In today’s Isle of Man Examiner, we report on a court case in which a man is accused of strangling a dog to death.

The story is on the front page.

Also on page 1, we reveal that jobs are to go at a big finance sector company.

Inside:

A row about the patient transfer system.

Flats in Castletown get the go-ahead.

The government is accused of being discourteous by a former minister.

What new council flats in Douglas will look like.

Disturbances outside McDonald’s.

The inquest begins into a 96-year-old woman who died after a fire.

The man who’s fighting to be allowed to stay in his hut near Ramsey - who featured on page one of last week’s Courier - went to court yesterday. We sent a reporter to find out what happened.

A ‘deceitful’ insurance administrator has been jailed for two years for stealing more than £200,000 from his employer. You can find out why he appeared in the dock with two black eyes and his arm in a sling.

Police entered the new mental health facility with public order shields after a patient barricaded himself in a lounge using tables and chairs.

A group of Manx artists have recorded and released a single to raise funds for children in need.

Cayman National Bank in the island has confirmed that financial information stolen by hackers includes clients’ names, addresses, account numbers and balances.

A plasterer from Bride has been jailed for 20 months after his recreational cannabis use led him into the murky world of drug trafficking.

A planning application has been submitted to turn The Ship Inn in Castletown into a home. Meanwhile, Heron and Brearley has lost its appeal over the Liverpool Arms in Baldrine.

We visit homes of people who’ve already put up their Christmas decorations.

A hotel worker from Castletown who stole a guest’s wallet containing £200 has been punished by a court.

Laxey Glen Gardens pavilion was filled with cheerful sounds during a fundraising concert to help villagers affected by flooding. we joined them.

In his column, Alistair Ramsay looks at the pros and cons of us electing the chief minister directly.

Afer the crackdown on feeding birds in Douglas, we ask people for their views in our Word on the Street feature.

A mother from St John’s was left with bruising to her face, with one eye almost closed, after she was attacked by her daughter.

A big TT contract has been won by a Luxembourg firm.

The government says it’s investing our money ethically.

Lots of photographs from the Christmas lights switch-on in Douglas.

Plus there is lots of coverage of sport in our Final Whistle section, 10 pages of business news, your letters, Terry Cringle’s Times Past, the property sales column and lots of community news.

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