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‘Winkie’ Rea: The loyalist leader who led the Red Hand Commando
Winston Rea, known as Winkie Rea, died aged 72 at the beginning of December. He was the ex-leader of the loyalist terror group, the ‘Red Hand Command…
2 years, 6 months ago
Israeli ambassador says “absolutely no” to Palestinian statehood
Israel's ambassador to the UK has strongly reject the prospect of a future Palestinian state. Tzipi Hotovely told Sky News Israel will not accept a ‘…
2 years, 6 months ago
Alexei Navalny: Imprisoned but still Putin's greatest opponent
The imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is no longer at the prison colony where he was being head. The loss of contact likely signals…
2 years, 6 months ago
Sam McBride: 'Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has struck a deal’
The Belfast Telegraph’s Northen Ireland editor, Sam McBride, joins Ciarán Dunbar with his assessment of what’s going on at Stormont.
Is Sir Jeffrey D…
2 years, 6 months ago
Elon Musk: Who is the world’s wealthiest man?
Considered the richest man in the world, South Africa-born tech moghul Elon Musk is rarely out of the news. His controversial social media statements…
2 years, 6 months ago
Alan Scott: Ex-North Coleraine pastor under fire for alleged ‘spiritual abuse’
Glasgow-born Alan Scott led the ‘Causeway Coast Vineyard church’ until June 2017. Having felt called by God, he and his wife decided to take roles in…
2 years, 7 months ago
Gunned down: The IRA murder of the lawyer Edgar Graham (Part 2)
Edgar Graham was murdered in broad daylight at Queen’s University on 7 December 1983.
A law lecturer and unionist politician, Sam McBride examines hi…
2 years, 7 months ago
Gunned down: The IRA murder of the lawyer Edgar Graham (part one)
Edgar Graham was just 29 years old when the IRA gunned him down at Queen’s University in Belfast.
The young law lecturer and unionist politician was…
2 years, 7 months ago
The other IRA: The Story of the Officials and The Workers’ Party
Why did the IRA split in two, into the Provisionals and the Officials? The so-called ‘Stickies’ abandoned their armed campaign but never their guns –…
2 years, 7 months ago
Shane MacGowan: London-Irish punk, performer and poet
Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65. From a poetry-fuelled middle class upbringing to the chaotic UK punk scene, MacGowan was an innovator, marr…
2 years, 7 months ago