Martin McGuinness said he would have killed every British soldier in Derry after the Bloody Sunday shootings.
McGuinness, the Deputy First Minister, was being interviewed on RTE television when he made the comment. He said that Republicans’ attitudes “hardened considerably” after the shooting dead of 13 people.
“If I have had the opportunity to kill every single [...]
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The red squirrel is our only native squirrel, it is now under threat from the grey
The red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) is the only species of squirrel native to the UK. Once it was widespread in the country, but now it has been largely replaced by the American import, the grey squirrel.
The red squirrel will live [...]
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Villagers in Witcombe, Gloucestershire, are fighting to keep their Post Office.
The Post Office says there are “too many” branches in Gloucestershire, and some will have to close. Currently, there are plans to close 39 branches.
More damage done to the UK by Brown and his predecessor Blair, they will not rest until the country has been [...]
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Campaigners are opposing plans to extend Exeter Airport, which would see the facility catering for an extra two million passengers by 2030.
Airport chiefs,and airlines, claim the plan will be good for the economy, and said that, compared to trains and cars, emissions from aircraft were low.
Friends of the Earth say that there was no case [...]
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