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The Latest Breaking News from County Down

‘Exceptional’ rainfall brings one of wettest Januarys on record for many

Cornwall in south-west England and County Down in Northern Ireland both experienced their wettest January on record.

Evening Standard

Winterwatch heads to Northern Ireland for the first time

The new series will be broadcast live from the shore of Strangford Lough in County Down.

Evening Standard

Man arrested on suspicion of murder of 84-year-old in County Down

Suspect detained after Sean Small, who had recently served prison sentence for sex offences, found dead in Newcastle

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The Miami Showband massacre: what led to the killing of the ‘Irish Beatles’?

The band were as big as it got, topping the Irish singles chart seven times. Then they were stopped at a bogus checkpoint in County Down – and three were shot dead. Fifty years on, survivor Des Lee looks back on that terrible night

The Guardian - UK

Man arrested after pregnant woman found dead in County Down

PSNI says man, 28, being held on suspicion of murder of Sarah Montgomery, 27, in Donaghadee

The Guardian - UK

Clodagh Rodgers obituary

Singer from County Down who represented the UK at the Eurovision song contest in 1971

The Guardian - UK

‘We always had great hopes for him’: Holywood celebrates Rory McIlroy’s grand slam

From biscuits to paintings, images of the champion golfer are everywhere in his County Down birthplace

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Volunteer, 95, who helped raise almost £2m for humanitarian causes meets King

Nellie Hill, 95, of Newcastle, County Down, opened a shop to raise money for Concern Worldwide in 1992.

Evening Standard

Lidl wins legal battle to open its first-ever pub

The High Court has paved the way for Lidl to open the in-store pub in County Down near Belfast

The Independent UK

Remains of 300-year-old building complex unearthed by chance on country estate

The discovery was made during routine work to install a drainage system at the National Trust property at Castle Ward in Co Down.

Evening Standard

Carrowdore school bus crash latest: Four in hospital after vehicle overturns with 43 pupils on board

More than 40 children at Strangford College were on a bus involved in a ‘major incident’ at Carrowdore

The Independent UK

Four people taken to hospital as Northern Ireland school bus overturns

Most of those hurt were well enough to be discharged at the scene, according to the ambulance service

The Guardian - UK

School bus carrying 70 people overturns in Northern Ireland

A DOUBLE-DECKER school bus carrying up to 70 people has crashed in County Down.

The National (Scotland)

Experts carry out controlled explosion on WW2 German bomb in County Down

More than 400 homes evacuated before 500kg bomb was blown up, decades after it was dropped by Luftwaffe

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Northern Ireland Police Evacuate 400 Homes Due To WWII Bomb

Police evacuate over 400 homes in Newtownards, County Down due to suspected WWII bomb, prioritizing safety and community well-being.

Golf Monthly

Why Does Rory McIlroy Represent Ireland In The Olympics?

The County Down-born golfer has previously explained why he opts to play for Ireland and not Team GB

The Guardian - UK

Man, 85, appears in County Down court charged with murder of retired teacher, 81

Jim Moore remanded in custody on Tuesday after Patricia ‘Patsy’ Aust’s body found in house in Hawthorne Court area of Bangor

The Guardian - UK

Cat lost for four years turns up over 150 miles from Northern Ireland home

Smyth family from County Down had lost hope of seeing Blueberry again until he was found in Galway, Ireland

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Dirty Linen by Martin Doyle review – growing up in Northern Ireland’s ‘murder triangle’

The Irish author’s painstakingly researched account of the sectarian killings that blighted his childhood in Tullylish, County Down, is among the most moving works on the conflict

Golf Monthly

Royal County Down To Host 2024 Irish Open

The spectacular Northern Irish links is regarded as one of the best golf courses in the world

Birmingham Post

County Down producer sets out plans to create world's first cultivated Wagyu burger

Finnebrogue has signed an agreement with cultivated meat specialist Ivy Farm Tecnologies

The Independent UK

Seven of the best beaches in Northern Ireland to visit this summer

There are several coastal stand-out spots in this section of the Emerald Isle

Birmingham Post

County Down's Around Noon snaps up London food-to-go specialist

Total headcount at the company now tops 800

Belfast Live

Daniel Wiffen on a twin track to Olympic glory at Paris 2024

County Down swimmer seen as a real medal prospect for next summer

Birmingham Post

Ed Sheeran's County Down guitar maker signs up with Amazon to target US market

Lowden Guitars will sell its Lowden by Sheeran range on the online portal

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