Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties 

Plan to ban prosecutions on Troubles is rejected by all five main Northern Ireland parties By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 17 July 2021 Proposals to ban Troubles prosecutions were yesterday rejected by all five of Northern Ireland’s main parties. Leaders from across the province’s political divide condemned … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Champagne is at the ready in City beset by troubles

After several days of sheer misery caused by a worsening pandemic and the scenes of truck chaos at Dover, the financial markets and businesses nationwide may have something to celebrate. A reason, at last, to start putting the Champagne on ice. True to form, with a final deadline looming for a new UK-European Union trade … Read more

Russian billionaire oligarch’s son says life not ‘without troubles’ as he battles mother over £453m

The son of a Russian oligarch, who was given a £29 million flat when he was 19 and lost £35 million of his father’s money at 21 has spoken of his ‘troubled’ life. In a moving statement submitted to the High Court, Temur Akhmedov insists that despite benefiting from his father’s enormous wealth ‘that does … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Gold miners tarnished by production troubles

Shares in two of London’s biggest gold miners were tarnished by warnings they will dig up less of the precious metal than planned. Mid-capper Centamin tumbled after admitting production will fall short of expectations and costs will jump, this year and next. Work at its flagship Sukari mine in Egypt has been disrupted by ground … Read more

I’m a middle-class hypocrite: David Attenborough admits eating free-range meat troubles him

I’m a middle-class hypocrite: David Attenborough admits eating free-range meat troubles him because of its effect on the planet Veteran broadcaster, 94, said his conscience ‘troubles’ him when he eats meat  He added: ‘If we all ate only plants, we’d need only half the land we use now’ Comments come ahead of the launch of … Read more

Convicted Troubles terrorists excluded from victims’ compensation payments

Terrorists excluded from Troubles cash: Anyone convicted over Northern Ireland conflict should not be eligible for victims’ compensation payments, Government guidance states People convicted of terrorism offences in Troubles ineligible for compensation Details of delayed scheme to support victims of the conflict published yesterday Sinn Fein boycotting initiative as approach ‘excludes’ thousands of injured people … Read more