Belfast

How a local Irish cafe can manage to sell 200 cups of hot chocolate every day

Quality, cacao content and sourcing are key to delivering the best-quality hot chocolate to the Irish market

Blue Lights on BBC One: An unfortunate and cartoonish portrayal of racism in Ireland

There are echoes of British television’s historical tendency to portray Irish people as uncouth bruisers always up for a bit of fisticuffs

Man allegedly used blowtorch lighter to burn girlfriend’s hair in a fit of jealousy, court told

George Hawthorne (41) also armed himself with a hammer after accusing the woman of fancying one of his neighbours

Man (34) appears in court charged with killing children’s nurse Karen Cummings

Glenn Robert King pleads not guilty to manslaughter and firearm charge

‘When I met my Irish partner in Brazil, I thought he looked very exotic’

When Juliana Germinio moved to Belfast she struggled with the accent and ‘couldn’t understand a thing’

In pictures: How the Garvaghy Road standoff unfolded on day of high tension

Police barricade blocked Orange Order from planned march as Sinn Féin leadership stood with protesters

Claim Orangemen must march on Garvaghy Road because of tradition ‘a nonsense’, former SF staffer says

Danny Morrison says order unilaterally halted Falls Road parade in Belfast in 1960s and should do likewise in Portadown

Appeal court overturns ban on Orange Order parade passing through Garvaghy Road

Parades Commission had on Friday granted permission for Protestant organisation to march through mainly nationalist area of Portadown

The writers behind Blue Lights: ‘I think I fell in love. I thought, I have to work with this guy’

Writers Declan Lawn and Adam Patterson say that despite the ‘love’ in the North for their hit PSNI-centred drama, they were petrified to take on such a ‘hot potato’ topic

Garvaghy Road residents to seek last-minute halt after Orange Order granted permission to march

‘Fuse has been lit’ by Parades Commission decision to allow first march since 1997

Pregnant mother-of-two’s murder ‘one of the worst cases of domestic violence’, Belfast court hears

Sarah Montgomery was 32 weeks pregnant when she died

Jeffrey Donaldson faces ‘lengthy sentence’ for child sex offences, court told

Judge adjourns case and tells former DUP leader he would be sentencing you ‘as soon as I can next month’

Man appears in Belfast court charged over murder of Robbie Lawlor

Paul Drew (41), from Tallaght, charged with murder and possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life

Omagh bombing inquiry hears from Garda detective under ‘exceptional’ cross-Border deal

Gardaí were unable to track progress of car stolen in Co Monaghan and used to transport Omagh bomb, inquiry told

Man accused of knife attack that sparked Belfast rioting appears by video-link in court

Accused charged with attempted murder in incident that sparked disorder in several areas across Northern Ireland

Belfast’s race riots: what happened next?

In the News podcast: At least 88 migrant families were made homeless in June by rampaging mobs

Tree surgeon accused over bonfire mosque replica burning claims he was unaware of effigy

Effigy on summit of Co Tyrone pyre accompanied by ‘Islamic fascism’ sign in Arabic writing

Man and teenager arrested after reports of e-bikes being driven dangerously in Belfast

Police chief commends actions of officers that ‘prevented further immediate danger to road users’

Man to appear in court charged with damaging Belfast’s Big Fish sculpture

Police note significant damage caused to left eye of artwork

‘Not all Protestants hate Abba’: DUP leader shows fun side, but no hiding his election fears

Gavin Robinson appeals to unionist rivals for ‘greater co-operation’ at party conference in Belfast

Sensation by Colin Graham: A compact, echoing and suggestive memoir

An odyssey rooted in the experience of growing up in 1980s Belfast

What is driving the abuse and intimidation of politicians here?

Inside Politics podcast with Hugh Linehan

Alleged stalker to have electronic monitoring tag removed so he can attend MMA classes

Court heard Jude McGuigan also wants to attend football practice and a local gym to improve his mental health

Non-binding indicative vote on Border poll is best way forward

Little definitive information on how likely it is that a majority would vote for united Ireland

Johnny Adair given weapons by shadowy Ulster Resistance group, new book reveals

Group once led by Ian Paisley smuggled ‘vast quantities’ of weapons from Lebanon, it is alleged

Pat Finucane inquiry to examine extent to which killers ‘protected or directed’ by British state

Solicitor shot dead at home in Belfast by members of UDA in 1989 attack

A ‘most extraordinary case’: Noah Donohoe’s tragic death and the long search for answers

Conspiracy theories, an unprecedented public response and a six-month inquest followed strange death in Belfast of ‘exceptionally bright’ boy (14)

Jury in Noah Donohoe inquest to resume deliberations after juror discharged

Judge tells jury to avoid news and social media as they consider the circumstances around teenager’s death

Families displaced by riots, Trump and united Ireland, asylum in Italy

Early Edition with Andrew McNair

Dozens of families left homeless after Northern Ireland race riots, data shows

Immigrants in ‘hidden homeless population’ staying with friends, family and sleeping on floor of places of worship

After Belfast burned: What happened to immigrant families whose homes were attacked?

At least 88 families made homeless in June’s race riots – most have not returned home

President Connolly meets siblings of woman murdered during Troubles

Mary Travers (23) was shot dead by the Provisional IRA in 1984 walking home from Mass with her family

What now for the Israel flags flying across the North?

Some of the complaints heard from Israel this week have been of British colonial arrogance. This tired cliche misses the point

My flight has been delayed or cancelled. What are my rights?

Here’s everything you need to know if you are affected by the UK air traffic control breakdown

Geila Ibram killer pleads guilty to terrorist-related offence

On arresting Habib Shah Shamel, the PSNI seized a rucksack containing alleged terrorist-related videos and instructions on constructing explosive devices

Belfast man charged with stalking Stephen Nolan and breaching Jamie Bryson harassment order

Robert Alan Beck appeared in the dock of Belfast Crown Court, where he was charged with, and denied, six offences

Boy (17) arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after Belfast stabbing

Injured man in his 20s in ‘stable condition’ in hospital following street fight on Sunday night

Brian Moloney: ‘I bought a car with my last few hundred pounds and had to sleep in it for two weeks’

StormHarvester is a Belfast-headquartered AI company tackling pollution and flooding across wastewater networks

Northern Ireland has had several false dawns, but fleadh felt like a turning point

Rite & Reason: In a society where flags, emblems, religion and culture are at the heart of divisive politics, it was refreshing to see a number of loyalist bands parading in front of the Taioseach

Rioter cries as he is jailed for ‘full and active part in burning two cars’ during Belfast disorder

Unrest happened in reaction to events in Liverpool when three young children were stabbed to death

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