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Councillors in Derry have passed a motion calling for the council to work with pubs, clubs and hotels on the roll-out of glass and bottle covers to protect people from drink-spiking.

Council to work with pubs and clubs on protective covers to stop drink spiking

Orangemen make their way from Drumcree Church as police form a barricade to prevent them entering the Garvaghy Road.

Nationalist and socialist councillors in Derry welcome Garvaghy Road ruling

Foyle SDLP MP Colum Eastwood. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Eastwood welcomes Irish Govt body on unity

PSNI

Three arrests in Derry in ‘investigation into INLA criminality’

Awakening the Walled City Trail, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Derry Halloween Festival. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

IN PICS: Awakening the Walled City

Siobhan Casey

Older people’s commissioner Siobhan Casey says 8% suffering absolute poverty

Assistant Chief Constable Davy Beck.

30 PSNI officers reviewing Drumcree recorded material

Mayor Ruairí leads the ‘City of the Bones’ Halloween carnival parade back in 2025. Photo: George Sweeney

Derry Halloween 2026: parade route, fireworks times, road closures

Buncrana’s Children’s Charity, the organisation will officially become Inishowen’s Children’s Charity CLG.

From a 16-year-old’s idea to an Inishowen-wide charity

Traffic and Travel

A special train will leave the Waterside train station for Dublin on Sunday, November 8, when Derry City FC face Waterford in the FAI Cup Final.

Steve Bradley: Cup Final train gives early taste of what’s ahead

Local rail campaigners Into The West have welcomed the huge demand for Translink’s special train to Dublin for next weekend’s FAI Cup Final.

Demand for FAI Cup Final train provides glimpse of rail future: Into The West

The Department for Infrastructure’s (DFI) new Transport Strategy 2035 sets out the goal of decarbonising transport by reducing private car journeys, switching to zero and low emission fuels and encouraging greater public transport use.

40% of social housing tenants can’t access car but suffer worst traffic impacts

A status yellow wind warning for Donegal has taken effect while a similar alert for Derry will become active in the early hours of Tuesday.

Status yellow wind warnings for Donegal and Derry

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BBC presenter quits after 35 years for new career

Why can't we just agree on a direction for plugs to point in, and then stick to it?

The Gadget Agenda: Awkward plugs are driving me up the wall Gareth Butterfield

Millions of UK households face another broadband bill increase in April 2027, even if they are locked into an existing contract, prompting fresh calls for a ban on mid-contract price rises.

Broadband customers face fresh £48 bill warning

The Government recommends households gradually build an emergency kit with practical essentials such as a torch, first aid kit, emergency radio and portable power bank.

Explainer What you need in a Government 3-day emergency kit

Crime

Martin Reilly

Derry council to lobby Executive on economic abuse with 1/6 women suffering

Racist and sectarian graffiti that was daubed on a home in the Fountain.

‘Thugs’ behind racist and sectarian graffiti in Fountain roundly condemned

Shauna Cusack

Seamus Cusack murder raised by niece as council opposes British Army jobs fairs

Mayor Councillor Grace Uí Niallais

Councillors 'disgusted' at those who posted incendiary device to hotel

Cordons in place following the stabbing of a man in Derry. Photo: Rory Mooney

Man stabbed multiple times in Derry

Area Commander of Derry City and Strabane, Chief Superintendent Gillian Kearney.

Derry police say dissident republicans may be responsible for Ebrington device

Weather

The Foyle bridge remains closed today due to high winds.

Water and electricity outages across NW

The weather is looking more settled for the Halloween festival in Derry next week. Photo: George Sweeney

Derry Halloween: Switch in weather good news festival goers

The Foyle Bridge in Derry has been closed due to high winds as a result of Storm Boelo. (File picture)

STORM BOELO: Foyle Bridge in Derry closed

Fallen trees at on Culmore Road during a previous . Photo: George Sweeney

STORM BOELO: Derry play parks and cemeteries to close

Opinion

The Corporation Hall in The Diamond: 1840.

Derry's third town hall 1825-1890 - Our Space 95

Derry’s third town hall was in fact an almost complete conversion of the previous 1692 Market House. In 1825, at a cost of £5,500, very major reconstruction cre...

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Chamber President Steven Lindsay.

The opportunity is ours to take

The new BMW i3 brings fully electric drive to the BMW 3 Series for the first time

New BMW 3 Series - Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley

Complexity of medicine in the modern world

Dr Tom Black

As a hairdresser, I love seeing people get creative with their hair.

Halloween - the perfect excuse to have fun with your look

Stephen Kelly, CEO, Manufacturing NI.

The A5: Let this finally be the end of the beginning

BYD ATTO 2.

