New UVF chiefs stamp authority by setting fire to Catholic man's property
Larne UVF flexed their muscles this week after their leader Robin Workman was jailed by torching the car of a Catholic man.
The paramilitary gang set fire to a car belonging to a man who had a run-in with Workman over an unpaid debt before the 54-year-old was jailed for five years last week for having a bag of guns and ammunition which he gave to leading loyalist Winkie Irvine.
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- Daily Record
Four-year-old boy dies after in cemetery after gravestone falls on top of him
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Wales Online
14 hours ago
- Wales Online
Diogo Jota graveyard quickly shut and police called as fans take selfies
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Belfast Telegraph
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- Belfast Telegraph
Maverick bishop's partner facing hefty legal bill after losing appeal over eviction from church property
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