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Orange Order chief hits out at proposals to deal with the legacy of the Troubles

The Orange Order's chief executive has written a scathing assessment of plans to deal the legacy of the Troubles.

Tories tried to hide price hikes after NIE was sold

The government knew that privatising power stations in Northern Ireland would lead to huge increases in consumer bills – but sought to hide that fact by delaying the increases until several years down the line, newly-declassified documents reveal.

Man pulls driver out of crashed vehicle as it bursts into flames on Portaferry Road

Police have praised the actions of a member of the public who pulled an unconscious driver to safety as his crashed vehicle burst into flames.

Ombudsman to release fileon 2005 Robert McCartney murder

The Police Ombudsman is due to publish its report on the murder of Robert McCartney in the Markets area of Belfast some 13 years after his brutal death.

Jailed for five months for ATM fraud offences

A man with an address in Ballyclare has been given a five-month jail sentence for offences related to ATM fraud.

'Bomb was an attack on Walker's memory'

This week marked the 45th anniversary of a symbolically charged IRA bomb attack that destroyed a monument held dearly by the unionist community - a nine-foot statue of one of the heroes of the Siege of Derry.

Mooted legacy mechanisms 'violate the right to fair trial'

A former special branch officer has accused the Human Rights Commission of supporting proposed legacy mechanisms which would violate the right to a fair trial.