Arthur Greenwood is not much remembered these days, but in September 1939 he performed a great service to his country. As Nazi troops poured into Poland, blowing apart Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasing Hitler, Arthur – the deputy leader of the Labour Party – stood up to speak in the House of Commons. … Read more
Boris Johnson threatens to suspend all checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea if the EU doesn’t stop its hardline approach Prime Minister is considering suspending checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea Sources say he fears the resulting disruption could destabilise Northern Ireland The row is over the Brexit deal which prevents checks made at … Read more
Boris Johnson holds Brexit talks with Irish counterpart Micheal Martin at Chequers amid deadlock over Northern Ireland Protocol By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:11 BST, 14 May 2021 | Updated: 17:12 BST, 14 May 2021 Boris Johnson and his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin discussed post-Brexit trade and the Ballymurphy massacre during a … Read more
A Northern Ireland veteran could face criminal charges over the ‘Ballymurphy massacre’ 50 years ago. The former paratrooper, known only as M3, killed builder Edward Doherty in August 1971, a judge said this week. It came on the day the government vowed to bring in law to protect soldiers from the conflict being dragged to … Read more
The Prime Minister has ‘apologised unreservedly’ for the events that led to the deaths of 10 innocent civilians in Ballymurphy 50 years ago. Boris Johnson made the apology on behalf of the UK Government during a phone call with Northern Ireland‘s First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill, the leader of Sinn … Read more
A solar storm could mean the Northern Lights will be seen from the UK on Wednesday evening, according to the Met Office. The phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, should be visible under clear skies in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and possibly even parts of Northern England, as well as other … Read more
A solar storm could mean the Northern Lights will be seen from the UK on Wednesday evening, according to the Met Office. The phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, should be visible under clear skies in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and possibly even parts of Northern England, as well as other … Read more
Coronavirus daily deaths tumbled by 86 per cent from 14 to just 2 in a week while cases rose slightly by 6 per cent in the same period as official figures show a third of UK adults are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The latest Department for Health figures show that the number of daily virus … Read more
Hundreds of bikers rode through London with the support of veterans and even an MP as part of rally to prevent old soldiers being tried over historic offences committed during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. Sacked minister Johnny Mercer led the Respect Our Veterans march on Saturday after the trial against two paratroopers accused of murdering … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer slams Government plans to ban prosecutions of ex-soldiers who served during Northern Ireland Troubles Sacked Johnny Mercer said Government’s plan would ‘cut off pathway to justice’ Queen’s speech expected to have proposal to block trials linked to the Troubles Ministers hope it would end threat of court hanging over the … Read more