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Andy Burnham has been a long standing public supporter of our campaign to stop the suppression of Labour Party candidates in Northern Ireland

Letter: ‘Missing fact’ from Ruth in her Burnham column

Andy Burnham is expected to take over from Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader and prime minister. There is no evidence of Mr Burnham engaging with unionism - neither does he seem to have a relationship with Sinn Fein, writes Ruth Dudley Edwards

Ruth Dudley Edwards: In Burnham, we may have PM without threatening views on NI

South Belfast MLA Kate Nicholl, Elon Musk, and new Belfast Lord Mayor Rois-Maire Donnelly

Alliance MLA condemns Elon Musk for his traitor comment about SF mayor

Professor Ciaran Martin

Government should ‘stop using X or stop moaning about it’ – security expert

Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Liz Kendall

X and others contacted by watchdog over Belfast ‘civil unrest incited online’

At Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Sir Keir Starmer vowed: “We will crack down on anyone who is fuelling this division.”

Starmer vows crackdown on those fuelling Belfast division as Musk rejects blame

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to “crack down” on those who are "fuelling division" on social media

Starmer vows crackdown on those fuelling Belfast division as Musk rejects blame

Elon Musk said that only 'repeated and loud' protests could bring change.

Immigration demonstrations: Elon Musk encouraged 'repeated and loud' protests

PSNI chief Constable Jon Boutcher speaking to the media at Parliament buildings at Stormont in Belfast following a stabbing outside apartments in the Kinnaird Avenue area of north Belfast

Appeals for calm as social media stokes tensions after Belfast attack

Morning View

Editorial: MLAs who charge electric cars for free should not profit from mileage

Morning View

Editorial: Police let man die by falling for fake racism claim

Elon Musk recently warned at a rally that 'violence is coming' and 'you either fight back or you die'

Letter: Dealing with how people come in and out of UK

Sexualised deepfake images are being created “every day” in Northern Ireland, the Assembly has been told.

Sexualised deepfakes created ‘every day’ in Northern Ireland, Assembly told

The move to leave X was suggested days after a scandal broke involving the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, creating sexualised deepfake images from photos of women and girls. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Council to vote on quitting X/Twitter - but hide debate from public

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary during a press conference at The Mayson Hotel, Dublin, after tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline to "restore Ryan as their rightful ruler" amid a feud over the use of WiFi on Ryanair flights

Michael O’Leary: Elon Musk can insult me all day if it boosts Ryanair sales

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who is understood to have leadership ambitions, told a conference earlier this week that ministers should aim to make the right decision the first time round

Ruth Dudley Edwards: If Labour wants to avoid U-turns, perhaps Grok can help
This week Wes Streeting, secretary of state for health and social care, went public on government U-turns.
Ruth Dudley Edwards

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said that Grok is not 'any more of a troublesome platform than other examples of AI'

Gavin Robinson claims he ‘hasn’t tweeted’ since 2017 despite active X account

Elon Musk’s arm movement at a rally was labelled a Sieg Heil salute by almost every part of the mainstream media and the Democratic establishment

Phelim McAleer: ‘Nazi hunting’ has hit trust in US media

Rev Dr Norman Hamilton OBE, Presbyterian Church

Thought for the week: Be rich in good deeds and be generous

The massive rally led by right wing activist Tommy Robinson in London at the weekend shows "a political revolution" is taking place in GB politics, it is claimed. Pictured is the rally in London on Saturday. Lucy North/PA Wire

Tommy Robinson rally shows 'political revolution' is taking place in GB

(Photos: Getty Images)

Tesla could power UK homes – what it could mean for energy bills

Letters to editor

Letters: How to learn patience

President Donald Trump and the entrepreneur Elon Musk late last year. They have now fallen out spectactularly (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Ben Lowry: A Trump-Musk bust-up, brilliant men ill-suited to our challenges

The 10 richest billionaires in the UK and their estimated net worth

The 10 richest billionaires in the UK and their staggering net worth

Esmond Birnie

'It is very likely NI must follow EU lead on retaliation against Trump tariffs'

President Donald Trump holds up a chart of "reciprocal tariffs" while speaking during a trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Business News: Trump tariffs "devastating" for UK firms

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer addresses members of staff during a visit to Camira Manufacturing Facility in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire, to highlight how the spring statement may improve the lives of people across the North of England. Picture date: Friday March 28, 2025. PA Photo.

