Widow of RUC officer, Orangeman, flute bandsman and BB leader speaks of pain 30 years after his murder

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jul 26, 2020           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Widow of RUC officer, Orangeman, flute bandsman and BB leader speaks of pain 30 years after his murder           A woman who was widowed exactly 30 years ago yesterday has spoken out on the anniversary of the atrocity which claimed her husband, to voice bafflement at Sinn Fein's ongoing support within the Catholic community.                 Sam McBride: With the incurious scrutinising the inept, Stormont is sinking lower into disrepute   Something curious is happening at Stormont; something so self-injurious as to defy an obviously rational explanation other than incompetence so gross that it ought to alarm anyone who cares about how we are governed.           Arlene Foster still backs 'dangerous' law – but offers no rebuttal of ex-aide's warning   Under growing pressure to explain her support for what her former key adviser has described as a "dangerous" bill to give every Stormont minister more power, Arlene Foster last night made clear she is not changing course.           'Intimidating' letter to NI churches threatening to cancel right to conduct weddings is withdrawn   In the second major blunder in two days, the NI government last night withdrew a wave of "intimidating" letters sent to churches which warned they could be stripped of their right to conduct weddings.           Ben Lowry: The Boris bridge to Scotland plan is a nice dream but a distant one and a distraction from other priorities for unionism and infrastructure   Ten years ago I wrote on these pages on the risk that transport links between Northern Ireland and Scotland would go into reverse.           Omagh father relieved as motion 'resigned to history'   A man who lost his son in the Omagh bombing has said he hopes the defeat of a motion opposing the extradition of a man found civilly liable for the atrocity will be "the end of the matter".           Scottish and UK governments have failed to upgrade the roads from Cairnyan to Glasgow and to the M6 at Gretna   Last week I drove the Cairnryan to Gretna A75 road in Scotland for the first time in years and was surprised to find little has changed on this route to improve the road.           Omagh bomb victim Michael Gallagher denied chance to address councillors over extradition motion   Omagh bombing victim Michael Gallagher, who lost his 21-year-old son in the 1998 attack, was denied the opportunity to address councillors in Derry City and Strabane before a motion on the extradition of Liam Campbell was discussed.           A court ruling cannot be the basis for removing essential legal constraints on ministers in an abnormal system of mandatory coalition   There has now been a week to consider rushed legislation that would curb constraints on Stormont ministers going on 'solo runs'.                 View more news

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