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Police up presence on streets as man, 30, charged over Belfast knife attack

Police have charged a man, 30, with attempted murder as demonstrators gather in Northern Ireland.

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Man, 30, charged with attempted murder after knife attack in Belfast

The man has also been charged with possession of an article with blade in a public place and threats to kill.

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Northern Ireland

Church of Ireland 'safeguarding failings' over pastor's criminal record

Several whistleblowers have spoken to BBC Spotlight as part of a programme examining safeguarding issues within the Church of Ireland.

21 hrs ago

Northern Ireland

FAI tight-lipped on venue switch for Israel game

The Football Association of Ireland [FAI] says it will "continue to meet to discuss the operational aspects" of hosting Israel in the Nations League.

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R. of Ireland Men

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson arriving at court on Tuesday

Lady Donaldson told police Sir Jeffrey would not talk about alleged breast touching incident

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

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Northern Ireland

A teenage boy and his mother sit together in a school library, looking at an exam paper. The boy holds the paper while his mother smiles beside him. Bookshelves can be seen in the background.

I wrote a poem about my son - years later it appeared on his exam paper

Emily Cullen says she couldn't believe it when her son told her about the poem, which she had written seven years earlier.

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Givan's rejection of integrated bid 'lawful', court rules

A legal challenge was mounted on behalf of pupils at Bangor Academy and Rathmore Primary School in County Down.

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Northern Ireland Politics

Carla Lockhart standing beside four men. They are all pointing their fingers with their arms in the air.

MP 'stood with the community' says DUP leader after Lockhart comes under fire

Organisers said a counter-protest in Scarva, County Down, was "racist, xenophobic, sectarian".

A nurse is writing on a clipboard with a black pen. There is a laptop in front of the nurse. On the table is a laptop. The nurse has blue overalls on. The background is blurred but there is a chart on display.

Hospital doctors to strike in dispute over pay

Two separate 24-hour walk outs will take place on Thursday 25 and Monday 29 June.

Emma Little Pengelly is speaking to a camera. This is a head shot only. She has dark hair and red lipstick. She is wearing peal drop earrings.

New employment law plans are 'half-baked' - Little-Pengelly

The deputy first minister says the bill has "no support among the business community".

Noah Donohoe, a teenage schoolboy with short black hair, smiles at the camera. He is wearing a school uniform consisting of a white shirt, a navy and green striped tie and a black blazer.

Noah Donohoe may have had 'some symptoms of depression', inquest hears

Noah's state of mind in the lead-up to his disappearance was the focus of separate statements on Monday.

Michael Olise celebrates with Kylian Mbappe

Olise scores hat-trick as France beat Northern Ireland

In-form winger Michael Olise scores his first international hat-trick to send France to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland in Lille, in what was Didier Deschamps' home farewell as manager.

Features & Analysis

L-R Ciara McGurk, Rachael McKeown, Michaela McGuigan. All three are wearing their navy NIFRS uniforms and are standing near a fire engine.

Climbing the ladder - the drive to recruit more women firefighters

Come-and-try days, specifically for women, hope to encourage more to consider a career on the front line.

A composite image of a woman appearing to strike a child and a sign that says smacking with a red line through it

Should smacking children be illegal? Proposal to change law dropped

Northern Ireland is one of two places in the UK and Ireland to not have outlawed smacking children.

Rapper, Pitbull, performing at a concert. He is wearing a white suit jacket, a black shirt underneath and black sunglasses. He has a microphone in his right hand, and a black earpiece in his right ear. Behind him is the concert set with a digital screen which has graphics on it.

From rappers to rock: Everything you need to know about Belsonic

All you need to know about the annual Belfast festival as it gears up for 10 nights of music over three weeks in Ormeau Park.

Patrick, a man with a shaved head and stubbled facial hair, smiles sitting behind his typewriter on a wooden picnic bench in Botanic. In front of his typewriter is a handmade sign on a piece of folded white paper saying "Free typewriter poems" in Botanic Gardens in Belfast.

