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What to expect from the Noah Donohoe inquest

22 January 2026

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A man in a black jumper, stood in a bar, singing down a microphone

Kingfishr delight Derry pub-goers with impromptu singalong

Kingfishr delighted pub goers in Londonderry on Sunday night with a rendition of Killeagh at Peadar O'Donnell's pub in the city centre.

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Harry and young judo players

Judo coach still hitting the mark nearly 60 years on

Harry McGuigan first established his Ren Bu Kan judo club in 1968 and shows no sign of slowing down, still coaching four days a week.

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Llama attack 'heartbreaking'

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Polly is a young student. She is standing in front of a blue classroom board display and is smiling at the camera. She has light coloured, long hair.

New bill could mean pupils have choice to wear trousers

Members of the Education Committee want to bring forward a bill so all schools can give girls the choice between trousers and skirts.

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Two men looking at the camera, one has a white beard

Couple trapped in floodwater rescued by dinghy

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A truck driving through a flooded road.

Storm Chandra wreaks havoc across Northern Ireland

At the height of the storm, thousands were without power and more than 350 schools closed.

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BBC News

'Biggest reform to driver licensing in 70 years'

Northern Ireland will bring in graduated driver licensing for new drivers in a bid to reduce the amount of fatal road crashes.

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Rachel Duffy. She has long brown hair tied up in a bun. She is wearing dangly earrings and a khaki sleeveless top.

I don't lie in real life, says Traitor Rachel Duffy

From poker faces to genuine shock, Rachel's game face was on par to get her through some serious heat amongst fellow competitors.

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Maggie OFarrell stands on the red carpet in a flowery dress

Hamnet writer says Oscar nod 'very surreal'

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A woman with chin-length brown hair is smiling into the camera. She is wearing a red jumper.

'My prognosis was so good because I was seen so quickly'

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Colin Howell

Confessions of double murderer to be heard for first time

The confessions of one of Northern Ireland's most notorious killers are to be broadcast for the first time.

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A man is sitting on a brown sofa. He's wearing a brown jumper.

'I couldn't really find anywhere else to go'

Curtis is now in temporary accommodation at the Simon Community in Bangor.

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BBC News

'I put off my smear test for so long out of stupidity'

The 36-year-old shared her experience of undergoing treatment for severe pre-cancerous cells after years of putting off getting a smear test.

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BBC News

Rising ferry fares for Strangford and Rathlin services

Fares on the publicly-funded ferry routes will rise by approximately 4-7%.

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A woman with long brown hair looking at the camera. She is wearing a black top.

Deepfakes are 'violating, humiliating and distressing'

Cara Hunter of the Social Democratic and Labour Party has growing concerns over deepfake imagery produced by X's AI tool Grok.

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A woman with blond hair is standing beside cars and houses.

'My car has been destroyed by rats'

People in a County Tyrone town are calling for action over what they say is a rat problem in their area.

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Elena is looking directly at the camera. She has blond hair tied back in a ponytail. She is wearing a light blue shirt and jumper. She is clearly in a school as the background has a wall display featuring paper trophies and names.

Nazareth House pupils welcomed by neighbours as roof gets fixed

Nazareth House closed after an inspection of the roof found that it was unsafe.

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'Oysters are a missing habitat, a missing species, that do fantastic things for biodiversity'

Thousands of European oysters have been placed on the Belfast Lough seabed, in a bid to bring back native reefs that had almost disappeared.

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A woman with long brown hair, wearing a black blazer, photographed from the chest up while sitting on abrown sofa

'Endometriosis has ruined my life'

A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body.

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Michael has ginger hair and beard. He has a white breathing tube near his face.

'For the first time in over two years, I can wiggle my toes'

Michael Campbell, also known as Michael Patrick, was diagnosed with MND in February 2023.

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