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Northern Ireland deputy First Minister calls for calm, amid tensions over loyalist bonfires
Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill has appealed for calm, amid tensions over loyalist bonfires marking the eve of the Twelfth of July parades.
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Covid absences in schools ‘a relentless battle’, says headteacher
The number of children not in school is at its highest since the March reopening. Entire classes and in many cases whole year groups have been sent home after one pupil has tested positive for Covid or come into contact with someone who has.
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US president Joe Biden meets with Boris Johnson ahead of G7 summit in Cornwall
Meeting ahead of the G7 summit in Cornwall, Boris Johnson joked with Joe Biden saying he wouldn’t disagree with anything the president says.
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Northern Ireland, Part 2: Will Brexit lead to a United Ireland?
As some say the call for a border poll on a United Ireland is growing, what would it take to get to that point, and what would it mean to be a Unionist, if the Union no longer exists?
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Ampleforth College faces questions over pupil safeguarding
In November the school was banned by the government from accepting new pupils, after it failed to show inspectors that it could keep them safe.
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Author Edna O’Brien: ‘Women and girls are weapons of war now ’
Author Edna O’Brien latest novel is called simply GIRL and it deals with the abuse of women, this time based on the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped five years ago.
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50 Years on from the Troubles – many fear a return to violence amid talk of a hard border
Today marked 50 years since the event which started the Troubles in Northern Ireland as British troops were deployed on the streets to quell violence between the Catholic community and the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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US immigration policy under fire over death of man deported to Iraq
A 41-year-old man who was deported from the United States to Iraq – a place he’d never set foot in his life – has died in Baghdad, unable to get the insulin he needed to stay alive.
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The Pope v the populists
Under Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has become a radical, pro-migrant voice. From washing the feet of refugees to calling for open borders, his message of love-thy-neighbour is clear. But on the other side, there’s Matteo Salvini, who fronts Italy’s populist Lega party.
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NI judge defends journalists’ right to protect sources
Two years ago, a documentary about the six Catholic men murdered named their alleged killers. But instead of investigating the gunmen, police in Northern Ireland arrested the makers of the film.
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Former head of Army denies Ballymurphy cover-up
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his leadership of Nato forces in the Kosovo War and headed the British Army during the invasion of Iraq. But back in 1971 General Sir Mike Jackson was a captain in the Parachute Regiment serving in Belfast, with specific responsibility for press relations. And today he gave evidence at…
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Nationwide curfew imposed after anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka
A nationwide curfew has been imposed in Sri Lanka for a third night after a wave of anti-Muslim violence left one person dead and dozens of shops and mosques destroyed. The Sri Lankan government today said that hardline Buddhist groups were probably behind the violence and that following more than 70 arrests, calm has been restored.…
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Sri Lanka church services cancelled amid fears of further terrorist attacks
A week on from the attack on the city’s St Sebastian Church, in which dozens were killed, the faithful had to pray for the dead at home when Catholic churches were closed over fears of further attacks.
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Sri Lankan government says soldiers involved in gun battle with militants
Catholic churches say they’ve cancelled Sunday masses until further notice, fearing they could be targeted in future attacks.
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Pope vows “concrete measures” at child sexual abuse summit
The Pope has put forward 21 proposals to tackle the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic church and protect children as he opened a four day summit at the Vatican.