Meet the park poet helping strangers unlock their inner thoughts

Student Patrick Kruse has written dozen of poems with strangers in Belfast as a way to help people unlock their most vulnerable self.

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Foyle & West

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Man convicted of terrorism offences over PSNI data breach

Christopher Paul O'Kane, 53, denied the charges under the Terrorism Act linked to a PSNI data breach.

Shows a firefighter wearing a yellow hat and facemask yellow gloves and firefighting gear standing in front of a burning building.

Police treat fire at derelict building as arson

Firefighters took more than three hours to deal with the blaze in the Maydown area of Derry on Sunday.

Roberta, a woman with light brown hair tied back from her face, is looking at the camera. She is wearing a white vest top and black framed glasses.

Mum of three 'petrified' during suspected petrol bomb attack

A mother of three praises her 14-year-old son's "incredible bravery" in putting out the flames.

Bathing warning lifted after pollution investigation

Officials say the water at Portstewart Strand does not pose a risk to the public.

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Republic of Ireland

Sean McGovern is seen in a tracksuit top and has short black hair

Senior member of Kinahan crime group sentenced to 24 years in prison

Sean McGovern will serve two sentences of directing the activities of a criminal organisation.

Further infant remains uncovered at former mother-and-baby home

Experts who are carrying out the dig at Tuam in County Galway have published their latest regular update.

Itamar Ben-Gvir, left, a man with grey hair wearing glasses and a white cap, sits beside Bezalel Smotrich, a man with dark hair and greyish beard, wearing a white cap.

Ireland issues travel bans for two Israeli ministers

The bans for Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are confirmed by the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin.

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Taylor to face Pili in Croke Park farewell

Katie Taylor will bring the curtain down on her decorated career in a farewell fight against Flora Pili at Croke Park.

A wide shot of peat extraction taking place over a wide section of landscape on a cloudy day. A long narrow channel has been cut through the bog and peat briquettes are piled up along the sides. There is a forest in the distance.

Ireland facing EU court case over peat extraction

The European Commission accuses Irish authorities of failing to properly enforce EU regulations.

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Man, 30, charged with attempted murder after knife attack in Belfast

The man has also been charged with possession of an article with blade in a public place and threats to kill.

22 mins ago

2 hrs ago

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after 'brutal' knife attack in Belfast

Police say a man in his 30s, who is believed to be Sudanese, is in custody.

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Lady Donaldson told police Sir Jeffrey would not talk about alleged breast touching incident

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the former DUP leader, is on trial for 18 sex abuse charges, including one count of rape, all of which he denies.

3 hrs ago

A marked police car is parked behind a red and white police cordon on a small residential street in north Belfast.

Resident speaks of fear after Belfast knife attack

A woman, who called 999 after an attack in north Belfast, says she is scared to go outside by herself.

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Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly stand at the bottom of a white marble staircase in Stormont.

First and deputy first ministers urge calm after 'appalling' Belfast attack

Michelle O'Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly speak in Stormont following an attack in north Belfast.

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A man with short, dark hair looks directly at the camera. He is in a room with spotlights and two large black pillars behind him. The man is wearing a dark coat and a scarf, draped loosely around his neck.

Church of Ireland 'safeguarding failings' over pastor's criminal record

Several whistleblowers have spoken to BBC Spotlight as part of a programme examining safeguarding issues within the Church of Ireland.

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1 day ago

Noah Donohoe may have had 'some symptoms of depression', inquest hears

Noah's state of mind in the lead-up to his disappearance was the focus of separate statements on Monday.

1 day ago

MP 'stood with the community' says DUP leader after Lockhart comes under fire

Organisers said a counter-protest in Scarva, County Down, was "racist, xenophobic, sectarian".

1 day ago

Hospital doctors to strike in dispute over pay

Two separate 24-hour walk outs will take place on Thursday 25 and Monday 29 June.

1 day ago

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