Gary Gibbon
A G8 agenda to ‘suit you, sir’
As the G8 summit tees off, non-governmental organisations, armed with praise and planning, are setting the agenda in Fermanagh.
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Gary Gibbon
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Whatever happened to Brits losing?
You cannot be serious! From Justin Rose to Andy Murray, Brits keep winning things. So have we forgotten how to lose?
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Gary Gibbon
Assad’s fate in Fermanagh’s ‘dreary steeples’
Churchill called them the “dreary steeples of Fermanagh and Tyrone”. The world may have been convulsed by war between 1914-18, but as he sat down in its aftermath yet again to stare at maps of the disputed border counties, Ireland’s bloody quarrel emerged from the Firsr World War battle smoke untouched.
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G8 security: police, protesters and paramilitaries
The Northern Ireland G8 summit has seen £50m put into security preparations. With 3,600 officers brought in from across the UK for back-up, protesters are saying the operation is over the top.
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Faisal Islam
The bankruptcy G8
Guests of David Cameron’s G8 summit will not need to look further than their own doorstep for examples of a challenging world economy.
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Cameron: aid tradition makes me ‘proud to be British’
Britain pledges £375 million to help feed millions of the world’s poorest children, as part of a global agreement to tackle malnutrition.
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Nadal through to eighth French Open final after epic semi
In a classic five-set semi-final, Spain’s Rafael Nadal defeats world number one Novak Djokovic in Paris to reach his eighth French Open tennis final, where he will play fellow Spaniard David Ferrer.
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Alex Thomson
International parties have hidden agenda to destroy Syria – Hamas leader
EXCLUSIVE: Hamas has not betrayed the Assad regime by relocating from Syria to Qatar and opposes foreign intervention in Syria, says Khaled Meshaal.
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Man charged over 1982 Hyde Park bombing
John Anthony Downey is charged with the murders of four soldiers in the IRA’s notorious Hyde Park bombing in London 31 years ago.
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Wigan’s fairytale win returns soul to FA Cup
After years of commercialisation, Wigan Athletic’s dramatic FA Cup final win helped restore a little lost lustre to the most famous knock-out competition, writes football commentator John Anderson.
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Focus on immigration in Queen’s speech
The government lays out proposals for tighter controls on immigration in the Queen’s speech. But critics will focus on what has been left out of the coalition’s plans.
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Keme Nzerem
Blood bags in doping scandal could be destroyed
The biggest doping ring in the history of sport is unravelling, but blood bags which could be vital evidence might yet be destroyed on the orders of a court.
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Thatcher makes final journey to Westminster
The body of Baroness Thatcher is lying in the chapel at parliament for a private service ahead of her funeral tomorrow.
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Girl Guides join campaign to end Sun’s page three
Members of Girlguiding UK are backing a campaign to end the Sun’s topless page three models feature, which began more than 40 years ago.
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Jon Snow
So will the HBOS trio go to jail?
Will anything be done? Will any of these people ever be brought to book? The record thus far suggests not a lot will happen.
