When starting to pay for £170m of PPE, Stormont minister was told that supplies were not coming
Belfast News Letter
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/politics/when-starting-pay-ps170m-ppe-stormont-minister-was-told-it-wasnt-coming-2533723 ]
Man charged after searches in connection with UVF’s drug supply network
Belfast Telegraph
[[] https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/man-charged-after-searches-in-connection-with-uvfs-drug-supply-network-39114277.html ]
EU’s lead agency believes Covid-19’s physical distancing measures will be around for months
Irish Examiner
[] https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/eus-lead-agency-believes-covid-19s-physical-distancing-measures-will-be-around-for-months-993097.html
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Cost of Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus furlough scheme could triple to £40bn’ – London Evening Standard
[[] https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/rishi-sunak-coronavirus-furlough-scheme-increase-a4409986.html ]
Two million UK people lose their jobs in record plunge
Daily Telegraph
[[] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2020/04/08/two-million-people-lose-jobs-record-plunge/ ]
Religious leaders from a number of faiths will discuss the Covid-19 emergency with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar on a conference call.
RTE.ie
[[] https://www.rte.ie/news/coronavirus/2020/0408/1129219-coronavirus-covid19-religion/ ]
Coronavirus: Northern Ireland economy ‘could shrink by 10%’
BBC News
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-52223091 ]
Presbyterian minister among latest Covid-19 fatalities in NI
Belfast Newsletter
“For a time Ivan was minister at Ballygomartin Presbyterian Church. … the best Northern Ireland and UK news and information online and on our app.
[[] https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/people/presbyterian-minister-among-latest-covid-19-fatalities-ni-2533549 ]
No jail time proposal for Troubles offenders
BBC News
Those behind the idea deny that it is an amnesty as there would be investigations and trials.
[[] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-52220379 ]
NI bishops express ‘alarm’ at British proposals on the past
Irish Times – see also CNI Wednesday
[[] https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ni-bishops-express-alarm-at-british-proposals-on-the-past-1.4224312 ]
Pope Francis has set up a new commission to study women deacons
America Today
This is the second commission established by Pope Francis to study the question of a women’s diaconate.
[[] https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/04/08/pope-francis-new-second-commission-study-women-deacons-vatican?utm_]