Football chiefs meet with Communities Minister over stadium funding
Northern Ireland football chiefs have sought assurances from the Communities Minister that the sub-regional stadia funding plan remains on the table.
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Unvaccinated Novak Djokovic can compete at Italian Open, says sports minister
Valentina Vezzali has said world number one Novak Djokovic would be allowed to participate in the Italian Open as outdoor events do not require a person to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic said on Tuesday he was prepared to miss Grand Slams such as the French Open and Wimbledon rather than have a COVID-19 jab after he was deported shortly before the Australian Open due to his unvaccinated status.
Unvaccinated Djokovic can compete at Italian Open, says sports minister
Italian Sports Minister Valentina Vezzali has said world number one Novak Djokovic would be allowed to participate in the Italian Open as outdoor events do not require a person to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Minister would consider Djokovic's return
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has left the door ajar for Novak Djokovic to return to Melbourne for the 2023 Australian Open.
Welsh Government press conference: Finance Minister Rebecca Evans announces energy bill help - live
Wales' finance minister Rebecca Evans has said a million households will benefit from a £150 in help towards rising energy bills to people who live in council tax bands A-D.
Mum-of-two duped out of £80k in Bitcoin by 'silver fox' she met on Facebook - the pictures were actually the Latvian Minister for Defence
When Sharon Bulmer was approached by a desperate US solider on Facebook, she thought all her dreams had come true.
French minister condemns headscarf ban for Muslim footballers
France's gender equality minister on Thursday threw her support behind Muslim women footballers who are trying to overturn a ban on players wearing headscarves on the pitch.
Northern Ireland political crisis 'very worrying': Irish Europe Minister
We also discuss military tensions in Europe amid the huge Russian military build-up on Ukraine's borders. Thomas Byrne tells FRANCE 24 that for Ireland, "it's very important that we keep talking about this and try to resolve this in a diplomatic way, while still being firm in the resolve and determination that Ukraine should be able to fulfil its own destiny as a nation and have its own right to its territorial integrity."