in-a-freshly-revamped-setting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-rustic-pizzas-creamy-pastas-and-comfort-classics-in-a-freshly-revamped-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP man ‘headbutted’ on street by angry husband over sex scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Married elected DUP representative who fathered a secret child was allegedly attacked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-man-headbutted-on-street-by-angry-husband-over-sex-scandal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-man-headbutted-on-street-by-angry-husband-over-sex-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympian Ciara Mageean marries long-term partner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The couple tied the knot on Monday, and the photographs show the newlyweds at various Belfast landmarks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/olympian-ciara-mageean-marries-long-term-partner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/olympian-ciara-mageean-marries-long-term-partner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh inquiry hears of police investigation 'shortcomings']]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-nine people died in the Real IRA bombing in the County Tyrone town on 15 August 1998.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/omagh-inquiry-hears-of-police-investigation-shortcomings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/omagh-inquiry-hears-of-police-investigation-shortcomings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brave acts come from feeling fear and doing it anyway’: Sports broadcaster Orla receives honorary doctorate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mocked for being a woman in sport, her accent and her background, Draperstown presenter tells students to &lsquo;believe in themselves&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/brave-acts-come-from-feeling-fear-and-doing-it-anyway-sports-broadcaster-orla-receives-honorary-doctorate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/brave-acts-come-from-feeling-fear-and-doing-it-anyway-sports-broadcaster-orla-receives-honorary-doctorate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remaining weapons must be disposed of to allow paramilitary disbandment, says interlocutor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fleur Ravensbergen insists there should be no financial incentive for paramilitary transitioning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/remaining-weapons-must-be-disposed-of-to-allow-paramilitary-disbandment-says-interlocutor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/remaining-weapons-must-be-disposed-of-to-allow-paramilitary-disbandment-says-interlocutor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP delegation meet PSNI chief as party demand ‘full transparency’ amid ongoing Drumcree standoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-delegation-meet-psni-chief-as-party-demand-full-transparency-amid-ongoing-drumcree-standoff/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-delegation-meet-psni-chief-as-party-demand-full-transparency-amid-ongoing-drumcree-standoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planners block new petrol station near Creeslough blast site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten people died in the blast at a petrol station in Creeslough, County Donegal, on 7 October 2022.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/planners-block-new-petrol-station-near-creeslough-blast-site/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/planners-block-new-petrol-station-near-creeslough-blast-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP leader apologises after being caught listening to AirPods during stormy Assembly debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Votes of no confidence in First Minister Michelle O&rsquo;Neill and three other Sinn F&eacute;in ministers failed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-leader-apologises-after-being-caught-listening-to-airpods-during-stormy-assembly-debate/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-leader-apologises-after-being-caught-listening-to-airpods-during-stormy-assembly-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When injustice becomes law resistance becomes duty’: Unnotified loyalist parade takes place on Shankill Road following Garvaghy Road ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Band says &lsquo;do not expect restraint when none is shown to us&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/when-injustice-becomes-law-resistance-becomes-duty-unnotified-loyalist-parade-takes-place-on-shankill-road-following-garvaghy-road-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/when-injustice-becomes-law-resistance-becomes-duty-unnotified-loyalist-parade-takes-place-on-shankill-road-following-garvaghy-road-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derren Brown on mystery, our need for control and why we still crave wonder in an age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Illusionist who likes to keep a low profile is back on our screens soon with a &lsquo;mischievous psychological experiment&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derren-brown-on-mystery-our-need-for-control-and-why-we-still-crave-wonder-in-an-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derren-brown-on-mystery-our-need-for-control-and-why-we-still-crave-wonder-in-an-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russell Brand’s publicity-shy wife won’t abandon him as couple arrive together for actor’s rape and sexual assault trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laura Brand pulled back from social media since allegations against her husband were revealed in 2023, but she travelled from their home in Florida for the London trial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/russell-brands-publicity-shy-wife-wont-abandon-him-as-couple-arrive-together-for-actors-rape-and-sexual-assault-trial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/russell-brands-publicity-shy-wife-wont-abandon-him-as-couple-arrive-together-for-actors-rape-and-sexual-assault-trial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firework set off at police dealing with antisocial behaviour]]></title><description><![CDATA[A councillor says there is growing concern that young people may be coming into the Bogside area of Derry to cause trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/firework-set-off-at-police-dealing-with-antisocial-behaviour/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/firework-set-off-at-police-dealing-with-antisocial-behaviour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond 10,000 hotel rooms: a new chapter for Belfast but student rooms changing market shape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland has more than doubled hotel room numbers since the start of the millennium. But the pandemic stalled that growth, and while the next target is being eyed, the raft of student rooms coming onto the market is having an impact, writes Janice Gault, chief executive of the Northern Ireland Hotels Federation (NIHF)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beyond-10000-hotel-rooms-a-new-chapter-for-belfast-but-student-rooms-changing-market-shape/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beyond-10000-hotel-rooms-a-new-chapter-for-belfast-but-student-rooms-changing-market-shape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer branded ‘enemy number one’ by fellow inmates after posting TikTok mocking Stormont minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jail fury as inmate&rsquo;s Naomi Long hate video from behind bars backfires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/killer-branded-enemy-number-one-by-fellow-inmates-after-posting-tiktok-mocking-stormont-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/killer-branded-enemy-number-one-by-fellow-inmates-after-posting-tiktok-mocking-stormont-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here’s what happened when... I added sprints to my run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Caden got expert advice on sprint interval training and how to incorporate it into a run]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heres-what-happened-when-i-added-sprints-to-my-run/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heres-what-happened-when-i-added-sprints-to-my-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay Well: I have iron-deficiency anaemia. What should I eat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It accounts for the majority of anaemia cases, and dietary tweaks can help, while prescription supplements can also be required in more serious cases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-i-have-iron-deficiency-anaemia-what-should-i-eat/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-i-have-iron-deficiency-anaemia-what-should-i-eat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RNLI hero’s daring rescue after girl (11) trapped under boat: ‘We’re there to save a life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brave volunteer John Bell wins 999 Hero award]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rnli-heros-daring-rescue-after-girl-11-trapped-under-boat-were-there-to-save-a-life/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rnli-heros-daring-rescue-after-girl-11-trapped-under-boat-were-there-to-save-a-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel like I’ve been reborn’: Bangor mum rings end-of-treatment bell at pub where her cancer fight began]]></title><description><![CDATA[After almost two years of chemotherapy, a mastectomy and a string of complications, Joan Dunlop was told in September that her scans showed no evidence of the disease. On Saturday, she celebrated with family and friends at the Groomsport Inn, where she shaved her head before her first chemo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-feel-like-ive-been-reborn-bangor-mum-rings-end-of-treatment-bell-at-pub-where-her-cancer-fight-began/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-feel-like-ive-been-reborn-bangor-mum-rings-end-of-treatment-bell-at-pub-where-her-cancer-fight-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a viral breakup podcast in Australia led NI woman home to launch Nurturing Minds for anxious children]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a lockdown recording made in her bedroom to education centres and a Pilates studio, Caroline McKenna tells In Good Company that personal experience, not a blueprint, shaped her career]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-viral-breakup-podcast-in-australia-led-ni-woman-home-to-launch-nurturing-minds-for-anxious-children/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-viral-breakup-podcast-in-australia-led-ni-woman-home-to-launch-nurturing-minds-for-anxious-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA warns cost of NI’s digital healthcare system ‘spiralling out of control’ as spend could top £400m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Encompass system was rolled out between 2023 and 2025]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-warns-cost-of-nis-digital-healthcare-system-spiralling-out-of-control-as-spend-could-top-400m/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-warns-cost-of-nis-digital-healthcare-system-spiralling-out-of-control-as-spend-could-top-400m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Water discharging millions of tonnes of sewage into Lough Neagh with data for just a third of pipes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmentalist calls for action before &lsquo;dying lake becomes a dead lake&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-water-discharging-millions-of-tonnes-of-sewage-into-lough-neagh-with-data-for-just-a-third-of-pipes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-water-discharging-millions-of-tonnes-of-sewage-into-lough-neagh-with-data-for-just-a-third-of-pipes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Co Antrim man whose heart stopped for four minutes to take on Dublin Marathon for NI charity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noel Williamson suffered cardiac arrest last July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-lucky-to-be-alive-co-antrim-man-whose-heart-stopped-for-four-minutes-to-take-on-dublin-marathon-for-ni-charity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-lucky-to-be-alive-co-antrim-man-whose-heart-stopped-for-four-minutes-to-take-on-dublin-marathon-for-ni-charity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judges now at the centre of controversial Drumcree parading dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of State may have called time on Drumcree but the parading standoff has now moved to the courts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judges-now-at-the-centre-of-controversial-drumcree-parading-dispute/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judges-now-at-the-centre-of-controversial-drumcree-parading-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every fabric has its own story’: NI fashion designer’s creations are cut from a different cloth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stitch Through Time winner giving fabrics a second life with inspiration from Derry&rsquo;s shirt-making history]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-fabric-has-its-own-story-ni-fashion-designers-creations-are-cut-from-a-different-cloth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-fabric-has-its-own-story-ni-fashion-designers-creations-are-cut-from-a-different-cloth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I was dead for 10 minutes, but lived to tell the tale']]></title><description><![CDATA[Medics in Spain raced against time to save Sandra McCartney's life after her heart stopped beating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-dead-for-10-minutes-but-lived-to-tell-the-tale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-dead-for-10-minutes-but-lived-to-tell-the-tale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“I just spoke from the heart”: Content creator and entrepreneur Caroline Mckenna on how heartbreak transformed her life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caroline McKenna is a serial entrepreneur, and an accidental content creator with a highly popular and inspirational podcast of her own.&nbsp;A qualified school teacher, Caroline went viral after sharing her experience with heartbreak after moving to Australia.&nbsp;A series of sliding door moments motivated her to pivot into the business world, to make a difference in both children and adults&rsquo; lives.She joined Cathy to talk about how her businesses, including Nurturing Minds Tutoring Serv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-just-spoke-from-the-heart-content-creator-and-entrepreneur-caroline-mckenna-on-how-heartbreak-transformed-her-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:29:48 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-just-spoke-from-the-heart-content-creator-and-entrepreneur-caroline-mckenna-on-how-heartbreak-transformed-her-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How MLAs traded insults during three-hour debate before no-confidence motions in Sinn Féin ministers failed]]></title><description><![CDATA[None of the votes received cross-community support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-mlas-traded-insults-during-three-hour-debate-before-no-confidence-motions-in-sinn-fin-ministers-failed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-mlas-traded-insults-during-three-hour-debate-before-no-confidence-motions-in-sinn-fin-ministers-failed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motion to dismiss Michelle O’Neill as First Minister defeated after tetchy debate as deputy speaker issues ‘stop swearing’ plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motion-to-dismiss-michelle-oneill-as-first-minister-defeated-after-tetchy-debate-as-deputy-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motion-to-dismiss-michelle-oneill-as-first-minister-defeated-after-tetchy-debate-as-deputy-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLAs vote on motion of no confidence in Michelle O’Neill after tetchy debate as deputy speaker issues ‘stop swearing’ plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mlas-vote-on-motion-of-no-confidence-in-michelle-oneill-after-tetchy-debate-as-deputy-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mlas-vote-on-motion-of-no-confidence-in-michelle-oneill-after-tetchy-debate-as-deputy-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former swimming coach jailed for 15 and a half years for sex abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gibney was extradited from the United States of America to Ireland to face historical sexual abuse charges.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-swimming-coach-jailed-for-15-and-a-half-years-for-sex-abuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-swimming-coach-jailed-for-15-and-a-half-years-for-sex-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent MLA says public would be ‘disgusted’ by Stormont debate ahead of Michelle O’Neill vote while Speaker issues ‘stop swearing’ plea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/independent-mla-says-public-would-be-disgusted-by-stormont-debate-ahead-of-michelle-oneill-vote-while-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/independent-mla-says-public-would-be-disgusted-by-stormont-debate-ahead-of-michelle-oneill-vote-while-speaker-issues-stop-swearing-plea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murderer caught after fleeing to Donegal wants to return to NI to serve his sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Anderson fled while on compassionate leave for his father&rsquo;s funeral in his native Derry in September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/murderer-caught-after-fleeing-to-donegal-wants-to-return-to-ni-to-serve-his-sentence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/murderer-caught-after-fleeing-to-donegal-wants-to-return-to-ni-to-serve-his-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP leader says ‘nothing is off the table’ after Drumcree parade ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson accuses chief constable of having &lsquo;acquiesced in the face of threats&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-says-nothing-is-off-the-table-after-drumcree-parade-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-says-nothing-is-off-the-table-after-drumcree-parade-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie-Lee O’Donnell: ‘Why wouldn’t I want a lot of money? Of course I do. Because in my childhood, I saw the problems’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The original Derry Girl talks therapy, learning to love herself, having to go &lsquo;no contact&rsquo; with family, and moving to Barcelona]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jamie-lee-odonnell-why-wouldnt-i-want-a-lot-of-money-of-course-i-do-because-in-my-childhood-i-saw-the-problems/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jamie-lee-odonnell-why-wouldnt-i-want-a-lot-of-money-of-course-i-do-because-in-my-childhood-i-saw-the-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prisoner who fled to Donegal seeks return to NI, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Anderson had been serving life in prison for the murder of Karol Kelly in Londonderry in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prisoner-who-fled-to-donegal-seeks-return-to-ni-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prisoner-who-fled-to-donegal-seeks-return-to-ni-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill says unionist parties ‘have never accepted republican FM’ while UUP leader highlights ‘moral difference’ as Stormont debate under way]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-republican-fm-while-uup-leader-highlights-moral-difference-as-stormont-debate-under-way/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-republican-fm-while-uup-leader-highlights-moral-difference-as-stormont-debate-under-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill says unionist parties ‘have never accepted Irish republican as First Minister’ as Stormont debate under way ahead of vote of no confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-irish-republican-as-first-minister-as-stormont-debate-under-way-ahead-of-vote-of-no-confidence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-irish-republican-as-first-minister-as-stormont-debate-under-way-ahead-of-vote-of-no-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill says unionist parties ‘have never accepted Irish republican as First Minister’ as Stormont debate underway ahead of vote of no confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage of the Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-irish-republican-as-first-minister-as-stormont-debate-underway-ahead-of-vote-of-no-confidence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-says-unionist-parties-have-never-accepted-irish-republican-as-first-minister-as-stormont-debate-underway-ahead-of-vote-of-no-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How prisoner sentenced to three years became NI’s longest-serving criminal and is still locked up 23 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Controversial &lsquo;two strikes&rsquo; law keeps Eddie Coll locked up for decades - and now he has spoken from prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-prisoner-sentenced-to-three-years-became-nis-longest-serving-criminal-and-is-still-locked-up-23-years-later/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-prisoner-sentenced-to-three-years-became-nis-longest-serving-criminal-and-is-still-locked-up-23-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish army received warning day before Omagh bomb, inquiry told]]></title><description><![CDATA[A journalist has told the inquiry that a warning call was received on 14 August 1998 at Finner Camp near Ballyshannon, County Donegal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-army-received-warning-day-before-omagh-bomb-inquiry-told/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-army-received-warning-day-before-omagh-bomb-inquiry-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: Garvaghy Residents’ challenge dismissed, dispute rumbles on despite parade ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parading crisis in Portadown seems over on the ground, but it is very much alive in the courts, on the airwaves, and in politics.&nbsp; The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Chris Bryant stepped in on Friday to ban the Portadown Orange lodge from marching down the Garvaghy Road, now the Orange Order is challenging that decision in the courts.&nbsp;On Monday afternoon, the Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge from Garvaghy residents to the Parades Commission&rsquo;s decision to allow the p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-garvaghy-residents-challenge-dismissed-dispute-rumbles-on-despite-parade-ban/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-garvaghy-residents-challenge-dismissed-dispute-rumbles-on-despite-parade-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How prisoner sentenced to three years in jail became NI’s longest-serving criminal and is still locked up 23 years later]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shocking &lsquo;two strikes&rsquo; law keeps Eddie Coll locked up for decades to become Ulster&rsquo;s longest serving prisoner - and he speaks to us exclusively from prison]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-prisoner-sentenced-to-three-years-in-jail-became-nis-longest-serving-criminal-and-is-still-locked-up-23-years-later/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-prisoner-sentenced-to-three-years-in-jail-became-nis-longest-serving-criminal-and-is-still-locked-up-23-years-later/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road residents’ court appeal dismissed while Orange Order’s legal challenge adjourned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-court-appeal-dismissed-while-orange-orders-legal-challenge-adjourned/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-court-appeal-dismissed-while-orange-orders-legal-challenge-adjourned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex therapist reveals the one thing she would never do, and one thing all couples should try]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychosexual and relationship therapist Aoife Drury shares her advice about the biggest chages that could make a difference to your life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sex-therapist-reveals-the-one-thing-she-would-never-do-and-one-thing-all-couples-should-try/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sex-therapist-reveals-the-one-thing-she-would-never-do-and-one-thing-all-couples-should-try/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan's lawyers to apply for bail in due course, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[He is charged with directing the activities of a criminal organisation between 18 October 2015 and 6 April 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daniel-kinahans-lawyers-to-apply-for-bail-in-due-course-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daniel-kinahans-lawyers-to-apply-for-bail-in-due-course-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Allison: I’m having a baby with a man who already has older kids, and I want him to reduce the money he sends to his ex-wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-im-having-a-baby-with-a-man-who-already-has-older-kids-and-i-want-him-to-reduce-the-money-he-sends-to-his-ex-wife/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-im-having-a-baby-with-a-man-who-already-has-older-kids-and-i-want-him-to-reduce-the-money-he-sends-to-his-ex-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peace bridge closes during lighting upgrade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bridge is closed until Friday as a new low-energy LED lighting system is installed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/peace-bridge-closes-during-lighting-upgrade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/peace-bridge-closes-during-lighting-upgrade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paedophile former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson facing more than 12 years behind bars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maghaberry braced as former DUP leader could be moved off hospital wing into Vulnerable Prisoner Unit after sentencing this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-facing-more-than-12-years-behind-bars/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-former-dup-leader-jeffrey-donaldson-facing-more-than-12-years-behind-bars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish woman told she ‘looked too good’ to be disabled after assistance dog denied entry to building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel is determined to tackle discrimination]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-woman-told-she-looked-too-good-to-be-disabled-after-assistance-dog-denied-entry-to-building/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-woman-told-she-looked-too-good-to-be-disabled-after-assistance-dog-denied-entry-to-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 Belfast | Official Highlights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026 Belfast | Official Highlights]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-2026-belfast-official-highlights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fleadh-cheoil-na-hireann-2026-belfast-official-highlights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Money: ‘My actor parents taught me to save, and so I started a pension in my 20s’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aonghus McAnally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-my-actor-parents-taught-me-to-save-and-so-i-started-a-pension-in-my-20s/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-my-actor-parents-taught-me-to-save-and-so-i-started-a-pension-in-my-20s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nine bad money habits to avoid in the lead-up to Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[A finance expert shares tips on not busting your budget when the festive season kicks in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nine-bad-money-habits-to-avoid-in-the-lead-up-to-christmas/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/nine-bad-money-habits-to-avoid-in-the-lead-up-to-christmas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty ‘superdupes’: The cut-price products using same formulas as designer brands and where to buy them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dupe culture is shaking up the beauty industry, but do these affordable alternatives deliver the same results?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beauty-superdupes-the-cut-price-products-using-same-formulas-as-designer-brands-and-where-to-buy-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beauty-superdupes-the-cut-price-products-using-same-formulas-as-designer-brands-and-where-to-buy-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beattie urges Deputy First Minister to resign in bid to force Michelle O’Neill from office]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divisions within unionism over how to tackle Drumcree crisis, whether in courts or at Stormont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beattie-urges-deputy-first-minister-to-resign-in-bid-to-force-michelle-oneill-from-office/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/beattie-urges-deputy-first-minister-to-resign-in-bid-to-force-michelle-oneill-from-office/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was robbed of his golden years’: TUV councillor on 14 years caring for father who has dementia]]></title><description><![CDATA[David Clarke, who will host a charity dinner later this month, on how his dad&rsquo;s illness upended his student years, the days spent waiting with him for a hospital bed, and why even the slightest positive communication is &lsquo;a blessing&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-was-robbed-of-his-golden-years-tuv-councillor-on-14-years-caring-for-father-who-has-dementia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-was-robbed-of-his-golden-years-tuv-councillor-on-14-years-caring-for-father-who-has-dementia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have a history degree and a master’s in public policy... now I’m a gardener’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In This Working Life, Michael Reid (25), from Castlereagh, talks to Kyle Frazer about how he was introduced to the profession after doing a favour for a family friend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-have-a-history-degree-and-a-masters-in-public-policy-now-im-a-gardener/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-have-a-history-degree-and-a-masters-in-public-policy-now-im-a-gardener/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Muir might not permit a public register of toxic land... despite agreeing that should happen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asbestos, arsenic and lead are in soil across Northern Ireland, but Stormont doesn&rsquo;t want you to know where]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/andrew-muir-might-not-permit-a-public-register-of-toxic-land-despite-agreeing-that-should-happen/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/andrew-muir-might-not-permit-a-public-register-of-toxic-land-despite-agreeing-that-should-happen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP could be the biggest losers from Drumcree as a new political crisis emerges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another big day looms as Garvaghy parading row heads back to court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-could-be-the-biggest-losers-from-drumcree-as-a-new-political-crisis-emerges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-could-be-the-biggest-losers-from-drumcree-as-a-new-political-crisis-emerges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Genetically testing every cow in NI could help keep price in the shops down]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &pound;16.6m scheme is designed to analyse the genetic make-up of every cow in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/genetically-testing-every-cow-in-ni-could-help-keep-price-in-the-shops-down/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/genetically-testing-every-cow-in-ni-could-help-keep-price-in-the-shops-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I got embarrassed because I liked country music. That’s not the case now’: Co Tyrone singer excited for first solo concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Downtown presenter Lauren McCrory to showcase varied set at Armagh event]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-got-embarrassed-because-i-liked-country-music-thats-not-the-case-now-co-tyrone-singer-excited-for-first-solo-concert/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-got-embarrassed-because-i-liked-country-music-thats-not-the-case-now-co-tyrone-singer-excited-for-first-solo-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orange Order in Belfast tells members to cease all engagement with PSNI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Letter from County Grand Master says Drumcree ban has &lsquo;raised serious concerns&rsquo; about police integrity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-in-belfast-tells-members-to-cease-all-engagement-with-psni/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orange-order-in-belfast-tells-members-to-cease-all-engagement-with-psni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun, culture, and adventure: Inspiring Winter escape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever kind of winter break you&rsquo;re looking for, you&rsquo;ll find it here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sun-culture-and-adventure-inspiring-winter-escape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sun-culture-and-adventure-inspiring-winter-escape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stormont’s five main parties oppose MLA pay hike — yet none say they will refuse it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians to get rise of over &pound;2k next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stormonts-five-main-parties-oppose-mla-pay-hike-yet-none-say-they-will-refuse-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stormonts-five-main-parties-oppose-mla-pay-hike-yet-none-say-they-will-refuse-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The St Andrews Agreement 20 years on: Paisley signs up to power-sharing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The St Andrew&rsquo;s Agreement was signed twenty years ago on 13 October 2006. Officially. it just amended the Belfast / Good Friday Agreement, but it did bring about some profound changes in Northern Ireland&rsquo;s politics.