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News Letter
6 Sep, 2018
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Human error blamed for failure to trace palm print in Kingsmill probe
"System and human error" have been blamed for the failure to identify a palm print recovered from a van linked to the Kingsmill massacre, an inquest has heard.
Latest News
Primark fire: Belfast city centre cordon to remain in place for four months

The cordon surrounding the Primark store destroyed in a huge fire in Belfast city centre is to remain in place until early 2019, it has emerged.
Charity refuses to rule out funding group with alleged dissident republican ties

A Christian fund — the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust — has refused to rule out giving a six-figure grant to a group under investigation by the Charity Commission amid allegations of dissident republican links.
Time we took NI-Scotland bridge seriously: top architect

One of the UK’s leading architects has called for the Scottish, Irish, and UK governments to seriously examine the feasibility of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Legacy Scandal: ‘Historical advisers would help put in Troubles deaths in context,’ says Henry Patterson

In the latest essay in our series on legacy, HENRY PATTERSON writes that unionists depended on the British state to defend their position and have been frustrated by a mixture of indifference and at times uncritical acceptance of republican mythology (see beneath the article for links to other essays in the series)
Sport Update
Gavin Whyte: It would mean the world to make my Northern Ireland debut

Oxford midfielder Gavin Whyte said it would "mean the world" if he makes his Northern Ireland debut this week.
Carl Frampton: Santa Cruz ‘pretty sure’ third fight will happen in 2019

Leo Santa Cruz says he is 'pretty sure' a highly-anticipated third bout with Belfast's Carl Frampton will happen next year.
Billy Burns is on a mission with Ulster

Billy Burns enjoyed his first experience of Kingspan Stadium as Ulster beat Scarlets on the opening weekend of the Guinness PRO14 season last Saturday.
And finally...
Dame Barbara Windsor ‘recovering really well’ after heart operation

Dame Barbara Windsor is "recovering really well" after undergoing a heart operation, her husband has said.
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