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The Latest Breaking News from Northern Ireland

Victims’ images projected on Parliament as Government urged to scrap legacy Bill

The controversial legislation is set to return to Parliament this week.

The Independent UK

UK’s controversial Northern Ireland ‘legacy’ Bill: All you need to know

The bill, which aims to reconcile the Troubles era legacy issues, would offer a conditional amnesty to accused killers.

Al Jazeera

Government bailout will not solve NI’s financial problems – Chris Heaton-Harris

The Northern Ireland Secretary was speaking at the British-Irish Association Conference.

The Independent UK

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UK and Irish governments must work in ‘lock step’ to provide stability in NI

Ireland’s deputy premier said relations between London and Dublin had improved ‘significantly’ in the last year but said more cooperation was needed.

The Independent UK

NI schools to be checked urgently for presence of collapse-prone concrete

The Department of Education said the Education Authority would carry out structural surveys.

The Independent UK

PSNI chief Byrne’s tenure has been marked by controversies

The Police Service of Northern Ireland’s fifth chief constable also endured a sometimes stormy relationship with political leaders.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland's 'peace babies' share stories of a divided Belfast

In Northern Ireland, the generation born after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement is known as the "peace babies". Yet, 25 years after the end of the conflict between nationalists, who want a united Ireland, and unionists, who want to remain part of the United Kingdom, the trauma of The Troubles…

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When do children go back to school in the UK?

With the first day of school looming around the corner, it is always a good idea to keep track of the right dates in your diary - here is a list of term dates across the UK

The Independent UK

Lawfulness of immunity proposal will be tested in the courts, Morgan says

Sir Declan Morgan said the amnesty provision of the Government’s proposed amnesty legislation was controversial.

The Independent UK

Lack of will hindered attempts to deal with legacy issues – Sir Declan Morgan

The former lord chief justice for Northern Ireland is the incoming chief commissioner of the ICRIR.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland by ferry: Swerve the airport and set sail for an affordable, relaxed journey

It’s a blissful eight hours of decompression – and at £64 for a Liverpool-Belfast return crossing, including all your luggage, it’s a great-value way to visit the Northern Irish capital, writes Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Lyra McKee mural vandalised in Florida

Artwork of murdered Northern Ireland writer and activist at Zebra youth centre was defaced with swastika and anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Legacy Bill risks Northern Ireland peace agreement, say US senators

Senior Democrats make clear their concerns over the proposed legislation that would end Troubles-era cases and inquests – saying peace and justice in Northern Ireland is crucial to the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’

The Independent UK

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and her prison drama Screw: ‘For so long I was told my Derry accent was too strong, too working class’

O’Donnell might only be at the beginning of her career, but she is already a national treasure in Northern Ireland. She tells Ellie Harrison about how she got here

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Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

The Independent UK

Pressure builds on government as ‘seventh circle of hell’ at Stormont continues

Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over Brexit arrangements.

Roll Call

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football - Roll Call

Several lawmakers visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland said they will be attending the Navy-Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dublin.

The Independent UK

NI students celebrate GCSE results despite uncertainty around grade levels

Of the 30,800 GCSE students in the region who received their results, 86.8% received grade C/4 and above, while 34.5% received grade A/7 and above.

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GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 30,800 students are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

GCSE results day 2023: higher fall in proportion of top grades in England than in other UK nations – as it happened

Pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland find out their results for GCSEs and level 2 vocational technical qualifications

The Guardian - UK

Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland

Advice was part of briefing for Peter Mandelson when he became Labour’s Northern Ireland secretary in 1999

The Independent UK

‘Politically charged’ option of closing rail network sections suggested in 2000

Declassified papers reveal tensions during the first meeting of a new rail task force in 2000.

The Independent UK

Stormont official suggested ‘sexier’ picture of NI economy required, files show

The official said a Foreign and Commonwealth Office briefing document for use by UK embassies overseas was a ‘relic of the past’.

The Independent UK

Officials told not to ’embarrass’ schools with McGuinness visits, records reveal

There were around 50 demonstrations in schools across Northern Ireland in response to Martin McGuinness’s appointment as education minister in 1999.

The Independent UK

Mandelson was advised not to refer to Ireland as ‘The Free State’

Declassified files reveal briefing notes given to new Northern Ireland Office ministers in 1999.

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