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Northern Ireland’s Rembrandt etchings feature in post-lockdown exhibition

Northern Ireland’s Rembrandt etchings feature in post-lockdown exhibition

Northern Ireland’s Rembrandt etchings feature in post-lockdown exhibition

24 September 2020

It is the first new exhibition to go on display at the Ulster Museum since it reopened in July following lockdown.


Revenge porn ‘completely destroys lives’ – Love Island star calls for law change

Revenge porn ‘completely destroys lives’ – Love Island star calls for law change

Revenge porn ‘completely destroys lives’ – Love Island star calls for law change

24 September 2020

Zara McDermott joined campaign group Refuge outside Parliament to push for changes in the law regarding the threat of sharing intimate images.


Backlog of crime cases in magistrates’ courts highest on record

Backlog of crime cases in magistrates’ courts highest on record

Backlog of crime cases in magistrates’ courts highest on record

24 September 2020

The number of trials in magistrates’ courts fell by 94% to ‘historical lows’ at the end of June.


Companies given four more years to pay off emergency Covid loans

Companies given four more years to pay off emergency Covid loans

Companies given four more years to pay off emergency Covid loans

24 September 2020

A new Government-backed loan scheme will be launched in January, the Chancellor said.


Key figures from the royal accounts

Key figures from the royal accounts

Key figures from the royal accounts

24 September 2020

Buckingham Palace and Clarence House have published their annual financial reports for 2019-2020.


Quiz for prospective jurors on ‘beliefs’ at inquest into murders of gay men

Quiz for prospective jurors on ‘beliefs’ at inquest into murders of gay men

Quiz for prospective jurors on ‘beliefs’ at inquest into murders of gay men

24 September 2020

The four men were the victims of serial killer Stephen Port.


Denmark and Slovakia among countries at risk of England quarantine measures

Denmark and Slovakia among countries at risk of England quarantine measures

Denmark and Slovakia among countries at risk of England quarantine measures

24 September 2020

Denmark is currently recording a seven-day rate of 65.2 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people.


Chancellor’s second wave support measures for jobs at a glance

Chancellor’s second wave support measures for jobs at a glance

Chancellor’s second wave support measures for jobs at a glance

24 September 2020

The Jobs Support Scheme will replace the furlough scheme, the Chancellor announced.


Harry and Meghan’s tour to southern Africa most expensive royal trip at £246,000

Harry and Meghan’s tour to southern Africa most expensive royal trip at £246,000

Harry and Meghan’s tour to southern Africa most expensive royal trip at £246,000

24 September 2020

The annual Sovereign Grant report on royal finances has been published.


Rees-Mogg defends ‘wonderful’ Churchill in National Trust row

Rees-Mogg defends ‘wonderful’ Churchill in National Trust row

Rees-Mogg defends ‘wonderful’ Churchill in National Trust row

24 September 2020

The Commons Leader described the conservation charity as a ‘once great organisation’.


Chancellor accused of plastering over ‘gaping wound’

Chancellor accused of plastering over ‘gaping wound’

Chancellor accused of plastering over ‘gaping wound’

24 September 2020

The Public and Commercial Services union said the furlough scheme should have been extended.


Detailed map of human heart could guide personalised treatments – study

Detailed map of human heart could guide personalised treatments – study

Detailed map of human heart could guide personalised treatments – study

24 September 2020

The map allows researchers to understand how the organ functions, and enables them to shed light on what goes wrong in cardiovascular disease.


New Brexit checks at NI ports will not be ready on time, official confirms

New Brexit checks at NI ports will not be ready on time, official confirms

New Brexit checks at NI ports will not be ready on time, official confirms

24 September 2020

The permanent secretary in Stormont’s department of agriculture said he and colleagues had been placed in an ‘impossible position’.


Matt Hancock: I won’t rule out asking students to stay on campus for Christmas

Matt Hancock: I won’t rule out asking students to stay on campus for Christmas

Matt Hancock: I won’t rule out asking students to stay on campus for Christmas

24 September 2020

Universities in Scotland are dealing with a number of coronavirus clusters.


Sir Harold Evans: Tributes paid to ‘giant of journalism’

Sir Harold Evans: Tributes paid to ‘giant of journalism’

Sir Harold Evans: Tributes paid to ‘giant of journalism’

24 September 2020

Media figures and politicians have spoken of their respect for the campaigning journalist, who exposed the thalidomide scandal.


‘Predatory paedophile’ jailed for abusing children while working as entertainer

‘Predatory paedophile’ jailed for abusing children while working as entertainer

‘Predatory paedophile’ jailed for abusing children while working as entertainer

24 September 2020

Anthony Lewis admitted committing offences against five girls, aged four to 17, between 1987 and 2007.


Station to officially close 14 years after last passenger train

Station to officially close 14 years after last passenger train

Station to officially close 14 years after last passenger train

24 September 2020

The end of the line for Newhaven Marine was confirmed by the Office of Rail and Road.


Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

Sunak sets out coronavirus support for workers and firms

24 September 2020

The Chancellor said the resurgence of the disease posed a threat to the ‘fragile economic recovery’.


Unions urge Grand Central to redeploy workers

Unions urge Grand Central to redeploy workers

Unions urge Grand Central to redeploy workers

24 September 2020

Job fears after plans for a new rail service between Blackpool and London were scrapped because of the virus crisis.


Coronavirus contact tracing app: Key questions answered

Coronavirus contact tracing app: Key questions answered

Coronavirus contact tracing app: Key questions answered

24 September 2020

The coronavirus contact tracing app for England and Wales is now available.


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