The First Minister said he was determined to end the ‘vicious circle’ of high waiting times and delayed discharge.

First Minister Michelle O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly called on NIE Networks to make goodwill payments to those cut off.

Simon Vickers, 50, gave different accounts of what happened in the seconds before he plunged a kitchen knife into his daughter Scarlett’s chest.

Emma Little-Pengelly said the Republic’s president was ‘absolutely wrong’ to raise the issues at the annual Holocaust memorial event.

A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be ...

Minister Dara Calleary said he understood people’s ‘frustration’ and that authorities were ‘working as hard as possible’.

Mourners including Steps singer Ian “H” Watkins and TV personality Kim Woodburn have begun to arrive for the funeral of Drag Race UK star The Vivienne. The service for James Lee Williams, who died ...

Michael Oliver and his family have been subjected to threats and abuse since he sent off Arsenal’s Myles Lewis-Skelly at Wolves.

Navibulgar’s chief executive said it was possible that the Vezhen ship had caused a cable to break, but dismissed any possibility of sabotage.

The chocolatier, which was bought by Mars last year, said it is planning to open 25 new stores and hire 200 more people.

A major incident has been declared in Somerset after overnight flooding as rain and wind continue to batter parts of the UK. Residents in the worst affected areas of Somerset have been evacuated from ...

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been told by a fans’ group that now is “the worst possible time” to change ticket prices amid the club’s struggles on the pitch.