BYD ATTO 2 - Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley

Politics

First Minister Michelle O'Neill meets with locals on the Garvaghy Road. Picture date: Wednesday September 30, 2026. PA Photo. The planned Orange Order parade on Sunday was stopped by police, who were concerned about the scale of a mass protest on part of the proposed route - the predominantly nationalist Garvaghy Road. Photo credit should read: Mark Marlow/PA Wire

'The days of treating people like second-class citizens are over'

First Minister Michelle O’Neill. Liam McBurney/PA Wire

DUP blocks joint engagements with First Minister Michelle O'Neill

(left to right) Joanne Bunting MLA, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, DUP leader Gavin Robinson, DUP deputy leader Michelle McIlveen and Education Minister Paul Givan. (Liam McBurney/the Press Association)

DUP party officers to meet amid ongoing fall-out over Drumcree dispute

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey poses with the Budget Box as he left 11 Downing Street. (Photo by Dylan Martinez / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

£100 energy payment, fuel freeze extension and tariff cut for beans & kerosene

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Business

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey leaves 11 Downing Street with the Budget Box. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP via Getty Images)

Budget 2026: Executive to get an extra £270m through Barnett formula

Gordon Cruikshanks, Regional Managing Director, Lidl Northern Ireland

4,868 people sign petition backing Lidl’s plans for new store in Derry

First cruise ship of the season Le Lapérouse, which had its inaugural call earlier this year.

Foyle Port to better record-breaking 2026 cruise season next year

UK Trending

Joy Cullen gave up her job as her hip pain pre-surgery was too severe

NHS patients choose to travel further for surgeries under scheme

More than half of adults have avoided buying clothes over concerns about caring for them

Eight in 10 Brits suffer from 'laundry anxiety', according to research

Three quarters of Brits believe a week of guaranteed sunshine would boost their mood.

Six in 10 Brits face 'sun withdrawal'

Shoppers are preparing for Black Friday by tracking prices and researching products before buying.

Brits fear autumn budget will put pressure on finances

Research found more than four in 10 Brits are envious of Spain’s laid-back approach to mealtimes

Eating out in Britain has become an increasingly rushed affair

Original fireplaces, exposed beams and cornicing have been named the ultimate signs of good taste in the home, according to new research

Period features still deemed 'most stylish' property features

Environment

Ian Luney

Potential to generate £0.5bn for economy and 5,500 jobs at Foyle Port by 2036

Social Enterprise Leader of the Year, Gary Rutherford, founder of ARC Fitness.

Derry social enterprises win big at Awards

Liz Kimmins

DfI updates 300 landowners whose land is vested for Strabane-Ballygawley A5

Andrew Muir

New Derg monitoring project launched to strengthen protection of water quality

People

Crowds on Shipquay Street for Derry Halloween.

IN PICS: Huge turnout for Derry Halloween
Pictured are attendees and performers during the 40th anniversary Derry Halloween Festival in 2026.
Brendan McDaid

Declan Gill reminisced about the Hallowe'en Balls of the 1970s and 1980s in The Embassy.

Declan Gill reminisces about The Embassy Hallowe’en Balls of the 1970s

Derry City players Gavin Whyte & Liam Boyce visiting Greenhaw PS in the run up to their IFA Cup final against Waterford. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) : .

18 brilliant photos from Derry City players’ visit to Greenhaw PS in Carnhill

The first Maiden City Card Show back in may sold out.

Maiden City Card Show for Derry as interest in collecting and trading soars

Work has begun on the replacement of 2,000 seats in the Southend Stand in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium, Derry City FC have announced.

2,000 seats being replaced by Derry City FC at Southend Stand in the Brandywell

Education

Members of the Heron Energy team pictured with staff and students from Ulster University’s Engineering programmes at the Derry (Magee) campus.

Derry renewable energy students hear Industry insights from Heron Energy

DCFC pre-Cup final visit to Longtower PS Patrick McClean and Tyler Smith. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

Derry City visit Long Tower P.S. ahead of FAI Cup Final

From left, DUP Alderman Niree McMorris, SDLP Councillor Martin Reilly, St. Columba's Principal Tina Lyons, Chair of the Board of Governors Gareth McFadden and PTA head Orla Ferguson.

Campaigners urge Givan to refuse St. Columba’s PS closure in Newbuildings

Colum Eastwood MP and Colr. Catherine McDaid meeting with school representatives.

Road safety review outside schools welcomed

Heart of Foyle volunteers with pupils from St Paul's Primary School in Galliagh.

Heart of Foyle shares life-saving skills with Derry schoolchildren

Derry City player Christy Grogan and senior coach Niall McGinn visiting St. Anne’s PS in the run up to their FAI Cup final against Waterford. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

IN PICTURES: Derry City FC visit St Anne's PS ahead of FAI Cup final

Health

The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) Multi-Disciplinary Social Work Team, in collaboration with Derry City and Strabane Council, were delighted to host their annual "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel recently, as part of Positive Ageing Month with 199 people attending.

In photos: Derry's Western Trust "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel

Altnagelvin A&E

Half of 5k patients at Derry A&E needed ‘immediate’ or ‘very urgent’ treatment'

Hospital waiting room.

368 people left Altnagelvin A&E before treatment

Seamus McCloskey, Dungiven, along with family and friends with a cheque for £13,709.03, for Foyle Hospice, S.A.R.D.A, Legenderry Relay for life, Cancer fund for Children.

Dungiven’s Seamus McCloskey raises £13k for local charities

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