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Protests over signs at Grand Central Station

BBC Irish language campaigners have staged a protest at Belfast’s new Grand Central Station after the transport hub was opened without Irish language signage. Around 100 protesters took part, with a large flag bearing the logo of the campaign group, An Dream Dearg, draped across the station’s floor. Dr Pádraig Ó Tiarnaigh, a spokesperson for […]

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Man United’s summer business is a sign of a brighter future

Rob Dawson, CorrespondentSep 12, 2024, 05:00 AM ET The point at which Manchester United knew they were making progress in the summer transfer window — the club’s first under the new leadership team put together by Sir Jim Ratcliffe — came in mid-July. With Matt Hargreaves, director of football negotiations, locked in complicated talks with […]

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Billionaire completes first private spacewalk

Cheers as Isaacman steps out of the hatch A billionaire and an engineer have become the first non-professional crew to perform one of the riskiest manoeuvres in space – a spacewalk. Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis stepped out of the SpaceX spacecraft around 15 minutes apart, starting at 11:52BST, wearing specially-designed suits. “Back at home […]

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Why Starmer’s NHS reforms may give you a case of deja-vu

Getty Images Across more than 150 pages, NHS surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi sets out in clear, painstaking detail the failings of the NHS in England. But that is the easy bit – fixing it is an altogether different challenge. The government is promising the “biggest reimagining” of the NHS since it was formed. […]

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National debt set to treble over next 50 years, says OBR

UK national debt is on course to treble over the next half a century due to several pressures, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR). Those pressures include an ageing population, hotter temperatures due to climate change, and rising geopolitical tensions, the OBR’s new Fiscal Risks and Sustainability Report revealed. “The OBR has laid […]

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