As an RUC widow I hope DUP will help stop legacy plans

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4 Nov, 2019 As an RUC widow I hope DUP will help stop legacy plans I am heartened at reading of the contribution made by Police Federation representatives when they addressed a Westminster select committee this week. Latest News Naomi Long to stand again in East Belfast at general election Alliance leader Naomi Long is going to stand in East Belfast in next month's general election, she has confirmed – just months after being elected as an MEP in what was her party's best ever result. Steve Aiken U-turns to back unionist unity, 10 days after ruling it out Just over a week after giving a categorical pledge that the UUP would not stand aside for the DUP in any seat, incoming UUP leader Steve Aiken has U-turned after coming under intense pressure. West Belfast blaze at carpet warehouse being treated as arson Police are treating as arson, an early morning blaze which caused substantial damage to a number of business premises in west Belfast. Georg Elser: The hero of anti-Nazi resistance who tried to kill Adolf Hitler Historian GORDON LUCY recalls the life and actions of the German carpenter who nearly changed the course of history Sport Update Young racer tragiclly killed at MotoGP round at Sepang A 20-year-old rider tragically lost his life at the MotoGP round at Sepang in Malaysia. Paddy McLaughlin putting fast football behind Cliftonville's slow-but-steady progress Paddy McLaughlin is putting fast football at the heart of Cliftonville's slow-but-steady progress. Alfredo Morelos '100 per cent' staying at Rangers says Steven Gerrard Rangers boss Steven Gerrard has told Alfredo Morelos he is going nowhere in January. And finally... Fire Brigades Union welcomes Jeffrey Donaldson concerns over funding The Fire Brigades Union has welcomed a warning from DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson that cuts to the fire service leave him "concerned" about its ability to respond to a major emergency. See all the day's news here

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Ben Lowry: Now more than ever, at this fraught time, it would be wrong to force through an Irish language act

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3 Nov, 2019 Ben Lowry: Now more than ever, at this fraught time, it would be wrong to force through an Irish language act Leo Vardkar and his deputy, Simon Coveney, have tried to reassure unionists after Boris Johnson's volte face and gave Dublin what it wanted on Brexit. Latest News Unionists must now look beyond the ill-named Conservative and Unionist Party Re Owen Polley ('Tories refuse to put Irish nationalist grievance-machine back in its box, Oct 31), this must change. Police appeal after NI delivery driver beaten with metal pole and struck with masonry Detectives are investigating what they have described as a paramilitary-style attack on a man in the Clady area on Friday evening. DUP will stand aside for UUP in Fermanagh and South Tyrone DUP leader Arlene Foster MLA has announced that her party will not contest the Fermanagh and South Tyrone, instead supporting Tom Elliott in an attempt to re-take the seat. This is no time for a falling out among unionists Whilst Steve Aiken is correct to be annoyed with the DUP, this is not the time to fall out with them on electorate pacts. Sport Update Crusaders boss Stephen Baxter has altercation with fan Crusaders 1, Institute 1 Institute battle to frustrate Crusaders Crusaders 1, Institute 1 HOW IT HAPPENED: Glenavon 1 Cliftonville 2 Cliftonville secured a 2-1 success over Glenavon thanks to goals by Joe Gormley and Rory Donnelly either side of Andy Hall's finish. And finally... Electoral pact is torpedoed Would it be fair to say that the ex submarine commander Steve Aiken has torpedoed any chance of a unionist pact in the forthcoming general election on December 12? See all the day's news here

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