Colleagues supporting driver after bus hijacked and torched in Newtownabbey

Nov 8, 2021

Michael Cousins

Acting Managing Editor

Hello from the News Letter

In the news today

News:
* Unionist leaders have slammed the “co-ordinated” approach of those trying to prevent the triggering of Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

* Police and community representatives have condemned a weekend ‘hate crime’ attack on a house and car in Co Armagh.

* The driver of a bus hijacked and set alight near Newtownabbey’s Rathcoole estate last night (Sunday) has been left badly shaken following the incident.

Opinion:
* Owen Polley: Anti protocol violence will hinder campaign against Irish Sea border

* Firm politics and not bus hijackings is way to oppose Northern Ireland Protocol

Sport:

* The Ulster Grand Prix is poised to return in 2022 as a revamped racing festival featuring classic racing machines to mark the centenary of the iconic Dundrod event under a new promoting club.

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	Colleagues supporting driver after bus hijacked and torched in Newtownabbey

	The driver of a bus hijacked and set alight near Newtownabbey’s Rathcoole estate last night (Sunday) has been left badly shaken following the incident.

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