A Fox News commentator has blasted Vice President Kamala Harris as ‘politically very stupid’ after she argued against voter ID laws, including those in some states that require a photocopy of ID to vote by mail. Harris suggested people who live in rural areas aren not able to make photocopies because they don’t have a … Read more
The University of Edinburgh has come under fire after it renamed a tower bearing the name of 18th century philosopher David Hume over his links to slavery. The David Hume Tower will now be known as 40 George Square, the university confirmed, following pressure from activists, despite a petition amassing less than 2,000 signatures. The campaign … Read more
Taoiseach Micheal Martin was among those present today for the funeral of John Hume, the former SDLP leader who helped forge the Good Friday Agreement. Mourners began arriving at St Eugene’s Cathedral in Londonderry an hour before the beginning of today’s scaled-back service. Among those attending the requiem mass was Ireland’s President Michael D Higgins, … Read more
A socially distanced crowd gathered as the body of John Hume arrived in Londonderry on Tuesday night, ahead of his funeral. Members of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) he led for two decades formed a guard of honour in black face masks, holding lit candles as his cortege arrived at St Eugene’s Cathedral … Read more
BREAKING: Former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner John Hume dies at 83 John Hume, who was the former leader of the SDLP, has died at the age of 83 By James Robinson for MailOnline Published: 09:26 BST, 3 August 2020 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 3 August 2020 Former SDLP leader and Nobel peace … Read more
They have become ‘add- icted’ to Twitter, that most ‘toxic’ of social media platforms, and seem to care more about their tweets ‘going viral’ than telling the truth. No, that isn’t a description of irresponsible, smartphone-obsessed teenagers. It is an indictment of senior BBC journalists, delivered in explosive fashion to a parliamentary committee this week … Read more