The PSNI has described the alleged assault of a man in Banbridge on Sunday as "disturbing" and "brutal".

The senior civil servant in charge of efforts to make Stormont less secretive was herself responsible for a process which wrongly suppressed the release of potentially embarrassing material, the News Letter can reveal.

Multiple areas of Northern Ireland are already in crisis or heading towards breakdown, with urgent action required – yet with no devolved government for more than 1,000 days.

The wait is almost over. Football Manager - the enormously popular management game, notorious for its highly-addictive nature and ability to single-handedly destroy blossoming relationships - has returned, with the Beta edition of FM 2020 now available to play.

Manchester United have received a boost in their pursuit of Erling Haaland.

Michael O’Neill believes Northern Ireland are moving in the right direction despite missing out on automatic qualification for Euro 2020.