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Met police investigating after referral from PSNI about allegation former DUP leader raped woman in 2016The Metropolitan police are investigating an allegation that the former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson raped a woman inside parliament in 2016.Scotlan…
Read MoreReport finds ‘window of opportunity’ for formal process involving loyalist and republican groupsThe British and Irish governments should engage with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to negotiate their disbandment, according to a report.A “window…
Read MoreHe argued there was no evidence to suggest the result of the Brexit vote had been swayed as a result of the effortAndy Burnham promises ‘serious dialogue’ over UK’s relationship with EUZia Yusuf, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson, has said he does …
Read MoreProspect of contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road has led to a two-week standoff in PortadownThe Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, has announced he will ban the contentious Drumcree parade.Bryant said it had not been possible to fin…
Read MoreHundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong windsThe “astonishing and bizarre” Bendy Tree in Northern Ireland has been crowned the winner of this year’s tree of the year competition.The wych elm tree, lo…
Read MoreActors and musicians sign open letter urging government to protect residents amid impasse over Drumcree paradeDozens of artists, actors and musicians including Susan Sarandon and Noel Gallagher have expressed support for Garvaghy Road residents in the …
Read MoreDispute over march will now go to legal appeal on Monday after talks hosted by Northern Ireland secretary endTalks aimed at resolving the Drumcree parade dispute have broken up without agreement, with the Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Bryant, descr…
Read MoreNorthern Ireland secretary holding talks with both sides as Garvaghy Road group launches fresh legal challengeUK politics live – latest updatesTalks to break the deadlock over the controversial Drumcree parade will continue with the Northern Ireland se…
Read MorePM, in first speech to party conference as leader, insists his plans are a ‘good deal’ for older peopleBurnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social careAngela Rayner, the housing secretary, has apparently confir…
Read MoreRow comes amid rising division and a tendency towards cynical political posturing in Northern IrelandThree decades ago, it took the deaths of three Roman Catholic children – the Quinn brothers, Jason, nine, Mark, 10, and 11-year-old Richard – in a petr…
Read MoreA court ruled that a parade by a Protestant group could pass through a largely Catholic area for the first time in three decades. Protesters blocked the route.
Read MoreGovernments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defusedPortadown march: latest updatesLike a ghost from its troubled past, Drumcree has unexpectedly reappeared to remind people how far Northern Ireland h…
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