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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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Michelle Gildernew and Ian Paisley Jnr are in conversation with unseen people. She is wearing a green jacket, and has dark shoulder-length hair and sunglasses on top. He has grey hair and is wearing a navy shirt.

Michelle Gildernew and Ian Paisley clash over a united Ireland

Former DUP MP Ian Paisley and former Sinn Féin MP Michelle Gildernew examine the case for a border poll and what a united Ireland could look like.

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Raymond Stewart is standing in front of several rows of vinyl records. He is smiling and is wearing a grey shirt with a white T-shirt underneath.

Vinyl has been a 'real lifeline'

A revival of physical-format music has seen sales reach their highest levels in 30 years.

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A girl with long ginger hair is smiling and looking into the camera. She is wearing a green school blazer, a tie and a white shirt.

New A-Level plans would 'bring my grades down'

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The young BMX star with the Olympics in her sights

Amelia, who is competing in national, European and global competitions regularly had to travel to Dublin to practice.

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A mural of a former football coach painted on the side of a white house. The primary colours are red, black and orange.

'Legend' football coach honoured with mural

One of Londonderry's most prominent football coaches has been honoured with a giant mural beside the park named after him by the local council.

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Alfie is at a stadium. He has his thumb up and is wearing a football scarf.

'I was so happy I could get this new drug'

Some children who live with a severe form of muscular dystrophy will be able to access new medication.

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A young girl with blond hair holds hands with her dad. They're smiling.

'My dad deserves the truth to come out'

The daughter of a man who was murdered 35 years ago has pleaded for answers.

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Prison workshops on ending violence against women are 'invaluable'

Prison workshops on ending male violence against women and girls are changing conversations among inmates.

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'We're more sociable now our phones are locked away in school'

A pilot scheme aimed at restricting pupils from using phones during school hours has been hailed as "very beneficial".

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Minister 'delighted' that students from Gaza have arrived in NI

It is understood that the students are among a group of 34 students that arrived in the UK in recent days.

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Apprenticeship process has been 'quite stressful'

Ryan Beggs has been enrolling in apprenticeship courses for two years but has been unable to find an employer.

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A group of people wearing flower garlands and Hawaiian shirts playing ukuleles inside a cathedral.

Ukulele group 'delighted' to play at St Anne's Cathedral

The group, which consisted of about 70 members, played a range of Irish classics and pop hits.

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Take a trip along the new Newry-Carlingford greenway

The final stretch of a new cross-border greenway linking Newry City and Carlingford village has been officially opened.

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A red headed woman, in grey striped top sits in her wheelchair

'I want to be able to use the bus properly, like any other person'

A Belfast student has received £7,500 after Translink settled a disability discrimination case which she brought.

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'I must be the luckiest man in the world' says Lisburn-born Def Leppard guitarist

Fresh from rocking Radio 2 in The Park the NI musician reflects on gigging during the Troubles, and his cancer diagnosis.

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A bald man sits in front of brown book shelves filled with books. He wears a white and blue chequered shirt

GPs 'disrespected and disappointed' by financial contract

There are concerns the "stalemate" is damaging patient care, Dr Ciaran Mullan, deputy chair of the BMA NI, has said.

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Green water at Lough Neagh

'We need a coordinated plan' around Lough Neagh

About 100 people attended a meeting on the situation at Lough Neagh to hear from several speakers including elected representatives and campaigners in County Tyrone.

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