&nbsp;It saw the DUP and Ian Paisley signing up to the peace process. Sinn F&eacute;in bought into policing, agreeing to work with the PSNI; the DUP agreed to go into government with them. The two parties have dominated Stormont politics ever since.&nbsp; Ciar&aacute;n Dun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-st-andrews-agreement-20-years-on-paisley-signs-up-to-power-sharing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-st-andrews-agreement-20-years-on-paisley-signs-up-to-power-sharing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services attend serious incident at popular south Down restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage shared on social media shows ambulances outside premises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-attend-serious-incident-at-popular-south-down-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-attend-serious-incident-at-popular-south-down-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services attend serious suspected choking incident at popular south Down restaurant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage shared on social media shows a heavy emergency services presence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-attend-serious-suspected-choking-incident-at-popular-south-down-restaurant/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-attend-serious-suspected-choking-incident-at-popular-south-down-restaurant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen’s legal challenge over Drumcree parade is widened to include Chief Constable]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP leader won&rsquo;t bring down Executive over dispute but Jim Allister hits out at &lsquo;limp response&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-parade-is-widened-to-include-chief-constable/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemens-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-parade-is-widened-to-include-chief-constable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wanted to reflect the typical dress of our ancestors’: NI streetwear brand launches new collection based on bloody battle from 1500s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designer&rsquo;s clothes have been worn by Derry Girls star Saoirse-Monica Jackson for a Vogue photoshoot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-wanted-to-reflect-the-typical-dress-of-our-ancestors-ni-streetwear-brand-launches-new-collection-based-on-bloody-battle-from-1500s/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-wanted-to-reflect-the-typical-dress-of-our-ancestors-ni-streetwear-brand-launches-new-collection-based-on-bloody-battle-from-1500s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clonduff strut their stuff to end 26-year wait for Down senior title with classy win over Burren]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burren 1-10 Clonduff 1-14]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/clonduff-strut-their-stuff-to-end-26-year-wait-for-down-senior-title-with-classy-win-over-burren/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/clonduff-strut-their-stuff-to-end-26-year-wait-for-down-senior-title-with-classy-win-over-burren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Don't stop swinging' - Clonduff end 26-year wait for Down title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clonduff end a 26-year wait for the Down SFC title with a 1-14 to 1-10 victory over Burren at Pairc Esler.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dont-stop-swinging-clonduff-end-26-year-wait-for-down-title/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dont-stop-swinging-clonduff-end-26-year-wait-for-down-title/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alliance MP brands stalled IVF reform in Northern Ireland ‘an absolute disgrace’ ahead of Commons debate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform has been promised since 2020 but remains to be implemented]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/alliance-mp-brands-stalled-ivf-reform-in-northern-ireland-an-absolute-disgrace-ahead-of-commons-debate/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/alliance-mp-brands-stalled-ivf-reform-in-northern-ireland-an-absolute-disgrace-ahead-of-commons-debate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John O’Dowd says Orange Order ‘does not represent’ entire unionist community]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLA is among Sinn Fein politicians who received PSNI letters relating to Garvaghy Road protest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-odowd-says-orange-order-does-not-represent-entire-unionist-community/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-odowd-says-orange-order-does-not-represent-entire-unionist-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin O’Neill pleased with Celtic response as win at Motherwell sends Hoops top]]></title><description><![CDATA[Motherwell 0 Celtic 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/martin-oneill-pleased-with-celtic-response-as-win-at-motherwell-sends-hoops-top/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/martin-oneill-pleased-with-celtic-response-as-win-at-motherwell-sends-hoops-top/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s been outstanding’: Joe Crowe on manager’s ‘incredible’ work at Carrick Rangers after victory at Dungannon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 2 Carrick Rangers 4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-been-outstanding-joe-crowe-on-managers-incredible-work-at-carrick-rangers-after-victory-at-dungannon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-been-outstanding-joe-crowe-on-managers-incredible-work-at-carrick-rangers-after-victory-at-dungannon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Windsor rammed to the rafters, it seems like politicians might have scored an own goal snubbing Maze stadium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norn Iron tickets like hen&rsquo;s teeth these days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-windsor-rammed-to-the-rafters-it-seems-like-politicians-might-have-scored-an-own-goal-snubbing-maze-stadium/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-windsor-rammed-to-the-rafters-it-seems-like-politicians-might-have-scored-an-own-goal-snubbing-maze-stadium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finance Minister John O’Dowd said Orange Order ‘does not represent’ entire unionist community]]></title><description><![CDATA[MLA is among a number of Sinn Fein politicians who received PSNI letters relating to Garvaghy Road protest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/finance-minister-john-odowd-said-orange-order-does-not-represent-entire-unionist-community/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/finance-minister-john-odowd-said-orange-order-does-not-represent-entire-unionist-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Windsor rammed to the rafters, do DUP rue snubbing Maze which would have seen 40,000 fans instead of just 18,000 doing bouncy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norn Iron tickets like hen&rsquo;s teeth these days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-windsor-rammed-to-the-rafters-do-dup-rue-snubbing-maze-which-would-have-seen-40000-fans-instead-of-just-18000-doing-bouncy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/with-windsor-rammed-to-the-rafters-do-dup-rue-snubbing-maze-which-would-have-seen-40000-fans-instead-of-just-18000-doing-bouncy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for plaque to Belfast councillor shot dead by the UDA in 1981 on hold amid allegations of paedophile past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larry Kennedy accused of abusing two sisters before he was murdered in 1981]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-for-plaque-to-belfast-councillor-shot-dead-by-the-uda-in-1981-on-hold-amid-allegations-of-paedophile-past/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-for-plaque-to-belfast-councillor-shot-dead-by-the-uda-in-1981-on-hold-amid-allegations-of-paedophile-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 best hotels around island of Ireland for 2026: From five-star luxury to a spot that brews its own beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a dozen Northern Ireland venues made the list this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/100-best-hotels-around-island-of-ireland-for-2026-from-five-star-luxury-to-a-spot-that-brews-its-own-beer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/100-best-hotels-around-island-of-ireland-for-2026-from-five-star-luxury-to-a-spot-that-brews-its-own-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 best hotels around island of Ireland for 2026: From five-star luxury to aspot that brews its own beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a dozen Northern Ireland venues made the list this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/100-best-hotels-around-island-of-ireland-for-2026-from-five-star-luxury-to-aspot-that-brews-its-own-beer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/100-best-hotels-around-island-of-ireland-for-2026-from-five-star-luxury-to-aspot-that-brews-its-own-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP leader won’t bring down Executive over Drumcree dispute: ‘Does collapsing Stormont bring the Orangemen home?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Allister accuses Gavin Robinson of &lsquo;letting lawbreakers prevail&rsquo; and being &lsquo;DUP&rsquo;s emperor with no clothes&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-wont-bring-down-executive-over-drumcree-dispute-does-collapsing-stormont-bring-the-orangemen-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-wont-bring-down-executive-over-drumcree-dispute-does-collapsing-stormont-bring-the-orangemen-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP leader hints he won’t bring down Executive over Drumcree dispute: ‘Does collapsing Stormont bring the Orangemen home?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Allister accuses Gavin Robinson of &lsquo;letting lawbreakers prevail&rsquo; and being &lsquo;DUP&rsquo;s emperor with no clothes&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-hints-he-wont-bring-down-executive-over-drumcree-dispute-does-collapsing-stormont-bring-the-orangemen-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-hints-he-wont-bring-down-executive-over-drumcree-dispute-does-collapsing-stormont-bring-the-orangemen-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Masked men throw petrol bombs at police car]]></title><description><![CDATA[The officers were patrolling the Ballycolman Estate in Strabane shortly after 17:00 BST when the attack happened.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-men-throw-petrol-bombs-at-police-car/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/masked-men-throw-petrol-bombs-at-police-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Silverware trumps Europe for Derry City's Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City captain Michael Duffy says winning a trophy takes priority over qualification for Europe as he scores both goals in the Candystripes' FAI Cup semi-final win over Galway United.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/silverware-trumps-europe-for-derry-citys-duffy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/silverware-trumps-europe-for-derry-citys-duffy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's within DUP's gift to remove O'Neill as first minister, says Lockhart]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart says unionist voters are angry at Michelle O'Neill over her role in the Garvaghy Road protests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-within-dups-gift-to-remove-oneill-as-first-minister-says-lockhart/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-within-dups-gift-to-remove-oneill-as-first-minister-says-lockhart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strange as it seems, some top unionists – and even Orangemen – will be relieved by Drumcree ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last few weeks have shown if you can get enough people on the streets, the law doesn&rsquo;t matter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strange-as-it-seems-some-top-unionists-and-even-orangemen-will-be-relieved-by-drumcree-ban/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/strange-as-it-seems-some-top-unionists-and-even-orangemen-will-be-relieved-by-drumcree-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster need 'honest conversations' after winless start]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster hooker Tom Stewart admits "I don't think I've come to the party well enough" and says the squad must have "honest conversations" after an underwhelming start to the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-need-honest-conversations-after-winless-start/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-need-honest-conversations-after-winless-start/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filmmaker and United fanatic scours NI for next Best thing to star in new George movie: ‘I’ll leave no stone unturned’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film to focus on superstar footballer&rsquo;s infamous lost weekend in 1971, when frenzied tabloids tracked him down to a model&rsquo;s flat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/filmmaker-and-united-fanatic-scours-ni-for-next-best-thing-to-star-in-new-george-movie-ill-leave-no-stone-unturned/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/filmmaker-and-united-fanatic-scours-ni-for-next-best-thing-to-star-in-new-george-movie-ill-leave-no-stone-unturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girlfriend of jailed death driver Martin Olali Jnr standing by her man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma McCune withheld information from police about partner&rsquo;s 90mph hit-and-run that left Richard Boyle and pet dog dead on a west Belfast roadside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/girlfriend-of-jailed-death-driver-martin-olali-jnr-standing-by-her-man/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/girlfriend-of-jailed-death-driver-martin-olali-jnr-standing-by-her-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly’s Cellars briefly the cheapest pub in the world after banking mess-up sees patrons pay just 3p a pint]]></title><description><![CDATA[During one weekend over the summer, the historic Belfast watering hole was charging punters in Zimbabwean dollars rather than pounds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kellys-cellars-briefly-the-cheapest-pub-in-the-world-after-banking-mess-up-sees-patrons-pay-just-3p-a-pint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kellys-cellars-briefly-the-cheapest-pub-in-the-world-after-banking-mess-up-sees-patrons-pay-just-3p-a-pint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former IRA prisoner turned charity chief defiant over court reference he provided for Kinahan-linked cocaine baron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respected republican and former driver for Gerry Adams says drug kingpin Joe &lsquo;Quiet Man&rsquo; Kearney earned it after committing to rehabilitation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ira-prisoner-turned-charity-chief-defiant-over-court-reference-he-provided-for-kinahan-linked-cocaine-baron/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ira-prisoner-turned-charity-chief-defiant-over-court-reference-he-provided-for-kinahan-linked-cocaine-baron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA warns far-right rioter he’s a ‘dead man walking’ after gun attack on his home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Grundle&rsquo;s young son (3) cheated death during bedroom shooting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-warns-far-right-rioter-hes-a-dead-man-walking-after-gun-attack-on-his-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-warns-far-right-rioter-hes-a-dead-man-walking-after-gun-attack-on-his-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly’s Cellars briefly the cheapest pub in the world after banking cock-up sees patrons pay just 3p a pint]]></title><description><![CDATA[During one weekend over the summer, the historic Belfast watering hole was charging punters in Zimbabwean dollars rather than pounds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kellys-cellars-briefly-the-cheapest-pub-in-the-world-after-banking-cock-up-sees-patrons-pay-just-3p-a-pint/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kellys-cellars-briefly-the-cheapest-pub-in-the-world-after-banking-cock-up-sees-patrons-pay-just-3p-a-pint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I was unhappy... then I found street soccer’: South Sudanese refugee says beautiful game helped her feel at home in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychology student setting off for Unity EURO Cup in Florence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-unhappy-then-i-found-street-soccer-south-sudanese-refugee-says-beautiful-game-helped-her-feel-at-home-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-was-unhappy-then-i-found-street-soccer-south-sudanese-refugee-says-beautiful-game-helped-her-feel-at-home-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former IRA prisoner turned charity chief defiant over court reference he provided to Kinahan-linked cocaine baron]]></title><description><![CDATA[Respected republican and former driver for Gerry Adams says drug kingpin Joe &lsquo;Quiet Man&rsquo; Kearney earned it after committing to rehabilitation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ira-prisoner-turned-charity-chief-defiant-over-court-reference-he-provided-to-kinahan-linked-cocaine-baron/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/former-ira-prisoner-turned-charity-chief-defiant-over-court-reference-he-provided-to-kinahan-linked-cocaine-baron/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Filmmaker and United fanatic scours NI for next Best thing to star as George in new movie: ‘I’ll leave no stone unturned’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Film to focus on superstar footballer&rsquo;s infamous lost weekend in 1971, when frenzied tabloids tracked him down to a model&rsquo;s flat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/filmmaker-and-united-fanatic-scours-ni-for-next-best-thing-to-star-as-george-in-new-movie-ill-leave-no-stone-unturned/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/filmmaker-and-united-fanatic-scours-ni-for-next-best-thing-to-star-as-george-in-new-movie-ill-leave-no-stone-unturned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree ban confirms doctrine that, in Northern Ireland, might is right — and that’s a huge problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last few weeks have shown if you can get enough people on the streets, the law doesn&rsquo;t matter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-ban-confirms-doctrine-that-in-northern-ireland-might-is-right-and-thats-a-huge-problem/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-ban-confirms-doctrine-that-in-northern-ireland-might-is-right-and-thats-a-huge-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carla Lockhart urged to challenge for leadership amid ‘DUP split’ over Drumcree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardliners backing Upper Bann MP to take on Gavin Robinson after parade ban sparks anger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-urged-to-challenge-for-leadership-amid-dup-split-over-drumcree/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/carla-lockhart-urged-to-challenge-for-leadership-amid-dup-split-over-drumcree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caged death driver Martin Olali’s callous girlfriend standing by her man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma McCune withheld information from police about partner&rsquo;s 90mph hit-and-run that left Richard Boyle and pet dog dead on a west Belfast roadside]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/caged-death-driver-martin-olalis-callous-girlfriend-standing-by-her-man/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/caged-death-driver-martin-olalis-callous-girlfriend-standing-by-her-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totten lifts lid on dark side of cosmetics industry: ‘People aren’t aware of what can go wrong’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After selling her business for a reported &pound;7m, Derry entrepreneur says she&rsquo;s free from industry shackles to speak candidly about procedures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/apprentice-winner-dr-leah-totten-lifts-lid-on-dark-side-of-cosmetics-industry-people-arent-aware-of-what-can-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/apprentice-winner-dr-leah-totten-lifts-lid-on-dark-side-of-cosmetics-industry-people-arent-aware-of-what-can-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Armagh apples connecting a rural community]]></title><description><![CDATA[Macha's Orchard is a social enterprise producing apple juice and a unique powder supplement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-armagh-apples-connecting-a-rural-community/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-armagh-apples-connecting-a-rural-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A-grade on the asphalt: World champion racer, 12, drives circles around rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Standing on the podium in Spain, non-alcoholic champagne fizzing everywhere, Millar said he felt one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a professional driver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-grade-on-the-asphalt-world-champion-racer-12-drives-circles-around-rivals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-grade-on-the-asphalt-world-champion-racer-12-drives-circles-around-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It shows you there is hope': Football coach on anorexia recovery journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan Caldwell, who once struggled to see a future beyond anorexia, says bodybuilding gave him a new purpose in life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-shows-you-there-is-hope-football-coach-on-anorexia-recovery-journey/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-shows-you-there-is-hope-football-coach-on-anorexia-recovery-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He defies all logic in the way he plays’: Baxter lauds Carrick star after another four-midable win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon Swifts 2 Carrick Rangers 4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-defies-all-logic-in-the-way-he-plays-baxter-lauds-carrick-star-after-another-four-midable-win/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-defies-all-logic-in-the-way-he-plays-baxter-lauds-carrick-star-after-another-four-midable-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O’Donovan Rossa fend off Slaughtneil fightback to secure place in Derry Senior Football Final]]></title><description><![CDATA[O&rsquo;Donovan Rossa, Magherafelt 0-14 Robert Emmett&rsquo;s, Slaughtneil 1-06]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/odonovan-rossa-fend-off-slaughtneil-fightback-to-secure-place-in-derry-senior-football-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 21:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/odonovan-rossa-fend-off-slaughtneil-fightback-to-secure-place-in-derry-senior-football-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster's stirring second half comeback not enough as Munster hold on for draw to maintain home side's winless run]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ulster 26 Munster 26]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulsters-stirring-second-half-comeback-not-enough-as-munster-hold-on-for-draw-to-maintain-home-sides-winless-run/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulsters-stirring-second-half-comeback-not-enough-as-munster-hold-on-for-draw-to-maintain-home-sides-winless-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine chief purrs over quality of matchwinning goal as League leaders hold on against Cliftonville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coleraine 1 Cliftonville 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-chief-purrs-over-quality-of-matchwinning-goal-as-league-leaders-hold-on-against-cliftonville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-chief-purrs-over-quality-of-matchwinning-goal-as-league-leaders-hold-on-against-cliftonville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m happier now than I’ve ever been’: Tommy Fleming plots comeback after year in which his troubled personal life became public property]]></title><description><![CDATA[Folk singer had to front up about marriage breakdown, drug use and his suicide attempt after a private phone call was leaked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-happier-now-than-ive-ever-been-tommy-fleming-plots-comeback-after-year-in-which-his-troubled-personal-life-became-public-property/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-happier-now-than-ive-ever-been-tommy-fleming-plots-comeback-after-year-in-which-his-troubled-personal-life-became-public-property/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Every man and their dog had written us off’: Limavady boss toasts his players’ resolve after comeback win stuns Ballymena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limavady United 3 Ballymena United 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-man-and-their-dog-had-written-us-off-limavady-boss-toasts-his-players-resolve-after-comeback-win-stuns-ballymena/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/every-man-and-their-dog-had-written-us-off-limavady-boss-toasts-his-players-resolve-after-comeback-win-stuns-ballymena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve a couple more left yet’: Liam Neeson happy to defy his advancing years and extend his late-career reinvention as an action star]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ballymena leading man (74) was speaking during an interview about his latest action flick, The Fix]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-a-couple-more-left-yet-liam-neeson-happy-to-defy-his-advancing-years-and-extend-his-late-career-reinvention-as-an-action-star/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ive-a-couple-more-left-yet-liam-neeson-happy-to-defy-his-advancing-years-and-extend-his-late-career-reinvention-as-an-action-star/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police appeal for help in identifying man discovered dead on rocks near Portstewart promenade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unknown man believed to have gone missing in last 48 hours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-appeal-for-help-in-identifying-man-discovered-dead-on-rocks-near-portstewart-promenade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-appeal-for-help-in-identifying-man-discovered-dead-on-rocks-near-portstewart-promenade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four key takeaways from the Drumcree dispute so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC News NI's Political Editor Enda McClafferty assesses the fallout from the Drumcree dispute so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-key-takeaways-from-the-drumcree-dispute-so-far/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/four-key-takeaways-from-the-drumcree-dispute-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Duffy's delightful double enough to dispatch Galway United and send Derry City into FAI Cup final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galway United 0 Derry City 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-duffys-delightful-double-enough-to-dispatch-galway-united-and-send-derry-city-into-fai-cup-final/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-duffys-delightful-double-enough-to-dispatch-galway-united-and-send-derry-city-into-fai-cup-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[TV review: Old host or new, House of Games still has a lovely Sheen to it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michael (not Martin) steps into Richard Osman&rsquo;s size-14 shoes on BBC Two&rsquo;s early evening quiz, and Andi Peters&rsquo; epic shower routine steals the show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-old-host-or-new-house-of-games-still-has-a-lovely-sheen-to-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tv-review-old-host-or-new-house-of-games-still-has-a-lovely-sheen-to-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The incredible story of a missing Irishman, his secret life, and how a carer and niece solved mystery of his disappearance]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 34 years, Patsy O&rsquo;Sullivan was listed as missing. After his death, his family have learnt he left Ireland, changed his name and found love]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-incredible-story-of-a-missing-irishman-his-secret-life-and-how-a-carer-and-niece-solved-mystery-of-his-disappearance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-incredible-story-of-a-missing-irishman-his-secret-life-and-how-a-carer-and-niece-solved-mystery-of-his-disappearance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son and his friend cried’: Mother of disabled adult gutted after shock closure of charity’s training facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appleby Trust says Westminster funding cuts forced its hand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-son-and-his-friend-cried-mother-of-disabled-adult-gutted-after-shock-closure-of-charitys-training-facility/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-son-and-his-friend-cried-mother-of-disabled-adult-gutted-after-shock-closure-of-charitys-training-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge says legal appeal on Drumcree parade ban not an 'emergency' case]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant banned the contentious Orange Order parade at Drumcree saying the decision "was in the best interests of peace".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judge-says-legal-appeal-on-drumcree-parade-ban-not-an-emergency-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/judge-says-legal-appeal-on-drumcree-parade-ban-not-an-emergency-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree court case will challenge Secretary of State’s ‘surrender to the mob’, says Jamie Bryson as case adjourned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-says-jamie-bryson-as-case-adjourned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-says-jamie-bryson-as-case-adjourned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lucy's Law: A real bite on NI's illegal puppy trade or a toothless attack?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If introduced as planned, the legislation would put Northern Ireland on par the rest of the UK by making third-party puppy and kitten sales illegal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lucys-law-a-real-bite-on-nis-illegal-puppy-trade-or-a-toothless-attack/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lucys-law-a-real-bite-on-nis-illegal-puppy-trade-or-a-toothless-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree court case will challenge Secretary of State’s ‘surrender to the mob’, says Jamie Bryson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-says-jamie-bryson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-says-jamie-bryson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree court case will challenge Secretary of State’s ‘surrender to the mob’ - Bryson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-bryson/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-case-will-challenge-secretary-of-states-surrender-to-the-mob-bryson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park named after child killed in IRA Shankill bomb attack is closed over vandalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Substantial damage has been caused from fireworks being set off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/park-named-after-child-killed-in-ira-shankill-bomb-attack-is-closed-over-vandalism/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/park-named-after-child-killed-in-ira-shankill-bomb-attack-is-closed-over-vandalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury six-bed home with four reception rooms on market in Co Down for offers over £595,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down property features an open-plan kitchen, dining area and sun room, plus multiple en suite bedrooms and spacious family bathroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/luxury-six-bed-home-with-four-reception-rooms-on-market-in-co-down-for-offers-over-595000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/luxury-six-bed-home-with-four-reception-rooms-on-market-in-co-down-for-offers-over-595000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UUP selects defected Tory as Assembly candidate for East Londonderry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Robinson announced his defection earlier this year after previously running for the Conservative Party in North Down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-selects-defected-tory-as-assembly-candidate-for-east-londonderry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uup-selects-defected-tory-as-assembly-candidate-for-east-londonderry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police name man, 21, killed in crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[One vehicle was involved in the collision which happened on the Old Mill Road near Banbridge at about 05:50 BST.