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Updated 18:05, 28 Apr 2026

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WILL YOU BE HIT

Snow Set to Slam Britain Again as Temperatures Plummet

TEEN ATTACK

Aer Lingus Flight Turns Back After Teen Sexually Assaulted Mid-Air by Galway Farmer Patrick Noone

ELITE UNITS

US Forces Poised to Seize Russian-Linked Venezuelan Oil Tanker Near Ireland from UK Bases in High-Stakes Raid

PROBE LAUNCHED

Two Men Found Dead on Belfast’s Donegall Road This Christmas Day – Police Launch Full Investigation

MURDER ARREST

68-Year-Old Arrested Over 2005 Murder of Missing Lisa Dorrian in Northern Ireland Cold Case Breakthrough

RESIDENTS EVACUATED

Midnight Terror in Belfast: Viable Pipe Bomb Thrown at Home Sparks Mass Evacuations

ONE TOO MANY

Over 2,600 Attacks on NI Police in Year as 100+ Police Cars Deliberately Rams Put Officers at Risk

SHOCK UPSET

Shock Landslide: Catherine Connolly Becomes Ireland’s New President with 63% After Crushing Fine Gael Rival

CRIME HIT

HMRC Busts £3M Illegal Tobacco Factory in Newry – 1.5 Million Cigarettes Seized, Seven Arrested

Natalie Cassidy Opens Up on Leaving EastEnders After 30 Years and Honours Soap Legends

STORM WARNINGS

Met Office Unveils 2025/26 Storm Names: Amy to Kickstart Life-Saving Season

STORM WARNINGS

Met Office Unveils 2025/26 Storm Names: Amy to Kick Off Fierce Season

WILL YOU BE HIT Snow Set to Slam Britain Again as Temperatures Plummet

TEEN ATTACK Aer Lingus Flight Turns Back After Teen Sexually Assaulted Mid-Air by Galway Farmer Patrick Noone

ELITE UNITS US Forces Poised to Seize Russian-Linked Venezuelan Oil Tanker Near Ireland from UK Bases in High-Stakes Raid

PROBE LAUNCHED Two Men Found Dead on Belfast’s Donegall Road This Christmas Day – Police Launch Full Investigation

MURDER ARREST 68-Year-Old Arrested Over 2005 Murder of Missing Lisa Dorrian in Northern Ireland Cold Case Breakthrough

RESIDENTS EVACUATED Midnight Terror in Belfast: Viable Pipe Bomb Thrown at Home Sparks Mass Evacuations

ONE TOO MANY Over 2,600 Attacks on NI Police in Year as 100+ Police Cars Deliberately Rams Put Officers at Risk

SHOCK UPSET Shock Landslide: Catherine Connolly Becomes Ireland’s New President with 63% After Crushing Fine Gael Rival

CRIME HIT HMRC Busts £3M Illegal Tobacco Factory in Newry – 1.5 Million Cigarettes Seized, Seven Arrested

Natalie Cassidy Opens Up on Leaving EastEnders After 30 Years and Honours Soap Legends

STORM WARNINGS Met Office Unveils 2025/26 Storm Names: Amy to Kickstart Life-Saving Season

STORM WARNINGS Met Office Unveils 2025/26 Storm Names: Amy to Kick Off Fierce Season