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'Storms are getting worse every year'

Flooding during Storm Bram caused a lot of damage for Carrick resident Gordon Kerr - but he says he's fortunate water didn't enter his home.

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'We were hoping for more support just to see none'

In Wednesday's Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said 2.7 million people will benefit from the increases, which will take effect from April 2026.

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A purple double-decker bus drives past a large cream building at night.

'Use it or lose it' as new late-night buses announced

Translink announced details of a pilot scheme that will see night buses running on Friday and Saturdays from the end of the month.

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Trauma and Trespasses in new Troubles drama

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Community scheme addresses lack of public toilets

It pays local businesses, such as shops and cafes, to let the public use their toilets for free.

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50p price increase on some NI school dinners

Pupils and teachers have said an increase of the cost of school dinners by almost 20% will have a "significant impact" on families.

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Lucy Liu praises the "warm and welcoming" people of Belfast

On Sunday, the Charlie's Angels star received an award at the city's annual film festival for her latest movie Rosemead.

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Halloween in Derry: 'I heard it was really cool, so here we are'

It is thought more than 100,000 people have taken part in Derry's Halloween festivities this year.

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Fireworks in the night sky over Derry.

How Derry came to host Europe's biggest Halloween festival

How a chat in a pub became Europe's largest Halloween festival pulling in 100,000 visitors to Derry.

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Mysterious bright object spotted in Irish skies

A bright object illuminated the skies in County Kildare on Wednesday night which has sparked much intrigue.

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A schoolboy dressed as a "dead boxer". He has short brown hair and is wearing a white headband, white top and has a red boxing glove on his right hand which is lifted towards the camera. His left eye is surrounding by make-up making it look like he's bruised and he has a white mouthguard.

'There just isn't another day like this in the town'

Coalisland Halloween parade "a day of madness" for pupils of Primate Dixon Primary School.

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Boxes filled with children's clothing on a wooden table.

'The cost-of-living crisis has hit an awful lot of families hard'

A new scheme in Strabane is offering free baby clothes in a bid to help people facing hardship.

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May Blood bursary gives young people 'a fighting chance'

The Baroness May Blood Educational Bursaries provide financial support to young people from the Shankill area to continue in education.

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Is this the spookiest city on Halloween night?

The annual Halloween festival in Londonderry is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors to the city.

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John stands smiling outside Marlborough House, he is wearing a black cap and has a white beard. He is also wearing black framed glasses and a green fleece coat. "

'Weird and architecturally significant'

Marlborough House, Craigavon's seven-storey 'Marmite building', has been officially listed.

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A white labradoodle is siting on a green mat. A woman is petting him.

Scooby the therapy dog: 'We're lucky to have him'

Scooby the labradoodle is the newest member of staff at an Armagh primary school. The pupils of Mount St Catherine's have even written a special song for him.

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Pupils on Book Week: 'It's all about spies and crime'

Book week: Belfast primary school pupils discuss their favourite reads

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Dolly Parton library 'opportunity for kids to get a head start'

Belfast City Council teams up with Dolly Parton's Dollywood Foundation to give free books to 75 babies registered at Belfast City Hall.

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Two men walking through the Bogside in Londonderry

Bloody Sunday: 'Within 90 seconds, that's all it took'

Thirteen people were shot dead on Bloody Sunday in January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.

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'There are some nights you struggle to sleep'

A single mother says that increased food costs have forced her to skip meals to ensure that there is enough to feed her daughter.

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A woman sits in a field on the side of a dug out trench. She is dressed in black with a hi-vis vest on. behind her sits mounds of dug out soil and yellow buckets. She is smiling widely and holds a trowel in one hand.

Community dig unearths 'mind-blowing' Mesolithic finds

Archaeologists searching for the remains of a 400-year-old castle have unexpectedly found evidence of an 8,000-year-old settlement.

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