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“In Northern Ireland within our rural communities very often we have patriarchal notions of society with regard to who would own the local shop, who would be the GP, who would be the head of the police. “All of those kinds of services would still be very male-led. “It’s very difficult if women want to disclose, but feel they won’t be believed. There is a huge amount of shame and guilt. Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption‘Shame and guilt’ of rural domestic violence Ms McMullan said political…

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Diane Wehrle, insights director at Springboard, said the final figures might improve but they are still likely to be substantially down on last year. She said many consumers were still celebrating Christmas with their family on Boxing Day, while the rainy weather, online shopping and increased Black Friday spending were also possible factors for the drop in footfall. “Boxing Day is indisputably a less important trading day than it once was,” Ms Wehrle said. Related Topics UK economy Retailing Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/50919880

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“Naturally, our primary concern remains the care and support of the remaining family members.” The Foreign Office has said it is supporting a British woman in Spain. The father and daughter were both British while the brother was American, it is understood. Three members of same family ‘drown’ at resort Local journalist Fernando Torres told the BBC it was a shocking scene. “The resort workers heard the screaming and they tried to do CPR (resuscitation) as well, but they couldn’t help them,” he said. “Then the emergency doctors came and…

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Archbishop worried over country’s direction Archbishop calls for ‘spirit of openness’ Church helped homeless man off streets “We see the shadows out of the corner of our eyes. They may be violence as in the Congo or on London Bridge; they may be political; they may be purely personal.” He continued: “Whether solid or illusion, they are the reality with which we live. By contrast we do not see light, but we do see truth in light.” Mr Welby described Canterbury as a “city of peace that celebrates Christmas gloriously”,…

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It has now returned to Dumfries and Galloway to tell the story of one rural addict and his partner. ‘You’ve got to come off this stuff’ Image caption Craig was known as a long-term drug user in his local community of Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway Craig’s father David told The Nine: “He just said there were these blue tablets. “It was only in the last few months that I knew he was ordering tablets over the internet. “But he wouldn’t say exactly what they were. I later found out…

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Related Topics Nantgarw Caerphilly Caerphilly South Wales Police Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50901297

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Image caption The cathedral is run on a paid staff of 13 people as well as many volunteers Image caption Gareth Price said: “It’s a very busy place, I’d miss it if it wasn’t here” “I have come in for the contemplation and thinking time,” he said. “Sitting here works somewhat and I don’t know whether it’s saying it to someone else. “It’s a very busy place, I’d miss it if it wasn’t here.” Richard Wainwright, a verger at Wakefield, has worked at the cathedral for 20 years. “It’s never…

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Derek Mackay, the finance secretary, announced last Wednesday that the cost of completion takes the total cost to well over double the £97m in the fixed price contract signed in 2015. Image copyright PA Media When Ferguson Shipbuilders went bust in the summer of 2014 it seemed the last shipyard on the lower Clyde was heading for oblivion, more than a century after it was founded by the four Ferguson brothers. But within weeks, in a deal brokered by the Scottish government, a white knight stepped forward in the shape…

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How well do you remember the stories and people in the news this year? Test your memory of 2019 in the next instalment of our four-part Christmas quiz – 52 questions for 52 weeks of the year. This section covers July to September Click to see content: qoty_3_2019 If you cannot see the quiz, click here. Quiz of the Year part two Quiz of the Year part one Picture credits: Getty Images, Reuters, Dave, EPA Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50819661

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Her husband, and Nadia’s stepfather, Abdul Wahab, also appeared tearful at times. ‘Very emotive’ The case was described in court as “very emotive”. A defence lawyer for Mr Wahab said he was “struggling to come to terms with being arrested, never mind the death of his daughter”. The couple have no previous criminal records. Abdul Wahab, it was claimed, lifted the girl from the bottom of the stairs and began changing her clothing because she had soiled herself. It was at this time she began to lose consciousness, the court…

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Two cannabis medicines approved for NHS Medical cannabis product approved for epilepsy Epilepsy Action’s chief executive Philip Lee welcomed the announcement, saying it “brings much-needed hope and could be life-changing for some”. However, he added that Epidyolex was not “a silver bullet” and there was more work to be done to “collect robust high-quality evidence of the effectiveness of other cannabis-based medicines”. Medical cannabis campaigner Peter Carroll said it was “too little, too late” as he urged action towards making medicinal cannabis with CBD and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) available for families…

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The couple, both Church of England priests, lived together with their dogs in the vicarage. They met in 2007 and Coles has spoken openly about their celibacy. Skip Twitter post by @RevRichardColes I’m very sorry to say that @RevDavidColes has died. He had been ill for a while. Thanks to the brilliant teams who looked after him at @KettGeneral. Funeral details to follow. “The Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended”. pic.twitter.com/usvLDIBDv7 — Richard Coles (@RevRichardColes) December 17, 2019 On Twitter, he…

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‘Double the cost’ Many of those affected – usually having taken out mortgages in the late 2000s with Northern Rock or Bradford & Bingley – have been paying more than 5% interest on their mortgages for the past 12 years. In some cases, this amounts to more than double the cost of the best rates available on the market. Image caption Mr Herron said the mortgage repayments for the home had put strain on his marriage Mr Herron wanted to switch mortgage lender for a cheaper loan. But because it…

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And the party has since performed strongly in elections. It won 48 of the 59 seats north of the border in last week’s general election, while campaigning to “put Scotland’s future in Scotland’s hands”. Scottish National Party SNP , +13 seats compared to 2017 6 seats Liberal Democrat LD , +0 seats compared to 2017 1 seats Image copyright PA Media Image caption Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon do not see eye to eye on Brexit or independence Ms Sturgeon, the SNP leader, says this would ensure the referendum result…

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