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Representatives from DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance to face off from 9pm

Speaking about Northern Ireland in 1922, Winston Churchill expressed bewilderment that the radical transformation that had taken place across Europe as a result of the first world war had done nothing to change the basic terms of dispute in the region:

The only howl I heard on a recent walk across the Garron plateau in the Glens of Antrim, Northern Ireland, was from a bitter, biting wind. But 300 years ago, the howls would most definitely have been lupine: this place was home to one of the last wolves in what…

SCOTLAND’S economy has been outperforming the rest of the UK in recent years with higher growth per head of population, the Institute for Fiscal…

First, the most important news. At last count, the death toll, as reported by Gaza’s ministry of health, stands at 37,232 people, including more than 15,000 children, with a further 84,932 people wounded. It’s not known how many people are buried beneath the rubble of the more than half of…

The talks aimed at ending the violence in Gaza are failing because there is no guarantee any ceasefire negotiated at present will last. Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire leading to the establishment of a “fully sovereign” Palestinian state. The Israeli government – particularly the more rightwing nationalistic elements – wants…

O’Neill’s side beat Andorra 2-0 on Tuesday.

The Liverpool youngster scored both goals against Andorra.

Evans did not travel with the rest of the team on Sunday.