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A well-known hotel and bar complex in south Belfast has been sold after going on the market for offers over £2.85m. Ringland Group announced the sale for an undisclosed sum of The 1852 Hotel and Town Square Bar on Botanic Avenue today.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk‘We’ve built something very special’: Well-known Belfast bar and hotel with £3m price tag is soldA well-known hotel and bar complex in south Belfast has been sold after going on the market for offers over £2.85m.

A property in Co Tyrone was “ransacked” following a reported burglary, police have said. Detectives are appealing for any information in relation to the incident that is believed to have happened between Friday October 23 and Monday in Cookstown.

belfasttelegraph.co.ukCo Tyrone home ‘ransacked’ as police investigate burglaryBurglary ransacks Cookstown home in Lommond Heights as Detective Inspector Ryan appeals for witnesses, dash-cam, CCTV and mobile phone footage.

A Belfast businessman has backed away from plans to stand in next year’s council election. Chris Suitor said he does not want to “put my head above the parapet” following the latest tensions surrounding Drumcree.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk‘I thought all that vitriol was behind us’: Belfast businessman reconsiders election plans after Drumcree rowChris Suitor, who had announced intention to run for his hometown council, rethinks ‘putting my head above the parapet’ after parade tensions

The managing director of Linen Quarter Bid in Belfast has welcomed new transport proposals for the city centre. Chris McCracken said the proposals are a “balanced and realistic” way of doing things and will bring real benefits.

belfasttelegraph.co.ukBelfast business leader welcomes ‘balanced and realistic’ plans for revamp of city centre transport systemNew Belfast transport plans reshape city centre with 20mph limits, bus lanes and pedestrian zones, as Chris McCracken backs a balanced, realistic approach.

Londonderry comedian Serena Terry has put her international touring plans on hold after admitting she has been “running from grief” following a series of personal losses. The TikTok star said she needed to “make time" to "process what happened last year”.

belfasttelegraph.co.uk‘I’ve been running from grief’: Viral TikTok comedian Serena Terry puts international tour plans on holdWoman behind Mammy Banter reveals she hasn’t ‘properly dealt with the past’

An Italian man arrested in Derry and charged with cocaine and cannabis offences is to be allowed to return to his native Italy until the outcome of his case, after his father agreed to lodge a surety of £100,000 with the Magistrates Court.

belfasttelegraph.co.ukItalian man facing Derry drugs charges allowed to return home after father lodges £100k suretyDefendant was charged with possessing, possessing with intent to supply and being concerned in supplying both cocaine and cannabis, after being arrested in the Clon Elagh estate, Derry

"A captain who waits until the match is lost before changing tactics has waited too long," writes David Graham. "The question for the DUP is whether it can make the difficult decisions while it may still have the opportunity to shape its own future or wait until events decide it for them."

belfasttelegraph.co.ukThe DUP must change its game plan while it still can before events decide its futurePolitical momentum, like momentum in sport, can change very quickly. When a team is struggling, a manager cannot keep sending out the same players, using the same tactics and hoping the result will so...

A letter uncovered from the archives of Boston College has revealed how a Jesuit priest who served as a back-channel during the peace process tried to get Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to take back weapons he had supplied them in a bid to break the decommissioning deadlock.

belfasttelegraph.co.ukA letter to Gaddafi: How a Boston priest tried to get the Libyan dictator to take back guns he’d supplied to IRAFr Raymond Helmich’s secret decommissioning effort revealed in uncovered letter

Thousands of protesters have marched to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry on Sunday to demand the retention of maternity services. It comes after the Southern Health Trust announced services will be temporarily moved to Craigavon Area Hospital.

belfasttelegraph.co.ukThousands march to Daisy Hill Hospital in protest over threat to maternity servicesThousands protest in Newry as Daisy Hill Hospital faces loss of maternity care, with staff shortages, safety fears and politicians pressing Robbie Butler.