Storm Francis brings flooding and travel disruption

	Aug 25, 2020

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	Storm Francis: Fallen trees, power line and flooding brings disruption

	Police have warned motorists to exercise caution after Storm Francis closed several roads in Co Tyrone.

Twenty Craigavon Hospital staff self-isolate after three test positive for Covid-19

Twenty members of staff at Craigavon Hospital are self-isolating after colleagues tested positive for Covid-19.

Naomi Long says victims’ pension scheme could cost up to £800m

A compensation scheme for those most seriously injured in Northern Ireland’s troubled past could cost up to £800 million, the Stormont Justice Minister has said.

East Belfast man recognised as  war hero gets official gravestone

Following on from the recent news stories about the terrible vandalism on war grave headstones in Belfast City Cemetery, here is a good news story about an East Belfast soldier who has been lying in an unmarked grave in Dundonald Cemetery since WWI.

IRA victims ask UK not to allow Libya access to frozen £12bn

The government has been urged not to allow Libya to unfreeze £12bn of assets in the UK until it settles a compensation claim by victims of the Semtex it supplied to the IRA.

1920 SWANZY RIOTS: New exhibition traces the 1920 Lisburn riots

The Swanzy Riots, 1920 is a new exhibition from the Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum marking the centenary of the burning of Lisburn on August 22 1920.

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Conservatives hail 'glorious' triumph as Hugh de Grey in Antrim election

From the News Letter, August 25, 1869

Results over romance for Northern Ireland’s Ian Baraclough

Northern Ireland manager Ian Baraclough signalled his Nations League intent with a debut squad selection built on the pragmatic over romantic.

Flashback: Liverpool sign Mario Balotelli as Luis Suarez replacement

Liverpool made one of the shock signings of the summer when they signed the mercurial Mario Balotelli on this day six years ago.

Mark Sykes reveals Republic of Ireland dream

Mark Sykes has offered his explanation for the international allegiance shift which shocked Northern Ireland fans and left senior manager Ian Baraclough ‘massively disappointed’ over the weekend.

Flashback: Teenager Tom Daley makes a splash for Great Britain at Beijing Olympics in 2008

British diver Tom Daley was remarkably only a couple of months past his 14th birthday when the Beijing Olympics began.

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