UK ‘reserves right to respond’ to US tariffs
The UK reserves the right to respond to American tariffs, Sir Keir Starmer has said after US president Donald Trump's decision to slap a 25% import tax on cars.
By Nina Lloyd, David Hughes and Neil Lancefield, PA

Belfast's Tesla dealership on Boucher Road. Photo: David McCormick/Pacemaker Press

Tesla Belfast protests slammed as 'misdirected and counterproductive'

A webcam in Plaški, Croatia caught the spectacle in clear detail.

Glowing white swirl visible across UK - Met Office gives likely cause

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious genius who invented Bitcoin?

Tuesday TV: Seeking Satoshi: The Mystery Bitcoin Creator (Channel 4, 10pm)

Morning View

Editorial: A deservedly warm British reception for President Zelensky

Donald Trump appears to be employing Elon Musk to serve his own political revolution, though an obvious question arises as to who precisely is using whom in their relationship

Neil McCarthy: US interventions in UK and Irish politics unprecedented

We can reason with president Trump, and he has his good points - Elon Musk is different, writes John Gemmell

Letter: Disruptors gaining traction due to failure of traditional leaders

President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Saul Loeb/Pool photo via AP)

Donald Trump promises 'revolution of common sense' as he takes over

Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 5 2024.

Watch: When is Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony?

Elon Musk, left, and Donald Trump, right, share an often childish, mischievous sense of humour, full of memes and exaggerations

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Freedom of speech is what our democracies are built on

The ETP is expected to be listed on Switzerland’s SIX Swiss Exchange, the largest stock exchange in the country and the third largest in Europe, during the first quarter of 2025.

Ad Feature Virtual game currency to be listed on stock exchange

Morning View

Editorial: The obvious political risks of getting too close to Musk or Trump

Morning View

Editorial: Public inquiry is needed into grooming gangs scandal

Forbes has named the UK's richest billionaires as we head into the New Year

The 10 richest UK billionaires in 2025 and their staggering net worth

Bluesky has added millions of users in just a week. Photo: IAN LANGSDON/AFP via Getty Images

What is Bluesky? Why people are joining and how to sign up

Elon Musk posted on X this image about voter ID to suggest the Democrats were cheating. Donald Trump’s claim of widespread election fraud were nonsense, but Northern Ireland showed how Voter ID does reduce the scope for personation

Ben Lowry: Trump poll fraud claims were nonsense but Voter ID cut cheating in NI

Donald Trump is patriotic and talks to ordinary people as friends and allies with humour and high optimism

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Trump knew what mattered most - putting bread on the table

This is what world leaders are saying about Donald Trump's US election win

Republican Presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives with former first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump at the Palm Beach County Convention Center during an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Donald Trump claims victory as next US president and might win by landslide

Rodrigo Messi (top left) with Lionel Messi. Photo: Getty Images

I went to see Messi’s brother give a tech talk - and things got weird

Aspirant Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has said that not all cultures are equal and cited the treatment of women and children as one of the proofs of the moral primacy of the West

Ruth Dudley Edwards: So many have no gratitude for being winners in life

Recent rioting was carried out by the infuriated indigenous working classes, writes David Fleming

Letter: Civil unrest is a result of decades-old resentment

A still from the opening ceremony footage, which has been interpreted as a kind of parody of The Last Supper

'Last Supper' controversy: 'Christianity is an easy target for abuse'

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX

Tesla boss Elon Musk announces plans to introduce 'humanoid robots'

Transgender activists outside the Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, in 2022; JK Rowling has been extremely critical of such campaigners

Minister refuses to say whether JK Rowling committed 'non-crime hate incident'

Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter in 2022. It was then rebranded as X last year

Ruth Dudley Edwards: Thanks to Musk, it is harder to suppress the truth

Businessman Elon Musk said parts of San Francisco are like a ‘zombie apocalypse’. He attributed the decline to bleeding heart progressive politicians

Letter: Decline on our streets prompted by bleeding heart progressive politics

Tom Gray, Director of Innovation at Kainos Group and founder of AI Con, said Northern Ireland must not be left behind in using AI if it wishes to remain competitive.

Global Artificial Intelligence experts talk threats & opportunities

Elon Musk, the owner of X, has appeared to describe Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf as a “blatant racist” in a post on the social media platform.

Musk responds ‘blatant racist’ to Yousaf speech made after George Floyd murder

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