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A meeting in 2004 discussed how to tackle the issue of paramilitary flags (Liam McBurney/PA) A meeting at Stormont discussed using terrorism laws to tackle displays of paramilitary flags and murals in ...

A meeting at Stormont discussed using terrorism laws to tackle displays of paramilitary flags and murals in 2004, declassified files have shown. The papers reveal that a senior PSNI officer stated ...

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday a new raft of "simplifications" of environmental legislation that will lower standards and monitoring of industrial emissions and water protection – a ...

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A transgender activist accused the Trump administration of focusing on anti-trans policies to distract from the Epstein files, among other MAGA issues, during an appearance on CNN on Saturday.