Ben Lowry: The UUP is far from alone in its opposition to the legacy scandal

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8 Sep, 2019 Ben Lowry: The UUP is far from alone in its opposition to the legacy scandal This week Professor Kieran McEvoy of Queen's University appeared before a committee of MPs at Westminster, where he described Ulster Unionist Party opposition to the Stormont House Agreement (SHA) structures for dealing with the past as "morally outrageous". Latest News Ben Lowry: Have Tories noticed the muted unionist opposition to backstop? There was an ominous signal on attitudes to the backstop recently. Man arrested after bomb found close to police station A man has been arrested under terrorism laws after a bomb was discovered following a security alert in Co Tyrone. Cyclist, 73, critical after tractor collision A cyclist in his 70s is in a critical condition in hospital after a collision involving a tractor. So sinful and wicked and corrupt has our nation become that we deserve divine wrath Given the utter mess that our country is in, as seen in the dysfunctionality at Westminster during the past months, what other conclusion can any reasonable Christian arrive at but that our country is under divine judgement. Sport Update Jonathan Rea destroys rivals for eighth straight World Superbike victory at Portimao to open 93-point title lead Jonathan Rea strengthened his grip on a record fifth World Superbike title with a lights-to-flag victory in Saturday's opening race at Portimao in Portugal. Rory Hale happy to score first Crusaders goal Midfielder Rory Hale was a happy man after finally breaking his goalscoring duck with Crusaders. Fitting Dublin finale for Joe Schmidt and Rory Best as Ireland climb to number one Joe Schmidt and Rory Best added another first to their Ireland CV's as the men in green defeated Wales 19-10 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday afternoon and climbed to the top of the Rugby World rankings. And finally... Age not a barrier as Joe aims for World Cup win An ultra-endurance athlete from Northern Ireland has his sights set on an astonishing World Cup victory — at the age of 60. See all the day's news here

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