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UK Supreme Court supports bakery in gay cake discrimination case

The bakery was found guilty of discrimination in 2015 and lost a subsequent appeal in 2016 after they refused to bake a cake iced with the words "Support Gay Marriage" accompanied with the image of Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie based on their religious beliefs.

10/10/2018

United Kingdom

Escaped Belfast Zoo monkey dies after being clipped by a car

A spider monkey that was pictured roaming along a Belfast road after escaping on Saturday died later that evening.

10/06/2018

USA

Bombardier promises to fight "absurd" 220% tax hike on US plane sales

Canada's Bombardier calls 220% US import tax penalty on its C-series planes "absurd", says legal battle will continue.

27/09/2017

United Kingdom

Making cinema accessible to dementia sufferers in Belfast

In Belfast’s Queen’s Film Theatre, an innovative series of film screenings kicks off this spring aimed specifically at those living with dementia.

30/03/2017

United Kingdom

Democratic Unionist Party finish one seat ahead of Sinn Fein in N. Ireland snap election

The two largest parties now have three weeks to form a new power-sharing government in order to avoid devolved power returning to Westminster.

04/03/2017

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland election puts power-sharing in the balance

Northern Ireland is holding a snap election after the collapse of its government last month and many see it as a last-ditch attempt to save power-sharing between nationalist and unionist…

02/03/2017

United Kingdom

Tens of thousands of larvae feast on trees in Belfast

09/06/2016

United Kingdom

Belfast police warn of further attacks after bomb blast injures prison officer

Police in Northern Ireland have warned of a severe threat to security forces after a prison officer was hurt by a bomb exploding under his van in

04/03/2016

Ireland

N.Ireland : Eight police officers are inured in parade violence

There’s been violence at a Orange Order parade in Northern Ireland. Eight police officers where injured when they were pelted with bottles and beer

14/07/2015

Ireland

Northern Ireland leaders strike deal to save power-sharing government

Northern Ireland’s Catholic-Protestant power-sharing government lives to fight another day, after a deal was reached on a range of disputes. The

23/12/2014

United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II visits Game of Thrones set in Belfast

24/06/2014

World

Back in the Day: Belfast's Bloody Sunday

10/07/2013