Entertainment

Northern Ireland is, of course, a peaceful place where nothing much happens. This might explain why, apart from The Fall, there's been a severe lack of cop shows set in these parts. We thought we'd rectify this glaring omission from our TV...

Northern Ireland’s main political parties have engaged in ‘crisis talks’ after it emerged that U2 are threatening to play two gigs in Belfast later this year. The band, who are perhaps most famous for their hits Love Shack and Red...

Bosses at BBC Northern Ireland are said to be "quaking in their boots" after their counterparts at UTV revealed that weatherman Frank Mitchell has unexpectedly acquired the laser eyes superpower. Experts believe that Mitchell, 67, developed the condition as a result of hundreds...

Fans of dance music duo Calvin Harris are said to be 'gutted' today after news broke that the Scottish DJs would not be taking part in tonight Tennent's Vital gig because they are splitting up. Calvin and Harris first met in...

Fans of gourmet food in Northern Ireland are salivating this evening after it emerged that several top chefs are to follow the example of Marco-Pierre White and open restaurants here. The news that the French Gastropod is to open an...

A Belfast man who made an original, witty retort to some people he'd never met before, has won the Best Joke award at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Lee Robinson from Belfast told us "I was in Edinburgh for the weekend with the missus when we...

Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams has told reporters that boy band One Direction "no longer exists" and is "is not involved in any musical activity." The statement follows the allegations last week that the shadowy group is still fully operational, despite...

With ITV closing in on the purchase of UTV, it has been revealed that the broadcasting giant's real objective is securing the services of some of Ulster's best known television talent. "Ulster Television has long set the international benchmark for TV presenters...

The producers of ITV primetime show "Britain's Got Talent" have been conning the public for years, according to a judgement released yesterday by TV watchdog Ofcom. The ruling follows concerns that last year's winner Jules O'Dwyer and her dog Matisse had in...

The age of the 'selfie' photograph may be over, as a new fad for taking 'shelfies' begins to trend on social media. The craze began in Hollywood where bored celebrities, tired of posting photos of themselves taken in enviable places,...