The country's action is also part of a broader movement to hold former colonial powers accountable for their legacy in the Global South. But former colonial powers in Europe don’t want to talk about it. Reparations once againAlgeria’s parliament on Christmas Eve passed unanimously a law declaring France’s colonisation of the country a crime and demanding reparations and an official apology. The legislation catalogues some of the crimes of French colonisation in Algeria, including mass killings, the extermination of tribes through suffocation, the burning of villages and “systematic torture and institutionalised sexual violence”. But Algeria’s action is also part of a broader movement to hold former colonial powers accountable for their legacy in the Global South.

Saipan      Director : Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn Cert : 15A Starring : Steve Coogan, Éanna Hardwicke, Jack Hickey, Harriet Cains, Niall McNamee, Alice Lowe, Alex Murphy Running Time : 1 hr 30 minsA tricky prospect, this. “Imagine if Michael Jordan or LeBron James decided not to play for Team USA,” Gregory Ellwood ventured in the Playlist. [ Saipan the movie: Roy Keane-Mick McCarthy flashbacks too much for this traumatised fanOpens in new window ]He was not the only critic rushing to Wikipedia. Are there really the makings of a film in what, to the rest of the world, seems just a little local difficulty? Keane deems the training camp on the island of Saipan unsatisfactory: bumpy pitch, unpalatable food, even a lack of footballs.

For a picture postcard of our age, here are some of the sounds and idiosyncrasies that may shape future Irish generations. Honking horns: Aimed at XL-size cars that are too big to fit on their side of the white line. The Rose of Tralee: A song and a festival for grown-ups who still haven’t learned how to unbuckle their shoes. That review will not culminate in a report “into” what happened but it should produce a report “on” what happened. The new year resolution: To come back and see how all that shapes you, future confounded people of Ireland.

And before she was sentenced to 15 months behind bars at Isleworth Crown Court, she shamelessly showed off her ankle monitor while on bail, describing it as ‘very demure’. It comes as a Daily Mail investigation revealed prison staff accused of criminal offences at work were quietly resigning or transferring to avoid police probes. The prison officer was seen emerging alongside the convicted robber after four minutes, hastily readjusting her belt, Southwark Crown Court heard. Dent-Reynolds, of Forest Hill, southeast London, admitted misconduct in a public office when she appeared at Woolwich Crown Court. Dent-Reynolds was granted unconditional bail ahead of sentence at Woolwich Crown Court on February 6 next year.

Daniel Aruebose case: Brazilian police have arrested a man who gardaí believe is linked to the death of the boy. Photograph: Colin Keegan/CollinsA man who gardaí suspect is linked to the death of Daniel Aruebose, the child who went missing in north Co Dublin more than four years ago, has been arrested in Brazil, pending deportation to Ireland. In a statement, police in Brazil said the man’s migratory status in Brazil is “irregular”. This is a matter for the Brazilian authorities at this time.”Earlier this week, gardaí arrested a woman in connection with the investigation into Daniel’s disappearance. Two key witnesses have told gardaí Daniel died from natural, though unexplained, causes and after their efforts to revive him failed, they claimed they panicked and secretly buried his body.

Twenty-two humanitarian organisations polled by the Reuters Thomson foundation picked crises that got very little international media coverage all year. “They’re facing unimaginable horrors ... including killing and maiming, rape and abduction,” said Unni Krishnan, Plan’s global humanitarian director. Somalia’s protracted humanitarian crisis has steadily disappeared from global consciousness, even as conditions deteriorate in “one of the harshest environments on our planet”, the organisation said. Nearly five million people, including three million children, will need assistance next year due to climate shocks, conflict and collapsing social protection systems. KenyaNeighbouring Kenya is seeing a rapidly worsening climate-driven hunger crisis across arid and semi-arid lands.

Daily Mail spoke to two individuals, a biohacker and a weight-loss drug user, to find out what those committed to a certain lifestyle eat on Christmas Day. Below, Daily Mail reveals what each's holiday menu looks like and uses AI to craft the ideal Christmas meal for biohackers and people on weight-loss drugs. Unlike many Americans who will reach for the red or white wine, Hornaman told Daily Mail she has done away with the habit years ago. For the main meal, Hornaman will enjoy the traditional servings of turkey, alongside fish and steak, before diving into sweet potatoes and roasted Brussel sprouts. She told Daily Mail: 'For cookies and brownies, I can now have just a little bit, and that is enough.

