Author: WTX News Editor

The WTX News Teams works around the clock to deliver, breaking news and news Briefings to you on a daily basis. It is our opinion that sometimes you need information, not speculation so we try to cut through the bull**** and give you that in your Daily News Briefing.

Gerry Adams legal case against BBC due before Dublin court Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams’s court case against the BBC over allegations about the murder of an MI5 spy is due to begin. Claims were made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme in 2016 over who sanctioned the killing of British spy Denis Donaldson. Mr Donaldson, 55, was shot dead at a cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006 after having…

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Bayoh probe turmoil amid police union fairness fear The long-running public inquiry into the events surrounding the death of a father-of-two in police custody has been plunged into uncertainty amid allegations against its chair and legal action by the organisation representing rank-and-file police officers. The inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh has scheduled a hearing later this summer regarding the conduct of Lord Bracadale. The former High Court judge has helmed the inquiry since…

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Blair blows hole in labour’s net zero plan Sir Tony Blair has warned that plans to reach net zero carbon emissions by stopping the use of fossil fuels are “doomed to fail”. The former prime minister urged countries around the world to focus instead on using new technology to expand the availability of green energy. He also argued that voters in developed countries were rejecting climate change policies because of the cost to their pocket and lifestyle. The front…

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Net zero is doomed Blair tells Starmer Sir Tony Blair has attacked Sir Keir Starmer’s net zero policies. The former prime minister said it was wrong that people were “being asked to make financial sacrifices and changes in lifestyle when they know that their impact on global emissions is minimal”. In a significant intervention, Sir Tony said politicians must face “inconvenient facts” that “present policy solutions are inadequate”. His language echoes that of Kemi Badenoch,…

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Mark Carney vows ‘Trump will never break us’ after historic election win The White House has taunted Mark Carney over Donald Trump’s desire to turn Canada into America’s 51st state, saying a remarkable election result does not change that plan – even as Mr Trump himself congratulated the Canadian prime minister on his victory. Mr Carney’s Liberal Party won following a campaign dominated by the US president’s trade war, but short of gaining an outright…

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Trump makes trade deal with UK second-order priority, officials say Donald Trump has made a trade deal with the UK a second-order priority, sources have told the Guardian, hampering British attempts to meet their mid-May deadline. US officials have decided to split their negotiations with more than a dozen other countries into three phases, with the UK being placed in either phase two or three, according to people who have been briefed on the talks.…

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North American politics continues to feature heavily on the front pages as reports suggest a UK-US trade deal is a secondary priority, potentially harming the Labour government’s plans to secure a deal before the mid-May deadline. There are plenty of pictures of the Canadian election on the front pages as Mark Carney rides a patriotic surge to victory! Turns out Canadians don’t want to be bullied by Donald Trump and the threats of becoming the 51st state have forced the public into the arms of the Liberal party, which not long ago, looked certain to be defeated at the polls.

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Wednesday is set to be another scorcher with the sun already blaring across the capital the soaring heat is expected all week across the UK. Most of us have our fingers crossed that the heat will last all weekend too – but until then let’s get down to business! 

So grab a coffee and let’s take a quick look at the headlines dominating the UK news this morning.

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