Retrospective archive
10,000 sourced records covering January 2020 to August 2026. Five hundred concise archive briefs are currently free to read.
Data from Ofcom indicates 50% of adults in Northern Ireland use the BBC as their source of news, compared to 39% for the rest of the UK.
In women's Australian rules football, the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos defeats the Brisbane Lions in the grand final by 40 points to win their second premiership in a row. North Melbourne's half-back Eilish Sheerin is voted best-on-ground.
Two men are killed following a crash between a car and a bus near Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
The Israeli military and police say they are reviewing a raid in Jenin, West Bank, in which forces fatally shot two Palestinians who had exited a surrounded building after a prolonged surrender procedure.
Uzbek chess grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov wins the 2025 World Cup in Goa, India, at the age of 19, becoming the youngest player to win the event.
Seven people in Kyiv, Ukraine, and three more in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, are killed as both countries launch airstrikes at each other. Several more people are wounded in both countries.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council votes to change the name of Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus following the King's decision to strip Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his royal titles.
Ukrainian sekiwake Aonishiki Arata defeats Mongolian yokozuna Hōshōryū Tomokatsu in the playoff to become the first Ukrainian wrestler to win the Honbasho.
Twenty-four Palestinians are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, including five in a vehicle in Gaza City and four children in the Nuseirat refugee camp.
Responding to the COVID report, First Minister Michelle O'Neill says the Stormont Executive is now better prepared to deal with a pandemic.
COVID-19 in Northern Ireland: Publication of the second report from the UK COVID-19 Inquiry, which describes some meetings of Stormont's power-sharing executive as "deeply divided along political lines and beset by leaks", leading to an "incoherent approach" during the pandemic.
At least 28 Palestinians are killed and 77 more are injured in a series of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip after Israel accused Hamas of firing at Israeli troops.
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill receives its second reading in the House of Commons and passes by 320 votes to 105.
Hamas arrests a staff member of local water provider, Abdul Salam Yassin Company, supplying water to nearly half of the Gaza Strip, causing the company to suspend its operations.
The United Kingdom announces it will ban above-face-value ticket resale for concerts, shows, and sports events, citing rampant price gouging on ticket sale sites.
In association football, Curaçao qualifies for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after winning Group B of the third round of CONCACAF qualifiers for the World Cup. In its first World Cup appearance, Curaçao becomes the smallest nation by both population and area to qualify for the tournament.
Russia's Rosfinmonitoring adds former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov and London Business School dean Sergei Guriev to its list of extremists and terrorists.
In tennis, Jannik Sinner defeats his rival Carlos Alcaraz in the final, 7–6(7–4), 7–5, to successfully defend his singles title at the 2025 ATP Finals.
At least 120 people are injured, including 100 police officers, and 20 others are arrested in clashes with police during protests across Mexico after the assassination of Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo earlier this month.
French speed skater Timothy Loubineaud breaks the world record at the ISU World Cup by more than a second in the 5000 metres with a time of 6:00.23.
The governing board of Major League Soccer (MLS), the top men's association football league in Canada and the U.S., votes to change its season from its current calendar-year schedule to a summer-to-spring schedule spanning two calendar years, aligning MLS with most international leagues. The first season under the new calendar will be 2027–28, with an abbreviated transitional season from February to May 2027.
The Rev Trevor Gribben steps down as the head of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland after "serious and significant failings" in safeguarding.
Catherine Connolly is sworn in as the 10th president of Ireland.
Education Minister Paul Givan survives a vote of no confidence after a motion proposed by People Before Profit fails to gain cross-party support.