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There is no disguising the historic importance of this election result for Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole. For we now have two parts of the UK where political parties avowedly dedicated to its break-up hold the whip hand. In Scotland the SNP, which wants independence, consolidated its power last week. And in … Read more
Soaring house prices have pushed more than 4million homes into a higher stamp duty bracket since the start of the pandemic, new research has claimed. A total of 4.3 million homes now attract a higher grade of stamp duty compared to March 2020, translating into higher taxes for potential buyers. The research by Zoopla suggested … Read more
A P&O Ferries vessel which went adrift in the Irish Sea has been cleared to sail again – amid reports the company is paying agency crews a basic rate of less than £4 an hour. The European Causeway, which can carry 410 passengers, lost power for more than an hour while sailing from Cairnryan in … Read more
Game of Thrones location is defaced with pro-Russian graffiti: Dark Hedges road in Northern Ireland is daubed with chalk ‘Z’ symbol seen on Putin’s tanks An iconic road in Northern Ireland was defaced by pro-Russian graffiti this week The Dark Hedges route, North Antrim, was had ‘Glory to Russia’ painted on it The tree-lined road … Read more
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson warns that May’s Stormont election is a ‘battle for Northern Ireland’ itself saying a Sinn Fein win will pave the way to an Irish reunification vote Apocalyptic claim made in Easter message to DUP colleagues by party leader Sinn Fein has said that its election focus is on health and economic issues … Read more
Michael Olise withdraws from the France U21 squad with a foot injury as winger emerges as a doubt for Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park clash with Arsenal after the international break Michael Olise has been a standout performer at Crystal Palace this season He has now picked up a foot injury while away with the France … Read more
Get set for the March heatwave: Parts of Britain could be hotter than Athens as temperatures soar to 62F this week (but Scotland could plunge to -1C) Sunny spells begin to break up the rain and showers as the UK is set to head for highs of 17C (62.6F) on Friday A more clear, dry … Read more
Weekend weather is set to be fine but wind and freezing Icelandic air will send temperatures plunging as low as -7C in Scotland next week. The Met Office today forecasted largely sunny weather after lifting its warnings for snow and ice as the country managed to dodge Storm Gladys. It forecasted a chilly start to the … Read more
Brexit stalemate goes on: Liz Truss and EU’s Sefcovic fail to come up with solution to Northern Ireland impasse after latest round of talks in London Foreign Secretary and European Commission vice president met in London It comes after Northern Ireland plunged into a fresh political upheaval last week DUP withdrew Paul Givan as first … Read more
January blues were lifted with England’s sunniest start to a year on record, weather data shows It seems the January blues were blown aside last month as England enjoyed the sunniest start to a year on record The country saw an average of 80.7 hours of sunshine last month, according to the Met Office The … Read more