He's offered relationship advice to countless stars on shows such as Celebs Go Dating, MAFS UK and Cheat. Now Paul C Brunson has offered up handy tips and tricks for Daily Mail readers ahead of the stressful Christmas period. 'But one of the most important things you can do is to set boundaries around what you will and won't talk about with friends and family during the holidays. 'So just walk into that family dinner and say, you know what, tonight we're not going to talk about politics!' MAFS UK expert Paul C Brunson has revealed how to prevent fallouts with loved ones over the Christmas period - explaining setting boundaries is keyPaul continued: 'Or it could be, a lot of people get pressured about whether they're going to get married or are they going to have a child.

A Father Ted legend who has recently lent her acting talents to Coronation Street has revealed the heartbreaking reason why she hates New Year. The identity of the attack victim was teased by Catherine Tyldesley, who said they are 'connected to the Driscoll family'. He's wonderful and he has become a huge Coronation Street fan. 'So that's where I’ll be watching the show whilst Alan cooks and we will have a little glass of something, and we'll toast some friends and watch Coronation Street!' Coronation Street airs at 7pm on Christmas Day and is available to stream early on ITVX.

Christmas Day and St Stephen's Day will be frosty and dry, with plenty of winter sunshine, Met Éireann has said. The forecaster says that lingering Christmas morning frost and ice patches will have cleared by midday, giving way to "dry and sunny spells for most". According to Met Éireann, Saturday will be dry with a mix of cloud and spells of sunshine. On Saturday night, some patches of drizzle are possible towards the south coast but will be an otherwise dry night with a mix of cloud and clear spells. Met Éireann says Sunday will be yet another dry day, with good spells of of sunshine forecast amid light to moderate easterly winds and temperatures of about 5 to 9C.

The Women’s Nationwide Shutdown event was part of a nationwide protest against gender-based violence and femicide to symbolise the 15 murders of women every day in South Africa. Rapid funding support for front-line charities dealing with gender-based violence has been made even more urgent since the USAid funding cuts in January ⁠that left aid bodies reeling, rights groups say. Photograph: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/GettyBut activists note the distinction between Ramaphosa labelling gender-based violence a “national crisis” in 2019, and a “national disaster” this November. Awareness of gender-based violence, including topics on consent, bodily autonomy and gender equality, need to be implemented ‌in school curriculums, Walter added. While agreeing that children are not always prioritised in campaigns on gender-based violence, Walter sees them as part of the movement’s future.

Flushing flu and cold viruses out of your sinuses could help you recover faster, an expert has revealed. The at-home rinsing is meant to help clear congestion from a cold, the flu or other sinus infections. However, researchers behind the study found nasal rinsing could clear out the viruses themselves and slash the amount of time someone suffers from cold and flu symptoms. The team found 73 percent of the nasal rinsing group had significant reduction in viral load compared to 43 percent in control group. The study authors recommended nasal rinsing as soon as cold or flu symptoms begin.

Two weeks later, she set fire to his beloved Land Rover Freelander. He thought nothing of it until a few days later when a neighbour told him Susan had posted online about him on Facebook. But unbeknownst to Graham, Susan had been watching him for years. Susan set fire to his 'pride and joy' Freelander just two weeks after the neighbours had their first conversation'And Susan Lupton is in the road. The judge told Susan: 'You didn't like Mr Lee attracting badgers to the area, for reasons of your own.

Brooklyn Beckham has declared wife Nicola his 'everything' in a loved-up Instagram post on Christmas Eve, after blocking his family on the platform. After David was seen cutting down this year's Christmas tree, the Beckhams enjoyed Christmas eve together with Cruz even serving up cocktails. A source said: 'Brooklyn and Nicola decided they would be spending this Christmas with her family. His decision to spend Christmas with his in-laws will come as a blow to his parents and siblings Romeo, Cruz and Harper. David and Victoria will spend some of the festive period in the £60million home they recently bought on Miami's waterfront.

She brought over the Irish custom of saying 4,000 Hail Marys from Dec. 1 to Christmas Day. She worked on the hill for wealthy Yankees...We were the most “Yankeefied” Irish family in Fall River. I think of all my memories of Christmas, this is the happiest to me, giving my mother that candy dish. The first day I was there, I sent a Fall River florist money to send my mother a dozen roses for Christmas. I thought what a lovely day to go to heaven for someone who liked Christmas as my mother did.