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‘Big sensationalist expose’ claim over Adams programme denied

A BBC Spotlight programme which aired a claim Gerry Adams sanctioned the killing of a spy was ‘measured and precise’.

Evening Standard

BBC reporter denies claims she had ‘no regard or care’ about Adams allegation

Jennifer O’Leary said she did not treat the allegation against Gerry Adams ‘recklessly’, saying her journalism was carried out in ‘good faith’.

Evening Standard

BBC reporter denies excluding ‘unhelpful comments’ about Adams claim

Jennifer O’Leary denied taking out statements from the Spotlight programme to emphasise the claim against Gerry Adams.

Evening Standard

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BBC reporter tells court she took ‘utmost care’ with Gerry Adams allegation

Mr Adams is suing the BBC over what he has called a ‘grievous smear’ that alleged he sanctioned the killing of a former Sinn Fein official.

Evening Standard

Volkswagen EVs Are About To Get Cheaper, Thanks To New Batteries

Volkswagen has been trying to adjust its EV aspirations. It may have stumbled out of the gate with the middling ID.3 and ID.4, and its flailing software arm, but it really is trying to right the ship here. It’s partnered with Xpeng and Rivian for better in-car software, while continuously…

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BBC source on Adams claim would ‘likely be killed’ if identified, court told

Mr Donaldson was shot dead in 2006, months after admitting his role as a police and MI5 agent for 20 years.

Evening Standard

Rare Disease Patients Await Congressional Action on Life-Saving Treatments - Roll Call

President Trump recently signed a wide-ranging executive order urging Congress to amend a crucial provision of a Biden-era law governing Medicare drug price negotiations, with the administration’s aim being to lower prices without kneecapping pharmaceutical industry investments in the research and development of innovative new drugs. The executive order marks…

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How to Turn Education Planning Into Retirement Planning

Nervous about investing in a 529 plan? If college doesn't pan out, the money can now be rolled over into a Roth IRA, which will grow tax-free until retirement.

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Gerry Adams fights for peacemaker reputation in trial over BBC murdered spy claim

Former Sinn Féin leader denies claim made in 2016 documentary he sanctioned 2006 killing of MI5 informant Denis Donaldson

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Ask the Editor, May 9 — Reader Questions on QCDs

In our latest Ask the Editor round-up, Joy Taylor, The Kiplinger Tax Letter Editor, answers questions on qualified charitable distributions (QCDs).

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Former US congressmen tells BBC libel trial Adams had reputation as ‘dependable’

Former Irish Republican leader Gerry Adams is suing the BBC over accusations contained in a broadcast of the Spotlight documentary series.

Evening Standard

Other sources corroborated Adams claim, BBC lawyer says

Five other sources corroborated allegations about Gerry Adams which were made by an anonymous contributor to a BBC documentary, lawyers have claimed.

Evening Standard

BBC cross-examination ends as Gerry Adams sues broadcaster for defamation

THE “damage had been done” when the BBC published an article which alleged that Gerry Adams had ordered the killing of an informant, the former…

The National (Scotland)

Sinn Fein urged to reflect on role played by Provisional IRA during Troubles

DUP MLA Trevor Clarke made the challenge to Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly at a Northern Ireland Policing Board meeting.

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BBC ends cross-examination of Gerry Adams in libel trial

Gerry Adams gave evidence for seven days.

Evening Standard

Adams tells BBC case there are still people who think he ‘should be executed’

A former Sinn Fein official who was murdered after being revealed to be an informer was thrown ‘to the wolves’ by security services, Gerry Adams said.

Evening Standard

Adams criticises ‘grievous smear’ in BBC Spotlight programme

Gerry Adams gave evidence for a sixth day as part of his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

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Gerry Adams tells libel case IRA membership was ‘not a path I took’

The former Sinn Fein leader said he would not ‘speculate’ on IRA members or rules in Dublin’s High Court.

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Gerry Adams tells libel case he will not ‘speculate’ on who was in the IRA

The former Sinn Fein leader told the defamation trial that an attempt is being made to ‘smother’ the jury in history.

Kiplinger

Three Financial Planning Strategies for When Markets Fall

Overall, stay the course, but these three strategies are ways investors can make market volatility work to their benefit.

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IRMAA Could Have Surprised This Retiree: What You Can Learn From Her Experience

A financial adviser explains how a client could have unwittingly triggered the Medicare surcharge and what others need to know about it.

Evening Standard

Gerry Adams tells trial he does not remember how many died on Bloody Friday

The former MP and Sinn Fein leader is continuing to give evidence in his defamation case against the BBC at the High Court in Dublin.

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BBC’s terror policy: Fair reporting or double standard?

While the horror of the Pahalgam attack was unambiguous, the words used to describe it have become a flashpoint between one of the world’s oldest broadcasters and Asia’s largest democracy.

Evening Standard

Gerry Adams tells defamation trial that BBC programme was ‘hatchet job’

The former Sinn Fein president criticised a BBC broadcast that aired allegations that he sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Kneecap, you wanted to provoke people — now suck up the consequences

It would be deceiving the reader to suggest that I would recognise the work of the Belfast rap group, Kneecap, if I heard it on a loop in the lift, though if some of the stuff is indeed in the Irish language, it’s possible that would register with me. I’m…

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