Prime Minister Theresa May is to attend the funeral of murdered journalist Lyra McKee.
The 29-year-old was shot dead when she was reporting on riots in the Fanad Drive area of Creggan, Derry, on Thursday night.
Ms McKee, who was from North Belfast but moved to Derry to live with partner Sara Canning, was rushed to Altnagelvin Hospital in the back of a police Land Rover but died shortly after.
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This morning, it was confirmed that the PM will travel to Belfast for her funeral. The President of Ireland, the taoiseach (Irish prime minister) and leaders of Northern Ireland's political parties are also expected to attend.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will also travel to Belfast today to attend the funeral.
A spokeswoman said: "The PM will travel to Belfast today where she will attend the funeral of Lyra McKee. Questions in the House of Commons at noon will be taken by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster."
The New IRA admitted they were responsible for the fatal attack. They issued a statement apologising for her murder.
It came after friends of Ms McKee defaced the outside of a Saoradh office by putting red handprints on the walls of its headquarters in Derry on Monday.
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The group held the protest over the murder of the talented journalist and published author.
A number of her friends walked to Junior McDaid House in Derry, where they used a pot of red paint to place handprints on the side of the office walls.
A group of some six men, understood to be members of republican group Saoradh, who are associated with the New IRA, stood outside the building during the intense protest.
Ms McKee's funeral will take place at Belfast Cathedral at 1pm today.
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