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-name-man-21-killed-in-crash/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-name-man-21-killed-in-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Upper Ards has a history that stretches back thousands of years, but its story did not suddenly stop when we entered the modern era’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ambitious history book takes readers on a journey from the Megalithic era through the centuries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/upper-ards-has-a-history-that-stretches-back-thousands-of-years-but-its-story-did-not-suddenly-stop-when-we-entered-the-modern-era/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/upper-ards-has-a-history-that-stretches-back-thousands-of-years-but-its-story-did-not-suddenly-stop-when-we-entered-the-modern-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree parade ban was in 'best interests of peace', says Bryant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision followed a warning from the chief constable that allowing the procession to go ahead could lead to serious injury, disorder and wider unrest across Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-parade-ban-was-in-best-interests-of-peace-says-bryant/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-parade-ban-was-in-best-interests-of-peace-says-bryant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Northern Ireland’s history of ethnic, cultural and religious diversity has rarely been told’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern Ireland is now an unmistakably diverse, multicultural society, as Dr Jack Crangle explains about his recent research]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-irelands-history-of-ethnic-cultural-and-religious-diversity-has-rarely-been-told/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-irelands-history-of-ethnic-cultural-and-religious-diversity-has-rarely-been-told/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compromise isn’t losing at Drumcree — it’s taking the moral high ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Only dialogue will get us past this, and we can do without celebrity open letters or politicians and loudmouths puffing up their own importance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/compromise-isnt-losing-at-drumcree-its-taking-the-moral-high-ground/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/compromise-isnt-losing-at-drumcree-its-taking-the-moral-high-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA’s tribute to relative who died on Tenerife  holiday with friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islandmagee FC and Barn United FC among Co Antrim clubs paying respects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mlas-tribute-to-relative-who-died-on-tenerife-holiday-with-friends/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mlas-tribute-to-relative-who-died-on-tenerife-holiday-with-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree case heading back to court today for parade ban appeal as DUP MP warns of ‘profound consequences’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-case-heading-back-to-court-today-for-parade-ban-appeal-as-dup-mp-warns-of-profound-consequences/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-case-heading-back-to-court-today-for-parade-ban-appeal-as-dup-mp-warns-of-profound-consequences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was still quite fresh after Josh had passed. I never considered it out of respect for my family’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish athletics&rsquo; rising star Nick Griggs prepares for University of Oregon and &lsquo;cutthroat&rsquo; world of NCAA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-still-quite-fresh-after-josh-had-passed-i-never-considered-it-out-of-respect-for-my-family/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-was-still-quite-fresh-after-josh-had-passed-i-never-considered-it-out-of-respect-for-my-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take five: ‘A Clockwork Orange is one of the few films that, upon watching it for the first time, I watched it again the following day’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lecturer and a Doctor in Music Performance &Oacute;r&aacute;n Halligan reveals his favourite things]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-a-clockwork-orange-is-one-of-the-few-films-that-upon-watching-it-for-the-first-time-i-watched-it-again-the-following-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/take-five-a-clockwork-orange-is-one-of-the-few-films-that-upon-watching-it-for-the-first-time-i-watched-it-again-the-following-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you can dream it, you can do it’: The remarkable story of the ‘Portrush Ironman’ who has come through so much adversity, but keeps on running]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first of our new Saturday series on the community champions and local heroes of Northern Ireland sport, Brendan Crossan chats to marathon runner Andy Farrer, who continues to think of his late wife and others - despite undergoing so much pain and hardship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-the-remarkable-story-of-the-portrush-ironman-who-has-come-through-so-much-adversity-but-keeps-on-running/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-the-remarkable-story-of-the-portrush-ironman-who-has-come-through-so-much-adversity-but-keeps-on-running/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Weekend: ‘I’m much more in my element indoors, though I’ll never turn down a bit of sunshine when we get it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actor Daragh Roddy relays his ideal weekend activities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-im-much-more-in-my-element-indoors-though-ill-never-turn-down-a-bit-of-sunshine-when-we-get-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-weekend-im-much-more-in-my-element-indoors-though-ill-never-turn-down-a-bit-of-sunshine-when-we-get-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI secretary intervenes to ban Drumcree parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[The parade has led to a stand-off between Orangemen and nationalist residents of the Garvaghy Road in Portadown lasting almost two weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-secretary-intervenes-to-ban-drumcree-parade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-secretary-intervenes-to-ban-drumcree-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Your home is your sanctuary, it’s great if you can add your own style’: Inside the south Belfast homeware store offering something special]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each month the Belfast Telegraph showcases one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most exciting, quirky and individual shops. For October, we go inside Maven in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/your-home-is-your-sanctuary-its-great-if-you-can-add-your-own-style-inside-the-south-belfast-homeware-store-offering-something-special/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/your-home-is-your-sanctuary-its-great-if-you-can-add-your-own-style-inside-the-south-belfast-homeware-store-offering-something-special/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Blame Game is over, but who will answer for BBC NI losing its distinctive voice?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Licence payers will only sympathise with budget reassessments like that applied to Give My Head Peace if they are able to enjoy new offerings, writes Michael Cairns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-blame-game-is-over-but-who-will-answer-for-bbc-ni-losing-its-distinctive-voice/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-blame-game-is-over-but-who-will-answer-for-bbc-ni-losing-its-distinctive-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside TES: Northern Ireland built ships that changed the world — now it is building for the AI age]]></title><description><![CDATA[As debate rages over impact of data centres, one Ballykelly factory is emerging as unlikely player in global artificial intelligence boom and offering a glimpse of a new engineering frontier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-tes-northern-ireland-built-ships-that-changed-the-world-now-it-is-building-for-the-ai-age/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-tes-northern-ireland-built-ships-that-changed-the-world-now-it-is-building-for-the-ai-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man Stephen McCullagh tried to frame for Natalie McNally murder sentenced for assault on police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis Jones fined and banned from driving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-stephen-mccullagh-tried-to-frame-for-natalie-mcnally-murder-sentenced-for-assault-on-police/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-stephen-mccullagh-tried-to-frame-for-natalie-mcnally-murder-sentenced-for-assault-on-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim of sex offender hits out over photos of her abuser at church event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Post with image and video showing Gary Thompson removed within 30 minutes of us contacting church&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-sex-offender-hits-out-over-photos-of-her-abuser-at-church-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-sex-offender-hits-out-over-photos-of-her-abuser-at-church-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Factory farming is killing Lough Neagh – and despite Andrew Muir’s opposition to this, he’s incentivising it]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Kill them young&rsquo; scheme is squeezing out traditional farming and encouraging US-style megafarms &ndash; despite radical agriculture minister&rsquo;s stance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/factory-farming-is-killing-lough-neagh-and-despite-andrew-muirs-opposition-to-this-hes-incentivising-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/factory-farming-is-killing-lough-neagh-and-despite-andrew-muirs-opposition-to-this-hes-incentivising-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stars of Co Down: ‘The Upper Ards has a history that stretches back thousands of years, but its story did not suddenly stop when we entered the modern era’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ambitious history book takes readers on a journey from the Megalithic era through the centuries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stars-of-co-down-the-upper-ards-has-a-history-that-stretches-back-thousands-of-years-but-its-story-did-not-suddenly-stop-when-we-entered-the-modern-era/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stars-of-co-down-the-upper-ards-has-a-history-that-stretches-back-thousands-of-years-but-its-story-did-not-suddenly-stop-when-we-entered-the-modern-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luxury six-bed home with four reception rooms on market for offers over £595,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down property features an open-plan kitchen, dining area and sun room, plus multiple en suite bedrooms and spacious family bathroom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/luxury-six-bed-home-with-four-reception-rooms-on-market-for-offers-over-595000/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/luxury-six-bed-home-with-four-reception-rooms-on-market-for-offers-over-595000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each month the Belfast Telegraph showcases one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most exciting, quirky and individual shops. For October, we go inside Maven in Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/have-nothing-in-your-house-that-you-do-not-know-to-be-useful-or-believe-to-be-beautiful/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/have-nothing-in-your-house-that-you-do-not-know-to-be-useful-or-believe-to-be-beautiful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flights of fancy in new coffee table-style book dedicated to feathered friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gordon D&rsquo;Arcy&rsquo;s compendium of over 100 familiar Irish birds is a striking book which to savour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/flights-of-fancy-in-new-coffee-table-style-book-dedicated-to-feathered-friends/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/flights-of-fancy-in-new-coffee-table-style-book-dedicated-to-feathered-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans to turn Van Morrison's former primary into a special school delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was originally hoped that the former Elmgrove Primary School could re-open as a special school in September 2026.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-to-turn-van-morrisons-former-primary-into-a-special-school-delayed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-to-turn-van-morrisons-former-primary-into-a-special-school-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Have some respect,' - plea as park named after child killed in bomb vandalised]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Michelle Baird Memorial Park has had to close due to ongoing vandalism from young people riding e-bikes and setting off fireworks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/have-some-respect-plea-as-park-named-after-child-killed-in-bomb-vandalised/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/have-some-respect-plea-as-park-named-after-child-killed-in-bomb-vandalised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supermodel Coco Rocha has 'full circle moment' at Ireland Fashion Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Canadian model was first discovered at an Irish dancing competition as a teenager.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/supermodel-coco-rocha-has-full-circle-moment-at-ireland-fashion-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/supermodel-coco-rocha-has-full-circle-moment-at-ireland-fashion-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘If you can dream it, you can do it’ - The remarkable story of the ‘Portrush Ironman’ who has come through so much adversity in his life, but keeps on running]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first of our new Saturday series on the community champions and local heroes of Northern Ireland sport,Brendan Crossan chats to marathon runner Andy Farrer, who continues to think of his late wife and others - despite undergoing so much pain and hardship]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-the-remarkable-story-of-the-portrush-ironman-who-has-come-through-so-much-adversity-in-his-life-but-keeps-on-running/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/if-you-can-dream-it-you-can-do-it-the-remarkable-story-of-the-portrush-ironman-who-has-come-through-so-much-adversity-in-his-life-but-keeps-on-running/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From green fields to factory farms: How ‘catastrophic’ industrial agriculture policy is trashing environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland&rsquo;s Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir interviewed by Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride, discussing how what he says has been a &lsquo;catastrophic&rsquo; agricultural policy went disastrously wrong in the race for cheap meat... and whether he is inadvertently embedding what he&rsquo;s seeking to reverse.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-green-fields-to-factory-farms-how-catastrophic-industrial-agriculture-policy-is-trashing-environment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-green-fields-to-factory-farms-how-catastrophic-industrial-agriculture-policy-is-trashing-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Duke Special: ‘You still have to win people over, because you’re only as good as your last gig’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Co Down singer-songwriter speaks about the 20th anniversary of his debut album and what he still loved about the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duke-special-you-still-have-to-win-people-over-because-youre-only-as-good-as-your-last-gig/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/duke-special-you-still-have-to-win-people-over-because-youre-only-as-good-as-your-last-gig/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating a milestone in Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last time the Chinese zodiac fell in the year of the fire horse Princess Cruises was born and so too was travel writer Michelle Jackson. Spending her 60th birthday on a luxurious cruise ship circling Japan seemed like the ultimate bucket-list adventure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celebrating-a-milestone-in-japan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/celebrating-a-milestone-in-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District slams NI Secretary and Chief Constable as Drumcree march is banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-district-slams-ni-secretary-and-chief-constable-as-drumcree-march-is-banned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-district-slams-ni-secretary-and-chief-constable-as-drumcree-march-is-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown District slams Chief Constable and NI Secretary as Drumcree march is banned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-district-slams-chief-constable-and-ni-secretary-as-drumcree-march-is-banned/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 23:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-district-slams-chief-constable-and-ni-secretary-as-drumcree-march-is-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portadown and Glentoran play out goalless draw at Shamrock Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 0 Glentoran 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-and-glentoran-play-out-goalless-draw-at-shamrock-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portadown-and-glentoran-play-out-goalless-draw-at-shamrock-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secretary of State bans Drumcree parade from going ahead due to ‘wider contagion effect across Northern Ireland’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Bryant made a statement on Friday night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/secretary-of-state-bans-drumcree-parade-from-going-ahead-due-to-wider-contagion-effect-across-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/secretary-of-state-bans-drumcree-parade-from-going-ahead-due-to-wider-contagion-effect-across-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal end Northern Ireland’s World Cup dream with comprehensive first-leg victory at Inver Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland 0 Portugal 4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portugal-end-northern-irelands-world-cup-dream-with-comprehensive-first-leg-victory-at-inver-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/portugal-end-northern-irelands-world-cup-dream-with-comprehensive-first-leg-victory-at-inver-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree march banned as Secretary of State overturns Parades Commission’s decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-march-banned-as-secretary-of-state-overturns-parades-commissions-decision/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-march-banned-as-secretary-of-state-overturns-parades-commissions-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Deeply ashamed’ NI man one of three to plead guilty to planning mosque attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Would-be bombers claim they were radicalised by anti-immigrant extremists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/deeply-ashamed-ni-man-one-of-three-to-plead-guilty-to-planning-mosque-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/deeply-ashamed-ni-man-one-of-three-to-plead-guilty-to-planning-mosque-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of hit-and-run victim says she speaks to his picture every night as death driver jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Boyle spoke out as Martin Olali junior was sentenced for causing the death of her son]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mother-of-hit-and-run-victim-says-she-speaks-to-his-picture-every-night-as-death-driver-jailed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mother-of-hit-and-run-victim-says-she-speaks-to-his-picture-every-night-as-death-driver-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bap was special, I was so lucky to spend a decade with him’: Belfast singer’s widow on keeping his memory alive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brenda Kennedy took over musician&rsquo;s blog as his health started failing, and has just completed his biography in time for 10th anniversary of his death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bap-was-special-i-was-so-lucky-to-spend-a-decade-with-him-belfast-singers-widow-on-keeping-his-memory-alive/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bap-was-special-i-was-so-lucky-to-spend-a-decade-with-him-belfast-singers-widow-on-keeping-his-memory-alive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents of two boys exploited by predator teacher appalled at school silence over pervert: ‘He disappeared with no explanation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families scathing over lack of communication and plan to sue Education Authority]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/parents-of-two-boys-exploited-by-predator-teacher-appalled-at-school-silence-over-pervert-he-disappeared-with-no-explanation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/parents-of-two-boys-exploited-by-predator-teacher-appalled-at-school-silence-over-pervert-he-disappeared-with-no-explanation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: ‘My friend thinks I shortchanged him on a wedding gift. He’s wrong, but do I stand my ground or lose a friendship?’]]></title><description><![CDATA[We gave them a monetary gift in the card but he said it was a &lsquo;weird amount&rsquo; to give as a wedding gift]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-friend-thinks-i-shortchanged-him-on-a-wedding-gift-hes-wrong-but-do-i-stand-my-ground-or-lose-a-friendship/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-friend-thinks-i-shortchanged-him-on-a-wedding-gift-hes-wrong-but-do-i-stand-my-ground-or-lose-a-friendship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chief asks secretary of state to review Drumcree determination]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the 13th day of deadlock between residents of the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road and the local district lodge of the Orange Order.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-chief-asks-secretary-of-state-to-review-drumcree-determination/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-chief-asks-secretary-of-state-to-review-drumcree-determination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was one of a kind’: Tributes paid to NI man and goalkeeper coach who died on holiday with friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islandmagee FC and Barn United FC among Co Antrim clubs paying respects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-was-one-of-a-kind-tributes-paid-to-ni-man-and-goalkeeper-coach-who-died-on-holiday-with-friends/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-was-one-of-a-kind-tributes-paid-to-ni-man-and-goalkeeper-coach-who-died-on-holiday-with-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosanne Cash on her father Johnny’s legacy, her upcoming Irish show and why she dreaded turning 71]]></title><description><![CDATA[The singer and daughter of country legend Johnny Cash reflects on being part of a musical dynasty, parental loss and a special moment in a Dublin bookshop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rosanne-cash-on-her-father-johnnys-legacy-her-upcoming-irish-show-and-why-she-dreaded-turning-71/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rosanne-cash-on-her-father-johnnys-legacy-her-upcoming-irish-show-and-why-she-dreaded-turning-71/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill asked to attend police interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-asked-to-attend-police-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-asked-to-attend-police-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School closes due to ‘flooding’ as water seeps through temporary tarpaulin roof during works]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third Derry school forced to temporarily close due to roofing issues in past three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/school-closes-due-to-flooding-as-water-seeps-through-temporary-tarpaulin-roof-during-works/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/school-closes-due-to-flooding-as-water-seeps-through-temporary-tarpaulin-roof-during-works/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I found a helpline for gay women in the Belfast Telegraph, rang asked where the gay clubs are’: Hidden history of underground Lesbian Lines]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new documentary uncovers an important part of Irish LGBTQ+ history when women all over the country created an underground network of lesbian telephone helplines to support each other]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-found-a-helpline-for-gay-women-in-the-belfast-telegraph-rang-asked-where-the-gay-clubs-are-hidden-history-of-underground-lesbian-lines/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-found-a-helpline-for-gay-women-in-the-belfast-telegraph-rang-asked-where-the-gay-clubs-are-hidden-history-of-underground-lesbian-lines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Senior Sinn Fein figures confirm they have received police letters over protest as Drumcree court ruling to be delivered on Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/senior-sinn-fein-figures-confirm-they-have-received-police-letters-over-protest-as-drumcree-court-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/senior-sinn-fein-figures-confirm-they-have-received-police-letters-over-protest-as-drumcree-court-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI council spends £1.3m on failed legal case over wind turbine at historic Co Down site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Site used as prehistoric burial cairn and for inauguration of early kings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-council-spends-13m-on-failed-legal-case-over-wind-turbine-at-historic-co-down-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-council-spends-13m-on-failed-legal-case-over-wind-turbine-at-historic-co-down-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree Court of Appeal ruling to be delivered on Monday as First Minister says she has not received PSNI letter over protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-of-appeal-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday-as-first-minister-says-she-has-not-received-psni-letter-over-protests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-of-appeal-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday-as-first-minister-says-she-has-not-received-psni-letter-over-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joe Brolly talks to Peter O’Mahony: ‘If you didn’t know something, Joe Schmidt would annihilate you. Scream into your face’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successful teams need the O&rsquo;Mahonys of this world &mdash; who take their role seriously &mdash; to drive them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/joe-brolly-talks-to-peter-omahony-if-you-didnt-know-something-joe-schmidt-would-annihilate-you-scream-into-your-face/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/joe-brolly-talks-to-peter-omahony-if-you-didnt-know-something-joe-schmidt-would-annihilate-you-scream-into-your-face/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree Court of Appeal ruling to be delivered on Monday as First Minister says she has not received letter from PSNI over protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-of-appeal-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday-as-first-minister-says-she-has-not-received-letter-from-psni-over-protests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-court-of-appeal-ruling-to-be-delivered-on-monday-as-first-minister-says-she-has-not-received-letter-from-psni-over-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death driver who was speeding at 90mph before knocking down pedestrian and pet dog is jailed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family of victim call for changes to sentencing guidelines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-who-was-speeding-at-90mph-before-knocking-down-pedestrian-and-pet-dog-is-jailed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-who-was-speeding-at-90mph-before-knocking-down-pedestrian-and-pet-dog-is-jailed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI council spends £1.3m on legal case over wind turbine at historic Co Down site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Site used as prehistoric burial cairn and for inauguration of early kings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-council-spends-13m-on-legal-case-over-wind-turbine-at-historic-co-down-site/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-council-spends-13m-on-legal-case-over-wind-turbine-at-historic-co-down-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School forced to close due to 38 water leaks in roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[The school, which is expected to re-open on Monday, says ongoing roof work left many areas exposed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/school-forced-to-close-due-to-38-water-leaks-in-roof/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/school-forced-to-close-due-to-38-water-leaks-in-roof/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit and run driver sentenced for death of man walking his dog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family of victim call for changes to sentencing guidelines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hit-and-run-driver-sentenced-for-death-of-man-walking-his-dog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/hit-and-run-driver-sentenced-for-death-of-man-walking-his-dog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince and Princess of Wales make surprise visit to Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prince-and-princess-of-wales-make-surprise-visit-to-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prince-and-princess-of-wales-make-surprise-visit-to-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prince and Princess of Wales arrive in Northern Ireland as part of surprise visit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prince-and-princess-of-wales-arrive-in-northern-ireland-as-part-of-surprise-visit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/prince-and-princess-of-wales-arrive-in-northern-ireland-as-part-of-surprise-visit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Belfast Telegraph archive: Were Belfast’s First World War veterans really the ‘lucky ones’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With survival rates far higher than suggested, thousands of ex-servicemen returned to a city descending into violence, and many nationalist veterans found themselves stranded between old loyalties and a new republic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-the-belfast-telegraph-archive-were-belfasts-first-world-war-veterans-really-the-lucky-ones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inside-the-belfast-telegraph-archive-were-belfasts-first-world-war-veterans-really-the-lucky-ones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver in horror crash was almost twice legal drink-driving limit, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pathologist tells court the vehicle&rsquo;s driver Philip Mitchell would have died &lsquo;extremely quickly&rsquo; after crash, as inquest findings expected before the end of the year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/driver-in-horror-crash-was-almost-twice-legal-drink-driving-limit-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/driver-in-horror-crash-was-almost-twice-legal-drink-driving-limit-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t want to leave here’: Game of Thrones actor Conleth Hill back in Belfast for new play]]></title><description><![CDATA[As he takes to the Lyric stage this evening in Brian Friel&rsquo;s Faith Healer, the actor chats about career, happiness and local filmmaking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-didnt-want-to-leave-here-game-of-thrones-actor-conleth-hill-back-in-belfast-for-new-play/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-didnt-want-to-leave-here-game-of-thrones-actor-conleth-hill-back-in-belfast-for-new-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy McKillen Jr hit with nearly £2m judgment, a fortnight after telling court he is broke]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer