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The PSNI was secretly watching the funeral of IRA man Eamon 'Peggy' McCourt in Londonderry this week over potential Covid breaches, it can be revealed. A security source told the Belfast Telegraph that officers were at the funeral on Monday and were wearing discreet body cameras to record footage, which will now be reviewed. The source added that there were initial plans to use a helicopter, drones or static cameras on Land Rovers to monitor the cortege. However these were ruled out for operational reasons. It comes after First Minister Arlene Foster said on Thursday that she has raised conce...

First Minister Arlene Foster has said she has raised concerns over Covid breaches at ten republican funerals and "shows of strength" with the Policing Board and PSNI Chief Constable Simon Byrne. Mrs Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill were questioned over the issue at a press conference in Dungannon on Thursday. It comes after a further 13 deaths and 592 cases were reported by the Department of Health, with 768 Covid patients in hospitals and 67 in intensive care. Arlene Foster also revealed that the R number of the virus has fallen to between 0.65 and 0.8, but hospitals are sti...

London Correspondent A British parliamentary committee has called for the UK government to produce robust contingency plans to cope with disruption caused leaving the EU single market and customs union on 1 January. The cross-party Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union warns of a potentially challenging start to 2021 as businesses, traders and citizens adjust to life outside the single market and customs union. It is concerned that there will be traffic disruption around ports, trucks will not have the right paperwork, and the UK's national security could be weake...