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DUP leader denies lack of governance at Stormont is increasing threat of violence, as police adopt tactics not seen in years amid ‘exceptional circumstances’

Rare species now required to be tested for five diseases before they can travel between UK and EU

Held up as a model for peace, the historic agreement ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland over 58 tense hours

Letters: James Valentine and Dr Mark Wilcox respond to Rafael Behr’s analysis of the party’s election strategy

Politicians and experts reflect on the deal credited with ending 30 years of violence in Northern Ireland.

Jim Wilson said the accord has been rendered ‘worthless’ due to the handling of the Brexit process and the creation of barriers between GB and NI.

Lord Reg Empey said Brexit had been a disaster for Northern Ireland

Between 1820 and 1920, four million people emigrated from Ireland to the US. Many were fleeing hunger and destitution and so brought with them an “exile” nationalism – a conviction that they were forced to leave by British misgovernment and exploitation of Ireland. Little wonder, then, that the Irish diaspora…

The UK recently announced that it will join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), giving British businesses access to the 11 other members of the Indo-Pacific trade bloc and bringing its combined GDP to £11 trillion.

Exclusive: ‘When they knew we were having challenges, they actually turned up with more people to better support us’

A 9-year-old boy lies on the floor of a working-class rowhouse in Belfast, Northern Ireland, wondrously watching American Westerns on TV. Outside, though, the world’s gone mad. Broken glass and shattered masonry. Barricades go up. Rifle-toting soldiers patrol the streets.