Hairdressers set to re-open on April 23 and shops a week later
Lockdown: A list of restrictions Stormont is expected to relax and when
Leo Varadkar: We are on track to lift restrictions on May 4
Belfast planners back bid to convert city street to new outdoor hospitality venue
Family of north Belfast teenager beaten in sectarian attack to launch legal action against PSNI
Billy Hutchinson: I don't see any 'hidden hand' behind loyalist violence
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Coronavirus
People who refuse AstraZeneca vaccine will go to back of queue in Republic - Leo Varadkar
He said if a person refuses to have the AstraZeneca jab, they will have to “wait until the end” of the rollout to be given a vaccine.
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Lockdown: A list of restrictions Stormont is expected to relax and when
These are the relaxation proposals the PA news agency understands will be considered by the Stormont Executive when it convenes on Thursday
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Leo Varadkar: We are on track to lift restrictions on May 4
The Tanaiste also said 80% of the population will have had their first dose of the vaccine, or have been offered it, by the end of June.
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Tokyo Games could still be cancelled, admits senior Japanese government member
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said.
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India records more than 200,000 Covid-19 cases in one day
In the capital, New Delhi, more than a dozen hotels and wedding banquet halls were ordered to be converted into Covid-19 centres attached to hospitals.
News
People who refuse AstraZeneca vaccine will go to back of queue in Republic - Leo Varadkar
He said if a person refuses to have the AstraZeneca jab, they will have to “wait until the end” of the rollout to be given a vaccine.
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Lockdown: A list of restrictions Stormont is expected to relax and when
These are the relaxation proposals the PA news agency understands will be considered by the Stormont Executive when it convenes on Thursday
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Leo Varadkar: We are on track to lift restrictions on May 4
The Tanaiste also said 80% of the population will have had their first dose of the vaccine, or have been offered it, by the end of June.
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Tokyo Games could still be cancelled, admits senior Japanese government member
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said.
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Police appeal after man (21) shot in a 'paramilitary style assault' in West Belfast
The shooting took place n the Summerhill Road area and police were called just after 10:25 pm.
Business
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase soars in US market debut
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Low numeracy levels costing workers an average £1,500 a year
HAVING low numeracy levels is costing the average Northern Ireland worker more than £1,500 a year and impacting their ability to keep their jobs, a new report claims.
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Funding announcement expected for expansion of Project Stratum broadband project
AN announcement on the expansion of a project to link 76,000 premises to full-fibre broadband in the north is expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
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Lakeland Dairies reports revenue growth and uplift in profits
FARMER-owned processing co-operative Lakeland Dairies boosted revenues to almost £1 billion in 2020 after making “strong progress” across all its key operations.
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Belfast planners back bid to convert city street to new outdoor hospitality venue
ONE of the first significant projects to convert a Belfast street for outdoor hospitality use is set to get the official go ahead.
Sport
Tokyo Games could still be cancelled, admits senior Japanese government member
The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said.
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Glory Days: Lisnaskea Emmetts in for the Kille with All-Ireland glory
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Movement required to see U20 and minor action: Down chairman Jack Devaney
DOWN chief Jack Devaney hopes the Irish Government can give the GAA the green light for the minor and U20 inter-county grades to resume.
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Martin O'Neill in Queen's University webinar discussion over 'The Ban'
FORMER Celtic and Republic of Ireland manager Martin O'Neill will take part in a special Queen's University GAA webinar discussion this evening on the lifting of the GAA's ban on foreign sports 50 years ago.
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Historic win for NI women's football team will 'inspire future generations'
TRAILBLAZERS for young women, the Northern Ireland female football team has been basking in the glory of an historic win that will "inspire future generations".
Opinion
Health service reform urgently needed
HEALTH minister Robin Swann has set out in the starkest terms the scale of the task that lies ahead for our health and social care service as it looks to a post-pandemic future.
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Tom Collins: Boot camp lessons for Boris's busted Britain
I am a strong believer in the Law of Unintended Consequences.
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Newton Emerson: Time for churches to break the deadlock on school segregation
One of the most extraordinary political moments of the Covid epidemic in Northern Ireland was when the churches ignored Stormont's plea to make church buildings available as classrooms.
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Good Friday Agreement denies right of self-determination
IN the letters column, Friday April 9, Paul Laughlin, Doire, argued that a border poll held under the Good Friday Agreement would constitute an exercise in self-determination by the people of Ireland. In this, however, he is wrong.
