Baz McAlister: I wonder if our family will ever be able to have a magical Christmas all together again

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Aug 23, 2020           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Baz McAlister: I wonder if our family will ever be able to have a magical Christmas all together again           "Ach, sure, if anything were to happen, it's only a day on a plane away." That was the old line I used to use on myself to stave off the guilt of being half-a-planet away from home. It only barely worked then.                 Ben Lowry: A return to general lockdown is not even remotely feasible   The prospect of a return to full lockdown has been floated.           Is Sinn Fein going to call on Michelle O'Neill to resign now?   Irish government minister for agriculture Dara Calleary and Seanad leas-cathaoirleach [deputy chair] Jerry Buttimer have resigned from their government positions over their unwise participation at an 80-strong Oireachtas Golf Society dinner in Galway, which breached Irish government guidelines on the Covid-19 crisis.           Coronavirus: Two police stations closed after eight PSNI officers test positive   Assistant Chief Constable Alan Todd has confirmed two PSNI stations in Co Antrim have been closed for a deep clean after eight officers tested positive for the coronavirus.           Arlene Foster: This was damning judgement from High Court on Sinn Fein approach to victims' pension   First Minister Arlene Foster has welcomed what the DUP called "a damning judgement" from the High Court on Sinn Fein's approach to "the pension for innocent victims".           Boris Johnson would sell his own granny – and that bodes ill for our Union   In the grand scheme of things, such as the horrendous pandemic, the free television licence for 75-and-over pensioners comes pretty far down the list of government priorities.           Minister Nichola Mallon challenged to state exact NI driving test backlog   Minister for Infrastructure Nichola Mallon has been challenged to say exactly how large the backlog for driving tests is, as none have taken place since the end of March.           Soggy and stormy spell leaves NI doused – and sets new local windspeed records   The recent stormy spell saw some weather stations in the Province inundated with over a quarter of a month's rainfall in a single 24 hour period – and it also set new records for blustery weather.           The BBC news clip about loyalists that refuses to die   Why does the BBC still persist in including footage of the Twaddell protest as part of the opening video lead-in compilation to its daily national news bulletins?                 View more news

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