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Bomb call outs in NI highest in three years as Peace fund chief warns 2021 will be ‘particularly challenging’
"We still have all of the tensions in certain areas around identity, paramilitarism, flags, bonfires, they are still all there."
Keep post-Brexit pledge and ban supertrawlers, Greenpeace UK urges PM
“Unless we start properly protecting these fragile habitats from the most damaging examples of industrial fishing, the UK cannot lay claim to being a world leader in ocean protection.”
Greta Thunberg at 18: I’m not telling anyone what to do
“I’m not telling anyone else what to do, but there is a risk when you are vocal about these things and don’t practise as you preach, then you will become criticised for that and what you are saying won’t be taken seriously.”
Cyclists chafe at bum deal on Brexit bike saddles
The cheek of it!
Brexit: Quarrelling begins as Spain says it has last word on border entry into Gibraltar
"The final decision on who enters the Schengen area belongs to Spain.”
PM orders children back to school tomorrow – but warns tougher restrictions could be coming
His comments come as unions advised teachers not to return to the classroom, and heads took legal action over the government’s plans.
Legal action taken as pressure mounts on Government to keep schools closed
“Confusion reigns among parents, teachers and pupils over who will be back in school tomorrow and who won’t.”
Covid: Cancer operations face cancellation in capital due to pressure on NHS
“I’m worried about patient safety because if these little things are happening now when we’re short and it’s busy, it’s only going to get worse."
Earth remained habitable for billions of years ‘because of good luck’
“To put it another way, if an intelligent observer had been present on the early Earth as life first evolved, and was able to calculate the chances of the planet staying habitable for the next several billion years, the calculation may well have revealed very poor odds.”