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A Belfast civil servant has become the first person in Europe to be executed under the EU's stringent new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). It is understood that 28-year-old Mal Ware left his desk at the Department of the Agriculture,...

Royal observers are said to be "stunned" today, after Prince Harry and his bride to be Meghan Markle announced that they had moved their wedding from Windsor Castle to Windsor Park. "It has a better atmosphere, and is closer to...

A gathering of religious thinkers has accepted that the existence of Sammy Wilson means that it is 'highly unlikely' there is any kind of supreme creator in heaven. Leaders from all the main world religions attended the meeting, which was...

Following a tweet by former Ulster Unionist Lord Kilclooney calling Irish PM Leo Varadkar a 'Typical Indian' - dissident republicans have mistakenly ordered a hit on Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney, the Ulster Fry has learned. "We were on WhatsApp talkin'...

People across Northern Ireland have reacted with "fear and awe" after a strange yellow object appeared in the sky above the province. The unexplained phenomenon brought thousands of bewildered people staggering out of homes and workplaces, blinking uncontrollably, in scenes...

Russian leader Vladimir Putin has ridiculed claims that he blocked a chemical toilet while staying in a static caravan during a recent UN summit. "This is a western conspiracy aimed at discrediting our government," he told reporters. "In my country...

As Russian diplomats are expelled across Europe in their droves, a UK government source has claimed that they are also to blame for the collapse of power-sharing in Northern Ireland. "Sure Northern Ireland used to have really warm tropical weather"...

Pope Francis has revealed that St Tropez will in future be known as the patron saint of people who smear themselves in chemicals in an attempt to look like they come from California. We bumped into the Pontiff outside the...

Top celebrities including George Clooney, Matt Damon and Susan Sarandon have come together to campaign against the illegal trade in Leprechaun hats and other paraphernalia. Speaking at the launch of People for the Ethical Treatment of Leprechauns (PETL) Mr Clooney condemned...

Following the sad passing of renowned physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, the grim realisation that UTV weather villain Frank Mitchell is now the UK's leading scientist has sent shockwaves through the country. "It was either him or Brian Cox," explained top...