Saturday, February 04 2012

Breaking News

William begins Falklands RAF tour (18:43)

The Duke of Cambridge has taken to the skies over the Falkland Islands in a six-week tour of duty.

Hundreds left dead in Syrian attack (18:13)

Syrian forces unleashed a barrage of artillery on the battered city of Homs for hours before dawn, killing more than 200 people in what appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the 11-month-old uprising, activists said.

Wigan claim precious point (17:08)

Wigan benefited from one of the more bizarre goals the Barclays Premier League will see this season but had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Everton at the DW Stadium.

Swans strike back to defeat Baggies (17:08)

Swansea's on-loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson played a major role in Brendan Rogers' side coming from behind to register only their second Barclays Premier League away win of the season as they recorded a 2-1 victory at West Brom.

Canaries down Bolton (17:08)

Second-half goals from Andrew Surman and Anthony Pilkington ensured Norwich ended a nervy afternoon with a 2-0 win over Barclays Premier League strugglers Bolton at Carrow Road.

Black Cats march on (17:08)

Sunderland's impressive form continued as a strike from James McClean secured them a 1-0 Barclays Premier League win against 10-man Stoke at a wintry Britannia Stadium.

In Pictures

  • A Celtic cross, similar to this one on the roof of St. Patrick's Church, is believed to be buried in the grounds of the church.
  • Members of Ashford Children's Choir during the visit to Our Lady's Hospital.

The week in pictures The week in pictures for 2012-01-25

In Pictures

  • High Street, Antrim
  • Market Street, Armagh
  • Courthouse, Carlow

Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.