Northern Ireland
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Rights and freedom
‘Fierce, fearless and fiery’ Irish campaigner and writer Nell McCafferty is laid to restThose at the funeral in Derry paid tribute to the trailblazing civil rights activist whose influence on modern Ireland is still keenly felt
Other lives
Rose McCann obituary'I just screamed when I saw them': GCSE results return to pre-Covid levels – video
Storm Lilian to blight start of UK bank holiday weekend
GCSE results for 16-year-olds return to pre-Covid levels
Gap between top GCSE grades at private and state schools grows – as it happened
Kneecap review – Irish-language hip-hop trio in fiercely riotous Belfast romp
Reports to NSPCC helpline of physical punishment of children triple in year
Man charged with murder of woman found stabbed in County Derry
Andrzej Pajaczkowski is remanded in custody on suspicion of killing Sophie Watson at her home in Magherafelt
Experts carry out controlled explosion on WW2 German bomb in County Down
First £1 coin featuring King Charles III enters circulation
Keir Starmer condemns 'intolerable, racist' riots in Northern Ireland – video
Starmer has described the race related disorder in Northern Ireland as 'racist' and 'intolerable'
Ulster Unionist party leader quits over ‘irreconcilable differences’ with colleagues
Doug Beattie says time in charge a ‘huge honour’ but caused strain on friendships and political relationships
GCSEs should be branded separately in England, Wales and NI, expert says
Professor says diverging content and results make move necessary for the exams to be compared accurately
How Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap rose to fame by subverting the Troubles
As an Oscar-entry film about the rappers opens this week, Kneecap speak about fusing irony and provocation – and the anti-immigrant riots
Higher-tariff universities admit 13% more UK school-leavers than 2023, figures show
Number of pupils accepted by ‘high tariff’ providers passes 100,000, after better than expected A-level results and fewer international students
A-levels results: pupils in England achieve best results since 2010
Belfast zoo inquiry after worker ‘locked in enclosure with lions’
Vast majority of A-level students secure first choice university places – as it happened
Top A-level grades are up – but worrying regional disparities remain
About 13,877 results for Northern Ireland 
