Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2017
Our front page revealed the killers of toddler James Bulger had been freed against the wishes of Home Secretary David Blunkett. Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were 10 when they tortured James in Bootle, Merseyside.
25 YEARS AGO (1992)
Mafia don John Gotti was jailed for life for racketeering and murder, including killing rival crime boss Paul Castellano.
34 YEARS AGO (1983)
Pope Jean Paul II met with Lech Walesa, head of the banned Polish trade union Solidarity. A month later the country’s martial law was lifted.
Birthdays
Football legend Zinedine Zidane is 44. His family call him Yaz because his middle name is Yazid. Actress Selma Blair is 45. She is a keen equestrian. Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie is 54. He has won 31 European Tour events. Many happy returns to Mirror reader Owen Mcguirk from Pensby, Wirral who turns 69 today.
Today’s events
9.30am Eleven schools attempt to break the record for the most people dressed as Harry Potter at Smithills Hall, Bolton
10am EU leaders and heads of state close the Brussels summit.
11am Jeremy Corbyn addresses the Unison conference in Brighton.
7pm Robbie Williams plays London’s Olympic Park.
9.30pm Radiohead headline the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury.
Today’s giggle
Why is Peter Pan always flying? Because he never lands.