Ben Lowry

The 250th anniversary of American independence has been celebrated at a reception in Belfast.

​I was in court when Jeffrey Donaldson was cross-examined by the prosecution barrister Rosemary Walsh KC.

​On Thursday late afternoon I was at the US consul-general’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of US independence.

Ten years ago, on the Saturday before the EU referendum, I wrote that Brexit could blow the UK apart.

It is two hundred and fifty years to the day since the signing of the American Declaration of Independence.

​I was sorry to see the British tennis player, Arthur Fery, fall yesterday in the Wimbledon semi-final, after a stunning run of success from ranked 114 in the world.

​This week millions in damages was paid to survivors of a Troubles loyalist terrorist attack on a pub in Co Down.

Luton airport is now the best way to fly from Belfast to London.​

This month we covered the visit of a UK government minister to several prominent businesses in Belfast.

Last month I wrote about the longest day, which was followed by magical sunny June weather.