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NI paper review: Germany jailing and terrorist snowman by Niall Glynn BBC News NI Published 26 October 2017 Close Share page Copy this link About sharing The papers of Thursday include the German imprisonment of an IRA member as well as racist attacks in Belfast on Syrian refugees and the snowman of a terrorist. The front pages of the Irish News, Daily Mirror, Belfast Telegraph, and News Letter all feature Declan O'Neill, a Belfast doctor from Belfast. Over the weekend, Anne O'Neill, 51, was charged with murdering her son Mr O'Neill. Mrs O'Neill was killed at her parents' Finaghy home in south Belfast. Three papers show photos of Mr. O'Neill smiling with the woman he is accused for murdering. The Irish News' lead story is a plea by a family that fled war-torn Syria four years ago to stop the racist attacks. Nabeha Arnous and Feras, her husband, have four daughters. They say their house on Iris Street, off the Springfield Road, has been targeted by stone-throwing teenagers over the past eight months.Titan launcher for mc On one occasion , children entered the house to yell insults Mrs Arnous states, and in the latest incident stones were thrown at it on Friday night. "I would like to ask you to not harm anyone. She demands an immediate halt to the violence. The headline of the News Letter is "Germany can imprison IRA men, so why wouldn't they?" Doug Beattie, Ulster Unionist MLA, was reacting to the four-year prison sentence handed to James Anthony Oliver Corry for the 1996 mortar attack at an UK military barracks. Mr. Beattie stated that he was "staggered" and "astounded" by the "scandalous" sentence, but congratulated the German government on having at least persevered in pursuing justice through the courts. He suggested that the British government should follow its example and stop being weak. The pace of the planning process in Belfast is revealed to the Belfast Telegraph. It claims that an expert from Scotland has been called in to resolve "Belfast's planning mess". Jim Mackinnon has "been parachuted in to write an extensive review of the city council's operations following complaints from developers who are understood to be dissatisfied with how long it takes city hall to process applications" according to the report. Christmas decorations are appearing in a variety of shops as winter gets closer. However, those on display in a place used by groups of dissident republicans in Londonderry - and pictured in the Belfast Telegraph - have been called "obscene" by a DUP MP. A snowman armed with a rocket launcher and the message "wishing you a roaring Christmas" is displayed in the window of Junior McDaid House in the city, where the Irish Republican Prisoners Welfare Association is based. Gregory Campbell, DUP's Gregory Campbell tells the newspaper that the majority of people view Christmas as a holiday for families and republicans are trying to make it synonymous with terror. Both the Irish News and Daily Mirror inform readers that double killer Hazel Stewart has been been ordered by the High Court to hand back the insurance money she claimed after killing her husband. The move that will see her family's current home sold, is the result of an investigation by the National Crime Agency. Rarely does a week go by without another auction showcasing Titanic memorabilia. But, very few of these auctions show the iceberg that caused the tragedy. However hundreds upon hundreds of images of the aftermath of the tragedy, some of which show the iceberg, are part of an archive that will be sold at the Remarkable Rarities sale in Boston. Louis M Ogden, a socialite on the RMS Carpathia as the tragedy unfolded, took the pictures. The Belfast Telegraph also published the story. For serious dressers This is a fantastic opportunity. The Belfast Telegraph says that some of Northern Ireland's most well-known landmarks are being recreated with new silk pocket squares. It's a joint venture of tailor Christopher Suitor, and artist Stephen Whalley. Images include the Dark Hedges and the Harland and Wolff cranes and Portballintrae. Don't be surprised if your loved one buys you one as a Christmas present.