Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
TODAY: TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2018
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On this day 28 YEARS AGO (1990)
Our front page reported on Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Tory MP Ian Gow’s home where he died in an IRA car bombing. She pleaded that all MPS heed safety advice.
48 YEARS AGO (1970)
The Royal Navy stopped issuing a daily rum ration, a tradition begun in the 17th century, amid concerns about safety and efficiency.
11 YEARS AGO (2007)
The last British troops left Northern Ireland, ending the longest continuous military deployment in recent UK history.
Birthdays
Harry Potter author
JK Rowling is 53. She is worth an estimated £600million. Former Chelsea manager
Antonio Conte is 49. He is nicknamed The Godfather. Demolition Man actor Wesley Snipes is 56. He is a karate black belt. And Daily Mirror reader
Angela Parker from Aberfan, South Wales, turns 70 today. ■ If you’d like us to mention the birthday of a loved one, write to Birthdays, Daily Mirror, One Canada Square, London E14 5AP or yourvoice@mirror.co.uk
Today’s events
1am RMT union members on South Western Railway to go on strike.
9.30am Education Secretary Damian Hinds will make a speech on social mobility in London.
Noon Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt in Paris for talks with French counterpart.
9pm Apple will release its latest round of quarterly financial results.
Today’s giggle
My friend drowned in a bowl of muesli. He was pulled in by a strong currant.