Local
Parties clash in blame game over parking charges
A ROW has broken out between the DUP and Ulster Unionists over who is to blame for increased car parking charges in Portadown town centre.
Final day at the Etihad that these Man City fans won’t ever forget!
PHIL Holme was on the way out of the Etihad Stadium as Manchester City drifted into injury time on Sunday, 2-1 down to QPR and having lost their golden chance to land their first league title since 1968.
Constable’s wife is disgusted by killer’s sentence
THE widow of murdered policeman Stephen Carroll has hit out at the 14-year minimum sentence imposed on one of her husband’s killers.
Portadown rugby player James (19) dies in hospital
ONE of Portadown’s most promising young rugby players has died suddenly.
306 tickets issued in first month of pay and display system
A TOTAL of 306 motorists were detected without a valid ticket in the first month of the controversial new pay-and-display system at Magowan Buildings 2 car park.
National
Some body parts 'were disposed of'
Some body parts retained by police in Northern Ireland were disposed of without the consent or knowledge of their families, according to Northern Ireland's Justice Minister.
Man held over officer family attack
A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted bomb attack on a car owned by the parents of a Northern Ireland police officer.
'Disgust' at police killer sentence
The widow of murdered police officer Constable Stephen Carroll has spoken of her "disgust" at the jail term handed to one of the killer gang.
Smithwick Tribunal handed extension
The deadline for an inquiry into alleged Garda and IRA collusion in the murder of two senior RUC officers during the Troubles has been extended.
N Ireland house prices slump by 10%
House prices have slumped more than 10% in Northern Ireland over the last year and "lack any movement" in the rest of the UK, official figures have shown.
Letters
Celebrations for 400th anniversary ring hollow
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It’s an accident waiting to happen at junction
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Wednesday 23 May 2012
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