Stormont minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports
DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.
DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.
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Edwin Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue with agri-food checks on goods arriving at local ports from Great Britain.
The Taoiseach said on Wednesday that he plans to bring a proposal for a citizens’ assembly on biodiversity to Cabinet ‘shortly’.
President has often said his work on cancer reflected the almost-unbearable frustrations the couple felt as they struggled to find the best care for Beau
President Joe Biden is reportedly ordering 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg to Poland and Germany and redeploying 1,000 more from Germany to Romania
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As of Wednesday there were 225 nursing homes experiencing an outbreak of the disease, the Minister for Older People Mary Butler said.
France says it will start administering Pfizer’s coronavirus antiviral drug this week, the first pill for treating COVID-19 approved in the 27-nation EU
The Oireachtas transport committee heard from the Irish Aviation Authority, following a row over Russian military exercises, on Wednesday.
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Five Insulate Britain activists have been jailed at the High Court after breaching an injunction by protesting on the M25 last year.
A tweet by security chief Richard Moore sparked a playful exchange with GCHQ.
The Scottish pair sealed a 9-5 victory at the Ice Cube in Beijing
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Scottish Woman’s Football chief executive Aileen Campbell said it was a ‘badly misjudged’ decision by the Kirkcaldy club.
The Vatican and an Italian Catholic bishop have protested a performance at Italy’s Sanremo music festival that featured a “profane” faux baptism on stage, lamenting in particular that it was broadcast on Italian public television
Taliban militants have been flocking to amusement parks since the group seized power last August
Food and drink will not be served in the second half of Six Nations matches at the Principality Stadium
The duchess is the new patron of the Rugby Football Union and the Rugby Football League – roles that used to belong to the Duke of Sussex.
CNN head Jeff Zucker resigned abruptly after 9 years at the media company The executive said he had failed to disclose a personal relationship in the wake of the company’s investigation into Chris Cuomo, who was fired late last year after allegations of sexual harassment
The Commission on Flags, Identity, Culture and Tradition (FICT) was originally set up in 2016 in a bid to find consensus on contentious issues.
Policy experts have broadly welcomed the Levelling Up White Paper, but questioned whether there would be enough money to achieve its aims.