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Legislation introduced to push back deadline to form a Stormont Executive

Legislation has been introduced at Westminster to push back the deadline by which a Northern Ireland Executive must be formed. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill also sees MLA salaries slashed by about a third while the Assembly is unable to conduct business, and take “limited but necessary steps” to maintain public services. The draft legislation was introduced to the House of Commons on Monday evening; Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris was not present in the chamber. The second […]

November 21, 2022 36

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Tumbling oil price weighs on Londons top stocks

Reports that Saudi Arabia and its allies could up oil production helped push down the value of London’s top index on Monday after a lacklustre session of trading. Shares in Shell, BP and Harbour Energy all closed down heavily after a report in the Wall Street Journal sent oil prices down. Opec, the cartel of oil-producing countries, will discuss the potential of increasing production by up to half a million barrels per day at the organisation’s next meeting in early […]

November 21, 2022 64

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BQ owner to update outlook for DIY sector amid income squeeze

B&Q owner Kingfisher is set to reveal how the DIY sector is faring as consumers face squeezed household budgets and the housing market slows. The FTSE 100-listed firm will give shareholders an update on its trading over the latest quarter on Thursday, and investors will be looking eagle-eyed at the company’s outlook for home improvement retailers. Kingfisher, which also owns tools retailer Screwfix, reported sliding profits in its half-year results in September, as it battled higher costs and the pandemic […]

November 20, 2022 25

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Government has not given up on social care reform insists Health Secretary

Health Secretary Steve Barclay said the Government has not abandoned the promised reforms of social care as he acknowledged the NHS was under “severe pressure”. Mr Barclay insisted the pressures on the NHS were “predominantly” to do with the pandemic, but admitted the entire crisis could not be blamed on Covid-19. It comes in the wake of an autumn statement that saw Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announce the health service will receive an extra £3.3 billion in each of the next […]

November 20, 2022 22

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Lord of the Strings Violin used in Tolkien movie trilogy to be auctioned

The violin that called Tolkien’s hobbits to their quest and sounded the defence of Rohan against an orc army is to be auctioned next month. Owned and played by former All-Ireland champion fiddle player Dermot Crehan, the Hardanger violin featured prominently in the music of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Used throughout the scores of all three films, it can be heard particularly clearly 30 seconds into Concerning Hobbits, the second track of the first film, The Fellowship […]

November 20, 2022 22

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Migrant staying at Manston processing centre in Kent dies in hospital

The Home Office say they died this morning after 'becoming unwell' A man staying at the Manston migrant processing centre has died, the Home Office has said. The Home Office said a person, understood to be male, died in hospital on Saturday morning after “becoming unwell”. It is understood that he arrived in the UK as part of a small boat crossing on November 12. He is believed to have been taken ill on Friday evening. A statement posted on […]

November 19, 2022 46

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Sunak meets Zelensky during first visit to Ukraine

The PM tweeted that he told the Ukrainian leader Rishi Sunak said he was “humbled” to be in Ukraine, as the Prime Minister held his first face-to-face meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky. The visit came as the prime minister, in office only a matter of weeks, pledged continued British support to the war-torn country in the fight against Russia. Mr Sunak’s arrival was accompanied by the announcement of a £50 million package of defence aid comprising 125 anti-aircraft guns and […]

November 19, 2022 30

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Australia do the double at Rugby League World Cup winning both the mens and womens final

Both teams clinched their titles in the tournament's dramatic final day at Old Trafford in Manchester The Rugby League World Cup in England has drawn to a close with Australia claiming both the men's and women's titles. In the men's final, captain James Tedesco scored a try in each half to help Australia maintain their global domination with a 30-10 victory over Samoa. Samoa had made history by becoming the first tier-two nation to reach the final, courtesy of their […]

November 19, 2022 33

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Police probe whether New IRA were behind bomb attack on two officers in Northern Ireland

They escaped injury after a bomb detonated at the side of their vehicle in Strabane last night Police are investigating whether the New IRA was responsible for the attempted murder of two officers on patrol in Co Tyrone. PSNI assistant chief constable Bobby Singleton said the location of the incident on Thursday in Strabane and previous attacks made the involvement of the dissident republican splinter group a “strong line of inquiry”. Two officers escaped injury in the attack at Mount Carmel Heights […]

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