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English nationalism is now the "biggest threat" to the union, Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Mike Nesbitt has said. He made the remarks at his party's annual conference - his second in charge since reclaiming the leadership last year. Nesbitt is also Stormont's health minister in Northern Ireland's devolved government. Speaking to the party faithful in Belfast, he said he wanted to "deliver hope through prosperity". He dismissed the idea of a border poll taking place anytime soon on a united Ireland. "While unionists have always looked over their shoulders at Irish nationalists as the biggest threat to Northern Ireland's...

Unexploded bomb found at house being built by UUP peer Gardaí in Co Louth are investigating the discovery of an unexploded bomb at a construction site near the border yesterday afternoon. The device, which is understood to have contained around 70 pounds of an explosive mixture, was found in a downstairs room at a house being built near Hackballscross. Gardaí said it would have destroyed the house if it had exploded. It was made safe yesterday by bomb disposal experts, who later took it away for further examination. Reports this morning say the house where the bomb was found was...