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Loyalist paramilitaries ‘community workers by day, terrorists at night’ – former PSNI chief – The Irish Times

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Loyalist paramilitaries were often behaving as “community workers by day and terrorists by night”, former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) chief constable George Hamilton has told a Westminster committee. Mr Hamilton, who led the PSNI from 2014 to 2019, said loyalist communities must be empowered to resist the influence of paramilitaries in their neighbourhoods … Read more

UK's parliament approves emergency powers to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks – The Journal

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UK’s parliament approves emergency powers to take control of Scunthorpe steelworks  The Journal UK takes control of British Steel under emergency powers  BBC UK MPs approve govt bid to take control of steel plant  RTE.ie British government takes over running of UK’s last major steel plant from Chinese owner Jingye  CNN The steel crisis has made the UK business … Read more

Starmer looking at ‘every conceivable way’ to avoid compensating Gerry Adams – The Irish Times

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Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said the UK prime minister’s insistence that he will block compensation to him and other Troubles internees should come as “no surprise”. Mr Adams also warned of the need for “caution” and called for more detail to be provided by the UK government in how it intends to … Read more

UK parliament reject Tory bid to launch fresh grooming gang inquiry – TheJournal.ie

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UK parliament reject Tory bid to launch fresh grooming gang inquiry  TheJournal.ie UK government wavering over another national inquiry into child abuse by grooming gangs  The Irish Times Does UK need another national inquiry into rape and sexual abuse gangs?  The Guardian Jess Phillips does not rule out new national inquiry into grooming gangs  Sky News PMQs: Starmer beats … Read more