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“A group known as the Hooded Men have won the latest stage of a legal battle to force an investigation into alleged torture by the security forces in 1971.

The Court of Appeal in Belfast dismissed an appeal by police against a ruling that detectives should revisit a decision to end their inquiry.
Fourteen men claimed they were subjected to torture after being held without trial in Northern Ireland.

The dismissal of the police appeal was a majority decision by the judges.

News from the Celtic League:

The BBC highlights a crash by a Belgian military jet in Brittany (near Lorient). The incident was sensational in that one of the aircrew who ejected was trapped on high voltage wires. He has since been rescued safely.

CONCERN SPREADS THAT NEW £4 MILLION FOOTBRIDGE AT TINTAGEL CASTLE HAS MADE ATTRACTION TOO POPULAR - AND COULD DESTROY SITE!

Independent Cornwall Councillor Bert Biscoe "shocked by the scale of the crowds"

Possibility of 'cover up' in planning application made of Cornwall Council

Kernow Matters To Us (KMTU), members of which administer the 'The Cornish are a Nation' Facebook page and several others, has always expressed its concerns regarding the 'developments' at Tintagel Castle.

The idea of a bridge between Scotland and the north-east of Ireland has been the subject of a considerable amount of media interest recently. The present British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, along with the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in Northern Ireland, Arlene Foster, have been keen to promote the idea. Not least because it is seen as a means of strengthening the union between Britain and the last remnant of the British colony in Ireland.

We are pleased and proud to inform you that Rick Rescorla, son of Hayle and proud Cornishman, is to be awarded the President's Citizens Medal, this being announced on Wednesday September 11th, 2019, the 18th anniversary of the Twin Towers, NY, NY, USA attacks.

That fine Cornish author, playwright and poet, Dr Alan M Kent has published his latest book, 'Turning Serpentine'.

Buy the book here: http://www.halsgrove.com/proddetail.php?prod=9781906551452 and it will be available at all good bookshops!

News From The Welsh Language Society:

" According to information received by a language group, the new Welsh Language Commissioner refused to investigate over seventy per cent of complaints relating to the lack of Welsh language services received during his first month in the post – the highest percentage of refusals since the Standards came into force.

I have often seen the Irish War of Independence (1919-21) as being the defining moment when the colonised people of the globe started to throw of the shackles of their colonial occupiers. However in parallel with the struggle in these Islands many hundreds of miles to the south on the coast of what is now Morrocco a now forgotten leader led a successful guerrilla war starting in 1920 which established the ‘Republic of the Rif’ (1921 - 1927).

Ireland's 'Tree of the Year' 2019 is the Witch's Yew situated on the grounds of Blarney Castle. Organised by the Tree Council of Ireland, in association with the Irish Tree Society, nominations were sought for the honour. Particularly those with a story attached, along with a touch of mystery and strong connection to the community. The public voted for the Witch's Yew out of the five trees nominated. In Celtic mythology and folklore trees were thought to have special magical properties such as Oak, Holly, Apple, Hazel, Alder, Willow, Yew, Mountain Ash or Rowan and Elder.