says hospitality entrepreneur disputed debt, but does not have the financial means to contest it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-mckillen-jr-hit-with-nearly-2m-judgment-a-fortnight-after-telling-court-he-is-broke/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paddy-mckillen-jr-hit-with-nearly-2m-judgment-a-fortnight-after-telling-court-he-is-broke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: 11 courses might sound daunting, but top Irish hotel serves knockout food in elegant setting]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s bite-sized wonders and pricey wine pairings at Mount Juliet&rsquo;s Lady Helen restaurant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-11-courses-might-sound-daunting-but-top-irish-hotel-serves-knockout-food-in-elegant-setting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-11-courses-might-sound-daunting-but-top-irish-hotel-serves-knockout-food-in-elegant-setting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notorious former UDA boss dies lonely death, aged 58, and is cremated in secret in Scotland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former paramilitary chief Brian Dean had been dead in flat for days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/notorious-former-uda-boss-dies-lonely-death-aged-58-and-is-cremated-in-secret-in-scotland/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/notorious-former-uda-boss-dies-lonely-death-aged-58-and-is-cremated-in-secret-in-scotland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Minister Michelle O’Neill says she has not received letter from PSNI over Garvaghy Road protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-michelle-oneill-says-she-has-not-received-letter-from-psni-over-garvaghy-road-protests/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-michelle-oneill-says-she-has-not-received-letter-from-psni-over-garvaghy-road-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liverpool and Manchester City drove each other to new heights — their Premier League rivalry does not need rewriting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tactical masterpieces and pure drama between two great rivals cannot simply be erased]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/liverpool-and-manchester-city-drove-each-other-to-new-heights-their-premier-league-rivalry-does-not-need-rewriting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/liverpool-and-manchester-city-drove-each-other-to-new-heights-their-premier-league-rivalry-does-not-need-rewriting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tributes paid following death of former Dublin All-Ireland winner Darragh Nelson aged 36]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2016 Ballyboden St Enda&rsquo;s Andy Merrigan Cup-winning captain passed away on Wednesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tributes-paid-following-death-of-former-dublin-all-ireland-winner-darragh-nelson-aged-36/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tributes-paid-following-death-of-former-dublin-all-ireland-winner-darragh-nelson-aged-36/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You just kind of know everything is going to change’: rugby star Shannon Ikahihifo one year on from breast cancer diagnosis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Ireland-squad back row player talks career, the big C, and her hopes of starting a family]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-just-kind-of-know-everything-is-going-to-change-rugby-star-shannon-ikahihifo-one-year-on-from-breast-cancer-diagnosis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-just-kind-of-know-everything-is-going-to-change-rugby-star-shannon-ikahihifo-one-year-on-from-breast-cancer-diagnosis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeffrey Donaldson: Sentencing date set for convicted paedophile ex-DUP leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[A court previously heard the former MP for Lagan Valley could be jailed for up to 12 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentencing-date-set-for-convicted-paedophile-ex-dup-leader/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jeffrey-donaldson-sentencing-date-set-for-convicted-paedophile-ex-dup-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lovely jubbly’: Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason arrives in Belfast ahead of Waterfront Hall show]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Evening with Sir David Jason takes place on Saturday, October 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lovely-jubbly-only-fools-and-horses-legend-sir-david-jason-arrives-in-belfast-ahead-of-waterfront-hall-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lovely-jubbly-only-fools-and-horses-legend-sir-david-jason-arrives-in-belfast-ahead-of-waterfront-hall-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I don’t focus so much on what is popular or trending and try to focus on what I want to say’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As singer-songwriter Fya Fox prepares to release her debut EP Bittersweet, she chats about its creation and how becoming a mum has changed her creative process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-dont-focus-so-much-on-what-is-popular-or-trending-and-try-to-focus-on-what-i-want-to-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-dont-focus-so-much-on-what-is-popular-or-trending-and-try-to-focus-on-what-i-want-to-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin rapper KhakiKid: ‘I don’t think we’re that different... there is an overarching Irishness to all of us’]]></title><description><![CDATA[KhakiKid discusses his upcoming headline show in Belfast, new music, fashion and the rising hip-hop scene on the island]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dublin-rapper-khakikid-i-dont-think-were-that-different-there-is-an-overarching-irishness-to-all-of-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dublin-rapper-khakikid-i-dont-think-were-that-different-there-is-an-overarching-irishness-to-all-of-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI councils’ widespread use of ‘gagging’ clauses in workers’ conciliation agreements revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidential agreements signed in cases which include &lsquo;disability discrimination&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-councils-widespread-use-of-gagging-clauses-in-workers-conciliation-agreements-revealed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-councils-widespread-use-of-gagging-clauses-in-workers-conciliation-agreements-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of NI’s most vulnerable children at risk as funding crisis hits new digital health system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Safeguarding fears after integration of juvenile social care into Encompass platform halted due to &pound;27m shortfall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-of-nis-most-vulnerable-children-at-risk-as-funding-crisis-hits-new-digital-health-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-of-nis-most-vulnerable-children-at-risk-as-funding-crisis-hits-new-digital-health-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[33 cases of prisoners going on the run in last four years – but only 18 prosecutions so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[UUP leader Burrows insists &lsquo;being AWOL must have consequences&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/33-cases-of-prisoners-going-on-the-run-in-last-four-years-but-only-18-prosecutions-so-far/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/33-cases-of-prisoners-going-on-the-run-in-last-four-years-but-only-18-prosecutions-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Encrochat: Spy hack on gangster phones still decimating NI drug dealers’ ranks]]></title><description><![CDATA[In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland&rsquo;s criminal world.Gangsters like &lsquo;cute hur&rsquo;, &lsquo;mint wind&rsquo; and &lsquo;ultra gold&rsquo; are just some of those who went down after the notorious platform spilled its secrets.Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar is joined by Belfast Te]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/encrochat-spy-hack-on-gangster-phones-still-decimating-ni-drug-dealers-ranks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/encrochat-spy-hack-on-gangster-phones-still-decimating-ni-drug-dealers-ranks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teenager who lost mum says she no longer feels alone in her grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 100 school children have taken part in an art project to help them deal with bereavement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teenager-who-lost-mum-says-she-no-longer-feels-alone-in-her-grief/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teenager-who-lost-mum-says-she-no-longer-feels-alone-in-her-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MLA claims ‘clear precedent’ for action on Garvaghy Road protest as Sinn Féin representatives invited for PSNI interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fin-representatives-invited-for-psni-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fin-representatives-invited-for-psni-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MLA claims ‘clear precedent’ for action on Garvaghy Road protest as Sinn Fein representatives invited for PSNI interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fein-representatives-invited-for-psni-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fein-representatives-invited-for-psni-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP MLA claims ‘clear precedent’ for police action on Garvaghy Road protest as Sinn Fein representatives invited for interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-police-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fein-representatives-invited-for-interview/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-mla-claims-clear-precedent-for-police-action-on-garvaghy-road-protest-as-sinn-fein-representatives-invited-for-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Viewers get first glimpse at new Netflix series starring Anthony Boyle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boyle stars alongside Julia Garner in the new Netflix drama inspired by one of the biggest scandals in cryptocurrency out next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/watch-viewers-get-first-glimpse-at-new-netflix-series-starring-anthony-boyle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/watch-viewers-get-first-glimpse-at-new-netflix-series-starring-anthony-boyle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down businessman brings global public speaking brand TEDx to Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conference theme is &lsquo;share your story&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-businessman-brings-global-public-speaking-brand-tedx-to-bangor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 21:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-businessman-brings-global-public-speaking-brand-tedx-to-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin confirms number of representatives invited to PSNI interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-confirms-number-of-representatives-invited-to-psni-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-confirms-number-of-representatives-invited-to-psni-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It doesn’t really hurt when I’m swinging’:  Eugenio Chacarra battles broken toe to lead in Spain as Tom McKibbin has work to do]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-over 72 leaves Newtownards man six shots off the pace in Madrid]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-doesnt-really-hurt-when-im-swinging-eugenio-chacarra-battles-broken-toe-to-lead-in-spain-as-tom-mckibbin-has-work-to-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-doesnt-really-hurt-when-im-swinging-eugenio-chacarra-battles-broken-toe-to-lead-in-spain-as-tom-mckibbin-has-work-to-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI investigating ‘threatening graffiti’ about journalist in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Threat relates to a Mediahuis journalist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-threatening-graffiti-about-journalist-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-investigating-threatening-graffiti-about-journalist-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Quite right’: DUP leader welcomes news as MLA among people invited to PSNI interview over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/quite-right-dup-leader-welcomes-news-as-mla-among-people-invited-to-psni-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/quite-right-dup-leader-welcomes-news-as-mla-among-people-invited-to-psni-interview-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘I hired a private detective – he told me my husband was leading a double life’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a woman in her mid-50s with three adult children talks about separation from her perspective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-i-hired-a-private-detective-he-told-me-my-husband-was-leading-a-double-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-i-hired-a-private-detective-he-told-me-my-husband-was-leading-a-double-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment priest who tried to meet young boy is snared by ‘paedophile hunter’ group]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the Donegal priest, who pleaded guilty at Londonderry Crown Court to over 100 sex offences, was told the police were coming, he appeared to wince in pain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/moment-priest-who-tried-to-meet-young-boy-is-snared-by-paedophile-hunter-group/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/moment-priest-who-tried-to-meet-young-boy-is-snared-by-paedophile-hunter-group/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Quite right’: DUP leader welcomes letters being sent by police over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/quite-right-dup-leader-welcomes-letters-being-sent-by-police-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/quite-right-dup-leader-welcomes-letters-being-sent-by-police-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to grow and power Northern Ireland’s renewable future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian renewables firm ERG has invested close to &pound;200m in Northern Ireland through renewable energy schemes, including the Corlacky Wind Firm. It recently brought together a host of industry experts and stakeholders to discuss our clean energy future, the need for greater grid capacity, and a focus on long-term planning as Northern Ireland works to expand renewable generation and decarbonise power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-grow-and-power-northern-irelands-renewable-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-grow-and-power-northern-irelands-renewable-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lambert Smith Hampton: laying the foundations for a solid property investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a leading commercial property consultancy in Northern Ireland, Lambert Smith Hampton has worked on some of the region&rsquo;s largest transactions. Beyond the headline grabbing deals, LSH has an expert team providing advice and insight across the built environment. Ulster Business speaks to Niki Alderdice, head of project and building consultancy to examine what buyers and developers need to consider when investing in commercial property]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lambert-smith-hampton-laying-the-foundations-for-a-solid-property-investment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lambert-smith-hampton-laying-the-foundations-for-a-solid-property-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man missing for 34 years had changed his name, found love and led a ‘happy life as an openly gay man’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patsy O&rsquo;Sullivan&rsquo;s family only learnt in August where he had been, when they found out he died in 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-missing-for-34-years-had-changed-his-name-found-love-and-led-a-happy-life-as-an-openly-gay-man/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-missing-for-34-years-had-changed-his-name-found-love-and-led-a-happy-life-as-an-openly-gay-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry firm becomes one of UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Martin Group has become one of the UK's biggest car park operators after buying NCP out of administration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-firm-becomes-one-of-uks-biggest-car-park-operators-after-buying-ncp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-firm-becomes-one-of-uks-biggest-car-park-operators-after-buying-ncp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen accused of murdering man and attempting to murder his wife and child unfit to appear in court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sidi Djalo was found dead at the scene, while his eight-year-old daughter lay seriously injured beside him.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teen-accused-of-murdering-man-and-attempting-to-murder-his-wife-and-child-unfit-to-appear-in-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teen-accused-of-murdering-man-and-attempting-to-murder-his-wife-and-child-unfit-to-appear-in-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Derry Halloween festival goers snap up 40th anniversary tickets]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time in the 40 years of the Halloween festival in Derry, a ticket will be needed for part of the city centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-halloween-festival-goers-snap-up-40th-anniversary-tickets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/derry-halloween-festival-goers-snap-up-40th-anniversary-tickets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a folk band, football club and Fifa 11 came together for an unlikely terrace anthem]]></title><description><![CDATA[After playing a bit of Fifa 11, Kingfishr leader singer Eddie Keogh posted a song in tribute to English League One club Wycombe Wanderers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-folk-band-football-club-and-fifa-11-came-together-for-an-unlikely-terrace-anthem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-folk-band-football-club-and-fifa-11-came-together-for-an-unlikely-terrace-anthem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bendy elm crowned UK Tree of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-bendy-elm-crowned-uk-tree-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-bendy-elm-crowned-uk-tree-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man pleads not guilty to murder of pensioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adam Krzan was found dead in his flat in Dungannon in February 2025.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-of-pensioner/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-pleads-not-guilty-to-murder-of-pensioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians call for resolution to Drumcree dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the twelfth day of deadlock between residents of the Garvaghy Road and the local district lodge of the Orange Order over the parade.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/politicians-call-for-resolution-to-drumcree-dispute/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/politicians-call-for-resolution-to-drumcree-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jet-skiing drug lord from Co Down  who had lavish waterside pad seized is jailed over EncroChat cocaine bust]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desmond &lsquo;Dessie&rsquo; Enfield, from Moneyreagh, had regularly been seen in high-powered cars and enjoyed days out jet-skiing with friends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jet-skiing-drug-lord-from-co-down-who-had-lavish-waterside-pad-seized-is-jailed-over-encrochat-cocaine-bust/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jet-skiing-drug-lord-from-co-down-who-had-lavish-waterside-pad-seized-is-jailed-over-encrochat-cocaine-bust/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen rapists who filmed attack on woman in NI car park will be deported to East Timor and ‘barred from returning’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victim &lsquo;devastated&rsquo; as double rapists to walk free after just three years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teen-rapists-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-in-ni-car-park-will-be-deported-to-east-timor-and-barred-from-returning/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teen-rapists-who-filmed-attack-on-woman-in-ni-car-park-will-be-deported-to-east-timor-and-barred-from-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI officers face probe into ‘spoofing’ while working from home]]></title><description><![CDATA[But senior officer claims no &lsquo;systemic abuse&rsquo; of arrangements identified]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-officers-face-probe-into-spoofing-while-working-from-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-officers-face-probe-into-spoofing-while-working-from-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change in direction: ‘Often, it’s smaller, less risk, more achievable steps that help us shape our next chapter’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleanor Tweddell advises on how to turn an unexpected career detour into a new beginning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/change-in-direction-often-its-smaller-less-risk-more-achievable-steps-that-help-us-shape-our-next-chapter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/change-in-direction-often-its-smaller-less-risk-more-achievable-steps-that-help-us-shape-our-next-chapter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We still get excited every time we open the kiln’: Identical twins mark 25 years running Belfast ceramics business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire and Karen Gibson on a quarter of a century working side by side, sharing dinners and morning routines, and why clay never bores them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-still-get-excited-every-time-we-open-the-kiln-identical-twins-mark-25-years-running-belfast-ceramics-business/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-still-get-excited-every-time-we-open-the-kiln-identical-twins-mark-25-years-running-belfast-ceramics-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wonky wych elm in County Down crowned Tree of the Year]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since it was launched in 2014.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/wonky-wych-elm-in-county-down-crowned-tree-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/wonky-wych-elm-in-county-down-crowned-tree-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast solicitors threaten legal action against Law Society over handling of David Lavery controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal professionals hit out afterdiscovering chief was suspended via Belfast Telegraph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-solicitors-threaten-legal-action-against-law-society-over-handling-of-david-lavery-controversy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-solicitors-threaten-legal-action-against-law-society-over-handling-of-david-lavery-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How boxing inspired a play about men's mental health]]></title><description><![CDATA[The play explores losing a sense of purpose, the difficulty some men have talking about their mental health and the support they can find in each other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-boxing-inspired-a-play-about-mens-mental-health/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-boxing-inspired-a-play-about-mens-mental-health/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barristers on high-profile cases must be allowed to carry out their work without fear or intimidation, asserts NI Bar Council]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement comes as several individuals involved in legal proceedings amid Drumcree stand-off said they have received threats&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/barristers-on-high-profile-cases-must-be-allowed-to-carry-out-their-work-without-fear-or-intimidation-asserts-ni-bar-council/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/barristers-on-high-profile-cases-must-be-allowed-to-carry-out-their-work-without-fear-or-intimidation-asserts-ni-bar-council/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Productivity spoofing’ crackdown sees 20 police staff’s home working investigated]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PSNI said no &lsquo;systemic abuse&rsquo; of arrangements was identified]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/productivity-spoofing-crackdown-sees-20-police-staffs-home-working-investigated/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/productivity-spoofing-crackdown-sees-20-police-staffs-home-working-investigated/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thatcher urged SAS member not to risk his life again after ambush of IRA unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of specialist force speak about their time in Northern Ireland in a new podcast - The Shadow War]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thatcher-urged-sas-member-not-to-risk-his-life-again-after-ambush-of-ira-unit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thatcher-urged-sas-member-not-to-risk-his-life-again-after-ambush-of-ira-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Givan’s order for officials to boycott Stormont education committee could be unlawful, MLAs advised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure of top civil servant to turn up for meeting branded as &lsquo;shocking&rsquo; by UUP leader Burrows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/givans-order-for-officials-to-boycott-stormont-education-committee-could-be-unlawful-mlas-advised/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/givans-order-for-officials-to-boycott-stormont-education-committee-could-be-unlawful-mlas-advised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I wanted to make opportunities happen’: World-renowned ballerina from NI on bringing her production to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melissa Hamilton&rsquo;s show runs at the Grand Opera House this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-wanted-to-make-opportunities-happen-world-renowned-ballerina-from-ni-on-bringing-her-production-to-belfast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-wanted-to-make-opportunities-happen-world-renowned-ballerina-from-ni-on-bringing-her-production-to-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We want to bust the myths about loyalist prisoners']]></title><description><![CDATA[An ex-loyalist prisoner hopes the event will "create a new understanding" about Trouble-era inmates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-want-to-bust-the-myths-about-loyalist-prisoners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-want-to-bust-the-myths-about-loyalist-prisoners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhibition to 'bust myth' about loyalist prisoners]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ex-loyalist prisoner hopes the event will "create a new understanding" about Trouble-era inmates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/exhibition-to-bust-myth-about-loyalist-prisoners/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/exhibition-to-bust-myth-about-loyalist-prisoners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['An absolute one-off' - former BBC broadcaster Conor Bradford dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The veteran presenter spent four decades on the airwaves before retiring in 2022, presenting Inside Ulster, Good Morning Ulster and Evening Extra.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-absolute-one-off-former-bbc-broadcaster-conor-bradford-dies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-absolute-one-off-former-bbc-broadcaster-conor-bradford-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No child should have to learn in a cold classroom - children's commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EA suggests cost-saving measures as it warns school gas and electricity bills are set to rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-child-should-have-to-learn-in-a-cold-classroom-childrens-commissioner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-child-should-have-to-learn-in-a-cold-classroom-childrens-commissioner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysing 500 million calls fell to one person, Omagh bomb inquiry hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI Det Ch Insp Pete Billingsley gave evidence to the inquiry on Wednesday about the volume of calls that had to be analysed in the wake of the attack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/analysing-500-million-calls-fell-to-one-person-omagh-bomb-inquiry-hears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/analysing-500-million-calls-fell-to-one-person-omagh-bomb-inquiry-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree dispute could lead to issues with other marches, say residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been 11 days of deadlock between Garvaghy Road residents and the local Orange Order over the proposed march in Portadown, County Armagh.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-dispute-could-lead-to-issues-with-other-marches-say-residents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-dispute-could-lead-to-issues-with-other-marches-say-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents warn parade agreements across NI may be ‘revisited’ if Drumcree dispute remains unresolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/residents-warn-parade-agreements-across-ni-may-be-revisited-if-drumcree-dispute-remains-unresolved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/residents-warn-parade-agreements-across-ni-may-be-revisited-if-drumcree-dispute-remains-unresolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient jailed after assaulting police officer with metal pole ripped off hospital bed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judge brands attack by Barrie Holland on emergency staff in RVH as &lsquo;outrageous&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/patient-jailed-after-assaulting-police-officer-with-metal-pole-ripped-off-hospital-bed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/patient-jailed-after-assaulting-police-officer-with-metal-pole-ripped-off-hospital-bed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call for City Hall memorial to murdered councillors as Larry Kennedy remembered 45 years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ardoyne man and Paddy Wilson were killed during Troubles by loyalist terrorists eight years apart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/call-for-city-hall-memorial-to-murdered-councillors-as-larry-kennedy-remembered-45-years-on/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/call-for-city-hall-memorial-to-murdered-councillors-as-larry-kennedy-remembered-45-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust 'committed to improving facilities' with &pound;2.5m investment in Altnagelvin ED]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trust said it continued to work towards a longer-term goal of securing a new purpose-built Emergency Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/trust-committed-to-improving-facilities-with-pound25m-investment-in-altnagelvin-ed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/trust-committed-to-improving-facilities-with-pound25m-investment-in-altnagelvin-ed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court’s backing for A5 upgrade a critical moment for future of climate policy and infrastructure in NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meghan Kirk of law firm Pinsent Masons explains how the appeal ruling can influence the economy here]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/courts-backing-for-a5-upgrade-a-critical-moment-for-future-of-climate-policy-and-infrastructure-in-ni/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/courts-backing-for-a5-upgrade-a-critical-moment-for-future-of-climate-policy-and-infrastructure-in-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans for derelict leisure centre site could create 100 jobs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Lisnagelvin leisure centre in Derry, which opened in the 1980s, has been vacant since it closed in 2015.