Andrew E Madden

The inquest into the death of boxer Ricky Hatton has concluded. Sky's @KatieBarnfield has the latest updates from Manchester. If you've been affected by this story and want to talk to someone, you can call the Samaritans free on 116 123 or at jo@samaritans.org.

Was Irish ‘merger’ suggestion a flippant joke or something more? You can never tell with Trump ✍️ @AndrewEMadden belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comment/news-a…

£132,000 and rising: Department of Education’s legal bill for battles over teaching of RE in schools belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education…

Belfast’s ‘asbestos bonfire’ remains burning problem that won’t go away ✍️ @AndrewEMadden belfasttelegraph.co.uk/comment/news-a…

Naomi Long has branded Stormont a “toxic thunderdome” that doesn’t currently have the “political maturity” to work outside a mandatory coalition structure. Read the full interview ➡️ tinyurl.com/ybptszhz

Naomi Long has branded Stormont a “toxic thunderdome” that doesn’t have the “political maturity” to work outside a mandatory coalition structure. In a wide-ranging interview with @AndrewEMadden, the Alliance leader also discussed 50:50 recruitment. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/…

An MLA has claimed the public have been taken for fools after a £14,200 pay rise for Stormont politicians was confirmed. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Latest | MLA pay increase of more than £14k finalised belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-… belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

All the victims were classified as vulnerable, with many suffering from mental health issues, including being suicidal, while others were victims of domestic abuse

“Nobody should be abusing retail staff because of an international crisis in the Middle East that has nothing to do with them"

In 2024, just over £350m — 3.7% of all benefit expenditure — was lost due to fraud and error

Read our full report at: nipso.org.uk/our-findings/s…

An elderly man trying to build a house for his disabled wife was hit with a rates bill of almost £12,000 due to an error by Land & Property Services that was only discovered after more than five years. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

The net is closing in on the killers of Lisa Dorrian, a senior source has told the Belfast Telegraph after the fourth arrest in the last few weeks. belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-…

Reading a lot of "unmasked" discourse today, and its reminded me of the time part time professional wrestler and all round light entertainer Mr Blobby was doorstepped by the paparazzi with a giant bag which held the Blobby costume. Never has a man been so terrified to be caught.

Not for the first time, Sinn Fein reported the most income of all parties here

The bill includes £60k forked out over the St Patrick’s Day period last year

Several people have reported injuries after a PSNI counter terror team rammed a car during a stop and search in west Belfast. Police say two of their cars were involved in a collision during an attempted controlled stop. Three people, including a child, were in the car at the time. A search was conducted of the car, where nothing untoward was found. @BelTel

BREAKING | John George murder suspect Michael Maly has been shot dead, according to reports in Spain tinyurl.com/hkdbzr52