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McDonald's items we'd love to see back on UK and Irish menus
Food And Drink
We will never understand why some of these were taken off the menu
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Random children's TV shows we loved in the 1980s
Fun Stuff
Join us on a trip down memory lane... to Button Moon and back
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In pictures: The time Pink Panther actor tried to bring peace to Northern Ireland
North Belfast
The visit coincided with Peter Sellers' 46th birthday
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In pictures: Images capture Belfast Giants first home game more than 20 years ago
Belfast Giants
It was on December 2, 2000, that the Giants took on the Ayr Scottish Eagles at the SSE Arena, then called the Odyssey Arena
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Northern Ireland snow images capture tales of winters past
In the Know
Odds of a 'White Christmas' in Northern Ireland are currently 5/1
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A look back at Cecil's pet shop on Gresham Street
Belfast City Centre
Suzie the monkey was probably as famous as Cecil himself!
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Christmas sweets we wish they would bring back
Fun Stuff
They always discontinue the nice ones
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Ten things your Ma would have served for dinner
In the Know
If you didn't like what was put in front of you, then you done without
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Old toys that were on the top of our Christmas lists over the years
Christmas
Christmas wasn't Christmas without a wonder through Leisure World
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A look back at Belfast's Christmases of the past
History
Among those to have previously turned on the city's Christmas lights include President Clinton and S Club's Rachel Stevens
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Old pictures capture life on the Falls and Shankill Roads
West Belfast
While the roads run parallel to each other, at times they have felt worlds apart
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Belfast nightclubs we all miss, from Beach Club to M Club
Belfast City Centre
There have been a number of great nightclubs in the city over the years
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Iconic Belfast city centre red phone box set to be transformed
Belfast City Centre
New lease of life for neglected telephone kiosk on city's North Street
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Photo of WW1 soldiers leaving Northern Ireland for war uncovered with diary from trenches
Newtownards
The grainy sepia image shows hundreds of soldiers marching down a country road in Northern Ireland
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Titanic’s first class evening dinner menu could fetch £60,000 at auction
Titanic Belfast
“The menu is a remarkable survivor from the most famous Ocean liner of all time.”
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In pictures: historic images capture NI's linen manufacturing from flax to the mill
In the Know
Linen manufacturing not only shaped the economic landscape but has also contributed to the global reputation of Irish linen
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In pictures: The heyday of rally racing in NI during the 1920s and 30s
History
The Ards Circuit was largely considered the epicentre of motor racing in this era
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Transport back to Halloween 1989 with spooky clip of Downpatrick ghost train
Halloween
Merlin the Magician also makes an appearance
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In pictures: The time U2 brought their War tour to a Belfast leisure centre
In the Know
The concert was the first time the band played Sunday Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland
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In pictures: Looking back on 60 years of Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport
HRH Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother reopened Aldergrove as a civil airport on 28th October 1963
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Nostalgia: Image captures circus elephant Cindy on a Belfast shopping spree
In the Know
Cindy had previously been pictured leaving a pub in Co Roscommon more than a decade earlier
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In pictures: Images capture life in the city during 1907 Dockers Strikes
In the Know
The striking workers were soon joined by other industries and eventually led to mutiny within the police force
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Belfast Beach Club songs we danced to in popular venue 20 years ago
Westlife
Can you believe these songs we used to hear playing in Beach Club are now two decades old
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In pictures: Things from the 70s and 80s that you might have forgotten
In the Know
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North Coast
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Glengormley family-run chippy on 28 years of creating a 'home from home'
Glengormley
The popular spot has changed over the years, but has always kept its rustic charm
Six cases heard before NI courts this week
Courts
Two Belfast men who stole a scooter from a doctor in an early morning hijacking were handed 30-month sentences
Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast
East Belfast
The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening
Crime
Investigation after multiple cars damaged with 'Halloween hair-dye' in Dundonald
The incident took place some time between Friday evening and Saturday morning
43-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder after two children found dead at home
Crime
Police were called to a home in Stafford at around 7.30am on Sunday morning by the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Two children were sadly pronounced dead at the scene
Man to appear in court charged with sexual communication with a child
Courts
It comes after a man was arrested in Strabane on Saturday, October 11
Mallusk hub fighting food poverty across Northern Ireland as winter demand looms
Newtownabbey
Last year they provided 172 charitable projects across NI with 1.7 million meals
Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast
East Belfast
The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening
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Grieving family raise thousands in memory of four-year-old son who died in tragic holiday accident
Edward Massey passed away hours after arriving for a holiday on the Spanish island of Tenerife
Outrage as guests arrive at North Coast hotel for bookings only to find it closed
North Coast
A number of people had to find elsewhere to stay after expecting to stay the night at Me & Mrs Jones hotel in Portstewart
Glengormley family-run chippy on 28 years of creating a 'home from home'
Glengormley
The popular spot has changed over the years, but has always kept its rustic charm
Six cases heard before NI courts this week
Courts
Two Belfast men who stole a scooter from a doctor in an early morning hijacking were handed 30-month sentences
Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast
East Belfast
The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening
Crime
Investigation after multiple cars damaged with 'Halloween hair-dye' in Dundonald
The incident took place some time between Friday evening and Saturday morning
Northern Ireland can follow Slovakia's lead says Bailey Peacock-Farrell
Northern Ireland football team
Northern Ireland goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell eyeing a big night against Germany at Windsor Park
Shea Charles relishing 'one of the biggest nights' of his Northern Ireland career
Northern Ireland football team
The Southampton midfielder can't wait to get another crack at Germany
43-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder after two children found dead at home
Crime
Police were called to a home in Stafford at around 7.30am on Sunday morning by the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Two children were sadly pronounced dead at the scene
Man to appear in court charged with sexual communication with a child
Courts
It comes after a man was arrested in Strabane on Saturday, October 11