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Ukraine war: the lessons from the Northern Ireland peace process
As the French and Chinese presidents, Emmanuel Macron and Xi Jinping, were discussing the need for more constructive international engagement to end the war in Ukraine, it emerged this week that Ukraine, too, was open to reconsidering its options. A top adviser to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, noted that KyivContinue Reading
Kelly is Lionesses’ hero again as penalty seals Finalissima glory against Brazil
CHLOE KELLY was the toast of Wembley AGAIN after sealing England’s glorious Finalissima triumph over Brazil. The Manchester City star struck the winning penalty to secure a 4-2 shootout triumph just eight months after her strike won Euro 2022 for the Lionesses. 5 The Lionesses celebrate winning the Finalissima afterContinue Reading
Suspended Lancs MP Scott Benton’s five gifts from gambling industry
A Lancashire MP who has been suspended after a lobbying ‘sting’ received five gifts from companies linked to the gambling industry including tickets to watch two England football games, the Brits and Wimbledon it has been revealed. Blackpool South MP Scott Benton has had the whip suspended by the ConservativeContinue Reading
Tánaiste rejects suggestion that Biden is snubbing Northern Ireland
The Tánaiste has rejected suggestions that US president Joe Biden’s visit represents a snubbing of Northern Ireland. Mr Biden is taking part in various events across the island of Ireland next week, with his visit beginning in Belfast to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. TheContinue Reading
Finland’s election: what happened to Sanna Marin and what to expect next
The results of Finland’s parliamentary elections signal a tumultuous period ahead. This was to a certain degree foreseen by pre-election polls, which indicated that prime minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democratic Party (SDP) was about to lose to the opposition conservative National Coalition Party (Kok), led by Petteri Orpo. The finalContinue Reading
The 43 Best Films on Disney+ Right Now
These are our favorite classic flicks, Marvel movies, and Star Wars sagas on the streaming platform.Continue Reading
Major change to Covid vaccines programme as new group offered jabs
BABIES and toddlers with serious health conditions will be eligible for a Covid vaccine for the first time in the UK. Around 60,000 high-risk children aged between six months and four years old will be able to get two small doses of the jab from June. Getty – Contributor MedicsContinue Reading
SNP: ‘A difficult day for the party’ – who is Peter Murrell and what are the circumstances of his arrest?
At a time of almost constant political upheaval across the UK in the last few years, sometimes it feels that nothing would surprise us. But the astonishing events that unfolded in Glasgow on the morning of April 5 managed to detonate that notion. At the end of the new firstContinue Reading
Picasso 50 years on: can art be separated from artist?
Exhibitions across Europe and beyond honouring Pablo Picasso on the 50th anniversary of his death have triggered fresh debate about the Spanish artist’s treatment of women. A total of more than 40 exhibitions are being staged in Picasso’s home country and other nations ranging from France, Germany and Monaco to the US,Continue Reading
The COVID pandemic risks lasting damage to adult social care
Comeback Images/Shutterstock Three years have passed since the UK government implemented emergency legislation in response to the COVID pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 made amendments to laws affecting many aspects of society, including the duties and powers incumbent on England’s local authorities to provide adult social care under the CareContinue Reading