Saturday's @irish_news front page 👇#StormontDeal pic.twitter.com/wxYDVdCnCu
— Brendan Hughes (@brendanhughes64) January 11, 2020
And we’re back!
Needless to say I’ll be on the gin, see ye all in Lavery’s 🥳
Northern Ireland parliament at Stormont to return after three years of deadlock https://t.co/9eb1nYpLRp
— Good Friday Agreement (@BelfastAgmt) January 10, 2020
Touching photo of the Secretary of State taking the parties through the deal at Stormont this morning pic.twitter.com/Z6OdDD9kww
— Matthew Carson (@matthewcarson) January 10, 2020
A devolved government can now start delivering the reforms needed in our public services. After three years, it’s time to get back to work – for the people of Northern Ireland.#StormontDeal pic.twitter.com/7P3kCUESkO
— Julian Smith MP (@JulianSmithUK) January 10, 2020
2 things about tomorrow's proceedings in the @niassembly
1. No prayers – is this an oversight or brand new procedure?
2. Do we know who the new Speaker is likely to be with Robin Newton standing down? Is it Sinn Fein's turn again?#StormontDeal pic.twitter.com/8TUT3srn0H
— Planet Belfast 🇪🇺🏳️🌈🕷️ (@Planet_Belfast) January 10, 2020
Still going through the text, but extremely encouraging to see an explicit commitment to regular #CitizensAssemblies in the draft deal… https://t.co/tgcbPGqt1K
— Jamie Pow (@jamiepow) January 9, 2020
Good news for speakers of Ulster Scots, or as they say in Ulster Scots – good news for speakers of Ulster Scots #Stormont
— Brógan (@broganmcmanus) January 9, 2020
Spot the mention of Stormont’s return on tomorrow’s front pages?
Hint : There is none. #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/coQ8GWvnNV
— Darran Marshall (@DarranMarshall) January 10, 2020
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BREXITSHAMBLES BRITAIN
If this is accurate it’s equivalent to £700m for every week since the referendum https://t.co/babPHheXLI
— Peter Stefanovic (@PeterStefanovi2) January 10, 2020
By the end of 2020, Brexit will have already cost more than the entire net contributions we've made in the 47 years that we've been an EU member. Put that on a bus.https://t.co/tIfeiFPIMi
— James Melville (@JamesMelville) January 10, 2020
Samira Ahmed wins claim against BBC to be paid same for presenting Newswatch as Jeremy Vine was paid for presenting Points of View. https://t.co/pnI9din552
— Joshua Rozenberg (@JoshuaRozenberg) January 10, 2020
"No matter how beautiful you are, whom you marry, what palaces you occupy, charities you support, how faithful you are, how much money you accumulate or what good deeds you perform, in this society racism will still follow you." #MeghanMarkel https://t.co/WeeNIwnHAg
— Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) January 10, 2020
"Slithering out of the rock is that bigotry that's always been there … That's the sad truth that Britain has that racism still."
— Martin Lewis on British tabloids/media making racist statements towards Meghan Markle. #Hardball pic.twitter.com/AVQauHkqNC
— Hardball (@hardball) January 11, 2020
Maybe not all the press @piersmorgan. Maybe just parts of it https://t.co/cL8qegmpaF pic.twitter.com/y0LkfkyDMa
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) January 10, 2020
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TRUMPWORLD
"On the president's war powers, even Republicans questioning the Trump administration's authority. A debate that was already underway when new dramatic contradictions emerged between Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo" – @NicolleDWallace pic.twitter.com/LNObz6GCxe
— Deadline White House (@DeadlineWH) January 10, 2020
Don't say this often, but good for @mattgaetz https://t.co/R6EE1g8Gz2
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) January 11, 2020
Opinion: Now Mike Lee knows what it feels like https://t.co/8rrNkDVYZV
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 11, 2020
An increasingly desperate Donald Trump said the White House plans to invoke executive privilege to prevent former National Security Adviser John Bolton from testifying in the Senate impeachment trial, which is expected to begin next week. https://t.co/1WzfOpPclw
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) January 11, 2020
George Conway and Neal Katyal argue: "Holding the first article back, and letting the second go forward, would be a powerful and precise response to McConnell … Trump would be forced to undergo two impeachment trials instead of one."https://t.co/v5dacEUfF8
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 11, 2020
Fox News host Sean Hannity appeared to threaten to publicize Republican senators’ phone numbers if they vote to allow witnesses to be called during the Senate impeachment trial, which could begin as early as next week. https://t.co/iTghfwbL4t
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) January 11, 2020
New details of Trump’s involvement in the 2016 payoff scheme: On June 27, 2016, after Trump learned that Karen McDougal was shopping around her story of an alleged affair with him, he called David Pecker and asked: Can you make this go away? https://t.co/nbPlBSDwpg
— Rebecca Ballhaus (@rebeccaballhaus) January 10, 2020
SCOOP: U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials are assessing whether Russia is trying to undermine Biden in its ongoing disinformation efforts in the 2020 race.https://t.co/ZtgPxr6WFt
— Kevin Whitelaw (@KevinWhitelaw1) January 10, 2020
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WORLD
Sultan Qaboos, who ruled the Gulf state of Oman for nearly half a century, dies aged 79, state media say https://t.co/XgpepenRH1
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 11, 2020
Images of a Russian-made surface-to-air missile circulating online have been at the centre of reports that a Ukraine airliner was shot down https://t.co/cX4RAu7fU4
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 10, 2020
What the available evidence shows for the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran:
– The aircraft was relatively new
– Video shows what appears to be a missile strike
– Hours before the incident, Iran had launched missiles into IraqMore details 👉 https://t.co/itNS7WKXf8 pic.twitter.com/jZTjDBMERU
— NPR (@NPR) January 11, 2020
Don't often you see this level of bravery in journalism or anywhere else. Emily Townsend resigns from News Corp Australia in protest at its "misinformation campaign" that pretends climate change isn't behind the fires.https://t.co/QJkKs8y9T4
— Nick Cohen (@NickCohen4) January 10, 2020
Guanica, Puerto Rico mayor was being interviewed live, tonight, on the local Univision TV station when the 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the island. It was centered off the southern coast. The mayors reaction represents the fear people have about aftershocks that won't stop. pic.twitter.com/46WdIBQ696
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) January 11, 2020
Taiwan election: Tsai bids for second term against contender Han https://t.co/NO2urXUlJD
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 10, 2020
Finally…
Neil Peart, dynamic and influential rock drummer for Rush, dies at 67 https://t.co/apLQf1cJAN
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 11, 2020