We are all framed by our past but our destiny and final legacy do not need to be defined by it. That is perhaps the key lesson for a troubled world from the life and times of Martin McGuinness and Abdelhamid Abaaoud, suggests Irish Examiner digital editor, Dolan O'Hagan.

Martin McGuinness has been awarded an English aristocratic title to secure his resignation as an MP, the British Treasury confirmed today.