Gambling tax hikes will cause closures and job cuts, say Entain and Rank

From green fields to factory farms: How ‘catastrophic’ industrial agriculture policy is trashing environment

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir interviewed by Belfast Telegraph Northern Ireland Editor Sam McBride, discussing how what he says has been a ‘catastrophic’ agricultural policy went disastrously wrong in the race for cheap meat... and whether he is inadvertently embedding what he’s seeking to reverse.

Encrochat: Spy hack on gangster phones still decimating NI drug dealers’ ranks

In recent weeks, the 2020 French hack into the secret gangster phone network Encrochat has continued to see Northern Ireland drug dealers sent to Maghaberry.Multiple prison sentences have been handed down to some significant figures from Northern Ireland’s criminal world.Gangsters like ‘cute hur’, ‘mint wind’ and ‘ultra gold’ are just some of those who went down after the notorious platform spilled its secrets.Ciarán Dunbar is joined by Belfast Telegraph’s crime correspondent Allison Morris.

Drumcree: Suzanne Breen on the impact Garvaghy dispute is having on politics

The stand-off between the Drumcree Orange men and the Garvaghy residents continues. In Belfast on Monday – a court reserved judgment on the residents’ renewed application to stop the march.  The march – and the protest has sharply divided our politicians. Some fear real damage is being done to community relations. And in other news the SDLP in Armagh has seen fit to dump its siting MLA – Justin McNulty – why? Ciarán Dunbar joined by our political editor, Suzanne Breen. 

Rugby legend Andrew Trimble on going from the pitch to the boardroom

Andrew Trimble enjoyed a decorated career playing for Ulster and Ireland, where his achievements included winning two Triple Crowns and the 2014 Six Nations Championship. But since hanging up his boots, he has also shown he has a flair for business as a tech entrepreneur - to talk about how transferrable skills from sport has helped him on that journey, he joined Cathy Martin. 

Irish dancing costume designer explains what makes the job so special

Anthony Carson of Elite Dance Designs opens up about what makes his career so special 

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Whatever happened to Belfast's £60,000 sculpture?

Mystery has surrounded the disappearance of an iconic piece of public artwork for more than 10 years… until now. Installed in 1992, the ‘Waterfall of Souvenirs’ was a 5-metre-high mosaic sculpture that stood proudly at the doors of the Great Victoria Street Bus Station, beside the Europa Hotel, welcoming visitors coming to and from the city for more than 23 years. It is believed to have cost more than £60,000 of public funds to create and features a number of “souvenirs” from Northern Ireland, such as the Giant’s Causeway, leprechauns and even an Ulster Fry cascading down the motionless water feature.

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JW Anderson launches collab with Ugg

Images courtesy of Ugg 

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Nurses open ballot for industrial action in NI but what does that mean?

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has opened a ballot on industrial action for nursing staff in Northern Ireland over delays to this year’s pay award.Members have until November 20 to vote on action short of strike action and full strike action.The Department of Health says Health Minister Robbie Butler is committed to delivering the “long overdue” pay award and restoring pay parity with NHS colleagues in England.

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