News Letter cricket writer David Holmes dies aged 54

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8 Jan, 2018 News Letter cricket writer David Holmes dies aged 54 The News Letter's cricket correspondent David Holmes has died suddenly. Latest News Video of MP with Kingsmill loaf on murders anniversary – 'inexcusable' – Sinn Fein Sinn Fein has said a video of one of its MPs with a Kingsmill-branded loaf on his head on the anniversary of the Kingsmill massacre was "inexcusable and indefensible". McElduff Kingsmill stunt: 'New generation aware of one of IRA's worst atrocities' A Sinn Fein MP's apparent mockery of the Kingsmills massacre has made a whole new generation aware of one of the "IRA's worst atrocities," the brother of one victim has said. Kingsmills survivor: bigot McElduff danced on graves of victims The sole survivor of the Kingsmills massacre has accused Sinn Fein MP Barry McElduff being a bigot who has danced on the graves of the ten murder victims from the atrocity. The Good Friday Agreement is on life support, and it's time to switch it off A new year, yet the same old impasse and dreary steeples, so let's begin by paraphrasing Dickens: 'The Good Friday Agreement is dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The DUP and SF know it is dead? Of course they do. How could it be otherwise? The DUP and SF have been partners for I don't know how many years. But there is no doubt that their Agreement is now dead: as dead as a doornail. And no ghosts from the past, present or future will haunt them into something better. They will not sponge away the writing on the stone.' Sport Update Ex-Glentoran and Rangers striker Nacho Novo suffers suspected heart attack Former Glentoran and Rangers striker Nacho Novo is in a stable condition after suffering a suspected heart attack on Saturday evening. NI captain Steven Davis on Virgil Van Dijk, the FA Cup and Southampton's league form Northern ireland skipper Steven Davis has demanded club side Southampton use their FA Cup victory at Fulham to revive a season undermined by supporter unrest and Virgil van Dijk's departure for Liverpool. ulster close to fresh signing Ulster are set to lift the gloom around Kingspan Stadium after a heavy defeat at Leinster by announcing the signing of a new out half to replace Wallaby Christian Leali'ifano. And finally... Quiz – How much do you know about TV licensing? Do you know the ins and outs of the TV Licence and which devices you need to be covered for? See all the day's news here

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