(Top photo: the author)Yesterday, a snap election was called in Northern Ireland. The country's government is made up of both unionist and nationalist parties, with a member of each side holding joint office, so when former deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, of Sinn Féin, resigned last week and his party didn't nominate a replacement within the seven-day window, that put First Minister Arlene Foster, of the DUP, out of a job and forced the country's secretary to call the election.
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The whole thing is down to disagreements over a bungled green energy scheme led by Foster, which is projected to cost taxpayers £490 million. With that in mind I thought I'd swipe through Tinder and ask some of my matches about the worst falling out they've ever had.
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