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West Lothian school faces £30m rebuild to tackle crumbling concrete

Council officers say partial demolition and rebuild of St Kentigern's the cheapest and fastest way to solve dangerous roof problems. It's the biggest bill the council will have faced since the faulty building material was found in council buildings in 2021

Edinburgh Live

People in NI sent ‘clear message’ they want return to powersharing – Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would do all they could to help restore the devolved institutions in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Desperate need to get Stormont Assembly back up and running – Heaton-Harris

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said a lot was being asked of the civil service in the absence of local ministers in the region.

The Independent UK

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Northern Ireland mental health crisis set to get worse, Audit Office report warns

Spiralling waiting lists and staff vacancies signs of an underfunded sector

Belfast Live

PM and Taoiseach need to chair meeting to plot Stormont return, Sinn Fein says

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party had secured a renewed mandate to seek changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill

Sinn Fein has emerged as the largest party in the local government elections.

The Independent UK

'Unionism must do better' as Sinn Fein win big in Northern Irish elections

SINN Fein has emerged as the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council…

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Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill hails 'momentous' election results and calls for DUP to return to powersharing

Ms O’Neill said the boycott of the Stormont Assembly by the DUP “cannot go on”.

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count

The final of 462 council seats across Northern Ireland was filled shortly after midnight on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Campaign to save Howden Park Centre backed by SNP councillors

The Hands Off Howden Park Centre campaign is fighting to save the venue

Daily Record

Fight to save West Lothian arts centre backed by SNP councillors

The party, in opposition on West Lothian Council, has called on the Labour-led minority administration to keep Howden Park Centre running after West Lothian Leisure trust earmarked the arts centre for closure

Edinburgh Live

Student nursing cuts will impact Derry 'worse than elsewhere' with Magee set to lose out

Student numbers are set to be reduced by 300 in nursing and allied health professions

Belfast Live

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Members of Congress Have Article III Standing to Sue Federal Agencies

The Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in Carnahan v. Maloney to consider whether members of Congress can sue to force disclosure of information from the General Services Administration.

Reason

Michelle O’Neill reiterates plea to DUP to return to Stormont Assembly

The Sinn Fein vice president was speaking after Sir Jeffrey Donaldson insisted his party’s position is not weakening.

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Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

Three former senior civil servants gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the functioning of Stormont.

Daily Record

Protests over plans to shut down 'beating heart' of community

Howden Park Centre is at risk, along with three swimming pools

Edinburgh Live

Protests at West Lothian plans to close down 'beating heart' of local community

Protestors are calling for the planned closure of the Howden Centre in Livingston, and three local leisure centres, to be stopped - and councillors have voted to call for extra funding from the Scottish Government.

Belfast Live

UUP's Doug Beattie: NI council election a choice between delivery or dysfunction

He said concerns over Brexit's NI Protocol cannot be ignored, but argued a restored Stormont can "deal with the challenges"

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"For goodness sake let's work together", Sinn Fein's Mary Lou McDonald tells DUP at NI election manifesto launch

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald said that "God knows there's plenty of work to be done"

Birmingham Post

Northern Ireland budget will stymie economic growth, say business bodies

Reduced Westminister funding reignites calls for restoration of the Stormont Executive

Daily Record

West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

The Independent UK

DUP seeking ‘further movement’ from Government on post-Brexit trade

The party collapsed the executive in Belfast in protest at Brexit’s Northern Ireland Protocol.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland secretary denies budget is 'punishment' for Stormont power-sharing impasse

"The purpose of this budget is to make sure public services can continue in the absence of an Executive"

Belfast Live

Lisburn Castlereagh councillor calls for Stormont to be scrapped

"But what I think perhaps should happen now is that the NI assembly should be closed down and the 11 councils should be given their Executive and functioning powers."

Edinburgh Live

Safety concerns at Susan Boyle and Lewis Capaldi's old West Lothian school

St Kentigern's in Blackburn faces a £1.2m bill to relocate an entire department to keep the school open and enable repairs as engineers complete survey. The repair bill will be known by the summer holidays

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