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Irish police are investigating deputy premier Leo Varadkar over the disclosure of a confidential Government document. The former Taoiseach has told the Dail parliament he gave a copy of a pay agreement between the State and a doctors’ organisation to a rival group of GPs. The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide whether or not any laws may have been broken and whether or not criminal charges are appropriate. Mr Varadkar has denied any wrongdoing and offered to meet with gardai to answe...

He told the Dail parliament he gave a copy of an agreement between the State and a doctors’ organisation to a rival group of GPs.

Hospitality bosses have cautiously welcomed “crucial” VAT and business rates support from the Government but warned there is still a long road to recovery for the sector. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in his Budget announcement the recent VAT cut to 5% for parts of the sector will be extended for six months before being tapered. Hospitality firms will also benefit from a three-month extension of the business rates holiday, which will then be a two-thirds discount up to £2 million per busines...

Hospitality bosses have cautiously welcomed “crucial” VAT and business rates support from the Government but warned there is still a long road to recovery for the sector. Chancellor Rishi Sunak said in his Budget announcement the recent VAT cut to 5% for parts of the sector will be extended for six months before being tapered. Hospitality firms will also benefit from a three-month extension of the business rates holiday, which will then be a two-thirds discount up to £2 million per busines...

Updated: February 23, 2021, 7:49 pm People out socialising in Liverpool city centre before lockdown (Peter Byrne/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Hospitality venues are likely to take a “live and let live” attitude towards face coverings and social distancing when the measures are no longer compulsory, it has be...

Ama Agbeze and Geoff Thompson join Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games board Ama Agbeze captained England to Commonwealth gold in 2018 (Nigel French/PA) Former international athletes Ama Agbeze and Geoff Thompson have been appointed to the board of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Agbeze captained Team England’s netballers to Commonwealth gold at the Gold Coast 2018 Games, while Thompson is five-time former world karate champion. Their appointments by Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden fol...

The chief medical officer said it was very important that Irish people kept their efforts up in the coming weeks.

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Stormont’s Finance Minister has requested an urgent meeting with the Chancellor to establish what support Northern Ireland will be offered if another lockdown is required. Conor Murphy said he needed Rishi Sunak to confirm details around Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s recent assurances that financial assistance would be provided if the move was necessary. Executive ministers met on Monday amid mounting expectation that the administration will seek to impose more stringent restrictions acros...