Childminders will be pushed out of the sector in the aftermath of a decision to phase out a 10% ‘wear and tear’ allowance for their homes, according to the head of the Northern Ireland ...

Three local designers have come together to launch a new campaign aimed at encouraging people to shop local, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Stephen Reynolds, former owner of The Front Page Bar in Ballymena sold his business after running the popular bar for 34 years. Mr Reynolds said: “My peers in Ballymena appreciate the contribution ...

NatWest Group has said its profits soared by nearly a quarter last year, while pay for its boss jumped by a third, after landing new customers on the back of acquisitions. The banking group, which ...

Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to ex-US president Barack Obama, has announced her resignation after emails between her and Jeffrey ...

A hamlet in Suffolk has been recognised as England’s first dark sky community by DarkSky International. Thorington Street, in Dedham Vale, gets “some really lovely dark skies” and the “Milky Way can ...

Northern Ireland has lost more than 500 pubs in the past three decades, industry statistics reveal.

The Executive has not funded one new-build Catholic maintained or Irish medium school in Derry city for at least 14 years. The admission came from the Department of Education in response to a Freedom ...

The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another one already there, putting more American firepower behind Donald Trump’s efforts to coerce Iran ...

Heavy rain could cause flooding and difficult travelling conditions in parts of the Republic of Ireland on Friday. Met Eireann issued a yellow rain warning for Dublin and Wicklow due to further spells ...

A fundraiser set up in support of Dawson’s Creek actor James Van Der Beek’s family has surpassed more than 2 million dollars (£1.46 million). The US actor died on Wednesday aged 48, after suffering ...

Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill is set to be named the new Blackburn Rovers manager. The Belfast Telegraph understands that, barring any last minute hiccups, O’Neill is poised to take over at ...