North Still On A ‘Knife Edge’ As Lockdown Extended For Three Weeks
May 7, 2020 No Responses

North Still On A ‘Knife Edge’ As Lockdown Extended For Three Weeks

Northern Ireland’s coronavirus infection rate is still too high to ease lockdown restrictions, Stormont’s leaders have said. Ministers in the power-sharing executive agreed on Thursday to extend the current regulations enforcing social distancing for a further three-week period. First Minister...
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Bundesliga Set For A Behind-Closed-Doors Return On May 16
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Bundesliga Set For A Behind-Closed-Doors Return On May 16

The German Bundesliga is set to start again on May 16. Plans for the top two tiers of German football to restart were approved by the federal government on Wednesday, making the Bundesliga the first of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues...
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Dana White Says UFC 249 Is ‘As Safe As It Can Possibly Be’
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Dana White Says UFC 249 Is ‘As Safe As It Can Possibly Be’

Dana White has been scrutinized because of his desire to push through with UFC events during the coronavirus pandemic but he insists the organisation’s return this weekend is “as safe as it can possibly be”. All eyes will be on...
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British Minister Calls For Assembly Elections To Be Delayed For A Year
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British Minister Calls For Assembly Elections To Be Delayed For A Year

Northern Ireland’s next Assembly election should be postponed for a year because of the coronavirus crisis, former secretary of state Julian Smith has said. More time is needed to tackle educational inequality and housing shortages once the devolved administ...
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Out&About
May 6, 2020 No Responses

Out&About

By Paddy McCarthy I am still working under quarantine at home on the advice from the higher authority, so I am starting my column with a very sad note on a beautiful woman who passed away last weekend and that...
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European Union Predicts Recession Of ‘Historic Proportions’ This Year
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European Union Predicts Recession Of ‘Historic Proportions’ This Year

The European Union has predicted a recession of “historic proportions” this year due to the impact of coronavirus, with a drop in output of more than 7%. The 27-nation EU economy is predicted to contract by 7.5% this year, before...
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EU Exports Expected To Fall By €285bn Says EU Trade Commissioner
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EU Exports Expected To Fall By €285bn Says EU Trade Commissioner

EU exports are expected to fall by around €285bn while imports will see a financial hole of around €240bn, the EU trade commissioner has said. Phil Hogan told the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) that the EU’s export...
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EU Leaders Divided Over ‘Coronabond’ Fund Says Taoiseach
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EU Leaders Divided Over ‘Coronabond’ Fund Says Taoiseach

The Taoiseach has said support for coronabonds among EU leaders was not unanimous. Leo Varadkar took part in a European Council meeting on the pandemic on Wednesday morning as EU leaders have convened to discuss the crisis. Mr Varadkar said...
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Aston Villa’s Chief Executive Is Latest To Hit Out At Neutral Venues Plan
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Aston Villa’s Chief Executive Is Latest To Hit Out At Neutral Venues Plan

Aston Villa have joined Brighton and West Ham in publicly opposing the idea of completing the Premier League season at neutral venues as chief executive Christian Purslow warned clubs would not support measures that increased the risk of the “£200million...
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Heathrow Announces Temperature Screening Of Passengers
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Heathrow Announces Temperature Screening Of Passengers

Heathrow is to begin temperature screening of passengers, several weeks after the measure was deployed by many other major airports around the world. Chief executive John Holland-Kaye said it will trial technologies and processes which could form the basis of....
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