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Northern Ireland, Part 1: A return to the “bad old days”?
Paraic O’Brien explores how even though Northern Ireland’s youth weren’t around during the Troubles, the stories they are told strengthen the bonds of Unionism today.


100 years on: where do the allegiances of Northern Ireland’s young Catholics lie?
If you live in Belfast, do you look to London, or do you look to Dublin? Or maybe you look to both, or neither.


Family of minicab driver who was stabbed to death call for safety changes
The family of a man stabbed to death while working for a ride hailing app are calling for safety changes which they say could spare other families the nightmare they're currently living.


Trial of two former soldiers accused of murdering IRA leader collapses
The prosecution in Belfast of two former paratroopers for the shooting in 1972 of Joe McCann has collapsed after the judge in the case excluded statements given by the two former soldiers.


Keir Starmer says he’s ‘a man who can’t stand injustice’ as Labour face pressure in polls
In just two days voters in many parts of the country will go to the ballot box to elect mayors and local councils across England, national parliaments in Scotland and Wales, as well as two by-elections.


Soccer star Dalian Atkinson died after being Tasered and kicked by police officer, murder trial told
The trial of two police officers over the death of a retired footballer has heard how the victim was Tasered for six times the amount he should have been.


‘There is a concern that the DUP is going to regress back into its fundamentalist roots’, says political commentator Sarah Creighton
We are joined by the political commentator Sarah Creighton.


100 years on: How do today’s Loyalist teenagers see their Northern Irish identity?
The Queen has hailed the continued peace in Northern Ireland as a credit to its people - in a message marking a hundred years since its creation.


Understand fans’ ‘frustrations’, ministers say after Manchester United protest
Fans' frustration towards some football clubs and their ownership needs to be understood, ministers conceded today - after last night's violent scenes outside Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.


Current social distancing rules could be ditched in England from June
There's “a good chance" that England's one-metre plus social distancing rule can be scrapped next month, according to the Prime Minister - although he said the major step towards re-opening the country would still depend on the data.


We hear from the Welsh party leaders ahead of next week’s national election
The elections are being held in the midst of a Covid pandemic, which has transformed the dynamic of the campaign.


Manchester United v Liverpool postponed after protesting fans invade the pitch
Manchester United's potentially title-deciding home game against Liverpool has had to be postponed, after hundreds of fans invaded the pitch at Old Trafford a couple of hours before kickoff.


‘We will not be recommending vaccination in children unless there are good, solid reasons to do so’ – JCVI’s Prof Anthony Harnden
We spoke to professor Anthony Harnden, who's deputy chair of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation


NHS England draws up plan to give Covid jab to secondary school children aged 12 and over
Children aged 12 and over could be offered the Covid jab when they go back to school this autumn


Thousands march through London in Kill The Bill demonstration
The new Policing Bill prompted demonstrations in several cities.



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