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Falshoods spread in aftermath of Belfast knife attack

An attack that sparked widespread disorder in the Northern Ireland capital has become the subject of numerous false claims online.

AAP

Costa Coffee branded 'ridiculous' after banning Scottish notes from dozens of stores

COSTA Coffee has been branded “absolutely ridiculous” after the business banned Scottish banknotes across its Northern Ireland stores, The…

The National (Scotland)

86 households contact Housing Executive after Northern Ireland riots

Communities Minister Gordon Lyons condemned those he described as ‘intent on destroying communities’.

Evening Standard

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O’Neill questions timing of social media ban for under-16s

The Northern Ireland First Minister queried whether the move was ‘more about internal Labour Party politics than what is right’.

Evening Standard

Celtic Alliance event to be held at European Parliament this month

Europe will this month host a major event examining whether the Celtic nations can help lead the UK back into the European Union, a decade on from…

The National (Scotland)

UK to intensify crackdown on illegal migrants in Northern Ireland

Authorities in the United Kingdom are planning a significant increase in immigration enforcement operations in Northern Ireland. The focus will be on illegal migrants entering and residing in the region through the Common Travel Area. This intensified campaign aims to identify, detain, arrest, and remove individuals found to be in…

The Economic Times

Scientists make new discovery about the history of the Giant’s Causeway

It was discovered that Northern Ireland’s volcanic rocks formed in just 5.5 million years.

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Scientists make discovery that changes what we know about The Giant’s Causeway

The research has significantly updated the understanding of when specific volcanic events happened in Northern Ireland

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on disability rights: the removal of legal safeguards brings risks

Editorial: Charities are right to be concerned about the supreme court’s decision to lessen oversight of care settings

The Guardian - UK

Belfast anti-immigrant riots show long legacy of sectarian violence

Anti-immigrant riots that broke out this week in Belfast, Northern Ireland, are part of a long history of conflict and sectarian divisions in a city marked by three decades of unrest known as the Troubles, according to residents and academics.

France 24

Rose Neill pays tribute to ‘hard-working and happy team at UTV’ after MBE honour

Neill has been a presence on TV screens across Northern Ireland for more than four decades.

Evening Standard

Belfast riots trigger renewed scrutiny over loyalist paramilitary influence

The violent disturbances occurred in a nationalist area yet played out against a backdrop of union jacks

The Guardian - UK

Number of arrests after riots in Northern Ireland rises to 19

Police call for calm before anti-racist protests in Belfast and Glasgow as MPs warn of failure over online misinformation

The Guardian - UK

Police warn of ‘zero-tolerance’ approach if disorder flares again in NI

The PSNI appealed for calm ahead of further protests planned for the region.

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Al Carns defends Northern Ireland veterans following exit from Government

Mr Carns’ resignation was in part due to his criticism of how aging veterans have been taken to court over historical operations.

Evening Standard

‘Much calmer’ night in Northern Ireland as disorder reduces after knife attack

Police said 19 arrests had now been made since street violence first erupted on Tuesday.

France 24

Belfast unrest: 'Racists and groups allied to the far right are now unified across Europe'

François Picard is pleased to welcome Professor Peter Shirlow, Director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool. Northern Ireland is once again confronting scenes of unrest, violence and anti-migrant attacks. Shirlow frames the violence within a wider European and global context. He argues that today's far-right…

The Guardian - UK

Up to 90% of Ireland’s asylum seekers may have entered from Northern Ireland, data shows

Figures suggest common travel area being used in both directions, but particularly UK to Ireland

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Belfast knife attack: False images, misinformation fuel anti-immigration riots

Police in Northern Ireland on Thursday prepared for further disorder, as anti-immigration riots risked entering their third night. The unrest erupted after a brutal street stabbing on Monday by Sudanese national Hadi Alodid, who has been charged for attempted murder following his attack on Stephen Ogilvie. False and outdated images…

The Guardian - UK

‘My kids are crying’: list of targeted addresses stokes fears across Belfast

People in city’s minority ethnic communities speak of alarm as violence casts light on racism in Northern Ireland

The Conversation

What is the Common Travel Area? Why the Ireland-UK border arrangement isn’t a ‘loophole’ for migrants

A horrific knife attack in Belfast has exacerbated tensions which have spilled over into widespread disorder.

The Guardian - UK

Polite but deadly: John Healey skewers Keir Starmer as he heads for the door

The defence secretary’s departure was the wrong resignation at the worst possible time for the prime minister

The Independent UK

Nurses ‘terrified’ as migrant workers targeted in racist attacks during Belfast disorder

Police are ramping up patrols around hospitals after healthcare workers have been targeted with ‘disgraceful threats and intimidation’

The Guardian - UK

Police fire plastic bullets in effort to contain racist riots in Northern Ireland

PSNI receive reinforcements from Great Britain amid further condemnation of violence

The Guardian - UK

Belfast knife attack suspect: what we know about Hadi Alodid and his route to the UK

Some claim arrival via Ireland is a ‘back door’ that should be closed. But what would that look like in practice?

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