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-for-derelict-leisure-centre-site-could-create-100-jobs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/plans-for-derelict-leisure-centre-site-could-create-100-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill accused of ‘snubbing’ and ‘insulting’ Assembly scrutiny committee]]></title><description><![CDATA[First and deputy First Ministers were invited to Executive Office committee to face questions over good relations amid Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-accused-of-snubbing-and-insulting-assembly-scrutiny-committee/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-accused-of-snubbing-and-insulting-assembly-scrutiny-committee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death driver who knocked down pedestrian and pet dog was doing 90mph in 30 zone before crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Sean Olali has been convicted of speeding twice since collision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-who-knocked-down-pedestrian-and-pet-dog-was-doing-90mph-in-30-zone-before-crash/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-who-knocked-down-pedestrian-and-pet-dog-was-doing-90mph-in-30-zone-before-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jailed Encrochat drug trafficker had links to Kinahan-linked gangster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Dunford was previously in business with Kinahan-linked Finglas gangster Bernard &lsquo;Gan&rsquo; Joyce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-encrochat-drug-trafficker-had-links-to-kinahan-linked-gangster/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jailed-encrochat-drug-trafficker-had-links-to-kinahan-linked-gangster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We will achieve it' - Gaelic games bodies vow to complete integration]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leadership of Gaelic games bodies have insisted they remain committed to achieving integration and revealed they are close to announcing Dr Mary McAleese's successor as steering group chairperson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-will-achieve-it-gaelic-games-bodies-vow-to-complete-integration/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-will-achieve-it-gaelic-games-bodies-vow-to-complete-integration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From holy water to dog treats: My first experience of a drive-thru pet blessing]]></title><description><![CDATA[As an atheist, I arrived curious about a religious tradition and left with a new appreciation for the community it brings together]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-holy-water-to-dog-treats-my-first-experience-of-a-drive-thru-pet-blessing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-holy-water-to-dog-treats-my-first-experience-of-a-drive-thru-pet-blessing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can get solace that he lived a happy life’: Brother of Irish man missing for 34 years as case is finally resolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brother says it is a &lsquo;huge relief&rsquo; to find out what happened: &lsquo;I want to tell families to 100pc keep going, to think after 34 years we got answers&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-can-get-solace-that-he-lived-a-happy-life-brother-of-irish-man-missing-for-34-years-as-case-is-finally-resolved-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-can-get-solace-that-he-lived-a-happy-life-brother-of-irish-man-missing-for-34-years-as-case-is-finally-resolved-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen vow they’ll ‘never walk away’ from Drumcree dispute as they call for ‘action against lawbreakers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemen-vow-theyll-never-walk-away-from-drumcree-dispute-as-they-call-for-action-against-lawbreakers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemen-vow-theyll-never-walk-away-from-drumcree-dispute-as-they-call-for-action-against-lawbreakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can get solace that he lived a happy life’ - brother of Irish man missing for 34 years as case is finally resolved]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brother says it is a &lsquo;huge relief&rsquo; to find out what happened: &lsquo;I want to tell families to 100pc keep going, to think after 34 years we got answers&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-can-get-solace-that-he-lived-a-happy-life-brother-of-irish-man-missing-for-34-years-as-case-is-finally-resolved/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-can-get-solace-that-he-lived-a-happy-life-brother-of-irish-man-missing-for-34-years-as-case-is-finally-resolved/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel review: Instagram-ready Cotswolds is pure eye candy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture postcard scenery something to behold, but Claire Adams also discovers fabulous places to eat and attractions to visit in the English shires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-instagram-ready-cotswolds-is-pure-eye-candy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/travel-review-instagram-ready-cotswolds-is-pure-eye-candy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to talk to children about suicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[If a parent or loved one dies by suicide, it can be a difficult conversation to have with children. So what is the most appropriate approach?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-talk-to-children-about-suicide/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-talk-to-children-about-suicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“The next chapter of the cross-border trade story will also be written in offices, laboratories, construction sites, and software teams” ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking past the lorries: the services opportunity in cross-border trade.&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-next-chapter-of-the-cross-border-trade-story-will-also-be-written-in-offices-laboratories-construction-sites-and-software-teams/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-next-chapter-of-the-cross-border-trade-story-will-also-be-written-in-offices-laboratories-construction-sites-and-software-teams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arson attacks on house and tractor believed to be linked]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police believe the attacks, which both happened on Tuesday 6 October in Armagh, may be linked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arson-attacks-on-house-and-tractor-believed-to-be-linked/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arson-attacks-on-house-and-tractor-believed-to-be-linked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency services spent almost two days trying to remove victims of horror crash from car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters battled blaze for more than 20 minutes following crash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-spent-almost-two-days-trying-to-remove-victims-of-horror-crash-from-car/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/emergency-services-spent-almost-two-days-trying-to-remove-victims-of-horror-crash-from-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We need to prepare now’ for potential border poll, as timing of a vote is very uncertain, says professor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin City University professor to launch book in Derry tonight on planning for possible constitutional change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-need-to-prepare-now-for-potential-border-poll-as-timing-of-a-vote-is-very-uncertain-says-professor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/we-need-to-prepare-now-for-potential-border-poll-as-timing-of-a-vote-is-very-uncertain-says-professor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First minister to face no-confidence vote over Drumcree row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The motion comes amid a major political row over a planned Orange Order march in Portadown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-to-face-no-confidence-vote-over-drumcree-row/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/first-minister-to-face-no-confidence-vote-over-drumcree-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three unionist parties back motion of no confidence in First Minister Michelle O’Neill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-unionist-parties-back-motion-of-no-confidence-in-first-minister-michelle-oneill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/three-unionist-parties-back-motion-of-no-confidence-in-first-minister-michelle-oneill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GAA is still living in the shadowy world of Manchester City when it comes to illegal manager payments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under-the-counter deals have been going on for more than 30 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gaa-is-still-living-in-the-shadowy-world-of-manchester-city-when-it-comes-to-illegal-manager-payments/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gaa-is-still-living-in-the-shadowy-world-of-manchester-city-when-it-comes-to-illegal-manager-payments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I am incredibly proud’: Childcare campaigner selected to contest Lagan Valley seat for SDLP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Harper has highlighted rising costs of childcare within Northern Ireland, which are among the highest in Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-am-incredibly-proud-childcare-campaigner-selected-to-contest-lagan-valley-seat-for-sdlp/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-am-incredibly-proud-childcare-campaigner-selected-to-contest-lagan-valley-seat-for-sdlp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A decade after a critical health service review, has there been any change?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hospital waiting lists, access to GPs and the state of social care suggest the job is far from finished.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-decade-after-a-critical-health-service-review-has-there-been-any-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-decade-after-a-critical-health-service-review-has-there-been-any-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graeme McDowell banks £11.3m in dividends from his golf promotions firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profits plunge at company owned by Portrush man who won US Open in 2010]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/graeme-mcdowell-banks-113m-in-dividends-from-his-golf-promotions-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/graeme-mcdowell-banks-113m-in-dividends-from-his-golf-promotions-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creeslough anniversary: ‘Four years on, we still have no final death certs. We still don’t know what happened’]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the Justice Minister reluctant to hold an inquiry until the criminal investigation has ended, families of the 10 dead want answers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/creeslough-anniversary-four-years-on-we-still-have-no-final-death-certs-we-still-dont-know-what-happened/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/creeslough-anniversary-four-years-on-we-still-have-no-final-death-certs-we-still-dont-know-what-happened/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug dealing duo jailed for supplying ‘commercial’ levels of cocaine using EncroChat network]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the Co Armagh men caught in National Crime Agency bust also guilty of conspiracy to murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drug-dealing-duo-jailed-for-supplying-commercial-levels-of-cocaine-using-encrochat-network/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drug-dealing-duo-jailed-for-supplying-commercial-levels-of-cocaine-using-encrochat-network/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's torture and torment without answers' - dad of teen killed in blast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leona Harper was one of 10 victims of an unexplained explosion at a service station four years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-torture-and-torment-without-answers-dad-of-teen-killed-in-blast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-torture-and-torment-without-answers-dad-of-teen-killed-in-blast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How parents can look past the workload to address the real root causes of youth burnout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modern teenagers are facing unprecedented levels of stress. American educator, counsellor, and author Anne Luke offers advice on what mums and dads can do take some of the load off their children]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-parents-can-look-past-the-workload-to-address-the-real-root-causes-of-youth-burnout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-parents-can-look-past-the-workload-to-address-the-real-root-causes-of-youth-burnout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McDowell banks £11.3m in dividends from his golf promotions firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profits plunge at company owned by Portrush man who won US Open in 2010]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mcdowell-banks-113m-in-dividends-from-his-golf-promotions-firm/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mcdowell-banks-113m-in-dividends-from-his-golf-promotions-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Down cheesemaker wins best in class gong for second year in row at all-Ireland awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike Thomson&rsquo;s &lsquo;big, gnarly&rsquo; Young Buck variety continues to wow judges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-cheesemaker-wins-best-in-class-gong-for-second-year-in-row-at-all-ireland-awards/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-down-cheesemaker-wins-best-in-class-gong-for-second-year-in-row-at-all-ireland-awards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noel Gallagher, Adrian Dunbar and Susan Sarandon among stars to sign letter backing Garvaghy Road residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/noel-gallagher-adrian-dunbar-and-susan-sarandon-among-stars-to-sign-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/noel-gallagher-adrian-dunbar-and-susan-sarandon-among-stars-to-sign-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kimmins orders officials to 'get on with job' of A5 upgrade after court ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal court judges overturn a decision that blocked work starting on one of NI's biggest road projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kimmins-orders-officials-to-get-on-with-job-of-a5-upgrade-after-court-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kimmins-orders-officials-to-get-on-with-job-of-a5-upgrade-after-court-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's the way forward' - A5 crash victims' families welcome ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives say the upgrade is overdue - but others have concerns about what it means for their homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-the-way-forward-a5-crash-victims-families-welcome-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-the-way-forward-a5-crash-victims-families-welcome-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noel Gallagher and Adrian Dunbar among celebs signing letter backing Garvaghy Road residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Michelle O&rsquo;Neill urges Secretary of State to intervene over Drumcree dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/noel-gallagher-and-adrian-dunbar-among-celebs-signing-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/noel-gallagher-and-adrian-dunbar-among-celebs-signing-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill urges NI Secretary to intervene over Drumcree as stars sign letter backing Garvaghy residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-urges-ni-secretary-to-intervene-over-drumcree-as-stars-sign-letter-backing-garvaghy-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 21:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-urges-ni-secretary-to-intervene-over-drumcree-as-stars-sign-letter-backing-garvaghy-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher among 50 stars to sign open letter backing Garvaghy Road residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant has been urged to intervene and told to &lsquo;do his job&rsquo; by NI politicians]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oasis-frontman-noel-gallagher-among-50-stars-to-sign-open-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oasis-frontman-noel-gallagher-among-50-stars-to-sign-open-letter-backing-garvaghy-road-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battling Northern Ireland Under-21s edged out by Greece at Mourneview Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland U21 0 Greece U21 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/battling-northern-ireland-under-21s-edged-out-by-greece-at-mourneview-park/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/battling-northern-ireland-under-21s-edged-out-by-greece-at-mourneview-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: Ballymena spot rises to the occasion with freshly baked cookies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mains were great but dessert was the real star of the show at Milanos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-ballymena-spot-rises-to-the-occasion-with-freshly-baked-cookies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-ballymena-spot-rises-to-the-occasion-with-freshly-baked-cookies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘More of the same’ weather-wise as Met Office says NI to avoid a touch of frost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temperatures will remain steady here, but mercury set to plummet in England]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-of-the-same-weather-wise-as-met-office-says-ni-to-avoid-a-touch-of-frost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-of-the-same-weather-wise-as-met-office-says-ni-to-avoid-a-touch-of-frost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Furyk insists on Ryder Cup ‘underdogs’ tag as Luke Donald promises ‘zero complacency’ at Adare Manor]]></title><description><![CDATA[US skipper determined to end 34-year wait for an away win in the competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jim-furyk-insists-on-ryder-cup-underdogs-tag-as-luke-donald-promises-zero-complacency-at-adare-manor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/jim-furyk-insists-on-ryder-cup-underdogs-tag-as-luke-donald-promises-zero-complacency-at-adare-manor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No place for attacks like this’: Community ‘shocked’ as man arrested after stabbing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-place-for-attacks-like-this-community-shocked-as-man-arrested-after-stabbing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-place-for-attacks-like-this-community-shocked-as-man-arrested-after-stabbing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family of woman, 24, who died after 'misread' smear test join calls for inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relatives of Louise Corbett Gibbons support the campaign for an inquiry into screening services.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-of-woman-24-who-died-after-misread-smear-test-join-calls-for-inquiry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/family-of-woman-24-who-died-after-misread-smear-test-join-calls-for-inquiry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: Suzanne Breen on the impact Garvaghy dispute is having on politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stand-off between the Drumcree Orange men and the Garvaghy residents continues. In Belfast on Monday &ndash; a court reserved judgment on the residents&rsquo; renewed application to stop the march.&nbsp; The march &ndash; and the protest has sharply divided our politicians.&nbsp;Some fear real damage is being done to community relations. And in other news the SDLP in Armagh has saw fit to dump its siting MLA &ndash; Justin McNulty &ndash; why? Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar joined by our political edi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-suzanne-breen-on-the-impact-garvaghy-dispute-is-having-on-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-suzanne-breen-on-the-impact-garvaghy-dispute-is-having-on-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He could stop this right now’: Michelle O’Neill urges Secretary of State to intervene over Drumcree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meanwhile Sinn F&eacute;in claims celebrities including Noel Gallagher, Susan Sarandon and Paul Weller have signed a letter in support of Garvaghy residents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-could-stop-this-right-now-michelle-oneill-urges-secretary-of-state-to-intervene-over-drumcree/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-could-stop-this-right-now-michelle-oneill-urges-secretary-of-state-to-intervene-over-drumcree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: Suzanne Breen on how the impact Garvaghy dispute is having on politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The stand-off between the Drumcree Orange men and the Garvaghy residents continues. In Belfast on Monday &ndash; a court reserved judgment on the residents&rsquo; renewed application to stop the march.&nbsp; The march &ndash; and the protest has sharply divided our politicians.&nbsp;Some fear real damage is being done to community relations. And in other news the SDLP in Armagh has saw fit to dump its siting MLA &ndash; Justin McNulty &ndash; why? Ciar&aacute;n Dunbar joined by our political edi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-suzanne-breen-on-how-the-impact-garvaghy-dispute-is-having-on-politics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-suzanne-breen-on-how-the-impact-garvaghy-dispute-is-having-on-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stroke survivor hails ‘wonderful day for NI’ as 24/7 thrombectomy service launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[PSNI detective took ill in 2015 and has become permanently disabled]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stroke-survivor-hails-wonderful-day-for-ni-as-247-thrombectomy-service-launched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stroke-survivor-hails-wonderful-day-for-ni-as-247-thrombectomy-service-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘BBC doesn’t owe me a living, but it owes you a bit of respect’: Tim McGarry hits out after Give My Head Peace cancelled ‘by email’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Blame Game, which is presented by McGarry, is also not returning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bbc-doesnt-owe-me-a-living-but-it-owes-you-a-bit-of-respect-tim-mcgarry-hits-out-after-give-my-head-peace-cancelled-by-email/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bbc-doesnt-owe-me-a-living-but-it-owes-you-a-bit-of-respect-tim-mcgarry-hits-out-after-give-my-head-peace-cancelled-by-email/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill calls on NI Secretary to end Drumcree dispute and accuses DUP of ‘distracting from internal challenges’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-calls-on-ni-secretary-to-end-drumcree-dispute-and-accuses-dup-of-distracting-from-internal-challenges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-calls-on-ni-secretary-to-end-drumcree-dispute-and-accuses-dup-of-distracting-from-internal-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Get it built and let’s save lives’: Work on A5 upgrade to begin as soon as possible vows Stormont minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 people have been killed on the road since 2006, according to official figures&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/get-it-built-and-lets-save-lives-work-on-a5-upgrade-to-begin-as-soon-as-possible-vows-stormont-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/get-it-built-and-lets-save-lives-work-on-a5-upgrade-to-begin-as-soon-as-possible-vows-stormont-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give My Head Peace creators told by email that show is not returning]]></title><description><![CDATA[It comes as the BBC attempts to save &pound;500m over two years as it faces "significant financial pressures".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/give-my-head-peace-creators-told-by-email-that-show-is-not-returning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/give-my-head-peace-creators-told-by-email-that-show-is-not-returning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man tried to drive child to school despite having never passed test, say police]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driver was unsupervised and had no L plates displayed and no valid insurance, said officers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-tried-to-drive-child-to-school-despite-having-never-passed-test-say-police/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-tried-to-drive-child-to-school-despite-having-never-passed-test-say-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael Flatley says 'heart is broken' after death of wife, Niamh O'Brien]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was a renowned Irish dancer who performed the lead role of Saoirse in the Lord of the Dance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-flatley-says-heart-is-broken-after-death-of-wife-niamh-obrien/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michael-flatley-says-heart-is-broken-after-death-of-wife-niamh-obrien/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car was travelling too fast for bend before crash that killed four young people, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two forensic experts say excess speed caused VW Golf to collide with tree and burst into flames]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/car-was-travelling-too-fast-for-bend-before-crash-that-killed-four-young-people-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/car-was-travelling-too-fast-for-bend-before-crash-that-killed-four-young-people-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice Minister says policing bill over Drumcree standoff ‘coming from other services’ as DUP hit out over Carla Lockhart abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/justice-minister-says-policing-bill-over-drumcree-standoff-coming-from-other-services-as-dup-hit-out-over-carla-lockhart-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/justice-minister-says-policing-bill-over-drumcree-standoff-coming-from-other-services-as-dup-hit-out-over-carla-lockhart-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work on A5 upgrade to begin as soon as possible after Appeal Court ruling, vows Stormont minister]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 50 people have been killed on the road since 2006, according to official figures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/work-on-a5-upgrade-to-begin-as-soon-as-possible-after-appeal-court-ruling-vows-stormont-minister/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/work-on-a5-upgrade-to-begin-as-soon-as-possible-after-appeal-court-ruling-vows-stormont-minister/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I will decide when I retire' - McClean hits out at Derry treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry City player James McClean hits out at his treatment by Derry City amid an ongoing contract dispute with the club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-will-decide-when-i-retire-mcclean-hits-out-at-derry-treatment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-will-decide-when-i-retire-mcclean-hits-out-at-derry-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I will decide when I retire. Nobody else will make that decision for me’: James McClean stands firm in dispute with Derry City]]></title><description><![CDATA[PFAI says club have &lsquo;duty of care&rsquo; to former Ireland winger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-will-decide-when-i-retire-nobody-else-will-make-that-decision-for-me-james-mcclean-stands-firm-in-dispute-with-derry-city/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-will-decide-when-i-retire-nobody-else-will-make-that-decision-for-me-james-mcclean-stands-firm-in-dispute-with-derry-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Court of Appeal clears way for £1.7bn A5 upgrade as Northern Ireland’s biggest road project gets green light]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 50 people have been killed on the road since 2006, according to official figures.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-17bn-a5-upgrade-as-northern-irelands-biggest-road-project-gets-green-light/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/court-of-appeal-clears-way-for-17bn-a5-upgrade-as-northern-irelands-biggest-road-project-gets-green-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I have a family and I want to protect them’: DUP’s Carla Lockhart opens up about ‘sinister’ impact of Drumcree abuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[MP says her 7-year-old son has heard and seen abuse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-have-a-family-and-i-want-to-protect-them-dups-carla-lockhart-opens-up-about-sinister-impact-of-drumcree-abuse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-have-a-family-and-i-want-to-protect-them-dups-carla-lockhart-opens-up-about-sinister-impact-of-drumcree-abuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uefa investigating Republic of Ireland-Israel row after spitting accusation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uefa has confirms it is investigating the half-time incident during Sunday's Nations League game between Republic of Ireland and Israel following an accusation of spitting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uefa-investigating-republic-of-ireland-israel-row-after-spitting-accusation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uefa-investigating-republic-of-ireland-israel-row-after-spitting-accusation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric cars bringing democratisation to motoring in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electric cars have changed the motoring marketplace, and continue to eat more sales here while continuing to evolve. John Mulgrew looks at the rise of EVs and why, with considerably more options now, they are becoming the obvious choice for an increasing number of drivers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/electric-cars-bringing-democratisation-to-motoring-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/electric-cars-bringing-democratisation-to-motoring-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Mulgrew: electric cars bringing democratisation to motoring in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electric cars have changed the motoring marketplace, and continue to eat more sales here while continuing to evolve. John Mulgrew looks at the rise of EVs and why, with considerably more options now, they are becoming the obvious choice for an increasing number of drivers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-mulgrew-electric-cars-bringing-democratisation-to-motoring-in-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-mulgrew-electric-cars-bringing-democratisation-to-motoring-in-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Uber-Christian’ boxing gym owner jailed for ‘prolonged’ sex attack on woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cornerstone Academy gym owner Jordan Woods threatened to sue us if we mentioned his Christian gym Cornerstone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uber-christian-boxing-gym-owner-jailed-for-prolonged-sex-attack-on-woman/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uber-christian-boxing-gym-owner-jailed-for-prolonged-sex-attack-on-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’ll always have one dance’: The enduring love story of Michael Flatley and Niamh O’Brien]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dancer always had highest praise for his &lsquo;soulmate&rsquo; wife, who stood by him during his wilder days and nursed him through his cancer battle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/well-always-have-one-dance-the-enduring-love-story-of-michael-flatley-and-niamh-obrien/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/well-always-have-one-dance-the-enduring-love-story-of-michael-flatley-and-niamh-obrien/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stay Well: How do I calculate my biological age — and how do I lower it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From blood pressure to sleep, our experts outline simple steps to extend our health span and avoid frailty when we&rsquo;re older]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-how-do-i-calculate-my-biological-age-and-how-do-i-lower-it/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stay-well-how-do-i-calculate-my-biological-age-and-how-do-i-lower-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From £4m to £7.1m in a year: Prep House sales surge as its sauces are rolled out across 750 Tesco stores]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managing director Sean Looby eyes even bigger growth as he tells Business Telegraph of Co Down firm&rsquo;s &lsquo;five-year plan&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-4m-to-71m-in-a-year-prep-house-sales-surge-as-its-sauces-are-rolled-out-across-750-tesco-stores/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-4m-to-71m-in-a-year-prep-house-sales-surge-as-its-sauces-are-rolled-out-across-750-tesco-stores/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It started on the Late Late Show: John ‘Bucket Man’ Concannon leads JFC Group to £212m turnover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost 40 years ago, an east Galway cattle dealer went on TV and told one tiny little fib &ndash; and sometimes that&rsquo;s how empires begin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-started-on-the-late-late-show-john-bucket-man-concannon-leads-jfc-group-to-212m-turnover/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-started-on-the-late-late-show-john-bucket-man-concannon-leads-jfc-group-to-212m-turnover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Confidence and purpose both returning to NI property market’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is momentum, resilience and renewed ambition in the property market, says Kevin Murphy of A&amp;L Goodbody, sponsor of Commercial Estate Agency of the Year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/confidence-and-purpose-both-returning-to-ni-property-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/confidence-and-purpose-both-returning-to-ni-property-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You get rewarded for being brave’: Former Ireland international Andrew Trimble on building businesses beyond rugby]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sports star turned entrepreneur tells In Good Company podcast about transitioning from the pitch to the next big opportunity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-get-rewarded-for-being-brave-former-ireland-international-andrew-trimble-on-building-businesses-beyond-rugby/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-get-rewarded-for-being-brave-former-ireland-international-andrew-trimble-on-building-businesses-beyond-rugby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish budget tackles childcare and energy costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The threshold at which people start paying the higher income tax rate is also expected to increase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-budget-tackles-childcare-and-energy-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-budget-tackles-childcare-and-energy-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's 'largest floating book fair' docks in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The boat, which has a collection of over 5,000 titles, last visited Belfast in 2009.