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Prime Minister’s statement in full as he calls General Election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the date of the General Election, saying it will take place at a time when “the world is more dangerous than it has been since the end of the Cold War”. Standing in the rain outside Number 10 Mr Sunak said ...

22 May 2024 at 18:47

Northern Ireland

Key questions as powersharing returns in Northern Ireland

Here are answers to some of the key questions surrounding the return of powersharing in Northern Ireland. – What is happening at Stormont on Saturday? MLAs will return to Parliament Buildings in Belfast following a political impasse which has ...

03 Feb 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Major strikes scheduled for weeks over Christmas and into January

Strikes by workers across the country in disputes over pay, pensions, jobs and conditions are set to escalate in the weeks up to Christmas and into January. Here are some of the strikes and ballots planned: – December 7 Members of the ...

06 Dec 2022 at 23:17

Northern Ireland

Assisted dying: What is the law as MPs debate the controversial issue?

MPs at Westminster are debating assisted dying after a petition on discussing the controversial issue gained more than 200,000 signatures. Demonstrators on both sides of the argument have gathered ahead of the Westminster Hall debate,...

29 Apr 2024 at 15:32

Soccer

Qatar 2022: Greatest shocks in World Cup history after Saudi Arabia stun Argentina

Saudi Arabia produced one of the great World Cup shocks as they beat Argentina 2-1 on Tuesday. Here, we look at 10 previous big upsets in the tournament’s history. United States 1 England 0 (Brazil, 1950) #OTD in 1950: USA 1 – 0 ENG ...

22 Nov 2022 at 16:12

Northern Ireland

Alliance Party’s General Election manifesto at a glance

Reform of Stormont’s devolved structures has been a long-term objective of the Alliance Party and unsurprisingly forms a key plank of its General Election manifesto. Here, the PA news agency examines its plans for institutional ...

20 Jun 2024 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Why are voters in Northern Ireland poised for a return to the polls?

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has said a Stormont Assembly election will go ahead, despite not setting a date for the poll. Here, we answer some of the key questions about the political turmoil at Stormont. – ...

28 Oct 2022 at 17:30

Northern Ireland

Council election results overshadowed by question of when Stormont will return

Rarely has any election campaign been quite so dominated by the fallout from the result of a poll which took place a full year before. Sinn Fein chose to make the 2023 council elections all about the fact that its vice ...

20 May 2023 at 15:17

Arts & Entertainment

EXPLAINER: Elon Musk and Twitter – what happens next?

Mercurial billionaire Elon Musk has said he wants to buy Twitter outright, taking it private to restore its commitment to what he describes as “free speech”. But his offer, which seemed to fall flat with investors on ...

15 Apr 2022 at 13:00

Arts & Entertainment

MacD on Music: Still hard to explain

So, Halloween has come and gone, which means that the countdown officially begins to that one day we all look forward to, that day with the man with the white beard. Yes, I’m of course talking about Billy Connelly’s ...

06 Nov 2023 at 09:30

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Protocol: Key questions answered

Rishi Sunak will meet Ursula von der Leyen on Monday to discuss the “range of complex challenges around” the Northern Ireland Protocol. Here are answers to some of the main questions about the Irish Sea trading ...

26 Feb 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the details of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. – Who would be ...

28 Nov 2024 at 19:13

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