Belfast, Northern Ireland News

Attendants still not back in west
Parking attendants have yet to return to west Belfast nearly three weeks after being withdrawn after threats....

Zimbabwe confirm Twenty20 pull out
Zimbabwe have confirmed they will not take part in next year's ICC World Twenty20 in England following meetings with the ICC in Dubai. The decision means Scotland, who finished third at the recent...

Victory secures medal for Barnes
Belfast man Paddy Barnes claims Ireland's first medal in Beijing while his team-mate Kenny Egan is also guaranteed at least a bronze....

Legs crossed me hearties... ferry passengers in toilet ordeal
A ferry company apologises to passengers after toilets were unusable for most of an overnight crossing from Liverpool to Belfast at the weekend. ...

Man shot in 'paramilitary' attack
A 20-year-old man is taken to hospital after being shot in the leg on the outskirts of west Belfast....

Underpass defended after flooding
A director of the company which built Belfast's Broadway underpass has said a design fault was not to blame for its flooding....

Underpass flood sparks delay fear
Severe traffic delays are predicted for Belfast due to the closure of part of the Westlink following weekend flooding....

L. Rust Hills, 83; Edited Renowned Fiction Writers for Esquire
L. Rust Hills, an editor who used charm, taste and cajolery to bring many of the nation's foremost writers of fiction to the pages of Esquire magazine, died Aug. 12 of a heart ailment while visiti...

Traffic chaos fears follow floods
It could take 24 hours to clear flood water from Belfast's new Broadway underpass, says the fire service. ...

Boxer Barnes into quarter-finals
Belfast's Paddy Barnes is just one fight away from an Olympic medal after beating Jose Luis Meza of Equador....