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/worlds-largest-floating-book-fair-docks-in-belfast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/worlds-largest-floating-book-fair-docks-in-belfast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorist who went for a McFlurry after accident that left pedestrian dead at a loss to explain why she left scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert at inquest said driver had only third of a second to react and avoid victim (57)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motorist-who-went-for-a-mcflurry-after-accident-that-left-pedestrian-dead-at-a-loss-to-explain-why-she-left-scene/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motorist-who-went-for-a-mcflurry-after-accident-that-left-pedestrian-dead-at-a-loss-to-explain-why-she-left-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI urged to ‘understand why and address’ reason female recruits are disproportionately failing fitness test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Force should examine what additional support would make a meaningful difference, says police officer turned UUP leader Jon Burrows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-urged-to-understand-why-and-address-reason-female-recruits-are-disproportionately-failing-fitness-test/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-urged-to-understand-why-and-address-reason-female-recruits-are-disproportionately-failing-fitness-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Full steam ahead for young Co Down train enthusiast who wins inaugural ‘mini conductor’ competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leo Kelly (7) from Carryduff boarded an LNER Azuma train on a big adventure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/full-steam-ahead-for-young-co-down-train-enthusiast-who-wins-inaugural-mini-conductor-competition/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/full-steam-ahead-for-young-co-down-train-enthusiast-who-wins-inaugural-mini-conductor-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My motto is to not waste a day your cancer treatment gives you’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ann McBrien has become one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most tireless campaigners for breast cancer as she navigates her own health journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-motto-is-to-not-waste-a-day-your-cancer-treatment-gives-you/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-motto-is-to-not-waste-a-day-your-cancer-treatment-gives-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm glad my miracle stroke treatment is now available 24/7']]></title><description><![CDATA[An expanded service means the time of day or night a stroke occurs is no longer a barrier to treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-glad-my-miracle-stroke-treatment-is-now-available-247/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/im-glad-my-miracle-stroke-treatment-is-now-available-247/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby legend Andrew Trimble on going from the pitch to the boardroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Trimble enjoyed a decorated career playing for Ulster and Ireland, where his achievements included winning two Triple Crowns and the 2014 Six Nations Championship.&nbsp;But since hanging up his boots, he has also shown he has a flair for business as a tech entrepreneur - to talk about how transferrable skills from sport has helped him on that journey, he joined Cathy Martin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rugby-legend-andrew-trimble-on-going-from-the-pitch-to-the-boardroom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rugby-legend-andrew-trimble-on-going-from-the-pitch-to-the-boardroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windsor frustration for Northern Ireland against Georgia but a four-game window to savour after playing out goalless draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland 0 Georgia 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/windsor-frustration-for-northern-ireland-against-georgia-but-a-four-game-window-to-savour-after-playing-out-goalless-draw/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/windsor-frustration-for-northern-ireland-against-georgia-but-a-four-game-window-to-savour-after-playing-out-goalless-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My heart is broken’: Michael Flatley’s wife Niamh dies aged 52]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I have lost my beautiful wife, Niamh, and my best friend&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-heart-is-broken-michael-flatleys-wife-niamh-dies-aged-52/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-heart-is-broken-michael-flatleys-wife-niamh-dies-aged-52/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mum of two with history of quick births terrified about Daisy Hill maternity move: ‘It’s added stress’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catriona Markey says Southern Trust&rsquo;s plans for Newry Hospital have left her with stark choice]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mum-of-two-with-history-of-quick-births-terrified-about-daisy-hill-maternity-move-its-added-stress/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mum-of-two-with-history-of-quick-births-terrified-about-daisy-hill-maternity-move-its-added-stress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal court reserves judgement on parade row]]></title><description><![CDATA[The deadlock over the Orange Order march in Portadown - opposed by residents of the Garvaghy Road - has lasted since last Sunday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgement-on-parade-row/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgement-on-parade-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Kinahan ‘happy’ with Belfast law firm defending him in organised crime charge, court hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[The alleged crime boss was remanded for a week to allow his solicitor to come on record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daniel-kinahan-happy-with-belfast-law-firm-defending-him-in-organised-crime-charge-court-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/daniel-kinahan-happy-with-belfast-law-firm-defending-him-in-organised-crime-charge-court-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast solicitor to represent suspected mob boss Daniel Kinahan]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the first court appearance last August, Kinahan did not have any legal representation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-solicitor-to-represent-suspected-mob-boss-daniel-kinahan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-solicitor-to-represent-suspected-mob-boss-daniel-kinahan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The idea is that this golf course can host an Irish Open’: Pádraig Harrington set for £5.9m redesign at Seapoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dubliner is making his first foray into golf course design at the Co Louth links]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-idea-is-that-this-golf-course-can-host-an-irish-openpdraig-harrington-set-for-59m-redesign-at-seapoint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-idea-is-that-this-golf-course-can-host-an-irish-openpdraig-harrington-set-for-59m-redesign-at-seapoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michelle O’Neill vows she is ‘First Minister for what is right’ amid challenges over Garvaghy Road protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[DUP&rsquo;s Brett told to &lsquo;catch yourself on&rsquo; after asking if Sinn F&eacute;in vice president would resign if found to have breached ministerial code or the law]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-vows-she-is-first-minister-for-what-is-right-amid-challenges-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/michelle-oneill-vows-she-is-first-minister-for-what-is-right-amid-challenges-over-garvaghy-road-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal Court reserves judgment in Garvaghy Road residents’ challenge to Parades Commission decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lady Chief Justice pledges to deliver &lsquo;swift&rsquo; verdict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-garvaghy-road-residents-challenge-to-parades-commission-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-garvaghy-road-residents-challenge-to-parades-commission-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O'Neill rejects DUP call to resign over protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facing questions in the Stormont assembly, O'Neill said she was "proud" to stand with the residents and "will continue to stand with them".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oneill-rejects-dup-call-to-resign-over-protest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/oneill-rejects-dup-call-to-resign-over-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I could see something on fire’: Inquest hears how scene of one of NI’s worst road crashes unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four young people died in an accident near Armagh in March 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-could-see-something-on-fire-inquest-hears-how-scene-of-one-of-nis-worst-road-crashes-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-could-see-something-on-fire-inquest-hears-how-scene-of-one-of-nis-worst-road-crashes-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omagh bombing forensic investigation was 'efficient', inquiry hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twenty-nine people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died when the bomb tore through Omagh town centre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/omagh-bombing-forensic-investigation-was-efficient-inquiry-hears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/omagh-bombing-forensic-investigation-was-efficient-inquiry-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Children escape injury in two separate shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two separate shootings in Coleraine are being treated as attempted murder by the PSNI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/children-escape-injury-in-two-separate-shootings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/children-escape-injury-in-two-separate-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal Court reserves judgment in legal challenge over Drumcree standoff as Stormont parties row in Assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-standoff-as-stormont-parties-row-in-assembly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgment-in-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-standoff-as-stormont-parties-row-in-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priest pleads guilty to 109 sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Edward Gallagher will be sentenced in December after pleading guilty to 109 sex offences.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/priest-pleads-guilty-to-109-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/priest-pleads-guilty-to-109-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paedophile who stabbed horse has bail varied to allow him to travel to equine fair in Republic over weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark McGurk (27) had conditions relaxed despite being charged with multiple breaches of court sex offences order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-who-stabbed-horse-has-bail-varied-to-allow-him-to-travel-to-equine-fair-in-republic-over-weekend/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/paedophile-who-stabbed-horse-has-bail-varied-to-allow-him-to-travel-to-equine-fair-in-republic-over-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Appeal Court reserves judgement in legal challenge over Drumcree standoff as Stormont parties row in Assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgement-in-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-standoff-as-stormont-parties-row-in-assembly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/appeal-court-reserves-judgement-in-legal-challenge-over-drumcree-standoff-as-stormont-parties-row-in-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mummy is a wee angel’: Devastating impact of loss of four young people in horror crash heard at inquest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four victims died in a crash in Co Armagh in 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mummy-is-a-wee-angel-devastating-impact-of-loss-of-four-young-people-in-horror-crash-heard-at-inquest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mummy-is-a-wee-angel-devastating-impact-of-loss-of-four-young-people-in-horror-crash-heard-at-inquest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mummy is a wee angel’: Inquest hears impact of death of young people in one of NI’s worst road crashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four victims died in a crash in Co Armagh in 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mummy-is-a-wee-angel-inquest-hears-impact-of-death-of-young-people-in-one-of-nis-worst-road-crashes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mummy-is-a-wee-angel-inquest-hears-impact-of-death-of-young-people-in-one-of-nis-worst-road-crashes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bishop of Derry writes to Vatican seeking dismissal of priest who admitted 109 child sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disgraced cleric Edward Gallagher was caught in online sting by so-called paedophile hunters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bishop-of-derry-writes-to-vatican-seeking-dismissal-of-priest-who-admitted-109-child-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bishop-of-derry-writes-to-vatican-seeking-dismissal-of-priest-who-admitted-109-child-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Priest caught by paedophile hunters pleads guilty to over 100 child sex offences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bishop of Derry writes to Vatican seeking disgraced cleric&rsquo;s dismissal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/priest-caught-by-paedophile-hunters-pleads-guilty-to-over-100-child-sex-offences/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/priest-caught-by-paedophile-hunters-pleads-guilty-to-over-100-child-sex-offences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Right wing sectarian killer ‘Mr X’ backs Orangemen at Drumcree flashpoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glen &lsquo;Killer&rsquo; Kane was jailed for nine years in 1993 after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of Catholic Kieran Patrick Abram]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/right-wing-sectarian-killer-mr-x-backs-orangemen-at-drumcree-flashpoint/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/right-wing-sectarian-killer-mr-x-backs-orangemen-at-drumcree-flashpoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grammy nominated Irish trad and folk band Beoga announce three nights in Belfast this December]]></title><description><![CDATA[The five-piece band formed in Northern Ireland will perform at The Empire in south Belfast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/grammy-nominated-irish-trad-and-folk-band-beoga-announce-three-nights-in-belfast-this-december/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/grammy-nominated-irish-trad-and-folk-band-beoga-announce-three-nights-in-belfast-this-december/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We’re all having to make difficult decisions’: Co Down wetland conservation site announces restructure plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Castle Espie has been managed by the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust since 1990 and is a popular field trip for school children]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/were-all-having-to-make-difficult-decisions-co-down-wetland-conservation-site-announces-restructure-plans/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/were-all-having-to-make-difficult-decisions-co-down-wetland-conservation-site-announces-restructure-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mash Direct posts pre-tax profits of £1.8m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Down prepped vegetable firm also saw significant growth in turnover last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mash-direct-posts-pre-tax-profits-of-18m/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mash-direct-posts-pre-tax-profits-of-18m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teachers in Republic of Ireland begin industrial action]]></title><description><![CDATA[The teaching unions began work-to-rule action on Monday and there will be a full one-day strike on 14 October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teachers-in-republic-of-ireland-begin-industrial-action/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/teachers-in-republic-of-ireland-begin-industrial-action/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask Allison: My husband spends money on his appearance while I look shabby. He says it’s my ‘choice’ to work less and focus on the kids and it shouldn’t cost him. Help!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-my-husband-spends-money-on-his-appearance-while-i-look-shabby-he-says-its-my-choice-to-work-less-and-focus-on-the-kids-and-it-shouldnt-cost-him-help/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ask-allison-my-husband-spends-money-on-his-appearance-while-i-look-shabby-he-says-its-my-choice-to-work-less-and-focus-on-the-kids-and-it-shouldnt-cost-him-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This doesn’t feel like support’: Integrated education campaigners hit out over series of ‘no’ decisions from Paul Givan]]></title><description><![CDATA[IEF tells MLAs the movement &lsquo;hasn&rsquo;t lost it&rsquo;s way&rsquo; despite comments from Paul Givan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-doesnt-feel-like-support-integrated-education-campaigners-hit-out-over-series-of-no-decisions-from-paul-givan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-doesnt-feel-like-support-integrated-education-campaigners-hit-out-over-series-of-no-decisions-from-paul-givan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Champion warns new school curriculum could harm pupil wellbeing and seeks independent review]]></title><description><![CDATA[TransformED NI outlines a strategy for the transformation of teaching and learning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mental-health-champion-warns-new-school-curriculum-could-harm-pupil-wellbeing-and-seeks-independent-review/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mental-health-champion-warns-new-school-curriculum-could-harm-pupil-wellbeing-and-seeks-independent-review/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Money: ‘I sold my car and left a job in finance to become a stand-up comedian’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comedian Darren Gaffney]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-i-sold-my-car-and-left-a-job-in-finance-to-become-a-stand-up-comedian/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-money-i-sold-my-car-and-left-a-job-in-finance-to-become-a-stand-up-comedian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it possible to get good-quality, cut-price perfume?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An expert tells Prudence Wade what to look out for when buying lower-priced fragrances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/is-it-possible-to-get-good-quality-cut-price-perfume/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/is-it-possible-to-get-good-quality-cut-price-perfume/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to use AI to plan your supermarket shop and slash your food bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Want to spend less on groceries? Orla Cusack literally wrote the book on it, writes Arlene Harris]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-use-ai-to-plan-your-supermarket-shop-and-slash-your-food-bills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-to-use-ai-to-plan-your-supermarket-shop-and-slash-your-food-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a space to share personal experiences... and we’re open to everyone’: How Belfast Death Café allows for open discussion on mortality and grief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founders &lsquo;wanted to talk about the deeper things of grief and death, because we&rsquo;ve all been through losses&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-space-to-share-personal-experiences-and-were-open-to-everyone-how-belfast-death-caf-allows-for-open-discussion-on-mortality-and-grief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-a-space-to-share-personal-experiences-and-were-open-to-everyone-how-belfast-death-caf-allows-for-open-discussion-on-mortality-and-grief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stormont needs a new injection of ideas’: East Belfast MLA candidate calls for change amid ‘endless culture wars’ and ‘self-serving’ Assembly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green councillor Bryan Smyth hopes to bring his working-class perspective and experience in youth work to the chamber]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stormont-needs-a-new-injection-of-ideas-east-belfast-mla-candidate-calls-for-change-amid-endless-culture-wars-and-self-serving-assembly/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/stormont-needs-a-new-injection-of-ideas-east-belfast-mla-candidate-calls-for-change-amid-endless-culture-wars-and-self-serving-assembly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Working Life: ‘The world is so image-led now, so people would really benefit from investing in photography’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Antrim publisher, editor and creative consultant Caroline Rowland chronicles her career journey, from working at Getty Images and the Financial Times to founding 91 Editions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-working-life-the-world-is-so-image-led-now-so-people-would-really-benefit-from-investing-in-photography/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/this-working-life-the-world-is-so-image-led-now-so-people-would-really-benefit-from-investing-in-photography/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of unused oxygen generator maintenance ‘ongoing’ as Trust prepares for sweeping cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around &pound;634,000 spent on maintenance, despite units never being used]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/review-of-unused-oxygen-generator-maintenance-ongoing-as-trust-prepares-for-sweeping-cuts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/review-of-unused-oxygen-generator-maintenance-ongoing-as-trust-prepares-for-sweeping-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From factory finances to tasty tacos: Derry mum’s third Mexican takeaway ‘queued out the door’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managing director Elaine O&rsquo;Hara welcomes &lsquo;phenomenal&rsquo; response to her new opening in Coleraine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-factory-finances-to-tasty-tacos-derry-mums-third-mexican-takeaway-queued-out-the-door/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/from-factory-finances-to-tasty-tacos-derry-mums-third-mexican-takeaway-queued-out-the-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donaldson still in Maghaberry hospital as old home goes up for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[He was once known as the Right Honourable Sir Jeffrey Donaldson but is now known as inmate number E5032. Donaldson once proudly walked the corridors of Westminster, ate in fancy restaurants, and commanded media attention. But now he spends his days behind bars in Maghaberry, reading, doing jigsaws and doing art. The home in Dromore, in which he lived in with wife Eleanor, who was found to have aided and abetting child sexual abuse, has appeared on the market for a modest &pound;650,000. Donaldso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/donaldson-still-in-maghaberry-hospital-as-old-home-goes-up-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/donaldson-still-in-maghaberry-hospital-as-old-home-goes-up-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree standoff continues as residents prepare to bring appeal to court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kneecap visit Gravaghy Road as police issue further warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-standoff-continues-as-residents-prepare-to-bring-appeal-to-court/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-standoff-continues-as-residents-prepare-to-bring-appeal-to-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kneecap visit Garvaghy Road to support residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters have remained on the Garvaghy Road since last Sunday as the fallout over the proposed Portadown District Orange Lodge march continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-visit-garvaghy-road-to-support-residents/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-visit-garvaghy-road-to-support-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I didn’t see it... but it was harsh!’: Errigal Ciaran boss in jovial mood after surviving late penalty scare to reach Tyrone Final]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loughmacrory 1-13 0-19 Errigal Ciaran&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-didnt-see-it-but-it-was-harsh-errigal-ciaran-boss-in-jovial-mood-after-surviving-late-penalty-scare-to-reach-tyrone-final/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-didnt-see-it-but-it-was-harsh-errigal-ciaran-boss-in-jovial-mood-after-surviving-late-penalty-scare-to-reach-tyrone-final/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UDA placing spies near churches to see if recent spate of members claiming to be born again are genuine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gang suspicious of the so-called God Squad as converting to Christianity means avoiding the &pound;5,000 fee to get out of organisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-placing-spies-near-churches-to-see-if-recent-spate-of-members-claiming-to-be-born-again-are-genuine/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/uda-placing-spies-near-churches-to-see-if-recent-spate-of-members-claiming-to-be-born-again-are-genuine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artist behind up-and-coming business on overcoming self-doubt: ‘The wow moment is when I see people wearing my stuff’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearbh&aacute;il McBurrows&rsquo; business proved particularly in demand during the Fleadh Cheoil na h&Eacute;ireann]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/artist-behind-up-and-coming-business-on-overcoming-self-doubt-the-wow-moment-is-when-i-see-people-wearing-my-stuff/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/artist-behind-up-and-coming-business-on-overcoming-self-doubt-the-wow-moment-is-when-i-see-people-wearing-my-stuff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruaidhri Higgins hails Coleraine’s grit after ‘not particularly attractive’ win over Bangor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 2 Coleraine 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ruaidhri-higgins-hails-coleraines-grit-after-not-particularly-attractive-win-over-bangor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ruaidhri-higgins-hails-coleraines-grit-after-not-particularly-attractive-win-over-bangor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kneecap visit Garvaghy Road after DUP leader hits back at Sinn Féin president over protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-visit-garvaghy-road-after-dup-leader-hits-back-at-sinn-fin-president-over-protest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-visit-garvaghy-road-after-dup-leader-hits-back-at-sinn-fin-president-over-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bertie Ahern issues warning if Drumcree stand-off is not resolved soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Fianna F&aacute;il leader has not been formally asked to mediate, but is willing to do so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bertie-ahern-issues-warning-if-drumcree-stand-off-is-not-resolved-soon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/bertie-ahern-issues-warning-if-drumcree-stand-off-is-not-resolved-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Féin will co-operate with PSNI investigation over Drumcree protest, says McDonald]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protesters have remained on the Garvaghy Road since last Sunday as the fallout over the proposed Portadown District Orange Lodge march continues.