The signing of the Belfast Agreement in 1998 brought an end to decades of extreme political violence in Northern Ireland. But more than 20 years later, the peace process still faces threats and both loyalist and republican paramilitary groups continue to operate. Since 2016, annual security statistics in Northern IrelandContinue Reading
Here come the two teams! The pitch has been heavily watered, the light show has finished, now it’s time for some football. Raheem Sterling and Serge Aurier lead their respective sides out to the first roar of the night, and line up for the national anthems. It may be aContinue Reading
The charity fundraising gig, held in Birmingham’s Resorts World Arena, includes a brilliant line-up with Ed Sheeran, Camilla Cabello and Emeli Sandé – among other big names. ITV, STVand Livewire Pictures are raising funds through the concert for the Disaster’s Emergency Committee’s (DEC) Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. An expected £3 million ofContinue Reading
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard, has called for the communities affected by the shooting in August 2021 to be kept together after a proposal by the Conservative Party to split Keyham and Ford between different Parliamentary constituencies. The residents of Keyham in Plymouth have also expressed their disappointment in response toContinue Reading
Flickr/Irish Labour Party, CC BY-SA Remember this name: Ivana Bacik. She is the new leader of Ireland’s Labour party – and an energetic voice for change and social justice. Her paternal grandfather settled in Ireland from Czechoslovakia after the second world war after being imprisoned by the Nazis. Now inContinue Reading
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ireland has condemned the Government’s decision to expel four of its diplomats, saying the move “will not go unanswered.” In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said four senior officials had been asked to leave the country asContinue Reading
Europe’s Digital Markets Act requires interoperability between popular messaging apps. But experts warn encryption could be compromised.Continue Reading
DAILY Covid infections in the UK have dropped by 17 per cent in a week. Another 80,830 new cases have been reported today, last Tuesday there were 94,524. It comes ahead of major testing rule changes on Friday – where Brits will have to pay to check if they haveContinue Reading
LUIS ENRIQUE appeared to rule himself out of the running for Manchester United’s manager’s role. The former Barcelona boss is reported to be among a number of coaches linked to the Red Devils hotseat, with Erik ten Hag rumoured to be the frontrunner. 2 Luis Enrique intends to remain inContinue Reading
In the early 1990s, when he was deputy mayor of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin was known to a member of the city’s legislature, Viktor Talanov. A psychologist by profession, Talanov prepared a study of Putin in which he concluded that one of his subject’s fundamental psychological characteristics was a veryContinue Reading
