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Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’.

Evening Standard

Has the Dollar Index Bottomed?

The dollar index fell from over 110 in January 2025 to below 100 in April 2025. While the index reached its lowest level since May 2022 and broke below technical support, bullish and bearish factors are pulling the index, which measures the U.S. currency against other world reserve currencies, in…

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NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

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Which Way is the Dollar Index Heading?

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against the other world reserve currencies, broke out to the upside after the early November U.S. election. However, it ran out of upside steam at the 110 level. While the U.S. dollar index remains in a medium-term bullish trend, the long-term path…

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Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against ‘manipulating’ every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK

Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show

The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.

The Independent UK

Will the Dollar Index Hold 100- Does it Matter?

The U.S. dollar index is trading sideways, just above the psychological 100 level. While 100 is not technical support for the metric that measures the U.S. currency against other like-minded foreign exchange instruments, the dollar could be declining on two fronts.

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Ex-TV news presenter Mike Nesbitt to return as Ulster Unionists’ leader

Health minister at Stormont was the sole candidate to replace Doug Beattie when nominations shut

The Guardian - UK

Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

The Guardian - UK

Ulster Unionist Party leader tipped to 'save Union' quits role

DOUG Beattie has quit as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) - having previously been tipped as the man who could "save the Union"...

The National (Scotland)

Northern Ireland politicians clash over health, the union, and Israel-Gaza war in TV debate – as it happened

Representatives from DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance to face off from 9pm

The Guardian - UK

Election 2024: the view from the UK’s most marginal constituency

Speaking about Northern Ireland in 1922, Winston Churchill expressed bewilderment that the radical transformation that had taken place across Europe as a result of the first world war had done nothing to change the basic terms of dispute in the region:

The Conversation

Northern Ireland: the three electoral threats keeping the DUP awake at night

“Get Brexit done” was the slogan that carried then prime minister Boris Johnson to an 80-seat majority in the 2019 general election. And sure enough, his government did indeed go on to secure the UK’s exit from the European Union.

The Conversation

How is the Dollar Index Declining Even Though it is Slightly Higher?

The dollar index has edged higher from the level in late February 2024. However, other markets are screaming the dollar index is losing value even though it has posted a slight gain.

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The Guardian - UK

Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court on sexual offence charges

Former DUP leader seen for first time since his arrest when he attends court in Newry on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson: DUP leader quits after being charged with historic sexual offences

Party said it had received a letter from Sir Jeffrey stating that he had been charged with allegations of a historical nature and that he would be stepping down as leader

The Guardian - UK

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson resigns as DUP leader after sexual offence charges

Donaldson has stepped down after being charged over ‘allegations of a historical nature’, party says

The Guardian - UK

‘I will be a first minister for all’: Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill marks historic moment for once unionist state

Countdown for republicans to potential Irish unification ticks louder as new first minister pledges to ‘serve everyone equally’ at Stormont

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The Independent UK

Acts of Remembrance take place across Northern Ireland

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher laid a wreath at the Police Service and RUC GC Memorial Gardens in Belfast.

The Independent UK

30th anniversary of Shankill bombing to be marked

A new memorial will be unveiled at the site of the IRA blast that killed nine people, and a church service will be held.

The Independent UK

Police Ombudsman faces calls to step aside amid probe into incident at her home

DUP MP Gavin Robinson and UUP leader Doug Beattie said Marie Anderson should step aside until the police investigation concludes.

Barchart

The Dollar Index Recovers- Will it Continue to Rally?

The bearish trend in the U.S. dollar index took it from a twenty-year high in September 2022 to below the 100 level in July 2023. After probing under the psychological level, the index has recovered as U.S. interest rates have soared. Interest rate differentials are a critical factor for the…

The Independent UK

UUP leader ‘pessimistic’ over imminent Stormont assembly return

Doug Beattie has urged the DUP to ‘show leadership’.

The Independent UK

New PSNI leadership will need to work to restore confidence in policing – MLA

Sinn Fein’s Gerry Kelly was speaking following the resignation of Chief Constable Simon Byrne.

The Independent UK

‘I’m not resigning,’ says PSNI chief constable after marathon Policing Board meeting

It comes after a court quashed actions taken against two junior officers following a Troubles commemoration event in 2021

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