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28 Jul, 2019 Top stories of the week A round up of the most popular news stories this week. Latest News Homes evacuated in security alert A number of homes have been evacuated during a security alert in Co Armagh early this morning. Ben Lowry: Patent rubbish peddled by the fantasist 'Nick' was believed by police, MPs and journalists The horrifying aspect of the disturbed fantasist and unrepentant liar Carl Beech (who went by the anonymous name 'Nick') is not so much that he tried to destroy the reputations of good men such as the ex prime minister Edward Heath and Army head Lord Bramall. Ben Lowry: Julian Smith needs to reverse culture of ministerial weakness at the Northern Ireland Office Many pundits wrongly assumed Boris Johnson would be cautious in his reshuffle of ministers. Ben Lowry: Patent rubbish peddled by the fantasist 'Nick' as believed by police, MPs and journalists The horrifying aspect of the disturbed fantasist and unrepentant liar Carl Beech (who went by the anonymous name 'Nick') is not so much that he tried to destroy the reputations of good men such as the ex prime minister Edward Heath and Army head Lord Bramall. Letter writer's dates relating to 1641 and Cromwell are wrong I read with some bemusement Mary Russell's claim ('Land resentment was behind 1641,' July 25) that the Catholics rose because they felt threatened because of a 'threat from ... Cromwell's puritan army in England who was at war with King Charles'. London needs to be on top of implications of all-island electricity Little noticed by many people, electricity has been arranged on an all-island basis since 2009. Electricity grid firm 'tries to gag' staff over inquiry into Dublin's role Northern Ireland's Irish government-owned electricity grid operator has been accused of attempting to gag its staff about speaking out about their concerns over its independence from Dublin. Unionists at odds over prospect of Troubles pension for ex-terrorists Two legally qualified unionist representatives are at odds over a UK Government assurance that no injured terrorists will benefit from a Troubles pension. See all the day's news here

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