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Ex police chief: The peace process has 'destroyed' prospects of justice for Troubles victims

Decisions made in the peace process have "destroyed" the ability to deliver for victims, one of Northern Ireland's most experienced policemen of the Troubles says today.

Bid to legalise Red Hand Commando rejected

A loyalist paramiltary organisation's application to be legalised has been deemed "invalid" by the UK government.

Spend taxpayers' money as if it is your own, auditor tells civil servants

There needs to be a radical cultural change within the Northern Ireland Civil Service, with civil servants spending public money in the same way they would spend their own cash, the most senior scrutineer of public expenditure in Northern Ireland has said.

In 500 audits, I'd never seen anything like RHI, says auditor

The auditor brought in to investigate the RHI scheme as it began to fully dawn on civil servants that it was a major crisis has said that the scale of what he found was unprecedented in his experience.

The British population of Gibraltar saw great risk in Brexit, unlike unionists in Northern Ireland

You might have noticed our serialisation on page six of a 1738 edition of the Belfast News Letter And General Advertiser.

Legacy Scandal: 'The peace process has destroyed the ability to deliver for victims,' writes Alan McQuillan

In the latest essay in our series, ALAN McQUILLAN says that investigators in the coming legacy structures will have to contend with political pressure not to pursue those whose arrest might 'destabilise the peace process' (see beneath the story for link to rest of series):

The Junction centre manager Leona Barr on why shopping in store still matters

The Antrim based destination outlet shopping centre which offers a day out for all the family, is currently undergoing an exciting new redevelopment plan.