Top stories of the week

Sitting on an elevated corner site in the seaside resort of Portstewart this contemporary style residence enjoys panoramic sea and coastal views which include the River Bann estuary, Portstewart Strand beach and beyond to Donegal.

Shane Connolly, who is renowned for his beautiful floral creations at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, offers HELEN MCGURK some flower arranging tips

In 2009 our unborn son, Raphael, was diagnosed with a fatal foetal abnormality and we were offered, on more than one occasion by medical staff, an abortion.

After the emotional rollercoaster of recent weeks, finally the workers at Wrightbus in Ballymena were handed the news they had all been praying for yesterday morning.

A Co Down poet with a passion for language has explored the Ulster-Scots dialect for a new TV show having previously learned Irish as a boy.

A new book by News Letter political editor Sam McBride on the inside story of the RHI scandal is attracting what its publisher calls “an unprecedented level of reader and book trade interest”.

Buried amidst the potentially momentous shifts in the Brexit negotiations, this week Ulster Unionist leader Robin Swann took a significant decision.

The coroner in the Kingsmills Massacre legacy inquest has acknowledged the death of Willie Frazer, in the first hearing since the victims campaigner died in June.