The Latest Breaking News from Arlene Foster

Sentencing completes spectacular fall from grace for ex-MP Jeffrey Donaldson

The former MP has been stripped of his knighthood and membership of the privy council.

Evening Standard · Oct 15

I will never be disrespectful to those who want to use Irish, says Robinson

DUP leader Gavin Robinson said he has ‘Cúpla focal’ which means knowing a ‘few words’ in Irish but said he has issues with its ‘politicisation’.

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Verdict expected in trial of former council chief over deleted email

Anne Donaghy is facing three charges in relation to emails that were subject to Freedom of Information Act requests.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Dying people should have ‘care and compassion like my mother’ – Arlene Foster

‘Creating a burden to die because we haven’t addressed the burden of care is not a legacy I want for this House,’ Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee said.

Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2025

No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Storey funeral, O’Neill says

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill were asked about Stormont decisions on test, trace and isolate at the Covid inquiry.

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Former Northern Ireland minister calls for judicial review after Clonoe inquest

Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee described the coroner’s findings as ‘perverse’.

Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025

The week in audio: Surviving Politics With Michael Gove; In the Studio; Up in Smoke; Unfit for Service – review

The ex-Tory minister talks shop; artist Jonny Banger enthuses about his activism; Mei Mac and Adam Buxton lift a spooky drama; and a harrowing look at the US military’s attitudes to homosexuality

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024

NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry

Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024

Belfast rappers Kneecap on stunts, drugs and Kemi Badenoch: ‘We don’t discriminate who we piss off’

Their riotous music is uniting young people in Northern Ireland and reviving the Irish language. The punk-rap trio talk about raving, working with Toddla T – and enraging politicians

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

Review: Arlene Foster's GB News live coverage of the Twelfth an ambitious washout

Twelfth downpours may not have dampened spirits, but for some the amateurish production may have made this show a washout

Belfast Live · Jul 12, 2023