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When do children go back to school in the UK?

With the first day of school looming around the corner, it is always a good idea to keep track of the right dates in your diary - here is a list of term dates across the UK

The Independent UK

Lawfulness of immunity proposal will be tested in the courts, Morgan says

Sir Declan Morgan said the amnesty provision of the Government’s proposed amnesty legislation was controversial.

The Independent UK

Lack of will hindered attempts to deal with legacy issues – Sir Declan Morgan

The former lord chief justice for Northern Ireland is the incoming chief commissioner of the ICRIR.

The Independent UK

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Northern Ireland by ferry: Swerve the airport and set sail for an affordable, relaxed journey

It’s a blissful eight hours of decompression – and at £64 for a Liverpool-Belfast return crossing, including all your luggage, it’s a great-value way to visit the Northern Irish capital, writes Helen Coffey

The Independent UK

Lyra McKee mural vandalised in Florida

Artwork of murdered Northern Ireland writer and activist at Zebra youth centre was defaced with swastika and anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti

The Guardian - UK

Controversial Legacy Bill risks Northern Ireland peace agreement, say US senators

Senior Democrats make clear their concerns over the proposed legislation that would end Troubles-era cases and inquests – saying peace and justice in Northern Ireland is crucial to the UK-US ‘Special Relationship’

The Independent UK

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and her prison drama Screw: ‘For so long I was told my Derry accent was too strong, too working class’

O’Donnell might only be at the beginning of her career, but she is already a national treasure in Northern Ireland. She tells Ellie Harrison about how she got here

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Top GCSE results fall in return to pre-Covid grading system

Around 203,000 fewer top GCSE grades were awarded in England, Wales and Northern Ireland compared to last year.

The Independent UK

Pressure builds on government as ‘seventh circle of hell’ at Stormont continues

Northern Ireland’s powersharing assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over Brexit arrangements.

The Independent UK

Peace in Northern Ireland, war in Ukraine — and American football - Roll Call

Several lawmakers visiting the United Kingdom and Ireland said they will be attending the Navy-Notre Dame football game Saturday in Dublin.

Roll Call

NI students celebrate GCSE results despite uncertainty around grade levels

Of the 30,800 GCSE students in the region who received their results, 86.8% received grade C/4 and above, while 34.5% received grade A/7 and above.

The Independent UK

GCSE top grades fall in NI but remain above pre-pandemic levels

More than 30,800 students are receiving their GCSE results on Thursday.

The Independent UK

GCSE results day 2023: higher fall in proportion of top grades in England than in other UK nations – as it happened

Pupils across England, Wales and Northern Ireland find out their results for GCSEs and level 2 vocational technical qualifications

The Guardian - UK

Files reveal terms ministers were warned not to use in Northern Ireland

Advice was part of briefing for Peter Mandelson when he became Labour’s Northern Ireland secretary in 1999

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The Independent UK

Mandelson was advised not to refer to Ireland as ‘The Free State’

Declassified files reveal briefing notes given to new Northern Ireland Office ministers in 1999.

The Independent UK

Officials told not to ’embarrass’ schools with McGuinness visits, records reveal

There were around 50 demonstrations in schools across Northern Ireland in response to Martin McGuinness’s appointment as education minister in 1999.

The Independent UK

How do GCSE grades differ across the UK?

Teenagers across the country are collecting their GCSE results.

The Independent UK

‘Politically charged’ option of closing rail network sections suggested in 2000

Declassified papers reveal tensions during the first meeting of a new rail task force in 2000.

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The Independent UK

Stormont official suggested ‘sexier’ picture of NI economy required, files show

The official said a Foreign and Commonwealth Office briefing document for use by UK embassies overseas was a ‘relic of the past’.

The Guardian - UK

Lough Neagh ‘dying in plain sight’ due to vast algal blooms

Agencies say toxic blue-green algae, thought to be driven by farm runoff and sewage, recorded at levels not seen since 1970s

The Guardian - UK

First ‘not for EU’ labels appear on supermarket food in Northern Ireland

Labels required on some items from October on back of updated post-Brexit deal seen in Asda

The Independent UK

No charges over Birmingham pub bombings ‘ethical, moral and legal turpitude’

Julie Hambleton said the attack that killed her sister and 20 others was ‘off-limits’ for prosecution.

The Independent UK

GCSE pupils warned of ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer top grades predicted

A return to pre-pandemic grading means this year’s results in England will be lower than last year.

The Independent UK

Pupils and parents in for ‘shock’ as 300,000 fewer expected to get top GCSE grades

GCSE results are expected to be much lower than pre-pandemic

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Alexa Pano earns first LPGA win on 19th birthday at ISPS Handa World Invitational

Both Pano and Brown were first-time winners at the joint women's and men's event in Northern Ireland.

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