BD TRAVEL FEATURE: TUSCANY AND UMBRIA BEFORE THE HOARDES GET THERE

BY ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD I took myself off to Chiantishire (so called after the flurry of British tourists who take delight in the Tuscan countryside) with its light green vineyards, sunburnt wheat fields and long rows of trees comprising of upright cypresses, tall poplars...more

PSNI DEPUTY CHIEF CONSTABLE DREW HARRIS TO BE NEW GARDA COMMISSIONER

PSNI Deputy Chief Constable Drew Harris is to be the new Commissioner of An Garda Siochana. He will take up his £200,000 a year job in September on a five-year appointment. Mr Harris has 34 years service in both the PSNI and its forerunner the RUC. more

EASYJET GROWTH IN BELFAST CONTINUES AS AIRLINE WELCOMES SIXTH AIRCRAFT AND FOUR NEW ROUTES TAKE OFF

EASYJET, Europe’s leading airline, is celebrating a milestone for expansion at its Belfast base today, welcoming a third A320 aircraft - the sixth aircraft to be positioned at the airline’s Northern Ireland base. The 186-seat aircraft will remain based in Belfast...more

MCCUSKER: DRUGS FOUND BY LOCAL RFESIDENTS A CAUSE FOR EXTREME CONCERN

SDLP Cllr Paul McCusker has said that bags of drugs found by a local resident on Friday evening is an indictment of how prevalent the issue of drugs has become within the local community.

POLICE DON RIOT GEAR AS SMOKE BOMBS THROWN AT BELFAST DEMONSTRATIONS

SMOKE moke bombs were thrown and police in riot gear were called in to divide two groups of protesters outside Belfast City Hall today, Saturday, June 23.

DISSIDENT GROUP ARM NA POBLACHTA MURDERED RAYMOND JOHNSTON

DETECTIVES believe rag-tag dissident republican group Arm Na Poblachta murdered Raymond Johnston in west Belfast home earlier this year. As part of its investigation to catch the killers, a  senior PSNI detective has made an appeal on BBC’s Crimewatch programme and...more