Prosecutors in Northern Ireland will today announce whether anyone will face charges over the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.
Fourteen people were fatally injured after British soldiers opened fire on a crowd in Derry following a civil rights march on January 30th 1972.
A further 15 people were wounded.
Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service will today announce if 17 British soldiers and two Official IRA suspects will face charges.
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British MPs will today vote on whether to ask for a delay to the Brexit process.
It comes after the House of Commons last night voted in favour of a motion ruling out a ‘no-deal’ Brexit.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is now urging her colleagues to back a three-month delay if the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement is not passed by Parliament in a third vote next Wednesday.
She has warned the House that if they vote down the deal again next week, the EU is likely to demand a two-year extension to the process.
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The Taoiseach is meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House today.
Leo Varadkar will use his St Patrick’s Day visit to discuss Brexit and strengthening Irish-American relations.
He is expected to raise the issue of illegal Irish in America, the Irish peace process and plans for an EU-US free trade agreement.
Mr Varadkar and his partner Matt Barrett will also attend a breakfast with Vice-President, Mike Pence – who has been criticised in the past for his views on LGBT rights.
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Boeing has called for all of its 737 Max planes around the world to be grounded over safety concerns.
The model was involved in Sunday's deadly crash in Ethiopia - and another in Indonesia in October.
Earlier this week, Ireland and the EU joined other jurisdictions around the world in banning the planes from their airspace while investigations are carried out.
The world’s biggest plane maker is now looking into software issues with the model.
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Irish Dancing has been banned from one of the country's biggest St. Patrick's Day Parades.
Dancers and gymnasts will not be allowed to perform on Sunday in Drogheda Co. Louth over safety concerns.
The Irish Daily Star reports that thousands of people are expected in the town to celebrate the festival.
Parade organisers say the performances have caused long delays in the past leading spectators to think it was over before it was.
