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Scenes of burning cars, petrol bombs and teenagers throwing bricks were supposed to be part of Northern Ireland’s dark past, but the province has been gripped by some of the worst violence in years this week as tensions rise over Brexit and policing.
Eight nights of rioting in several communities have left 55 police officers injured and a dozen people under arrest, including some as young as 13. On Wednesday, police said about 600 people clashed at the Lanark Way interface, a gateway in Belfast that separates nationalist and loyalist neighbourhoods. Protesters threw petrol bombs and rocks at police while one group hijacked a double-decker bus and set it on fire.
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Northern Ireland’s economy minister has called for the publication of dates for the reopening of all businesses following the latest lockdown.
Some schoolchildren and some outdoor activities such as golf have returned in the region but non-essential retailers and services remain closed.
The Executive published its Pathway Out Of Restrictions blueprint last month but it did not include any dates.
A deserted street in Londonderry during lockdown (Liam McBurney/PA)
On Wednesday, Diane Dodds said she has submitted papers with reopening dates to the Executive.
“I would like to see the Executive publish a timeline of dates,” she told Cool FM.
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has called for the current post-Brexit trading arrangements to be replaced with something “realistic and sustainable”.
Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol has led to a “completely disproportionate situation” where trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been “severely disrupted”.
EU rules are applied at the region’s ports as part of the deal which was negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as the Republic remains within the bloc.
A number of legal challenges are being launched against the protocol.
First Minister Arlene Foster in conversation with Institute of Economic Affairs Director General Mark Littlewood
Northern Ireland’s First Minister has called for the current post-Brexit trading arrangements to be replaced with something “realistic and sustainable”.
Arlene Foster said the Northern Ireland Protocol has led to a “completely disproportionate situation” where trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been “severely disrupted”.
EU rules are applied at the region’s ports as part of the deal which was negotiated to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland as the Republic remains within the bloc.
A number of legal challenges are being launched against the protocol.
First Minister Arlene Foster in conversation with Institute of Economic Affairs Director General Mark Littlewood