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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

DUP mulls ending of power-sharing boycott in Northern Ireland

Jeffrey Donaldson under pressure from UK and Irish governments to recommend revival of Stormont

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland ‘dirty corner of Europe’ due to lack of governance, say experts

Campaigners say keeping higher EU standards post-Brexit will have little impact as existing rules are already being flouted

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of public sector workers stage 24-hour strike in Northern Ireland

Combined action by about 150,000 nurses, teachers, cleaners and other sector workers is biggest in living memory

The Guardian - UK

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More than 150,000 expected to join public sector strike in Northern Ireland

Sixteen unions take action as collapsed Stormont leaves pay for nurses, teachers and road workers stagnant

The Guardian - UK

Unionist call for General Election to be used to push abolition of Holyrood

POLITICAL parties should be pushed to include the abolition of devolved powers in their General Election manifesto, anti-independence campaigners…

The National (Scotland)

‘Our lives are still fractured’: Northern Ireland’s ‘peace babies’

Those born about the time of the Good Friday Agreement say lives still marred by trauma and political vacuum.

Al Jazeera

DUP talks about post-Brexit trading have ended, Northern Ireland secretary says

Chris Heaton-Harris says it is time to restore devolved government, in comments that appeared to surprise DUP leader

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New centres to research climate change and food sustainability

The co-centres will bring together academics, industry and policymakers across the Irish Government, UK Government and Stormont departments.

The Independent UK

Talks between DUP and UK Government still ongoing – Heaton-Harris

The DUP is pressing for assurances in terms of unionist concerns over the impact of post-Brexit arrangements on the union.

The Independent UK

Chris Heaton-Harris pledges ‘support where possible’ for flood-hit communities

The Northern Ireland Secretary said the recent floods have been ‘devastating for those affected’.

The Independent UK

Shadow Northern Ireland secretary criticises flooding support

Hilary Benn was speaking after severe flooding hit areas of counties Down, Antrim and Armagh following heavy rain last week.

The Independent UK

Momentum on restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland ‘seems to have ebbed’

Powersharing is unable to function in Northern Ireland without the support of the region’s largest unionist and nationalist parties.

The Independent UK

Donaldson says he cannot be certain Stormont will return by end of year

The DUP leader has repeated that ‘significant’ gaps remain between the UK Government and his party’s position.

The Independent UK

Significant gaps still remain in trade border impasse talks – Donaldson

The DUP leader said he would not put a timetable on any deal with the Government.

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The Independent UK

Use US trade delegation visit as spur to bring Stormont back – O’Neill

The delegation of US business leaders met political leaders in Northern Ireland on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Negotiations with DUP over trade border impasse in final phase, MPs told

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris also said he was not minded to change the provisions of the Good Friday Agreement.

The Independent UK

‘No justification’ in DUP delay in returning to Stormont – Finucane

The Sinn Fein MP was speaking as DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson suggested the next few weeks will be ‘vital’.

The Independent UK

Powersharing essential for building Union case, Donaldson tells DUP conference

The leader delivered his keynote speech at his party’s annual conference in Belfast.

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The Independent UK

DUP talking to Labour but pressing for deal for return with current Government

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he does not want to wait another year for a deal that will allow his party to return to Stormont.

The Independent UK

PM hopeful that talks with DUP moving to ‘positive’ conclusion, says Varadkar

Northern Ireland’s main unionist party is boycotting the powersharing institutions at Stormont in protest at post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Independent UK

Gaps remain between Government and DUP on trade border impasse, says Donaldson

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson addressed a meeting of his party executive in Lurgan, Co Armagh on Thursday night.

The Independent UK

Next few weeks ‘critical’ in efforts to restore Stormont Assembly – O’Neill

The DUP is also holding a meeting of its party executive in Lurgan.

The Independent UK

DUP gathering will deal with ‘routine business’ – Sir Jeffrey Donaldson

There had been speculation over the planned gathering in Lurgan, Co Armagh, in terms of the party’s boycott of the Stormont Assembly.

The Independent UK

Patience with DUP Stormont blockade has run out, says Michelle O’Neill

The Sinn Fein vice president said she wanted to see a plan from the British and Irish governments to restore the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK

Environmentalists hold ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh over toxic algae bloom

Campaigners dressed in black and carried a makeshift coffin.

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