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1 day ago | 
qradio.com | David Young
A police watchdog has recommended that officers receive addition training in dealing with autistic people after an incident in which a woman was physically removed from a shop. The Police Ombudsman’s Office has found there was no misconduct committed by the officers involved in removing the woman from the shop in Lisburn in December 2024. The Ombudsman instigated an investigation after receiving a complaint from the woman’s mother.
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2 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young
John Finucane was commenting after he and party vice president Michelle O’Neill met Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn in Belfast to discuss legacy issues. Since taking office last year, the Labour government has pledged to repeal and replace some of the provisions of the contentious Legacy Act that was introduced by the last Conservative government, and bring forward a revised framework for dealing with cases linked to the Troubles.
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2 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young
The Sinn Fein vice president said she would wait to see what “quantum” the Treasury was willing to commit to help rebuild the derelict west Belfast GAA venue when it reveals the outcome of its spending review next Wednesday. Ms O’Neill was commenting after a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn in Belfast during which the issue of Casement Park was discussed.
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2 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has found there was no misconduct committed by the officers involved in removing the woman from the shop in Lisburn in December 2024. The Ombudsman instigated an investigation after receiving a complaint from the woman’s mother. Video footage of the incident was shared widely on social media at the time. It unfolded when the young woman, who is non-verbal, entered the shop through half-closed shutters as it was about to close.
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3 days ago | 
independent.co.uk | David Young
The decision relates to the dissemination of the names to other core participants to the inquiry, not their publication in the media. David YoungThe chairman of the Omagh Bombing Inquiry has rejected a bid by the Government to redact the names of junior civil servants in documents shared with other parties involved in the probe.
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4 days ago | 
msn.com | David Young |Jonathan McCambridge
Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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4 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young
Gordon Lyons was commenting ahead of the publication next week of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review. The Government has indicated that will be the juncture when it confirms whether or not it will make a financial contribution to help deliver the stalled plans to redevelop the derelict gaelic games venue in west Belfast. Plans for a 34,000-capacity stadium remain mired in uncertainty due to a major funding gap of around £150 million.
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4 days ago | 
msn.com | David Young
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4 days ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young
Communities Minister Gordon Lyons said a proposed capital budget allocation of £63 million would facilitate work on between 900-1,000 new build social homes. The target for new social home build starts in the Executive’s three-year Programme for Government is 5,850 – equating to just under 2,000 a year. Mr Lyons expressed hoped that he would be able to “drive up” the rate of construction as the year progressed.
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4 days ago | 
msn.com | David Young
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