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Coronavirus latest: Billionaire tax exiles get free pass to stay in Ireland – and not pay tax
Irish Independent
The news comes as over 30 of the country’s wealthiest tycoons declared themselves non-resident for tax purposes – claiming status in countries such as Gibraltar and Monaco
[[] https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/billionaire-tax-exiles-get-free-pass-to-stay-and-not-pay-tax-39103591.html ]

Coronavirus: Health Minister Robin Swann receives online threats – PSNI arrest 26 year-old man in Ballymena
News Letter
A man has been arrested over online sectarian threats made against Stormont health minister Robin Swann.
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-health-minister-robin-swann-receives-online-threats-psni-arrest-26-year-old-man-ballymena-2530299 ]

Coronavirus: Nephew’s grief as Co Tyrone couple married for 54 years die within hours of each other
Belfast Telegraph
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-nephews-grief-as-co-tyrone-couple-married-for-54-years-die-within-hours-of-each-other-39104773.html ]

Five million pieces of PPE arrives in Northern Ireland
A shipment of five million pieces of personal protection equipment (PPE) is believed to have been delivered to Northern Ireland, according to the NI secretary.

Belfast hotel to house recovering coronavirus patients
It is understood two floors of the 165-bed Ramada hotel will be used for recovering coronavirus patients as part of an overhaul of the north’s hospital and community care sector
[[] http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/04/06/news/belfast-hotel-to-house-recovering-coronavirus-patients-1892170/ ]

Son of murdered dissident arrested in connection with Robbie Lawlor killing
The killer, who had local knowledge of Ardoyne, made his getaway into the estate

UDA-linked group awarded share of £120,000 council ‘coronavirus funding’
Proposals on how to allocate the funding were made before the Belfast City Council had asked the groups how they intended to use it

BBC Radio 4 Sunday programme
~Discussion with historian and commentator Tim Stanley and the Bishop of Hertford, Michael Beasley, on the closure of all church buildings to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. (At around 06m27s)
~Also discussion on ethical considerations on treatment choices in the light of coronavirus with Rev Dr Brendan McCarthy, the Church of England national adviser on medical ethics and health and social care policy and Professor Dominic Wilkinson, Professor of Medical Ethics at the University of Oxford. (At around 34m)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000h28d

‘This is not the first time churches have been forced to close in Holy Week’
Nick Spencer in Daily Telegraph
[[] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/04/05/not-first-time-churches-have-forced-close-holy-week/ ]

Report on work of hospital chaplains during the coronavirus crisis
Guardian
[[] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/chaplains-support-nhs-coronavirus-medics-giving-end-of-life-care ]

Interview with the Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, former Chief Nursing Officer
Premier Christian Radio
[[] https://premierchristian.news/en/news/article/bishop-of-london-on-pastoral-challenges-of-lockdown-avoiding-worry-and-her-prayer-for-the-nhs ]


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