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Britain will seek a series of waivers for goods and people crossing the Northern Ireland border under new plans that risk creating a “backdoor” with the European Union after Brexit. The government aims to avoid the need for border posts with Ireland when the UK leaves the EU, an ambitious goal seen as essential to preserving the Good Friday peace agreement. “The UK and Ireland have been clear all along that we need to prioritise protecting the Belfast agreement in these negotiations... Read more HERE.

The Football Association is facing questions over why it paid “hush money” to international footballer Eni Aluko after it emerged that a bullying complaint against the England manager, Mark Sampson, included an allegation that he made a remark with “racial and prejudicial connotations” to another player.

Aluko, 1 of England’s most recognisable female footballers with 102 caps, was paid around £80,000 to sign an agreement that the FA claims was to “avoid disruption” ahead of this summer’s Euro 2017. Read more HERE.