Almost 3,500 cases of the Indian Covid variant have now been spotted across the UK, with the number of people testing positive for the strain having more than doubled in a week. Public Health England’s weekly update said the B.1.617.2 variant had been detected 3,424 times by May 19, up from 1,313 a week ago. … Read more
Violence is not completely ‘off the table’ in efforts to tear up the Northern Ireland protocol, loyalists warned today. Giving evidence to MPs, a member of the Loyalist Communities Council said violent action would be a ‘last resort’ but could not be ruled out totally. Representatives from the LCC were appearing before the Northern Ireland … Read more
Prince Charles and Camilla looked jovial today as they met traders in an open air market in Bangor, Northern Ireland. The Prince of Wales, 72, sported his signature pinstriped suit and looked delighted to meet well-wishers in the town as he set aside any concerns arising from his son Prince Harry‘s explosive string of interviews … Read more
Boris offered a grovelling apology for the Ballymurphy massacre on the floor of the House of Commons today. The Prime Minister poignantly named all 10 victims of the 1971 bloodshed perpetrated by British soldiers in Northern Ireland ahead of Prime Minister’s Questions. Last week coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that the people killed in Ballymurphy … Read more
Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington dazzle in shots for upcoming movie School for Good and Evil By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 06:12 BST, 19 May 2021 | Updated: 06:12 BST, 19 May 2021 Charlize Theron and Kerry Washington are seen in new shots taken on the set of School for Good and Evil, an upcoming fantasy … Read more
Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles kicked off their two-day visit to Northern Ireland today with a trip to Belfast City Hall and the famous Harland & Wolff shipyard. The Prince of Wales, 72, and Duchess of Cornwall, 73, were welcomed to the City Hall by Lord Mayor Frank McCoubrey, with Charles offering his signature namaste … Read more
Restaurants, bars and pubs have welcomed customers inside for the first time in months as the latest easing of lockdown restrictions has come into effect. From today, covid restrictions on indoor activities and household mixing have been eased across most of the UK, with indoor food and entertainment venues allowed to reopen across England and … Read more
Police launch urgent appeal for two missing brothers, five and eight, who have not been seen since they got into a black Ford on Friday in Belfast Patrick Hovarth, five, and his older brother Fabricio, eight, are both missing The two siblings were last sighted in the Limestone road area of Belfast They were seen … Read more
Ulster Brexit checks will be scrapped as new DUP leader vows to ‘strip away’ parts of the Northern Ireland protocol Edwin Poots called to go ‘back to drawing board’ on Northern Ireland protocol In his first interview since his election on Friday, he vowed to fix issue in 90 days Row centres on protocol in … Read more
Boris Johnson could rip up UK’s post-Brexit agreement with the EU over Northern Ireland to avoid eruption of violence during the summer marching season Boris Johnson could rip up post-Brexit agreement with EU over Northern Ireland The government could suspend checks on goods arriving from the UK mainland Brexit Minister Lord Frost urged Brussels to … Read more