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Police form a line to stop Nationalists and Loyalists attacking each other, as a hijacked bus burns in the distance in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 7. AP

Violence in Northern Ireland has awakened fears of past troubles

April 12, 2021
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center in Pittsburgh, US last month. AP

Biden’s spending spree is a sign: in the US big government is back

April 6, 2021
'Yes' campaigners gather for a rally in George Square, Glasgow, in 2014. Reuters

Why Scotland's election will give Boris Johnson sleepless nights

March 29, 2021
British artillery soldiers near Eschenbach, southern Germany, March 7, 2018. AFP

Boris Johnson's plans to increase the cap on British nuclear weapons can't end well

March 22, 2021
Musicians perform near the Houses of Parliament during a protest highlighting their inability to perform live or work during the pandemic. These musicians are facing a different kind of challenge these days. Reuters

Brexit hasn't been music to British musicians' ears

March 16, 2021
Meghan Markle, the American-born Duchess of Sussex, has complained of bullying within the UK Royal Family. AFP

Much ado about Meghan

March 8, 2021
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and former leader Alex Salmond in happier times. Getty

Scotland's latest political intrigue could slow its march to independence

March 2, 2021
Big Tech companies are under increased scrutiny over their practices and Facebook may face a string of regulatory battles in the wake of its brief standoff with the Australian government. AP Photo

Like it or not, we need news. But do we need Facebook?

February 22, 2021
Shoppers by the 'Churchill And Roosevelt Allies Sculpture' in London, January 29, during England's third lockdown. AP

Taking another look at British history and the Empire is a good thing

February 16, 2021
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to US President Joe Biden from London after his inauguration. Reuters

Biden says diplomacy is back – Boris Johnson should listen

February 9, 2021
Annie Lynch, the first person to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland, receives the second dose in Dublin on January 19. AFP

Will Brussels and London ever start caring about Northern Ireland?

February 2, 2021
A sign in London with instructions about Covid-19, Britain, January 25. Reuters

Is the UK really about to become a 'failed state'?

January 25, 2021
US President Joe Biden signs documents in the President's Room at the Capitol following the inauguration in Washington, January 20, 2020. EPA/Bloomberg

‘Hope in hard times’ was central message of Biden’s inauguration

January 20, 2021
Fishing boat skipper Neil Whitney and deckhand Nathan Harman sort the fish from the net after the first trawl of the day, off the south-east coast of England, on October 12, 2020. Brexit became a reality on December 31, 2020 as Britain left Europe’s customs union and single market. AFP

The sheer fishiness of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

January 19, 2021
A car bumper with the slogan of the QAnon conspiracy theory, which proposes that US President Donald Trump is in a great battle against a group of elite cannibals that comprise an American 'deep state'. Reuters

Conspiracy theories: what makes people believe in nonsense?

January 12, 2021