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Black vests: Who are the gilets noirs and what do they want?

Black vests: Who are the gilets noirs and what do they want?

Paris, France - Following on from the success of France's gilets jaunes, or yellow vest movement, a new prote…

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A common enemy: Belfast unites in fighting coronavirus

A common enemy: Belfast unites in fighting coronavirus

Burdened by the Troubles and deprivation, Upper Springfield in nationalist west Belfast, including Ballymurph…

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Northern Ireland, policing the world

Northern Ireland, policing the world

"The number of Belfast accents in Iraq was overwhelming": As the PSNI turns 20, this article looks at how Nor…

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Freedom of movement across Border denied for large number of non-EU citizens

Freedom of movement across Border denied for large number of non-EU citizens

Aynaz Zarif, a charity worker in Derry, loves to hike with her husband. But if the Iranian-born couple ever w…

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Hidden cross-border pollution in Ireland and the United Kingdom

Hidden cross-border pollution in Ireland and the United Kingdom

As part of a cross-border project to investigate the poultry industry on the island of Ireland, the investiga…

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In Northern Ireland, Ukrainian refugees find themselves in limbo

In Northern Ireland, Ukrainian refugees find themselves in limbo

Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine have found themselves in limbo in Northern Ireland, caught between differ…

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Children in England referred to anti-terror programme over republican extremism fears

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By Luke Butterly Verified
| The Detail TV
Young children in England were referred to an anti-terror programme over fears they supported dissident republican extremism. At least sixteen people, including two aged under 10, were flagged for potential radicalisation relating to Northern Ireland terrorism. The UK government's ‘Prevent’ strategy was introduced in 2005 with the aim to identify and intervene with people at risk of committing terrorist acts.
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Around 90% of NI parents targeted in HMRC child benefit fraud crackdown entitled to money

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By Luke Butterly Verified
| MSN Verified
Luke Butterly, The Detail Around 90% of Northern Ireland families flagged as potential benefit cheats were in fact legitimate claimants, it has emerged. Hundreds of parents were targeted in a controversial anti-fraud crackdown by HMRC late last year.
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HMRC scheme that wrongly cut child benefits did not ‘adequately consider’ impact, report finds

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By Luke Butterly Verified
| Yahoo News UK Verified
An HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) anti-fraud crackdown that stripped 23,000 families of their child benefit failed to "adequately consider" the policy's impact on claimants, an official report has found. The report by the National Audit Office followed HMRC's decision to suspend payments after flight records provided by the Home Office purportedly showed thousands of parents had emigrated.
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