Safe Standing To Be Trialed At Old Trafford Next Season

Safe Standing To Be Trialed At Old Trafford Next Season

Safe standing is coming to Old Trafford after Manchester United’s plans to trial barrier seating were approved by the local council. All-seater stadiums have been mandatory in the top two tiers of English football since 1994-95, following recommendations on stadium...
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Coronavirus Pandemic Leads To US Economy Shrinking By Almost 5%

Coronavirus Pandemic Leads To US Economy Shrinking By Almost 5%

The US economy shrank by 4.8% in the last quarter as the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the country and began triggering a recession that will end the longest expansion on record. The Commerce Department estimated on Wednesday that...
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British Parliament To Investigate Government’s Legacy Proposals

British Parliament To Investigate Government’s Legacy Proposals

The UK Government’s proposals for dealing with the past in Northern Ireland have been criticized as MPs announced an inquiry. In March, the Northern Ireland Office launched proposals which pledged to “end the cycle of reinvestigations for the families of.....
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Coercive Control To Be Made Criminal Offense Under New Legislation in The North

Coercive Control To Be Made Criminal Offense Under New Legislation in The North

Stormont justice minister Naomi Long has introduced legislation targeting domestic violence in Northern Ireland at the Assembly. The new laws will make coercive control like behavior amounting to psychological, emotional or financial abuse a criminal offence. ...
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Premier League Clubs Plan for Standardized Training Protocols for ‘Project Restart’

Premier League Clubs Plan for Standardized Training Protocols for ‘Project Restart’

Top-flight clubs will work to standardized return-to-training protocols as part of the Premier League’s ‘Project Restart’. It is understood medical representatives from the clubs gathered for a conference call on Saturday to discuss division-wide protoco...
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Former Ireland and Liverpool Striker Michael Robinson Dies, Aged 61

Former Ireland and Liverpool Striker Michael Robinson Dies, Aged 61

Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker Michael Robinson has died at the age of 61. A tweet from Robinson’s verified Twitter account today confirmed the news, saying: “With tremendous sadness we tell you about Michael’s passing. “It leaves us....
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Tokyo Olympics Will Not Be ‘Scrapped’ If It Can’t Be Held Next Year

Tokyo Olympics Will Not Be ‘Scrapped’ If It Can’t Be Held Next Year

The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will be “scrapped” if it is not possible to hold the event in 2021, according to Games president Yoshiro Mori. The coronavirus pandemic has already forced organizers to move the Games back by a year so...
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Government Language on Coronavirus Measures Has Led to ‘Confusion and Anxiety’ – McDonald

Government Language on Coronavirus Measures Has Led to ‘Confusion and Anxiety’ – McDonald

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has accused the Government of raising expectations that restrictions will be lifted next week. In an open letter to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Ms McDonald said that Government language on coronavirus measures has led to...
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Four in 10 Employees Report Working Longers Hours From Home

Four in 10 Employees Report Working Longers Hours From Home

Over four in ten employees working from home are working longer hours than they would in a standard working day, a survey has found. Some 90% of workers are now based at their homes since the coronavirus restrictions came into...
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Garda Checkpoints Set Up to Prevent People Travelling Over The Holiday Weekend

Garda Checkpoints Set Up to Prevent People Travelling Over The Holiday Weekend

Large numbers of Garda checkpoints on main arterial and smaller roads have been set up across the country. Gardaí have been deployed at checkpoints nationwide to prevent people from travelling across the country for the May bank holiday weekend. Operation...
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