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News Letter
23 Mar, 2019
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PSNI: East Belfast UVF are ‘nothing more than drugs gang’
Eleven men have been arrested by police during coordinated raids targeting loyalist paramilitaries in Belfast.
Latest News
Queen’s University students’ anti-PSNI motion withdrawn

A proposal by Queen’s University students for police to be excluded from the university campus unless there is a “real threat” was withdrawn last night.

Sinn Fein will not give ground on previous ‘deal’ with DUP to restore Stormont, says Michelle O’Neill

Sinn Fein will not give ground on the terms of a powersharing deal the party insists it struck with the Democratic Unionists last year, Michelle O’Neill has said.

Police must take action over Birmingham inquest ‘IRA leader’ claims

A claim that IRA structures remain in place, and that the leader of the terrorist organisation is issuing instructions from Dublin, must be investigated, unionist representatives have said.

Reported On This Day 280 years ago (March 20 1739): Highwayman Dick Turpin has been captured

From the Belfast News Letter of March 9 1738. This is in fact equivalent to March 20 1739 in the modern calendar, because there was an 11-day time lag between the two calendars, and because the new year then did not begin until late March. That meant that December, January, February and early March were all considered part of the same year.

Sport Update
Clive Padgett hopes recovering Bruce Anstey will be at Isle of Man TT ‘in some capacity’

Milenco by Padgetts Honda team boss Clive Padgett says 'Flying Kiwi' Bruce Anstey remains 'very much a part of the team' as he continues his recovery from illness.

Dungannon Swifts: Kris Lindsay seeking home comfort against Linfield

Having gained massive strides to steer Dungannon Swifts off bottom spot in the standings, Kris Lindsay’s focus has turned to the small margins in pursuit of seventh.

Andrew Waterworth hits four against Dungannon Swifts as Linfield go nine points clear at top

Linfield cruised to a five-star victory at Dungannon - with Andrew Waterworth scoring four.

And finally...
Down’s Syndrome doesn’t define my son says rock star Cormac Neeson

Ahead of tomorrow’s World Down’s Syndrome Day GRAEME COUSINS chats to Mencap ambassador Cormac Neeson

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