1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (359+ words) Travel agents have seen a fifteen percent increase in the number of last minute bookings on the back of one of the wettest winters on record. The surge, recorded as rain has soaked Northern Ireland throughout January and February, has…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (304+ words) Spain has set a new tourism record, welcoming nearly 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025, according to figures released by the National Statistics Institute. The number of international visitors was up 3.2% compared with 2024, which saw 94 million tourists. Spain is one of the…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (229+ words) A man extradited from Spain was remanded into custody in Belfast today accused of involvement in a drug trafficking operation. Gareth Lee Nugent, 40, appeared at the city's Magistrates Court to face a total of 91 charges. Nugent, of unknown address, was…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1013+ words) It's almost certainly as close as I'll ever get to walking on the moon. Surrounded by giant sandstone-coloured volcanic rock formations, we could be on the set of Star Wars or Planet Of The Apes. It's not how I pictured…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago  (587+ words) Tomas Bobcek's stoppage-time goal ended Northern Ireland's hopes of making it out of World Cup qualifying Group A but they came away from a 1-0 loss in Slovakia assured of a play-off place regardless. Debutant Bobcek had only been on the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (551+ words) Trai Hume's first Northern Ireland goal helped them to a 2-0 win over Slovakia which keeps their World Cup qualifying campaign on track. Patrik Hrosovsky's 18th-minute own goal rewarded Northern Ireland for a strong start but, after wasting two outstanding chances…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (515+ words) HOME in Belfast after 42 days, a pro-Palestinian activist who joined a global flotilla towards Gaza has described his mixed feelings on his return. Fra Hughes joined the Global Sumud Flotilla in Barcelona on August 31, sailing on board the Alma for…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (441+ words) With autumn in full swing, you might already be missing the warmth of the summer sun. These destinations offer pleasant winter sun temperatures, blue skies and equally blue seas. Muscat (and beyond) in Oman On the southeastern coast of the…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (791+ words) A Belfast activist has said he is ready to face arrest after joining a flotilla of aid ships currently travelling towards Gaza. Fra Hughes is the volunteer director of the Palestine Aid charity, which has raised "115,000 for aid in Gaza…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (325+ words) A flotilla heading to Gaza that had departed Barcelona has been forced back to port after a storm hit parts of Spain overnight. The Global Sumud Flotilla, consisting of around 20 boats with participants from 44 countries, chose to return and delay…...