Fifty year wait to hear the words - 'entirely innocent'

Theresa May tells British government that protection for veterans will apply to paramilitaries as well

Hastings directors paint doomsday scenario as group swings to huge losses

Doug Beattie doesn't rule out electoral pact with DUP – or Alliance and the SDLP

Brian Feeney: Dublin needs to stand up to Britain and stop appeasing unionists

Lockdown training breaches not our business says Donegal manager Declan Bonner

Former prison governor Vanessa Frake on life spent among notorious serial killers

Arts Q&A: DJ Phil Taggart on Slipknot, Jim Carrey and his Freddie Mercury strut

New Belfast mayor Kate Nicholl pledges to build 'inclusive community relationships'

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Today's TV Wednesday 12 May

Cars parade through Ballymurphy to cheers and applause after coroner’s ruling

Thunder's truck: Ford Ranger ready to rumble with Thunder special edition

Baptist minister calls for citizen's assembly on Ireland's future

Endurance cyclist Joe Barr aims to set Wild Atlantic Way record

Co Tyrone residents object to GAA club stand plan

Coronavirus

Covid: One further death and 89 new cases

There are 56 confirmed Covid patients in hospital, with three in ICU, all of whom are on ventilators.

Topics

Scores of bodies found floating in India's Ganges River

Images on social media of the bodies floating in the river prompted outrage and speculation that they died from Covid-19.
Protests staged outside maternity hospitals in Republic as Covid restrictions rumble on

The Association for Improvements in Maternity Services staged a series of protests at hospitals in Dublin, Donegal and Louth.
Russia's Sputnik V shortages mean limited second doses, say Mexican officials

Mexico has so far received only 1.9 million Sputnik V doses, out of a total of 24 million it has signed a contract for.
Appeal for foster carers as number of children living in care increases during pandemic

FOSTER carers are urgently being sought following a rise in the number of vulnerable children placed in care during the pandemic.

News

Cars parade through Ballymurphy to cheers and applause after coroner's ruling

The occupants of the vehicles waved flags with the word ‘innocent’ on them.

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Ballymurphy

Oxford University makes positive strides in widening access despite pandemic challenges

OXFORD University is making positive strides in widening access despite pandemic challenges.
Co Tyrone residents object to GAA club stand plan

Some residents in a Co Tyrone village have objected to plans by the local GAA club to build a new pitch-side stand backing on to homes.
New Belfast mayor Kate Nicholl pledges to build 'inclusive community relationships'

BELFAST'S new lord mayor has said the main focus of her year in office will be on "building strong, inclusive community relationships" in the city.
Doug Beattie doesn't rule out electoral pact with DUP – or Alliance and the SDLP

ULSTER UNIONIST leadership candidate Doug Beattie hasn't ruled out a future pact with the DUP but the favourite to succeed Steve Aiken has said he will also consider electoral cooperation with Alliance and the SDLP.

Business

Hastings directors paint doomsday scenario as group swings to huge losses

ITS latest set of accounts has laid bare the destructive impact the Covid pandemic has had on the north's biggest hotel group.

Topics

Investors offered chance to back new start-up cohort

INVESTORS are being urged to urged to take an equity stake in one or more of 12 early stage start-up companies which have graduated from a new accelerator programme.
New body launched to support growth of region's hydrogen economy

A NEW membership group Hydrogen NI has been established to support the growth of the clean hydrogen economy in Northern Ireland.
Diane Dodds accused of lacking vision over protocol potential

A NEW 12,000-word document setting out Economy Minister Diane Dodds’ vision for the next decade has been criticized for omitting any reference to the Irish protocol or the all-island economy.
Hubflow to expand its operations as ‘flexi-working' replaces traditional office model

A ‘NEXT generation' hybrid working facility in Belfast is to create at least 12 full and part-time jobs over the next year as lockdown restrictions ease and businesses review their working practices - and whether it makes economic sense to run a permanent office.

Sport

Mattie Lennon looking forward to learning camogie ropes with Orchard

TAKING on a new county team is difficult at any time, but Armagh camogie boss Mattie Lennon regards the job he has at the moment as one of the most challenging yet.

Topics

Republic of Ireland U21s begin European U21 Championship preparations with Marbella series

THE Republic of Ireland U21s begin their preparation for the European U21 Championship qualifiers when they take on Switzerland U21, Australia's Olympic football team and Denmark U21 in a series of friendlies in Marbella, Spain.
From Lyons Cup to Dr Lagan Cup... The changing shape of the National Football League

This season's National Football League has been restructured into north and south groupings due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the 2021 format has been used before.
Stevie McDonnell: Expect a little rustiness as counties test mettle in welcome League return

AFTER months of uncertainty and not knowing if we would get the chance to see any football this year, we have the return of the National Football Leagues this coming weekend.
Tyrone star Rory Brennan braced for Donegal backlash in NFL opener

12gaa RORY Brennan expects an angry, wounded bunch of Donegal men to bare their teeth this weekend.

