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6 Jan, 2019
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Top stories of the week

A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

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Kingsmills atrocity: 'Those who killed dad 43 years ago today cannot hide from God'

The daughter of one of the 10 fatal victims of the Kingsmills Massacre, which took place 43 years ago today, has said the "ultimate sentence for those responsible is yet to come".

Jeremy Corbyn praises 'trailblazer' 1916 rebel – but historian recalls her 'other side'

Many people just "do not want to hear" about the violent background of the British Isles' first woman MP, a historical researcher has said, as Jeremy Corbyn praised her for being a "trailblazer for the Irish people".

Declassified Files: Future General Mike Jackson savaged ability to counter IRA propaganda in 1990

A senior Army officer savaged the propaganda offensive against the IRA in 1990 – but prompted an exasperated response from the NIO's most senior official who said that the Army expected the government to give them cover for bad behaviour, declassified files reveal.

QUB seeks meeting with DUP to clarify freeze on Presbyterian links

Queen's University Belfast is seeking to meeting the DUP to explain why it has suspended links with a Presbyterian college, after the party highlighted the "concern, anger and confusion" caused by the decision.

£60,000 of suspected herbal cannabis seized

An estimated £60,000 worth of suspected herbal cannabis has been seized in the Mid Ulster area.

We will make quite a few of our loved ones millionaires, say £115m Ulster lottery jackpot couple

The lucky Northern Ireland couple who won a staggering £114.9m EuroMillions jackpot on New Year's Day say they plan to make "quite a few" of their loved ones millionaires.

On This Day 280 Years Ago (Jan 2 1739): Corsican peace deal terms; new store owner Belfast; Drumbeg trees for sale

From the fourth surviving Belfast News Letter. The edition is dated Dec 22 1738 but that is Jan 2 in the modern calendar. The paper was founded in Sep 1737 but the first year is lost:

£7,500 power tools theft in Ballymena

Power tools valued around £7,500 have been stolen in Ballymena.

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