A trial of former British soldiers for the murder of IRA commander Joe McCann in 1972, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, continues in April 2021. On-the-run Official IRA commander Joe McCann (24), was killed in the shooting in the Markets area of Belfast in April 1972. Forty-nine years later, two former paratroopers, known as soldiers A and C, have gone on trial for his murder at Belfast Crown Court in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland welcomed the return of outdoor drinking and dining last Friday, but the easing of lockdown was also met with concerns about a lack of social distancing, and a wider sense of nervousness within the hospitality sector as businesses tried to operate at a significantly lower capacity and with some confusion over the rules.

Northern Ireland welcomed the return of outdoor drinking and dining on Friday, but the easing of lockdown was also met with concerns about a lack of social distancing, and a wider sense of nervousness within the hospitality sector as businesses tried to operate at a significantly lower capacity and with some confusion over the rules.

This is the fourth week of subsequent protests and marches since British loyalists renounced their support to the Good Friday Agreement in March this year.

A number of homes have been evacuated in south Belfast after a report of a suspicious object. Police are in attendance at the security alert near Ormeau Road, which began on Friday morning, with Park Road and Cross Parade both closed. The Police Service of Northern Ireland said ammunition technical officers are in attendance. There are no further details at present.

This is what peace looks like in Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom. Communities are separated by a wall up to six metres high, gates along its length that are still locked at night and artwork painted on either side that talks of harmony but with messages of revenge or oppression. On working-class unionist communities, murals are used to promote Ulster loyalist paramilitary groups such as the Ulster Defence Association and Ulster Volunteer Force and commemorate their deceased members. The streets may be quiet these days, as the sounds of gunshots or bombs are no longer loud, but the streets are still divided and with BREXIT which foresees a border between the European Union and Britain, violence is on its verge of eruption. Nobody wants a border, meanwhile, the east side wants to stay with Britain and the other one with the Republic of Ireland.

Aiming at minimising the inter-communal violence between the Catholics (most of whom are nationalists who self-identify as Irish) and Protestants (most of whom are unionists who self-identify as British), institutions in Northern Ireland have built walls at urban interface areas in Belfast, Derry, Portadown and elsewhere in Northern Ireland. This is what peace looks like in Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom. Communities are separated by a wall up to six metres high, gates along its length that are still locked at night and artwork painted on either side that talks of harmony but with messages of revenge or oppression. The streets may be quiet these days, as the sounds of gunshots or bombs are no longer loud, but the streets are still divided and with BREXIT which foresees a border between the European Union and Britain violence is on its verge of eruption. Nobody wants a border, meanwhile, the east side wants to stay with Britain and the other one with the Republic of Ireland.

Police are repeating an appeal for calm as crowds continue to gather at a 'protest' on Lanark Way in West Belfast on Monday, April 19, 2021. A number of tyres and bins have been set on fire near the interface gates at Lanark Way in West Belfast. Loyalist protesters are seen hurling bricks at PSNI. The cause of the unrest has been attributed to frustration over a decision not to prosecute members of Sinn Fein over alleged coronavirus regulation breaches at the funeral of republican Bobby Storey. Loyalists are also protesting over the Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol across various locations in the British province.