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Scheduled flights cancelled after embattled airline Flybe ceases trading

Regional carrier Flybe has ceased trading and all scheduled flights have been cancelled. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the announcement the company had gone into administration for the second time in three years, asking passengers ...

28 Jan 2023 at 13:36

Northern Ireland

Birmingham pub bombings: PM pays tribute to families but fails to offer inquiry

Sir Keir Starmer has said the families of those killed in the Birmingham pub bombings will “never be forgotten” but failed to commit to an inquiry into Britain’s biggest unsolved mass murder. The Prime Minister said a new legacy scheme agreed ...

25 Sept 2025 at 18:00

Northern Ireland

King praises courage of Birmingham’s people 50 years on from pub bombings

The King has marked the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombings by sending a personal message praising the relatives of those killed and survivors for their “exceptional strength of spirit”. Hundreds of people, including relatives of ...

21 Nov 2024 at 18:32

Northern Ireland

Man wrongly convicted of Birmingham pub bombings dies at age of 80

A man who was wrongly convicted of IRA attacks on pubs in Birmingham in 1974 has died at the age of 80. Paddy Hill was among a group of men from Northern Ireland jailed for the atrocity who became known as the Birmingham Six. Some 21 people ...

30 Dec 2024 at 18:12

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WATCH: Derry's struggle for employment and housing (1966)

Unemployment has always been high in Derry and in 1966 when the Birmingham Sound Reproducers (BSR) factory closed and laid off 1000 workers, it drove the male unemployment rate to almost 20%. Prospects for finding employment in Derry were ...

30 Dec 2023 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Teenager to cycle 900 miles across UK and Ireland to raise soil crisis awareness

A teenager will cycle 900 miles across the UK and Ireland to raise awareness about soil health only two weeks after deciding to take part. Oscar Smith, 17, from the Isle of Skye, has never cycled more than 50 miles but decided to ...

21 Nov 2022 at 17:55

National News

Pub bombings’ families left ‘wondering’ as Omagh public inquiry ordered – Labour

Families of the Birmingham pub bombings’ victims will left “watching and wondering” why the Government has not ordered a public inquiry into the 1974 blasts after having done so for the Omagh attack, Labour has said. A statutory ...

02 Feb 2023 at 16:30

Ryanair extends Birmingham and expands Manchester routes from City of Derry Airport for winter 2024

Derry News

Ryanair extends Birmingham and expands Manchester route from City of Derry Airport for winter 2024

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (23 Oct) launched its Winter 2024 schedule for City of Derry Airport with 2 exciting routes – Birmingham and Manchester – giving Northern Irish citizens/visitors more choice and regular ...

23 Oct 2024 at 11:06

Northern Ireland

At least 1,147 died from climate-driven heat in UK this summer, scientists find

At least 1,147 people in the UK died from climate change-driven heatwaves over this summer, leading scientists and epidemiologists have found. The UK saw its hottest summer on record this year, with experts saying extreme ...

17 Sept 2025 at 05:00

National News

London jumps into top 10 in global ‘most expensive cities’ list

London has jumped into the top 10 list in a global index which looks at the most expensive cities for expatriate employees. The city has moved up nine places since last year, to be ranked eighth in Mercer’s 2024 ...

17 Jun 2024 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Sister of Birmingham pub bombs’ victim vows to fight on against NI legacy law

A sister of a woman killed in the Birmingham pub bombs has vowed to continue the fight against controversial legislation that could see the bombers granted immunity. Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine lost ...

16 Sept 2023 at 14:23

Local News

Man wrongly convicted of Birmingham pub bombings dies at age of 80

30 Dec 2024 at 14:30

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