Truth being withheld over RAF Chinook disaster, families say The incident was initially blamed on pilot error before this was overturned in 2011. The Independent UK · May 30
'Sick and Grotesque': AI Video of Jeremy Clarkson and PM Keir Starmer in Physical Fight Goes Viral A viral AI-generated video of Jeremy Clarkson in a fight with Keir Starmer has sparked outrage and debates on misinformation and synthetic media ethics. International Business Times UK · Mar 12
MP offered private ambulance to parliament amid fears assisted dying bill could come down to one vote Sorcha Eastwood, a Northern Irish MP, has said she is unable to make it to Westminster for the landmark vote because she has Covid The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2025
Irish MP Sorcha Eastwood Sues Tate Brothers After Receiving Rape And Death Threats From Supporters Irish MP Sorcha Eastwood was sent violent, sexist comments by the Tate brothers' followers after making a post about Elon Musk. Now she is taking legal action against them. International Business Times UK · Apr 4, 2025
Dodds: No action taken over social media’s influence on Southport riots Labour former minister Anneliese Dodds warned ‘there are many other canaries choking down the coal mine’. Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025
MP says she was attacked online by the Tate brothers after telling Commons she was a 'survivor of abuse' The MP for Lagan Valley told the Commons she was a ‘survivor of abuse’ after she received rape and death threats for criticising Elon Musk Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025
Sorcha Eastwood calls for crackdown on social media to protect young people The Alliance MP says the Government is ‘out of touch’ on the issue The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Parents crying out for online regulation, MP Eastwood says Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood said Sir Keir Starmer’s move to show Netflix drama Adolescence in schools shows the Government is ‘out of touch’. Evening Standard · Apr 2, 2025
Service marks 40 years since IRA attack in Newry killed nine RUC officers PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher was among those who took part in the service at Sandys Street Presbyterian Church in Newry. The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025
Storm Éowyn hits UK and Ireland: 1,000 flights cancelled amid ‘danger to life’ One dead, rail and ferry services also badly hit and hundreds of thousands of people left without power The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025
Stormont powersharing ‘no longer reflects progress of our society’, says MP Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood said powersharing continues to define Northern Ireland politics in ‘purely binary terms’ at the expense of ‘stability’. Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2025
Andrew Tate’s lawyer says posts about Sorcha Eastwood contained ‘no threat’ The legal team of the Northern Ireland MP responded by calling it an attempt to ‘to trivialise the relevant offensive postings’. Evening Standard · Jan 15, 2025
Tate Brothers Face Irish MP Over Misogynistic Posts, Calls Her 'Stupid' And 'Irrelevant': 'Nobody Likes You' Eastwood alleges that the posts made following her statement were misogynistic and further exacerbated the online abuse she experienced. International Business Times UK · Jan 15, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2025 MP launches legal action against Andrew Tate over social media posts Lawyer for Northern Ireland MP Sorcha Eastwood said posts were made the day after Commons debate on violence against women and girls
Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025 Sorcha Eastwood begins legal action over Andrew Tate social media posts The Lagan Valley MP told the Commons last week that she was a ‘survivor of abuse’.
Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025 MP says she received rape threats and describes herself as ‘survivor of abuse’ Sorcha Eastwood said a member of the public ‘came up and said they wanted to rape me’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 10, 2024 Domestic abuse commissioner needed to tackle femicide in Northern Ireland, charity says Women’s Aid Northern Ireland says failure to tackle one of Europe’s highest femicide rates is result of sectarian division
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2024 Sinn Féin on course to have more MPs than any other Northern Ireland party DUP loses Lagan Valley seat vacated by former leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Ian Paisley defeated in North Antrim
The Conversation · Jun 10, 2024 Sinn Féin could be about to become Northern Ireland’s biggest party at Westminster In the 2019 general election, Sinn Féin won seven seats in Westminster, one fewer than its main unionist rivals, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). However, such is the disarray in unionist politics at the moment that Sinn Féin may only need to hold these seven seats to emerge as the…
Belfast Live · Jun 15, 2023 Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood says husband is 'fighting for his life' after acute leukaemia diagnosis The Lagan Valley MLA said the couple are "being strong even though my heart is breaking"
Belfast Live · May 15, 2023 Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood steps back from election canvassing after husband's 'bad health news' The MLA said that "for a while I will have to take things at a different speed as I care for my husband and prioritise family"
Belfast Live · Dec 9, 2022 Doug Beattie 'whining' remark "clearly fell well short" of Assembly standards Alex Maskey also addressed several other incidents that occurred during recall debate
Belfast Live · Oct 28, 2022 Brendan Hughes: DUP trying same tactic twice would take voters for granted While Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will be leading the DUP into another election, it appears he personally might be sitting this one out
Belfast Live · Jul 19, 2022 Alliance MLA on 'career break' is fully committed to Stormont Assembly, party insists The party said the MLA was permitted leave of absence "given the uncertainty around the restoration of the institutions"