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Biggest UK indoor venue postpones opening show again

A crisis-hit new music venue is being “monitored closely” as contractors continue work to complete the £365 million (€426m) Co-op Live arena in Manchester. The biggest indoor arena in the UK postponed its opening show for the third time as fans queued outside just minutes before doors opened on Wednesday …

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Johnson turned away from polling station

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson has been turned away from a polling station in England after forgetting to bring photo identification. It is understood he was told by staff that he would not be able to vote without proving his identity. The requirement to provide photo ID was introduced …

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Macron floats troop deployment if Ukraine front broken

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the question of sending Western troops to Ukraine would “legitimately” arise if Russia broke through Ukrainian front lines and Kyiv made such a request, in an interview with the Economist published today. Mr Macron in the interview doubled down on his comments from earlier …

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‘Order must prevail’ amid US protests over Gaza

President Joe Biden has said the United States is not authoritarian but “order must prevail” as students continue to protest at universities across the country over the war in Gaza. In a televised address from the White House, President Biden added that there was “no place” for antisemitism on campuses. …

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Protesters at RTÉ call for Eurovision boycott over Israel

Protesters gathered outside RTÉ headquarters in Donnybrook, calling for a boycott of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. Singers, musicians, artists and activists took part in the protest organised by the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC). It featured a “die-in” by health workers in scrubs depicting the Eurovision as a contest …

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Former workers still battling for pensions

They are part of a larger group, involved as they see it, in a battle that is decades-old. On an evening in late February, they arrived in dribs and drabs to a meeting room at Roanmore GAA Sports and Social Club, on the outskirts of Waterford City. Most are of …

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What is Israel’s war cabinet and who is in it

Just six men will decide whether and when Israel launches a ground invasion of Rafah in the coming days. They are members of Israel’s war cabinet, which was set up shortly after the 7 October attack by Hamas. It was formed by Israel’s emergency unity government, the result of a …

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Arizona Senate votes to repeal 1864 abortion ban

Legislators in Arizona’s upper house have voted to repeal an 1864 law banning abortion, a month after the state’s supreme court said the Civil War-era rule was valid. The turnaround was the latest development in the fraught US abortion debate, which is expected to play a huge role in this …

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Court remands suspect in custody over London sword attack

A 36-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with a sword attack in London earlier this week in which a 14-year-old boy died and four people were injured. Marcus Arduini Monzo, a dual Spanish-Brazilian national living in Newham, east London, is charged with murdering Daniel Anjorin and seriously injuring …

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Airspace restrictions for rocket launch in Laois

A temporary airspace restriction is in place in Laois as rockets are set to be launched in Emo this afternoon. The rocket launch is part of the national final of the CanSat Ireland competition, a STEM competition that sees students compete to create miniature satellites the size of soft drink …

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