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Strangford MP Jim Shannon (above) believes the BBC children’s programme Teletubbies could change attitudes in North Korea. The DUP man has backed a House of Commons motion that calls for BBC programmes to be extended to the Korean peninsula.

The early day motion says: “The broadcast of programmes like Teletubbies would change the attitudes of the North Korean dictatorship, which has incarcerated more than 200,000 of its citizens in gulags.” The Strangford MP said it was “really important to have the BBC in North Korea”.


Teletubbies ‘could transform North Korea’ says DUP MP Jim Shannon (Stephen Walker, BBC NI)

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Brian-O-Domhnaill

Fianna Fáil Senator Brian Ó Domhnaill has lost his High Court challenge against an investigation by the Standards in Public Office Commission into alleged duplication of expenses claims.

He lost his challenge requiring his case to be heard by a commission comprising of bilingual members, who were able to conduct and understand the proceedings without the assistance of an interpreter.

The case relates to an investigation concerning travel and subsistence claims made by Mr Ó Domhnaill between 2006 and 2007, when he was a member of Donegal County Council.

Brian Ó Domhnaill loses challenge over expenses investigation (RTÉ News)

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