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-will-co-operate-with-psni-investigation-over-drumcree-protest-says-mcdonald/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fin-will-co-operate-with-psni-investigation-over-drumcree-protest-says-mcdonald/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine surive late Bangor pressure to win five-goal thriller at Clandeboye Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bangor 2 Coleraine 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-surive-late-bangor-pressure-to-win-five-goal-thriller-at-clandeboye-park/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-surive-late-bangor-pressure-to-win-five-goal-thriller-at-clandeboye-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrests after masked burglar armed with knife steals cash and car]]></title><description><![CDATA[The incident happened at a property in the Silverstream Drive area of North Belfast on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arrests-after-masked-burglar-armed-with-knife-steals-cash-and-car/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/arrests-after-masked-burglar-armed-with-knife-steals-cash-and-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sirens installed on Garvaghy Road to raise alert of any unwanted Orange march]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;As soon as people hear the alarm, then they&rsquo;ll know we&rsquo;re under attack&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sirens-installed-on-garvaghy-road-to-raise-alert-of-any-unwanted-orange-march/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sirens-installed-on-garvaghy-road-to-raise-alert-of-any-unwanted-orange-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North coast man opens up on heartbreaking tale: ‘I told her ‘I love you’. She nodded and closed her eyes for the last time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Brady&rsquo;s partner Gary Devenney and her family have launched a foundation in her memory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/north-coast-man-opens-up-on-heartbreaking-tale-i-told-her-i-love-you-she-nodded-and-closed-her-eyes-for-the-last-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/north-coast-man-opens-up-on-heartbreaking-tale-i-told-her-i-love-you-she-nodded-and-closed-her-eyes-for-the-last-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New IRA jail wing where a handful of republicans have two landings to themselves to be axed due to overcrowding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Widespread support for rethink over Roe House withMaghaberry prison at breaking point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-ira-jail-wing-where-a-handful-of-republicans-have-two-landings-to-themselves-to-be-axed-due-to-overcrowding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/new-ira-jail-wing-where-a-handful-of-republicans-have-two-landings-to-themselves-to-be-axed-due-to-overcrowding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a Catholic artist who asked me to take him to Drumcree caused uproar with contentious painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[One painting in particular, depicting loyal order members in KKK hoods, resulted in all hell breaking loose]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-catholic-artist-who-asked-me-to-take-him-to-drumcree-caused-uproar-with-contentious-painting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-a-catholic-artist-who-asked-me-to-take-him-to-drumcree-caused-uproar-with-contentious-painting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kneecap set to visit Garvaghy Road while DUP leader hits back at Sinn Féin president]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-set-to-visit-garvaghy-road-while-dup-leader-hits-back-at-sinn-fin-president/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/kneecap-set-to-visit-garvaghy-road-while-dup-leader-hits-back-at-sinn-fin-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP leader hits back after Sinn Féin president defends protest while Kneecap set to visit Garvaghy Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-hits-back-after-sinn-fin-president-defends-protest-while-kneecap-set-to-visit-garvaghy-road/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-leader-hits-back-after-sinn-fin-president-defends-protest-while-kneecap-set-to-visit-garvaghy-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree deal offered as Orange Order puts forward ‘one and done’ forever march]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loyalists warn Fleadh could face protests if Garvaghy Road offer rejected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-deal-offered-as-orange-order-puts-forward-one-and-done-forever-march/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-deal-offered-as-orange-order-puts-forward-one-and-done-forever-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein were in the doldrums... then unionism gave them a ‘crocodile’ moment on stilts]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reheating the one issue that unites nationalists and republicans, the DUP have blundered into another &lsquo;crocodile&rsquo; moment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-in-the-doldrums-then-unionism-gave-them-a-crocodile-moment-on-stilts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-in-the-doldrums-then-unionism-gave-them-a-crocodile-moment-on-stilts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notorious Belfast death driver says he ‘turned down plot to rob £260,000 from cocaine boss’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal Martin Olali Jnr is awaiting sentencing for killing pedestrian but now claims he was approached to steal cash from jailed drug baron who was paying off the INLA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/notorious-belfast-death-driver-says-he-turned-down-plot-to-rob-260000-from-cocaine-boss/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/notorious-belfast-death-driver-says-he-turned-down-plot-to-rob-260000-from-cocaine-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein were in the doldrums... then along comes electoral manna from heaven courtesy of their biggest political rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reheating the one issue that unites nationalists and republicans, the DUP have blundered into another &lsquo;crocodile&rsquo; moment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-in-the-doldrums-then-along-comes-electoral-manna-from-heaven-courtesy-of-their-biggest-political-rivals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-in-the-doldrums-then-along-comes-electoral-manna-from-heaven-courtesy-of-their-biggest-political-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marching backwards: Drumcree stand-off hardens even moderate hearts as fears of contagion mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orange figures are privately both furious and worried, while previously unreported comments from Breand&aacute;n Mac Cionnaith reveal the key player&rsquo;s mindset]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/marching-backwards-drumcree-stand-off-hardens-even-moderate-hearts-as-fears-of-contagion-mount/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/marching-backwards-drumcree-stand-off-hardens-even-moderate-hearts-as-fears-of-contagion-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP claims leader is victim of ‘dirty tricks’ campaign over supposed ‘secret Drumcree summit’ with Jamie Bryson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party source says Gavin Robinson has always been open about meeting range of individuals over deadlocked dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-claims-leader-is-victim-of-dirty-tricks-campaign-over-supposed-secret-drumcree-summit-with-jamie-bryson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-claims-leader-is-victim-of-dirty-tricks-campaign-over-supposed-secret-drumcree-summit-with-jamie-bryson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag artist who lost his ‘sparkle’ over councillor’s slurs regains his mojo after being cast in hit musical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick man Matthew Cavan, aka Cherrie Ontop, secured injunction against Jolene Bunting in wake of appearance at children&rsquo;s event at the Mac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drag-artist-who-lost-his-sparkle-over-councillors-slurs-regains-his-mojo-after-being-cast-in-hit-musical/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drag-artist-who-lost-his-sparkle-over-councillors-slurs-regains-his-mojo-after-being-cast-in-hit-musical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP claims leader is victim of ‘dirty tricks’ campaign over supposed ‘secret Drumcree summit’ meeting with Jamie Bryson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party source says Gavin Robinson has always been open about meeting range of individuals over deadlocked dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-claims-leader-is-victim-of-dirty-tricks-campaign-over-supposed-secret-drumcree-summit-meeting-with-jamie-bryson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-claims-leader-is-victim-of-dirty-tricks-campaign-over-supposed-secret-drumcree-summit-meeting-with-jamie-bryson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You shouldn’t be here... speak to my solicitor’: Marathon-running benefits cheat defiant over £52,000 fraud]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesswoman exaggerated extent of her disabilities in PIP claim]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-shouldnt-be-here-speak-to-my-solicitor-marathon-running-benefits-cheat-defiant-over-52000-fraud/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/you-shouldnt-be-here-speak-to-my-solicitor-marathon-running-benefits-cheat-defiant-over-52000-fraud/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Somali man goes on the run after court convicts him over threatening behaviour outside school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign national was detained by members of public in Coleraine after being observed acting strangely]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/somali-man-goes-on-the-run-after-court-convicts-him-over-threatening-behaviour-outside-school/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/somali-man-goes-on-the-run-after-court-convicts-him-over-threatening-behaviour-outside-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinn Fein were down in the doldrums. Then along comes Drumcree, electoral manna from heaven courtesy of their biggest political rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[In reheating the one issue that unites nationalists and republicans, the DUP have blundered into another &lsquo;crocodile&rsquo; moment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-down-in-the-doldrums-then-along-comes-drumcree-electoral-manna-from-heaven-courtesy-of-their-biggest-political-rivals/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sinn-fein-were-down-in-the-doldrums-then-along-comes-drumcree-electoral-manna-from-heaven-courtesy-of-their-biggest-political-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lisburn man unveils new ultra discreet safety device for women which resembles a fashion accessory: ‘It’s stylish but there when you need it’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Horrified by slew of recent stories about the dangers facing women, Stephen Larmour created device that alerts friends and sends pin of your location]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lisburn-man-unveils-new-ultra-discreet-safety-device-for-women-which-resembles-a-fashion-accessory-its-stylish-but-there-when-you-need-it/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/lisburn-man-unveils-new-ultra-discreet-safety-device-for-women-which-resembles-a-fashion-accessory-its-stylish-but-there-when-you-need-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leading dissident denies advising spokesman for Garvaghy Road residents over Drumcree dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former IRA chief Frankie Quinn seen in deep conversation with Breand&aacute;n Mac Cionnaith]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/leading-dissident-denies-advising-spokesman-for-garvaghy-road-residents-over-drumcree-dispute/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/leading-dissident-denies-advising-spokesman-for-garvaghy-road-residents-over-drumcree-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson was mystery politician in blacked-out car — but DUP denies hype he was at pub for secret meeting with Bryson over Drumcree’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party claims leader is victim of dirty tricks and that he&rsquo;s always been open about meeting range of individuals over deadlocked dispute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gavin-robinson-was-mystery-politician-in-blacked-out-car-but-dup-denies-hype-he-was-at-pub-for-secret-meeting-with-bryson-over-drumcree/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/gavin-robinson-was-mystery-politician-in-blacked-out-car-but-dup-denies-hype-he-was-at-pub-for-secret-meeting-with-bryson-over-drumcree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree stand-off hardens even moderate hearts as tribalism, politics, lawbreaking and history collide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sinn F&eacute;in is visibly in the wake of Breand&aacute;n Mac Cionnaith, the residents&rsquo; unchallenged spokesman]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-stand-off-hardens-even-moderate-hearts-as-tribalism-politics-lawbreaking-and-history-collide/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-stand-off-hardens-even-moderate-hearts-as-tribalism-politics-lawbreaking-and-history-collide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag artist who lost his ‘sparkle’ over councillor’s slurs regains his mojo after being cast in hit musical: ‘I always try to combat hatred with joy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick man Matthew Cavan, aka Cherrie Ontop, secured injunction against Jolene Bunting in wake of appearance at children&rsquo;s event at the Mac]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drag-artist-who-lost-his-sparkle-over-councillors-slurs-regains-his-mojo-after-being-cast-in-hit-musical-i-always-try-to-combat-hatred-with-joy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drag-artist-who-lost-his-sparkle-over-councillors-slurs-regains-his-mojo-after-being-cast-in-hit-musical-i-always-try-to-combat-hatred-with-joy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Death driver Olali: ‘I turned down plot to rob £260,000 from cocaine boss’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criminal awaiting sentencing for mowing down pedestrian claims he was approached to steal cash from jailed drug baron who was paying off the INLA]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-olali-i-turned-down-plot-to-rob-260000-from-cocaine-boss/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/death-driver-olali-i-turned-down-plot-to-rob-260000-from-cocaine-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University asks staff to review some partnerships with China after MI5 warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's internal security service had warned universities they may have unintentionally assisted China's espionage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/university-asks-staff-to-review-some-partnerships-with-china-after-mi5-warning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/university-asks-staff-to-review-some-partnerships-with-china-after-mi5-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The students will head to Florida to compete against university teams from Australia, India and the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/students-blast-off-to-us-for-nasa-robotics-competition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/students-blast-off-to-us-for-nasa-robotics-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queen's University students blast off to US for Nasa robotics competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[The students will head to Florida to compete against university teams from Australia, India and the US.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/queens-university-students-blast-off-to-us-for-nasa-robotics-competition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/queens-university-students-blast-off-to-us-for-nasa-robotics-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The murder of a journalist 25 years on - why has no one been caught?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin O'Hagan was shot dead as he walked home from a pub with his wife in Lurgan, County Armagh in 2001. His killers have never been caught.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-murder-of-a-journalist-25-years-on-why-has-no-one-been-caught/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-murder-of-a-journalist-25-years-on-why-has-no-one-been-caught/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orangemen fail in latest attempt to walk Garvaghy Road as Emma Little-Pengelly slams First Minister’s ‘disgraceful’ conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemen-fail-in-latest-attempt-to-walk-garvaghy-road-as-emma-little-pengelly-slams-first-ministers-disgraceful-conduct/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/orangemen-fail-in-latest-attempt-to-walk-garvaghy-road-as-emma-little-pengelly-slams-first-ministers-disgraceful-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killeavy ease past Dromintee to reach Armagh SFC Final for the first time since 1988]]></title><description><![CDATA[Killeavy 2-12 Dromintee 0-08]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/killeavy-ease-past-dromintee-to-reach-armagh-sfc-final-for-the-first-time-since-1988/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 22:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/killeavy-ease-past-dromintee-to-reach-armagh-sfc-final-for-the-first-time-since-1988/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge crowds turn out in support of residents over Drumcree parade dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Police Service of Northern Ireland said anyone found to have blocked the Garvaghy Road will be treated as participating in an "illegal protest".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/huge-crowds-turn-out-in-support-of-residents-over-drumcree-parade-dispute/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/huge-crowds-turn-out-in-support-of-residents-over-drumcree-parade-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge crowds turn out in support of Garvaghy Road residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Police Service of Northern Ireland said anyone found to have blocked the Garvaghy Road will be treated as participating in an "illegal protest".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/huge-crowds-turn-out-in-support-of-garvaghy-road-residents/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/huge-crowds-turn-out-in-support-of-garvaghy-road-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I feel ecstatic. Absolutely ecstatic’: David Jeffrey pours out his emotions after finally getting first win as Portadown boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Portadown 3 Limavady United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-feel-ecstatic-absolutely-ecstatic-david-jeffrey-pours-out-his-emotions-after-finally-getting-first-win-as-portadown-boss/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-feel-ecstatic-absolutely-ecstatic-david-jeffrey-pours-out-his-emotions-after-finally-getting-first-win-as-portadown-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I knew exactly what we needed to do and how we would do it’: Carrick Rangers chief details blueprint behind demolition of Crusaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carrick Rangers 4 Crusaders 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-knew-exactly-what-we-needed-to-do-and-how-we-would-do-it-carrick-rangers-chief-details-blueprint-behind-demolition-of-crusaders/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/i-knew-exactly-what-we-needed-to-do-and-how-we-would-do-it-carrick-rangers-chief-details-blueprint-behind-demolition-of-crusaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both bosses in agreement over contentious penalty call as Ballymena United hold on against 10-man Cliftonville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliftonville 0 Ballymena United 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/both-bosses-in-agreement-over-contentious-penalty-call-as-ballymena-united-hold-on-against-10-man-cliftonville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/both-bosses-in-agreement-over-contentious-penalty-call-as-ballymena-united-hold-on-against-10-man-cliftonville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That’s the difference between now and a few weeks back’: Interim Glentoran boss reveals what’s changed after third win in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glentoran 2 Dungannon Swifts 0]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thats-the-difference-between-now-and-a-few-weeks-back-interim-glentoran-boss-reveals-whats-changed-after-third-win-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thats-the-difference-between-now-and-a-few-weeks-back-interim-glentoran-boss-reveals-whats-changed-after-third-win-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster fightback to draw with Glasgow Warriors in thrilling URC match at Scotstoun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glasgow 33 Ulster 33]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-fightback-to-draw-with-glasgow-warriors-in-thrilling-urc-match-at-scotstoun/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ulster-fightback-to-draw-with-glasgow-warriors-in-thrilling-urc-match-at-scotstoun/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSNI issue warning after Garvaghy Road rally while Emma Little-Pengelly slams Michelle O’Neill as ‘disgraceful’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-issue-warning-after-garvaghy-road-rally-while-emma-little-pengelly-slams-michelle-oneill-as-disgraceful/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 20:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-issue-warning-after-garvaghy-road-rally-while-emma-little-pengelly-slams-michelle-oneill-as-disgraceful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalists gathering in Portadown while Garvaghy Road rally crowd told only acceptable solution is ‘no Orange march’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalists-gathering-in-portadown-while-garvaghy-road-rally-crowd-told-only-acceptable-solution-is-no-orange-march/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalists-gathering-in-portadown-while-garvaghy-road-rally-crowd-told-only-acceptable-solution-is-no-orange-march/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Van Morrison’s ex-wife falls foul of Facebook over social media attacks on Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Janet Morrison Minto said to be the inspiration behind east Belfast singer&rsquo;s timeless classics Crazy Love and Tupelo Honey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/van-morrisons-ex-wife-falls-foul-of-facebook-over-social-media-attacks-on-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/van-morrisons-ex-wife-falls-foul-of-facebook-over-social-media-attacks-on-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast actor on her ‘perfect’ engagement after fiancé’s mountaintop proposal with late mum’s ring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hope Street star Karen Hassan presented with special ring in Italy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-actor-on-her-perfect-engagement-after-fiancs-mountaintop-proposal-with-late-mums-ring/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-actor-on-her-perfect-engagement-after-fiancs-mountaintop-proposal-with-late-mums-ring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Loyalists gathering in Portadown while Michelle O’Neill tells rally of thousands on Garvaghy Road: ‘Question that stands out is ‘why?’’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalists-gathering-in-portadown-while-michelle-oneill-tells-rally-of-thousands-on-garvaghy-road-question-that-stands-out-is-why/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/loyalists-gathering-in-portadown-while-michelle-oneill-tells-rally-of-thousands-on-garvaghy-road-question-that-stands-out-is-why/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impressive Ireland score seven tries to secure repeat victory over Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alana McInerney and Sophie Barrett mark their Test debuts with scores in Cork triumph]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/impressive-ireland-score-seven-tries-to-secure-repeat-victory-over-japan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 18:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/impressive-ireland-score-seven-tries-to-secure-repeat-victory-over-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can any nation that sees itself as civilised defend such barbarity as the death penalty?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we rightly call Christa Pike&rsquo;s crime murder, it is perverse to call it something different when the state injects a lethal drug into her veins]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-can-any-nation-that-sees-itself-as-civilised-defend-such-barbarity-as-the-death-penalty/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/how-can-any-nation-that-sees-itself-as-civilised-defend-such-barbarity-as-the-death-penalty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal firm working for Portadown District on Drumcree dispute ‘won’t continue due to threats’ while thousands gather for rally]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-firm-working-for-portadown-district-on-drumcree-dispute-wont-continue-due-to-threats-while-thousands-gather-for-rally/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-firm-working-for-portadown-district-on-drumcree-dispute-wont-continue-due-to-threats-while-thousands-gather-for-rally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two victims of reported trench collapse in Co Down named as locals mourn ‘heartbreaking tragedy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Glover and Joseph Hobbs died in Friday&rsquo;s tragedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-victims-of-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down-named-as-locals-mourn-heartbreaking-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-victims-of-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down-named-as-locals-mourn-heartbreaking-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands gather at Garvaghy Road for solidarity rally while ‘Let Them Home Festival’ also planned for Portadown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-gather-at-garvaghy-road-for-solidarity-rally-while-let-them-home-festival-also-planned-for-portadown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/thousands-gather-at-garvaghy-road-for-solidarity-rally-while-let-them-home-festival-also-planned-for-portadown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police name two men who died in workplace incident near rural road]]></title><description><![CDATA[It happened on the Ballygowan Road in Crossnacreevy at about 10:45 BST on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-name-two-men-who-died-in-workplace-incident-near-rural-road/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-name-two-men-who-died-in-workplace-incident-near-rural-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MLA accuses two departments of ‘buck passing’ as he hits out over storm damage response: ‘No one seems interested’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peter Martin says ministers prefer passing buck to taking responsibility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-accuses-two-departments-of-buck-passing-as-he-hits-out-over-storm-damage-response-no-one-seems-interested/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mla-accuses-two-departments-of-buck-passing-as-he-hits-out-over-storm-damage-response-no-one-seems-interested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s a focus shift that both sides of Drumcree dispute would do well to make... or risk losing the wider battle they both want to win the most]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting Irish High Court judge Richard Humphreys, writing in a personal capacity, argues dialogue can achieve an imperfect but workable solution to crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/theres-a-focus-shift-that-both-sides-of-drumcree-dispute-would-do-well-to-make-or-risk-losing-the-wider-battle-they-both-want-to-win-the-most/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/theres-a-focus-shift-that-both-sides-of-drumcree-dispute-would-do-well-to-make-or-risk-losing-the-wider-battle-they-both-want-to-win-the-most/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man in dock after ‘paedophile hunter sting’ was treasurer of golf club]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accused alleged to have sent sexualised messages to decoy he thought was 12-year-old schoolgirl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-dock-after-paedophile-hunter-sting-was-treasurer-of-golf-club/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/man-in-dock-after-paedophile-hunter-sting-was-treasurer-of-golf-club/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast couple spend £2,000 to get rid of squirrel squatters: ‘It was a nightmare from start to finish’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Furry fiends probably got up into roof soffits by climbing ivy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-couple-spend-2000-to-get-rid-of-squirrel-squatters-it-was-a-nightmare-from-start-to-finish/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-couple-spend-2000-to-get-rid-of-squirrel-squatters-it-was-a-nightmare-from-start-to-finish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim of reported trench collapse in Co Down is named as locals mourn ‘heartbreaking tragedy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Glover was one of two people who died in Friday&rsquo;s tragedy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down-is-named-as-locals-mourn-heartbreaking-tragedy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/victim-of-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down-is-named-as-locals-mourn-heartbreaking-tragedy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI beautician fined for unlawfully possessing medical products after accepting she ‘made mistakes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer says Alanna Dalton has reviewed her business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-beautician-fined-for-unlawfully-possessing-medical-products-after-accepting-she-made-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-beautician-fined-for-unlawfully-possessing-medical-products-after-accepting-she-made-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For sale: Tucked-away Crumlin property delivers country living without feeling too remote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-bedroom home features open-plan living spaces, cedar wood exterior, and a glass bridge corridor over a carport]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/for-sale-tucked-away-crumlin-property-delivers-country-living-without-feeling-too-remote/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/for-sale-tucked-away-crumlin-property-delivers-country-living-without-feeling-too-remote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[DUP ‘trusts PSNI probe’ into Garvaghy protest as two more Drumcree-linked demonstrations planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-trusts-psni-probe-into-garvaghy-protest-as-two-more-drumcree-linked-demonstrations-planned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/dup-trusts-psni-probe-into-garvaghy-protest-as-two-more-drumcree-linked-demonstrations-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robinson says he trusts PSNI probe into Garvaghy protest as two more Drumcree-linked demonstrations planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/robinson-says-he-trusts-psni-probe-into-garvaghy-protest-as-two-more-drumcree-linked-demonstrations-planned/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/robinson-says-he-trusts-psni-probe-into-garvaghy-protest-as-two-more-drumcree-linked-demonstrations-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast principal aiming ‘to keep my father’s spirit alive’ in nationwide celebration: ‘The role is bittersweet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast school principal S&eacute;amus &Oacute; Tuama, who is one of this year&rsquo;s Irish Book Week ambassadors, talks about researching his family history and working through his dad&rsquo;s manuscript&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-principal-aiming-to-keep-my-fathers-spirit-alive-in-nationwide-celebration-the-role-is-bittersweet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/belfast-principal-aiming-to-keep-my-fathers-spirit-alive-in-nationwide-celebration-the-role-is-bittersweet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian march’s plan to walk along Garvaghy Road curtailed by Parades Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The application was only received 48 hours in advance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/christian-marchs-plan-to-walk-along-garvaghy-road-curtailed-by-parades-commission/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/christian-marchs-plan-to-walk-along-garvaghy-road-curtailed-by-parades-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘F**ked up, isn’t it?’: Star on why pop sensations have only visited Belfast twice... and the Derry girl who has joined the band]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Duran Duran&rsquo;s upcoming gig in Belfast, the band&rsquo;s bass guitarist talks longevity, collaborations, and the joy in taking show audiences on a journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fked-up-isnt-it-star-on-why-pop-sensations-have-only-visited-belfast-twice-and-the-derry-girl-who-has-joined-the-band/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/fked-up-isnt-it-star-on-why-pop-sensations-have-only-visited-belfast-twice-and-the-derry-girl-who-has-joined-the-band/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young NI mother dies following rickshaw accident after Westlife concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Danielle O&rsquo;Keane remembered as a &lsquo;selfless person&rsquo; whose &lsquo;life was about her kids&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/young-ni-mother-dies-following-rickshaw-accident-after-westlife-concert/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/young-ni-mother-dies-following-rickshaw-accident-after-westlife-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What I hope to achieve during the week is simple: to keep my father’s spirit alive and to encourage others to see the value of recording their own stories’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast school principal S&eacute;amus &Oacute; Tuama, who is one of this year&rsquo;s Irish Book Week ambassadors, talks about researching his family history and working through his dad&rsquo;s manuscript&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/what-i-hope-to-achieve-during-the-week-is-simple-to-keep-my-fathers-spirit-alive-and-to-encourage-others-to-see-the-value-of-recording-their-own-stories/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/what-i-hope-to-achieve-during-the-week-is-simple-to-keep-my-fathers-spirit-alive-and-to-encourage-others-to-see-the-value-of-recording-their-own-stories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tucked-away Crumlin property delivers country living without feeling too remote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four-bedroom home features open-plan living spaces, cedar wood exterior, and a glass bridge corridor over a carport]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tucked-away-crumlin-property-delivers-country-living-without-feeling-too-remote/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/tucked-away-crumlin-property-delivers-country-living-without-feeling-too-remote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Taylor: ‘I’ve really come to feel quite strongly that our concerts are important. I would never have said that ten years ago’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of Duran Duran&rsquo;s upcoming gig in Belfast, the band&rsquo;s bass guitarist talks longevity, collaborations, and the joy in taking show audiences on a journey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-taylor-ive-really-come-to-feel-quite-strongly-that-our-concerts-are-important-i-would-never-have-said-that-ten-years-ago/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/john-taylor-ive-really-come-to-feel-quite-strongly-that-our-concerts-are-important-i-would-never-have-said-that-ten-years-ago/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It retains some of the worst lines from the book — and adds some even worse ones — but at least it ditches Ana’s leaden internal monologue’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an extract from The Book Was Better &mdash; an informative and entertaining look at the highs and lows of literary adaptations &mdash; Louise Wilder revisits the film version of Fifty Shades of