Opinion

Claire Simpson: Autumn election looks likely after parties' great ‘red-up'

May 24 marks the 100th anniversary of the first election to the new Parliament of Northern Ireland.

Topics

Brian Feeney: Dublin needs to stand up to Britain and stop appeasing unionists

You've read this here before but it's worth repeating again in present circumstances.
Truth at last for Ballymurphy families

It has taken fifty long, painful and frustrating years but finally, a judge has declared - loudly and publicly - that the ten people shot dead in Ballymurphy over a bloody 36 hour period in 1971 were `entirely innocent of wrongdoing'.
Creation of a six-county state a textbook example of gerrymander

The Government of Ireland Act (GOIA) was enacted 100 years ago this month.
At last

Magazine

Dua Lipa's Brits call for NHS pay rise sparks Government response

Around 4,000 music fans filled the O2 Arena as part of a pilot event.

Topics

Care home worker given surprise wedding party with elderly residents

Sarah Thomas wanted to make sure residents were able to see her in her wedding dress.
Cerne Abbas Giant's likely age revealed but air of mystery remains

Local folklore has long held the chalk figure to be a fertility aid and the earliest recorded mention of the giant dates from 1694.
Women dominate at Brits as live music returns to O2 after more than a year

Some 4,000 fans attended the O2 Arena as part of the Government pilot event.
Government reveals ‘landmark' internet laws to curb hate and harmful content

The draft Online Safety Bill will require social media and other platforms to clamp down on abuse or face tough penalties.

Life

Today's TV Wednesday 12 May

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TV Guide

Thunder's truck: Ford Ranger ready to rumble with Thunder special edition

Ford likes to give its excellent Ranger pick-up the special edition treatment. William Scholes dodges the rain by climbing aboard the mighty Ranger Thunder
Limited editions enhance Ford Ranger's appeal

THE Ford Ranger is one of our favourite pick-ups here at Drive, and now there are two new limited edition models.
Today's TV Tuesday 11 May
Ask the Expert: How can I best talk to my daughter about online predators?

Q: I WORRY about my 12-year-old daughter being approached by online predators.

Arts

Danny Huston on his Lockerbie bombing film The Last Photograph

“THERE'S been a long gestation period,” notes actor and director Danny Huston of the elapsed time between the completion and release of his latest directorial project, an emotionally charged film about the 'Lockerbie bombing', The Last Photograph.

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Arts Q&A: I've reclaimed my Freddie Mercury Strut says Omagh DJ Phil Taggart

1. When did you think about a career in music and what were your first steps into it? I used to watch all of the old VHS tapes at my next door neighbours' house of The Clash and Queen and saw absolutely no reason as a nine-year-old why I couldn’t be up there.
Book reviews: New from Julianne Pachico, Rachel Cusk, Olivia Laing

The Anthill by Julianne Pachico is published in hardback by Faber & Faber, priced £12.
Former prison governor Vanessa Frake on life spent among notorious serial killers

DURING her 27 years in the prison service Vanessa Frake encountered some of the most notorious criminals in modern times, including Moors murderer Myra Hindley and serial killer Rose West.
Are local election results on the island of Britain a harbinger of turmoil ahead?

Brexit

UK Brexit minister Lord Frost visits Northern Ireland

UK Brexit minister Lord David Frost last night said the Northern Ireland Protocol is "presenting significant challenges for many" as he visited the north.

Topics

Doug Beattie admits that Nolan interview may have been catalyst for Steve Aiken's resignation

Mr Beattie said the resignation of Mr Aiken had been in stark contrast to what had happened within the ranks of the DUP.
Former diplomat David O'Sullivan warns against early border poll

A former senior diplomat has warned that an early border poll would be “deeply unhelpful” for Northern Ireland.
Simon Coveney says pressure to find NI Protocol solutions before marching season as more loyalist protests planned

SIMON Coveney has said there is pressure to find solutions to issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of the loyalist marching season. The foreign affairs minister was speaking as more loyalist protests are planned over the coming days. Large crowds turned...
Simon Coveney: Pressure to find NI Protocol solutions before marching season

SIMON Coveney has said there is pressure to find solutions to problems around the Northern Ireland Protocol before the loyalist marching season.

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