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An Afghan migrant smuggled a teenage girl into Britain via small boat after kidnapping and sexually assaulting her, a court has been told. It is said to be the first known instance of a child being abducted and taken into Britain over the Channel on a dinghy. The man is alleged to have taken the girl, just 14, from a migrant camp in Belgium in June last year. A court heard the Afghan national took the teenager across France after sexually assaulting her, and eventually into Britain via small boat. The man – who has not been named for legal…

Northern Ireland’s First Minister and Sinn Fein’s vice president Michelle O’Neill declared victory early on Monday morning after receiving “assurances” an historic Orange Order march would not go ahead overnight.The Drumcree parade descended into a chaotic hours-long standoff after nationalist protesters tried to stop it.It is highly controversial because it goes right through Garvaghy Road – in a Catholic, nationalist neighbourhood in Protestant Portadown.The Order was banned from marching down the road in 1998, triggering widespread unrest across Northern Ireland.It led to the creation of the Parades Commission to regulate contentious marches.In the early hours of Sunday morning, the unionist…

The SDLP leader Claire Hanna called for “political leadership” and said it was “necessary to de-escalate”.Hanna, who was at the protest, has called on the chief constable and Northern Ireland secretary to “use every power available” to intervene, and said she had reminded both that they had the “ability to revoke any permission for this parade”.Following talks at Hillsborough, her party called for an international mediator to help resolve the dispute, with Sir Chris saying he is “giving consideration to anything that anybody comes up with”.He said he is determined to keep on working and talking with people, but added…

The Republic of Ireland players were jeered by the small number of Israel fans in attendance when they emerged for their pre-game warm-up. While the FAI confirmed no tickets would be sold to Republic of Ireland supporters, a handful of fans were spotted inside the stadium. Hallgrimsson confirmed Bazunu would be included in the squad for Thursday’s game against Austria in Dublin, but not for the second match against Israel. “I think he is very happy that we have won the game,” said Hallgrimsson.”Nobody was questioning his decision. It was only the timing that was difficult for us to kind…

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In Aberdeen’s boom years of North Sea oil, from the late 1970s through to the early 2010s, it didn’t have to work hard to fill its hotels and restaurants and get the cash tills ringing because of the wealth the energy industry brought to the city.I remember weekends with friends as a teenager, spending whatever cash we had in the fashion chains and shoe shops. Later came the pubs and bar-hopping, and trips to the art deco Capitol Theatre (now office space), where I saw Duran Duran.But by the end of 2022, Union Street had hit rock bottom. Aberdonians had…

The United States completed a thrilling comeback on the final day to beat the Internationals and win an 11th successive Presidents Cup.The hosts, containing eight of the world’s 11 top-ranked players, trailed by three points going into Sunday and were looking to avoid just a second defeat since the biennial competition began 32 years ago.They dominated the singles, winning nine of the 12 matches, to seal a 17-13 win at Medinah – the scene of Team Europe’s famous Ryder Cup comeback win in 2012.Jacob Bridgeman secured the decisive point by holing a four-foot par putt at the 18th to seal…