Gang suspected of smuggling £1.5m of drugs into Northern Ireland told someone...
A Dublin-based gang suspected of smuggling nearly £1.5 million worth of cocaine and heroin into Northern Ireland warned someone would get "a bullet in the head" if the operation failed, a court heard...
View ArticleMan kicked in head in Belfast attack may need surgery for brain bleed, court...
A man allegedly kicked in the head in Belfast city centre at the weekend may have to undergo surgery for a suspected bleed to the brain, a court has heard....
View ArticleBest free iPad games 2016
So you've got an iPad, but have come to the dawning realisation that you've got no cash left to buy any games for it. Have no fear, because the App Store offers plenty of iPad gaming goodness for the...
View ArticleMan hit by car he was allegedly trying to hijack back in court charged with...
A man hit by a car he was allegedly trying to hijack appeared back in court today charged with attempting to seize control of a bus. Kenneth Colwell, 23, is now accused of targeting the Translink...
View ArticlePolicewoman suffers suspected broken wrist after challenging serial beggar in...
A policewoman suffered a suspected broken wrist after challenging a serial beggar in the centre of Belfast, a court heard today. She was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries sustained on Monday,...
View ArticleMan hid £4,200 of heroin in backside, court told
More than £4,000 of suspected heroin was hidden in the backside of a man stopped on a motorway, a court has heard. John Goodman (33) later passed a package believed to contain the drug in hospital...
View ArticleJailed: Man who beat up his own mum, then went on car crime rampage across...
A man who beat up and threatened to stab his mother in a row over his drug use and went on a car crime rampage across Greater Belfast has been jailed for five months. Matthew Morrison was also fined...
View ArticleNew year honours 2015: the full list
The new knights, dames, MBEs and OBEs in the UK and overseas, plus military and police honours...
View ArticleShocking moment man is left fighting for his life after he was punched to the...
Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a man was punched to the ground in the street and left with 'catastrophic' injuries that have ruined his life, a court heard. Michael English, 30, was locked up...
View ArticleBelfast men's prison sentences total 32 years for roles in 'cruel and utterly...
Two Belfast men were today handed prison sentences totalling 32 years for the roles they played in the "cruel and utterly senseless" murder of friends Caron Smyth and Finbar McGrillen. Shaun Patrick...
View ArticleYoung man jailed for near-fatal bashing of elderly war veteran
A young man who launched a vicious, prolonged attack on an elderly war veteran has been jailed for at least 20 months. The bashing of Ian Gore, 82, was so severe that one of the ACT's most senior...
View Article25 March 2016 - 33 new listed buildings for Belfast - Durkan (Department of...
(Source: Department of the Environment) Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today announced 33 new listed buildings within Belfast City Council area. ~ Friday, 25 March 2016 These include eight...
View ArticleLawyers appeal in case of alleged loyalist facing 212 charges
A alleged former Ulster Volunteer Force commander facing 212 charges “can’t make head nor tail” of a huge body of redacted prosecution papers, a Belfast court has heard. Gary Haggarty’s lawyers claimed...
View ArticleMan remanded for beating partner with a crutch
A Belfast man accused of beating his partner with a crutch and his plastered foot and was refused bail on Saturday after a judge said it was “one of the worst types” of domestic violence he had seen....
View ArticleBelfast attack victim still can't say what happened to him, court hears
A man allegedly attacked in Belfast at the weekend is still unable to make a full complaint, a court has heard. A judge was told that the victim cannot yet provide a written account of what happened at...
View ArticleCastlewellan woman slashed in row over window blinds needs plastic surgery,...
A woman allegedly attacked with bottles by her former partner and her new lover in a row over window blinds requires plastic surgery, the High Court heard yesterday. The victim sustained deep and...
View ArticleBelfast man accused of trying to poison girlfriend with tablets - 'the next...
A Belfast man accused of domestic violence allegedly forced his ex-partner to swallow tablets as he warned "this is the end for you," a court has heard. Newtownards Magistrates Court heard claims that...
View ArticleUniversity of Ulster graduations full list of results - December 16 2015
Full list of graduations from University of Ulster, December 16. Share Go To ACCESS, DIGITAL AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ACCESS, DIGITAL AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER...
View ArticleDark Shadows: Iran-Contra, Secret Wars & Covert Operations, Part 3
INTRODUCTION: This is the third of a five-part series exploring the Iran-Contra Affair and its consequences. Part 1 described the Reagan Administration’s secret wars and illegal arms deals exposed in...
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