A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly
August 14, 2020 No Responses

A-level Results Controversy Grows As SDLP Demands Recall Of Assembly

The Northern Ireland’s Education Minister has ruled out using teacher grade predictions to replace disputed A-level results. Peter Weir defended the mathematical model used to standardize the results as the SDLP made a bid to recall the Stormont Assembly to...
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Tiger Woods To Contest Northern Trust Next Week
August 14, 2020 No Responses

Tiger Woods To Contest Northern Trust Next Week

Tiger Woods has confirmed that he will contest next week’s Northern Trust, the first of three FedEx Cup play-off events which complete the PGA Tour’s 2019-20 season. Woods is currently 47th in the FedEx Cup standings and is set to...
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First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19
August 14, 2020 No Responses

First Coronavirus Death In The North In Four Days As Person Under 40 Dies With Covid-19

A person aged under 40 has died with Covid-19 in Northern Ireland, its Department of Health has confirmed. It was the first death to be confirmed by the Department for four days and brings the toll to 558, with the...
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What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland
August 14, 2020 No Responses

What You Need For An Adventurous Trip To Ireland

2020 may have interrupted the global tourism industry, but last we knew, trips to Ireland were on the rise. Our post declaring ‘Trips to Ireland Increased by 1.8% in 2019’ noted that nearly 11 million people visited the country last...
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Willian Joins Arsenal On A Three Year Deal
August 14, 2020 No Responses

Willian Joins Arsenal On A Three Year Deal

Arsenal have completed the signing of Brazil winger Willian on a three-year deal. The 32-year-old was a free agent after leaving Chelsea, having spent seven years at Stamford Bridge. Willian had rejected the offer of a two-year extension with the...
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Apple Drops Fortnite From App Store After Epic Introduce Direct Payments
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Apple Drops Fortnite From App Store After Epic Introduce Direct Payments

Apple has dropped the hugely popular Fortnite game from its App Store after the game’s developer introduced a direct payment plan that bypasses Apple’s platform. Apple takes a 30 per cent cut from in-app revenue purchases, which has long been...
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Alex Levy Becomes First European Tour Player To Test Positive For Covid-19
August 13, 2020 No Responses

Alex Levy Becomes First European Tour Player To Test Positive For Covid-19

France’s Alex Levy has become the first European Tour player to test positive for Covid-19 following his withdrawal from the Celtic Classic. Levy initially tested negative after informing tournament officials that a friend he had met at home in France...
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Australia’s Bid For 2027 Rugby World Cup Gets Boost From Dual-Awarding System
August 13, 2020 No Responses

Australia’s Bid For 2027 Rugby World Cup Gets Boost From Dual-Awarding System

Australia have received another boost in their bid to host the 2027 Rugby World Cup, with World Rugby set to announce the next two men’s and women’s tournament hosts at the same time. The United States will top the early...
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One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers
August 13, 2020 No Responses

One-Third Of Northern A-Level Students Receive Grades Lower Than That Awarded By Their Teachers

Over one third of A-level students in the North receive grades lower than the mark they received from their teachers. Statistical modelling was applied to come up with the final results, resulting in 37% of pupils across the province receiving...
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Out&About
August 12, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy Who put the lights out? Now that is what happened on Long Island, New York last week and it was not too good now mind yea. Now I don’t want to be throwing stones only I have...
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