Northern Ireland found a path to peace. Are there lessons for Israel/Hamas?

Northern Ireland found a path to peace. Are there lessons for Israel/Hamas?

The conflict in Northern Ireland was once seen as insoluble. Yet now there is peace. Are there lessons for the combatants in the Middle East?

  • byRay Bassett

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England to ban smoking:Today’s children will never buy a cigarette

England to ban smoking:Today’s children will never buy a cigarette

Under the plan,the age of sale would rise from 18 every year,so a child aged 14 today would never be allowed to legally buy tobacco.

  • byRob Harris
Despite Brexit,travelling Ireland and Northern Ireland is still easy

Despite Brexit,travelling Ireland and Northern Ireland is still easy

Whichever way you go,things tend to work out just grand in Ireland.

  • bySteve McKenna
Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present
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Britain isn’t stuck in the past,it’s stuck in the present

Britain has become Limboland,a nation in which one of its most famous tea-towel epigrams is in danger of becoming a looping incantation:Keep calm and carry on.

  • byNick Bryant
Who could rescue the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

Who could rescue the 2026 Commonwealth Games?

Under Commonwealth Games Federation rules,there is scope for individual sports to host their own championships away from the Games. But if it becomes a watered-down carnival,would anyone want it?

  • byMichael Gleeson
‘A time of great change’:Sinn Fein leader,China’s VP to attend coronation

‘A time of great change’:Sinn Fein leader,China’s VP to attend coronation

Michelle O’Neill’s attendance would have been unimaginable 20 years ago,while the presence of China’s vice president is unlikely to pass without controversy.

  • byRob Harris
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Biden urges Northern Ireland’s leaders to restore power-sharing pact

Biden urges Northern Ireland’s leaders to restore power-sharing pact

US President Joe Biden earlier met separately with the leaders of the five parties that made up the pact,stressing a resumption as part of the peace deal.

  • byRob Harris
Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Sunak urges Northern Ireland’s politicians to start governing again

Republican protests were largely peaceful in Northern Ireland on Easter Monday ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement.

  • byBrian Melley
Northern Ireland raises threat alert ahead of Easter Monday parades

Northern Ireland raises threat alert ahead of Easter Monday parades

Northern Ireland police have warned of “very strong” intelligence that officers would be targeted on Easter Monday following heightened tensions.

  • byRob Harris
Threat alert for Northern Ireland as it marks 25 years of peace

Threat alert for Northern Ireland as it marks 25 years of peace

Police says dissidents are plotting terror attacks against police officers ahead of Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak’s visit for the anniversary on the Good Friday Agreement

  • byJill Lawless
Brexit breakthrough:EU,UK strike deal over Northern Ireland trade rules

Brexit breakthrough:EU,UK strike deal over Northern Ireland trade rules

The UK has secured green and red lanes for goods arriving by port,allowing products like plants,medicines and groceries destined only for Northern Ireland to travel across the border with no customs forms.

  • byLatika Bourke