Peter Coulter

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Peter Coulter |John Campbell

Image source, Karri KitchenBBC News NI economics editorPeter Coulter & John CampbellProducts from the healthy ready meal company Karri Kitchen have disappeared from shelves across Northern Ireland as the business has entered liquidation. The firm, which was based in Craigavon, County Armagh, had expanded rapidly over the past few years securing deals with Tesco, Lidl, Asda and Spar to become one of NI's biggest ready meal businesses.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Peter Coulter |Jake Wood

Amateur wildlife photographers have been flocking to a north Belfast park to spot a tropical new arrival. Bedecked with emerald green feathers and a rose-red beak, the ring-neck parakeets have become the star attraction at the Waterworks Park. Originally from the Himalayas, the Indian sub-continent, and parts of Africa, ring-necked parakeets are regularly spotted across the UK, with large populations in London and the south-east of England.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Peter Coulter

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is among a number of authors whose books may have been accessed by technology company Meta to train their latest AI (artificial intelligence) model. Mr Adams said the books had "been used without his permission", and the matter is now with his solicitor. An investigation by The Atlantic magazine revealed Meta may have accessed millions of pirated books and research papers through LibGen - Library Genesis - to train its generative AI (Gen-AI) system, Llama.

Nov 15, 2024 | yahoo.com | Peter Coulter

Northern Ireland will take on Belarus on Friday night in a Uefa Nations League match despite guidance from the UK government that Belarus should not be allowed to compete. The due to the country's support of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. BBC News NI understands the government is "disappointed" Uefa is allowing the match at Windsor Park in south Belfast to go ahead - however in spite of this it granted visas to Belarusian players and staff.

Oct 25, 2024 | yahoo.com | Cormac Campbell |Peter Coulter |Fiona Murray

WARNING: This article contains distressing details relating to extreme child abuse, suicide and strong language. Cimarron Thomas was 12 years old in 2018 when she used her father's handgun to kill herself. From West Virginia, USA, she played the violin, she loved elephants and chatting with her friends on Snapchat and was looking forward to her 13th birthday. But was being sexually abused and blackmailed online by a student from Northern Ireland, described as the UK's most prolific catfisher.