Grey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-retains-some-of-the-worst-lines-from-the-book-and-adds-some-even-worse-ones-but-at-least-it-ditches-anas-leaden-internal-monologue/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/it-retains-some-of-the-worst-lines-from-the-book-and-adds-some-even-worse-ones-but-at-least-it-ditches-anas-leaden-internal-monologue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the Drumcree standoff rumbles on, conflict resolution offers solutions even for intractable problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sitting Irish High Court judge Richard Humphreys, writing in a personal capacity, argues dialogue can achieve an imperfect but workable solution to crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-the-drumcree-standoff-rumbles-on-conflict-resolution-offers-solutions-even-for-intractable-problems/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-the-drumcree-standoff-rumbles-on-conflict-resolution-offers-solutions-even-for-intractable-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coleraine beautician who unlawfully sold medical products fined after accepting she ‘made mistakes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lawyer says Alanna Dalton has &lsquo;made mistakes&rsquo; and reviewed her business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-beautician-who-unlawfully-sold-medical-products-fined-after-accepting-she-made-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/coleraine-beautician-who-unlawfully-sold-medical-products-fined-after-accepting-she-made-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They’ve got Marty’: The unsolved murder of Sunday World journalist Martin O’Hagan]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fearless investigative reporter who exposed the criminal underworld behind Northern Ireland&rsquo;s paramilitaries, O&rsquo;Hagan had made dangerous enemies on both sides, but no one has ever been convicted of his murder.Joining Fionn&aacute;n Sheehan on the is Sunday World Northern editor Richard Sullivan and Irish Independent special correspondent Paul Williams, as they remember their friend and colleague and examine why, 25 years on, his killing remains unsolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/theyve-got-marty-the-unsolved-murder-of-sunday-world-journalist-martin-ohagan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/theyve-got-marty-the-unsolved-murder-of-sunday-world-journalist-martin-ohagan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for calm at Drumcree ahead of two Saturday demonstrations while TUV hits out at ‘Provo’ song]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/calls-for-calm-at-drumcree-ahead-of-two-saturday-demonstrations-while-tuv-hits-out-at-provo-song/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/calls-for-calm-at-drumcree-ahead-of-two-saturday-demonstrations-while-tuv-hits-out-at-provo-song/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christian march’s application to walk along Garvaghy Road curtailed by Parades Commission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The application was only received 48 hours in advance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/christian-marchs-application-to-walk-along-garvaghy-road-curtailed-by-parades-commission/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/christian-marchs-application-to-walk-along-garvaghy-road-curtailed-by-parades-commission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are no true believers in Stormont any more. It is a place united in despondency where MLAs knock off early]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Drumcree standoff is threatening to topple Stormont &mdash; but it is merely a symptom of an underlying disease]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-are-no-true-believers-in-stormont-any-more-it-is-a-place-united-in-despondency-where-mlas-knock-off-early/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/there-are-no-true-believers-in-stormont-any-more-it-is-a-place-united-in-despondency-where-mlas-knock-off-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The students looking out for students - and the tools they're using to stay safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a focus on safety, the Ulster University Students Union (UUSU) is spreading awareness of spiking and sexual violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-students-looking-out-for-students-and-the-tools-theyre-using-to-stay-safe/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-students-looking-out-for-students-and-the-tools-theyre-using-to-stay-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An uneasy peace: How the parade row unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes in Northern Ireland, the definition of success is "nobody got hurt," writes BBC News NI's community correspondent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-uneasy-peace-how-the-parade-row-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-uneasy-peace-how-the-parade-row-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An uneasy peace – how a week of the Drumcree parade dispute has unfolded]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes in Northern Ireland, the definition of success is "nobody got hurt," writes BBC News NI's community correspondent.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-uneasy-peace-how-a-week-of-the-drumcree-parade-dispute-has-unfolded/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-uneasy-peace-how-a-week-of-the-drumcree-parade-dispute-has-unfolded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Mo Mowlam was integral to the Good Friday Agreement, as were all the women in the room’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visual artist Amanda Dunsmore speaks about her installation, a piece of dialogue between herself and a former incarcerated republican prisoner, as part of a wider exhibition on technologies of peace]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mo-mowlam-was-integral-to-the-good-friday-agreement-as-were-all-the-women-in-the-room/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/mo-mowlam-was-integral-to-the-good-friday-agreement-as-were-all-the-women-in-the-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public safety operation over Drumcree as NI secretary calls for calm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PSNI says its "investigation into anyone suspected of breaking the law related to this dispute is continuing at pace".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/public-safety-operation-over-drumcree-as-ni-secretary-calls-for-calm/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/public-safety-operation-over-drumcree-as-ni-secretary-calls-for-calm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland claim sensational back-to-back Nations League away wins as Ciaron Brown double takes down Ukraine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukraine 0 Northern Ireland 3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-claim-sensational-back-to-back-nations-league-away-wins-as-ciaron-brown-double-takes-down-ukraine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-claim-sensational-back-to-back-nations-league-away-wins-as-ciaron-brown-double-takes-down-ukraine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI Water audit to probe use of NDAs and conflict of interest arrangements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Final report expected to be completed by end of January]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-water-audit-to-probe-use-of-ndas-and-conflict-of-interest-arrangements/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-water-audit-to-probe-use-of-ndas-and-conflict-of-interest-arrangements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NI man who died in workplace accident had been planning for his wedding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family family urges &lsquo;workplace precautions&rsquo; as firms fined &pound;145k for breaches]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-man-who-died-in-workplace-accident-had-been-planning-for-his-wedding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/ni-man-who-died-in-workplace-accident-had-been-planning-for-his-wedding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modern Morals: My ex and I swore not to contact each other, but I have stuff at his place I want back. Can I break the pact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Break-ups can be messy, and seeing each other again can stir up all the old emotions, whether negative or slightly too positive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-ex-and-i-swore-not-to-contact-each-other-but-i-have-stuff-at-his-place-i-want-back-can-i-break-the-pact/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/modern-morals-my-ex-and-i-swore-not-to-contact-each-other-but-i-have-stuff-at-his-place-i-want-back-can-i-break-the-pact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heartbreaking tragedy’: Two people die following reported trench collapse in Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson said his thoughts &lsquo;are with those who are caught up in this incident&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heartbreaking-tragedy-two-people-die-following-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/heartbreaking-tragedy-two-people-die-following-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co Fermanagh landscape gardener who attacked pensioner with strimmer avoids jail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court hears victim is &lsquo;no longer the man I used to be&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-fermanagh-landscape-gardener-who-attacked-pensioner-with-strimmer-avoids-jail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/co-fermanagh-landscape-gardener-who-attacked-pensioner-with-strimmer-avoids-jail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A gentleman and a peacemaker’: Daughter pays tribute to OAP killed in one-punch attack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family praise &lsquo;good Samaritan&rsquo; Tony Miskimmon, who was fatally assaulted in Antrim after stepping in to help woman threatened by thug]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-gentleman-and-a-peacemaker-daughter-pays-tribute-to-oap-killed-in-one-punch-attack/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/a-gentleman-and-a-peacemaker-daughter-pays-tribute-to-oap-killed-in-one-punch-attack/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My kids wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Daisy Hill Hospital’: Anger as residents meet to discuss suspension of maternity services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Large protest is planned for later in the month outside the hospital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-kids-wouldnt-be-here-if-it-wasnt-for-daisy-hill-hospital-anger-as-residents-meet-to-discuss-suspension-of-maternity-services/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/my-kids-wouldnt-be-here-if-it-wasnt-for-daisy-hill-hospital-anger-as-residents-meet-to-discuss-suspension-of-maternity-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s the light and the dark of humanity’: Ciaran Hinds on his latest role in Netflix’s hit remake of Steinbeck novel East of Eden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar-nominated actor is also due to star in Netflix&rsquo;s new Narnia film next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-the-light-and-the-dark-of-humanity-ciaran-hinds-on-his-latest-role-in-netflixs-hit-remake-of-steinbeck-novel-east-of-eden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/its-the-light-and-the-dark-of-humanity-ciaran-hinds-on-his-latest-role-in-netflixs-hit-remake-of-steinbeck-novel-east-of-eden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Limavady Courthouse to permanently close]]></title><description><![CDATA[The building was temporarily closed in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and did not reopen after restrictions were lifted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/limavady-courthouse-to-permanently-close/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/limavady-courthouse-to-permanently-close/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people die following reported trench collapse in Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson said his thoughts &lsquo;are with those who are caught up in this incident&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-people-die-following-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/two-people-die-following-reported-trench-collapse-in-co-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More infant remains uncovered at former mother-and-baby home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts who are carrying out the dig at Tuam in County Galway have published their latest regular update.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-infant-remains-uncovered-at-former-mother-and-baby-home/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/more-infant-remains-uncovered-at-former-mother-and-baby-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specialist rescue teams deployed after reports of people trapped in collapsed trench in Co Down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gavin Robinson said his thoughts &lsquo;are with those who are caught up in this incident&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/specialist-rescue-teams-deployed-after-reports-of-people-trapped-in-collapsed-trench-in-co-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/specialist-rescue-teams-deployed-after-reports-of-people-trapped-in-collapsed-trench-in-co-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An amazing experience’: Seven NI students bag medals at ‘Skills Olympics’ in Shanghai]]></title><description><![CDATA[The WorldSkills Competition brings together young people, industry, education and government leaders to advance technical and vocational education and training]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-amazing-experience-seven-ni-students-bag-medals-at-skills-olympics-in-shanghai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/an-amazing-experience-seven-ni-students-bag-medals-at-skills-olympics-in-shanghai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the tour guides shining a light on Belfast: ‘I find it unbelievable that so many people are visiting here now’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tours of Belfast reveal a city with a rich but troubled history, and reflect how far we&rsquo;ve come. We talk to three tour guides who share how past and present sit side by side]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/meet-the-tour-guides-shining-a-light-on-belfast-i-find-it-unbelievable-that-so-many-people-are-visiting-here-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/meet-the-tour-guides-shining-a-light-on-belfast-i-find-it-unbelievable-that-so-many-people-are-visiting-here-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: This town centre finally has a spot to be proud of... with seriously outstanding dishes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Square Bistro would be an asset in any town, writes Joris Minne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-this-town-centre-finally-has-a-spot-to-be-proud-of-with-seriously-outstanding-dishes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-this-town-centre-finally-has-a-spot-to-be-proud-of-with-seriously-outstanding-dishes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Concerned’ Protestants call for end to Drumcree dispute as late-night talks break up without agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/concerned-protestants-call-for-end-to-drumcree-dispute-as-late-night-talks-break-up-without-agreement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/concerned-protestants-call-for-end-to-drumcree-dispute-as-late-night-talks-break-up-without-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report suggests Stormont chiefs could use AI to identify vulnerable patients during future pandemics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal featured in the Executive&rsquo;s response to the Covid Inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/report-suggests-stormont-chiefs-could-use-ai-to-identify-vulnerable-patients-during-future-pandemics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/report-suggests-stormont-chiefs-could-use-ai-to-identify-vulnerable-patients-during-future-pandemics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late-night Drumcree talks break up without agreement as legal moves by Garvaghy Road residents paused]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/late-night-drumcree-talks-break-up-without-agreement-as-legal-moves-by-garvaghy-road-residents-paused/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/late-night-drumcree-talks-break-up-without-agreement-as-legal-moves-by-garvaghy-road-residents-paused/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premises of failed Co Antrim potato firm on market for £2.6m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glens of Antrim Potatoes entered administration two weeks ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/premises-of-failed-co-antrim-potato-firm-on-market-for-26m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 08:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/premises-of-failed-co-antrim-potato-firm-on-market-for-26m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chernobyl's effect on NI, a Christmas card row and Casement Park - government files]]></title><description><![CDATA[Files, from 2005 and earlier, have been made available by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chernobyls-effect-on-ni-a-christmas-card-row-and-casement-park-government-files/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/chernobyls-effect-on-ni-a-christmas-card-row-and-casement-park-government-files/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When people hear my songs, they can connect them to their own experiences’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Tyrone singer Genevieve Scullion on writing much of her debut album with her dad from the other side of the world, the musical bond they share, and how living abroad made her more aware of her Irishness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/when-people-hear-my-songs-they-can-connect-them-to-their-own-experiences/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/when-people-hear-my-songs-they-can-connect-them-to-their-own-experiences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premises of failed potato firm on market for £2.6m]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glens of Antrim Potatoes entered administration two weeks ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/premises-of-failed-potato-firm-on-market-for-26m/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/premises-of-failed-potato-firm-on-market-for-26m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnt-out Glider from Belfast riots delivered to recycling plant without lithium-ion battery risk being flagged, firm says]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Near miss&rsquo; at Titanic Quarter site already hit by two fires this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/burnt-out-glider-from-belfast-riots-delivered-to-recycling-plant-without-lithium-ion-battery-risk-being-flagged-firm-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/burnt-out-glider-from-belfast-riots-delivered-to-recycling-plant-without-lithium-ion-battery-risk-being-flagged-firm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports suggests Stormont chiefs could use AI to identify vulnerable patients during future pandemics]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposal featured in the Executive&rsquo;s response to the Covid Inquiry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/reports-suggests-stormont-chiefs-could-use-ai-to-identify-vulnerable-patients-during-future-pandemics/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/reports-suggests-stormont-chiefs-could-use-ai-to-identify-vulnerable-patients-during-future-pandemics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talks on Drumcree parading dispute end without agreement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Chris Bryant spoke of his disappointment that the parties failed to reach agreement after talks at Hillsborough Castle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/talks-on-drumcree-parading-dispute-end-without-agreement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/talks-on-drumcree-parading-dispute-end-without-agreement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troy Parrott hits brace for Republic of Ireland but Austria fight back to claim draw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republic of Ireland 2 Austria 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/troy-parrott-hits-brace-for-republic-of-ireland-but-austria-fight-back-to-claim-draw/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/troy-parrott-hits-brace-for-republic-of-ireland-but-austria-fight-back-to-claim-draw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Under-21s battle back to secure draw with Georgia in penultimate European qualifier]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland U21s 1 Georgia U21s 1]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-under-21s-battle-back-to-secure-draw-with-georgia-in-penultimate-european-qualifier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/northern-ireland-under-21s-battle-back-to-secure-draw-with-georgia-in-penultimate-european-qualifier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Celebrity Traitors’ review: Season 2 kicks off with one hell of a bombshell as a Traitor makes the riskiest move ever seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest run gets off to a cracking start with a fun, surprise-filled opening episode]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-celebrity-traitors-review-season-2-kicks-off-with-one-hell-of-a-bombshell-as-a-traitor-makes-the-riskiest-move-ever-seen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-celebrity-traitors-review-season-2-kicks-off-with-one-hell-of-a-bombshell-as-a-traitor-makes-the-riskiest-move-ever-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inter-county players seeking almost £600 annual grant increase to combat rising living costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[GPA chief executive officer Tom Parsons defends &pound;2.34m total ask, citing deep social and community value delivered nationwide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inter-county-players-seeking-almost-600-annual-grant-increase-to-combat-rising-living-costs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/inter-county-players-seeking-almost-600-annual-grant-increase-to-combat-rising-living-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Boutcher promises ‘robust’ probe into complaints of Sinn Féin lawbreaking on Garvaghy Road, he knows PSNI’s reputation is on the line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Constable insists policing Orange Order parade can&rsquo;t come &lsquo;at any cost&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-boutcher-promises-robust-probe-into-complaints-of-sinn-fin-lawbreaking-on-garvaghy-road-he-knows-psnis-reputation-is-on-the-line/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/as-boutcher-promises-robust-probe-into-complaints-of-sinn-fin-lawbreaking-on-garvaghy-road-he-knows-psnis-reputation-is-on-the-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Legal moves by Garvaghy Road residents paused as group heading for more talks and £3m cost of policing Drumcree protest revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-moves-by-garvaghy-road-residents-paused-as-group-heading-for-more-talks-and-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/legal-moves-by-garvaghy-road-residents-paused-as-group-heading-for-more-talks-and-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Sometimes the best blooms take a little longer to arrive’: Comber woman discovers her calling as a gardener after years travelling the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[No two days ever the same for Thyme to Bloom boss Rebecca Lucas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sometimes-the-best-blooms-take-a-little-longer-to-arrive-comber-woman-discovers-her-calling-as-a-gardener-after-years-travelling-the-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/sometimes-the-best-blooms-take-a-little-longer-to-arrive-comber-woman-discovers-her-calling-as-a-gardener-after-years-travelling-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Incorrect fluid selection left cancer patient ‘minimally conscious’ for 17 months before death, inquest hears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Error remained undiscovered for more than 12 hours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/incorrect-fluid-selection-left-cancer-patient-minimally-conscious-for-17-months-before-death-inquest-hears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/incorrect-fluid-selection-left-cancer-patient-minimally-conscious-for-17-months-before-death-inquest-hears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body-worn cameras rolled out in Causeway Hospital ED to tackle aggression and violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Devices will be worn primarily by nursing staff in patient-facing roles within the emergency department]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/body-worn-cameras-rolled-out-in-causeway-hospital-ed-to-tackle-aggression-and-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/body-worn-cameras-rolled-out-in-causeway-hospital-ed-to-tackle-aggression-and-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road residents’ group heading for more talks as £3m cost of policing Drumcree protest revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-group-heading-for-more-talks-as-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-group-heading-for-more-talks-as-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Garvaghy Road residents’ group heading for further talks as £3m cost of policing Drumcree protest revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-group-heading-for-further-talks-as-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/garvaghy-road-residents-group-heading-for-further-talks-as-3m-cost-of-policing-drumcree-protest-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘No reason we can’t make it a quadruple’: Simon Thornton aims to add PGA Cup to Ryder, Solheim and Walker Cup wins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The K Club&rsquo;s South Course hosts clash between USA and GB&amp;I PGA professionals from Friday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-reason-we-cant-make-it-a-quadruple-simon-thornton-aims-to-add-pga-cup-to-ryder-solheim-and-walker-cup-wins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/no-reason-we-cant-make-it-a-quadruple-simon-thornton-aims-to-add-pga-cup-to-ryder-solheim-and-walker-cup-wins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Justice minister says lessons must be learned from on-the-run killer case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naomi Long publishes the terms of reference for an independent review into the circumstances relating to the compassionate temporary release of Gary Anderson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/justice-minister-says-lessons-must-be-learned-from-on-the-run-killer-case/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/justice-minister-says-lessons-must-be-learned-from-on-the-run-killer-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Divorce Diaries: ‘I’m trapped sharing a home with my estranged wife – I can’t afford to move out and I don’t want to leave my kids’]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our Divorce Diaries series, we speak to people in Ireland about their experience of marriage and divorce. This week, a man in his mid-40s with three teenage children talks about separation from his perspective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-im-trapped-sharing-a-home-with-my-estranged-wife-i-cant-afford-to-move-out-and-i-dont-want-to-leave-my-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/the-divorce-diaries-im-trapped-sharing-a-home-with-my-estranged-wife-i-cant-afford-to-move-out-and-i-dont-want-to-leave-my-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish folk band arrives for Garvaghy Road performance while PSNI reveal cost of Drumcree policing operation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scroll down to read our live coverage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-folk-band-arrives-for-garvaghy-road-performance-while-psni-reveal-cost-of-drumcree-policing-operation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/irish-folk-band-arrives-for-garvaghy-road-performance-while-psni-reveal-cost-of-drumcree-policing-operation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police force entry into Newry house to find mum in labour and newborn baby non-responsive before being rushed to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police received a call to say the woman was in labour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-force-entry-into-newry-house-to-find-mum-in-labour-and-newborn-baby-non-responsive-before-being-rushed-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/police-force-entry-into-newry-house-to-find-mum-in-labour-and-newborn-baby-non-responsive-before-being-rushed-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘PSNI Connect gives you a voice on what happens in your area’: Free community engagement platform rolls out across NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Service allows users to keep in touch with local police, raise concerns and receive feedback on how issues are being addressed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-connect-gives-you-a-voice-on-what-happens-in-your-area-free-community-engagement-platform-rolls-out-across-ni/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/psni-connect-gives-you-a-voice-on-what-happens-in-your-area-free-community-engagement-platform-rolls-out-across-ni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Policing operation has cost £3m so far, says Boutcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Constable Jon Boutcher warns of the consequences and cost "if they get it wrong".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/policing-operation-has-cost-3m-so-far-says-boutcher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/policing-operation-has-cost-3m-so-far-says-boutcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree policing operation has cost £3m so far, says Boutcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief Constable Jon Boutcher warns of the consequences and cost "if they get it wrong".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-policing-operation-has-cost-3m-so-far-says-boutcher/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-policing-operation-has-cost-3m-so-far-says-boutcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drumcree: No deal over Garvaghy road, &pound;3m spent so far, O'Neill defiant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The standoff between the Orangemen on Drumcree and the residents of the Garvaghy Road continues in Portadown.&nbsp; Negotiations involving the Secretary of State Chris Bryant, the Orange Order and Garvaghy Road residents have so far failed to reach an agreement.&nbsp;Garvaghy Road residents&rsquo; spokesman Breand&aacute;n Mac Cionnaith, confirmed on Wednesday that there was a document on the table. However, both Jamie Bryson and Carla Lockhart said the Portadown district won&rsquo;t be acceptin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-no-deal-over-garvaghy-road-pound3m-spent-so-far-oneill-defiant/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/drumcree-no-deal-over-garvaghy-road-pound3m-spent-so-far-oneill-defiant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist who died in Co Antrim crash is named]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have confirmed a temporary road closure has been lifted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motorcyclist-who-died-in-co-antrim-crash-is-named/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/motorcyclist-who-died-in-co-antrim-crash-is-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He told a lie, he’s a liar’: Sinn Fein MLA rounds on Education Minister over bullying claims in stormy committee meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Angry exchanges over Pat Sheehan&rsquo;s questioning of department official]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-told-a-lie-hes-a-liar-sinn-fein-mla-rounds-on-education-minister-over-bullying-claims-in-stormy-committee-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/he-told-a-lie-hes-a-liar-sinn-fein-mla-rounds-on-education-minister-over-bullying-claims-in-stormy-committee-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Restaurant review: North coast hotel has more than breathtaking views to recommend it]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can eat well and enjoy a pint by the sea at Portballintrae&rsquo;s Bayview Hotel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-north-coast-hotel-has-more-than-breathtaking-views-to-recommend-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/restaurant-review-north-coast-hotel-has-more-than-breathtaking-views-to-recommend-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby World Cup 2027: Who tops our list of contenders a year before kick-off in Australia?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perennial underachievers Ireland are on the right side of the draw and should win their first-ever knock-out game]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rugby-world-cup-2027-who-tops-our-list-of-contenders-a-year-before-kick-off-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/region/belfast/rugby-world-cup-2027-who-tops-our-list-of-contenders-a-year-before-kick-off-in-australia/</guid></item></channel></rss>