It is not up to the UK government to decide whether I'm Irish or not

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It is not up to the UK government to decide whether I'm Irish or not
- It's a cruel side-effect of Brexit that the people of Northern Ireland are being forced to be 'British' – as if the Good Friday agreement means nothing.
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One of a kind

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One of a kind : Ben, who has a healthy twin brother, Leo, is believed to be the only child in Northern Ireland - and possibly the UK - with Pons Hypoplasia, a disorder of the pons in the brainstem which controls functions such as breathing, swallowing and facial movement. United Kingdom | Ireland | America | Stigmabase | eGAYlity
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Vitamin D linked to Alzheimer's

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Vitamin D linked to Alzheimer's : ... supplement could restore beneficial levels (of vitamin D2) in Alzheimer's patients," the scientists commented. Details of these findings are published in the journal, Current Alzheimer Research. Alzheimer's disease affects around 35,000 people in ...
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Why Theresa May's customs union defeat could ultimately save her premiership

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Why Theresa May's customs union defeat could ultimately save her premiership - May's commitment to leave the customs union is one of the thorniest in the entire Brexit process, clashing as it does with her commitment to avoiding a hard border in Northern Ireland . A hard border would be hugely damaging both for the integrity of the United Kingdom as well as for May personally
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