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Brian Feeney: Unionists have opposed every progressive move in the north to no avail
There’s one aspect of the chronically defective unionist leadership through the decades that you have to admit: consistency.
Magazine
New Spurs sponsor paints poor picture of club with teasing tweets
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Sally Wainwright to write highway robbery adventure series for Disney+
It is one of three new UK original series announced by the streaming service.
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Good Morning Britain's Charlotte Hawkins takes on the #IceFoot92 challenge
The TV presenter is raising money to increase awareness of motor neurone disease.
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Longlist unveiled for £10,000 RSL Ondaatje Prize
The prize is awarded to an outstanding work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry that ‘best evokes the spirit of a place'.
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Puppy rescued unharmed after falling 300ft down waterfall
Louis slipped his lead and then dropped below the main path.
Life
Today's TV Thursday 15 April
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Fr Martin Henry: What's so funny about faith?
Inspired by an old tradition known as 'the Easter laugh', Fr Martin Henry explores the theme of laughter in the Bible and Christian faith
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Fr Gerry McFlynn: Let him 'Easter' in us and give us a new way of life
Easter is more than a day, an event or a season, says Fr Gerry McFlynn, but rather it's a way of life
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Greed might not be good, but does vaccine profit have to be bad?
It is wrong to attribute the creation of Covid vaccines simply to greed, argues Dr Esmond Birnie
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Ask the GP: A blocked gut and hair loss may be linked to a thyroid problem
Q: MY HAIR has been falling out for well over a year, even though I’ve spoken to a trichologist.
Arts
New to stream or buy on DVD/Blu-ray: Songbird, For The Sake of Vicious, Mare Of Easttown, Big Shot and more...
FILM OF THE WEEK SONGBIRD (Cert 15, 85 mins, STX International, Thriller/Sci-Fi/Romance/Action, available now on Amazon Prime Video, available from April 19 on BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services) Starring: KJ Apa, Sofia Carson, Peter Stormare, Bradley Whitford, Demi Moore, Craig Robinson, Paul Walter Hauser.
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Carey Mulligan 'utterly fearless' in provocative thriller Promising Young Woman
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (15, 113 mins) Thriller/Romance.
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Period horror The Reckoning 'trundles along inelegantly like a hay wain with a wonky wheel'
THE RECKONING (15, 100 mins) Horror/Thriller/Romance.
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Arlene Foster urges ‘realism' on timeline for Irish language legislation
The First Minister said she was not resiling from enacting a cultural package but her department’s key focus was on the health and economic recovery.
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Taiko drumming: A force for good in Derry
VIBRANT and visceral, Taiko drumming is the Japanese art form taking Derry by storm and being increasingly used as a “force for good” according to one of its most passionate advocates, Fiona Umetsu.
Brexit
Frost to meet Sefcovic in Brussels for talks on Northern Ireland's Brexit deal
Significant differences remain between the UK and European Union over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Boris Johnson urged to convene urgent talks following riots
Shadow NI Secretary Louise Haigh said Boris Johnson could not be a “casual observer” on the disorder.
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Downward spiral will continue unless Northern Ireland Protocol resolved, Ian Paisley says
The DUP MP was speaking during a statement on recent disorder in Northern Ireland.
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Challenge to NI Protocol to be heard next month
A pan-unionist legal challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol will be heard next month, a High Court judge has confirmed.
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Economic impact of Brexit and food checks at Irish Sea to be examined by new commission
THE economic impact of Brexit and food checks at the Irish Sea border will be examined by a new commission made up of business leaders, MPs and economists.
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Time is running out for EU citizens living in NI to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme
EU, EEA and Swiss citizens must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme by June 30. Here's everything you need to know
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Mascots, soaked pedestrians and Fido in the front seat - unusual driving offences that could result in penalty points
Most of us know the main driving offences, but what about the more unusual misdemeanours that can also result in penalty points?
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Did you know that switching mortgages is actually easy and could save you money?
For a relatively small amount of time invested by the customer, they can reap the benefits of saving money and potentially receiving money if cashback is applicable
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Making your best move
How the current pandemic has led to more and more people re-evaluating what they want from their home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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National lockdown: stay at home
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You are not immune - socially distance yourself and others from smishing
Despite a challenging 2020, we are being hit particularly hard by an increasingly sophisticated cyber crime pandemic.
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