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Public anger does not justify threats at a politician's home
Naomi Long
"Protest is part of what keeps politics honest. But where and how it’s done matters."
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MLAs write to UK Government to raise concerns about Fujitsu contracts
Stormont
The letter, which has been seen by Belfast Live, calls on the government to start an immediate review of Fujitsu's eligibility to bid for critical public services
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New framework focuses on raising awareness in bid to reduce threat of wildfires
Belfast News
Mr Muir said he hopes the framework will mark a turning point
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SEN children ‘treated like numbers on a spreadsheet’, parents say
Education
The “importance of trust” and the “need for the EA to be accountable and transparent in their decisions” were also highlighted
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Naomi Long issues statement after 40-strong masked mob protest outside her house
Alliance Party
"It's bullying and intimidation. It's threatening and wholly unacceptable."
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Translink facing annual operating loss of up to £30m, MLAs told
Translink
Mr Conway said if the current funding situation remained, Translink would have to ask the Department for Infrastructure for a “realistic public service obligation for the current network”
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RHI Bill is continuation of payments rather than closure, committee head says
Department for the Economy
There are currently 1,100 participants in the RHI scheme, with just less than 2,000 boilers in Northern Ireland
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Throwing money at waiting lists won't fix health crisis insists Minister
Ulster Unionist Party
In an interview with Belfast Live, Mike Nesbitt set out his vision for the health service
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Health Minister statement as campaigners call for public inquiry into cervical screening failures
Department of Health
Mr Nesbitt was speaking after MLAs stood with a group of women at Stormont calling for a probe into cervical screening failures.
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MLAs back Ladies with Letters call for public inquiry into Southern Health Trust cervical screening review
Southern Trust
This week marks two years since 17,500 women received letters advising them that their smear tests were being reviewed.
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UUP 'stable and ready' for next election, says Mike Nesbitt
Ulster Unionist Party
The Ulster Unionist Party leader was speaking to Belfast Live ahead of his party conference this weekend
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Alan McQuillan: Tributes to former senior PSNI officer after cancer battle
PSNI
"A true professional, with integrity, honesty and a sense of fairness which was evident in every aspect of his career"
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Lyons unveils £12.4m JobStart scheme to help benefit claimants into work
Benefits
The new scheme will be open to all benefit claimants
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Getting disabled people into work will open 'huge talent pool' says Minister
Disability
"Sometimes people say we don't do much up here but what I'm bringing forward today is truly transformative"
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Northern Ireland nursing union warns of 'imminent' strike action
Health
The union said it is beginning the formal process of balloting for strike action among its members
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Puberty blocker ban 'part of a series of attacks on Trans people' says Claire Hanna
SDLP
Claire Hanna was responding to a question on whether her party would have supported the move if it had held a ministerial post.
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Executive ‘allergic to responsibility’, SDLP leader says
SDLP
Claire Hanna said that confidence in local politics is draining as she warned that the Executive "never seems far from collapse".
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'Planning for a New Ireland must start now' says SDLP Leader Claire Hanna
Claire Hanna
"We think setting arbitrary dates is not that helpful … but we are also very, very clear that it's entirely compatible with the Good Friday Agreement to properly plan and engage now.”
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BBC Question Time to be broadcast from Belfast tonight
Politics
The long-running programme returns to Northern Ireland, where local politicians will be in the hot seat
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'We have lived in care and here's why children like us in Northern Ireland are being failed'
Children
That's the stark warning from young people with experience of living in care ahead of a Stormont event today
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SDLP leader Claire Hanna says party is finding momentum after 'tough years'
SDLP
"Politics isn't just about a soft play area for the MLAs to go and keep them occupied during the week."
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Stormont exploring 'deliverable alternative' for stalled Tribeca Belfast project
Belfast City Centre
Planning permission was granted for the scheme in January 2020
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Murdered showjumper Katie Simpson: Charity set up her memory hit out at TikTok comments
Politics
'For a public representative to undermine a mother who has endured the trauma of losing her child is deeply disappointing and disrespectful'
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MP warns of 'funding cliff edge' threatening community services
Alliance Party
“While the Starmer government remains distracted by its party conference and tying itself in knots, people here cannot wait."
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