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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

NI’s Finance Minister publishes draft budget despite ongoing impasse over plan

The DUP rejected John O’Dowd’s spending proposals as ‘deeply flawed’.

Evening Standard

Stormont Castle security guard shocked at MBE honour for doing job she loves

Elizabeth Hamilton’s security career stretches back to working as a civilian searcher in Belfast city centre.

Evening Standard

Stormont Executive agrees to set aside £119m for PSNI data breach payouts

The Executive is also understood to be continuing to discuss plans for its first multi-year budget in more than a decade.

Evening Standard

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DUP seeks to block Sinn Fein bid for European Parliament ‘observer status’

The unionist party is set to table a petition of concern against the motion in the Stormont Assembly on Monday.

Evening Standard

Widespread culling ‘not the response’ to bluetongue in Northern Ireland – Muir

Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said the farm where Northern Ireland’s first cases were detected has excellent biosecurity.

Evening Standard

Budget ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle rising cost of living – O’Neill

Northern Ireland’s First Minister said instead of ‘real action’ to bring down bills, many will now face higher tax bills in the year ahead.

The Independent UK

Scrutiny of social media post is matter for NI Civil Service head, Assembly told

Finance Minister John O’Dowd was speaking after Paul Givan said he had been given him a ‘clean bill of health’.

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Signatures secured for no-confidence motion in Stormont Education Minister

Paul Givan has come under fire over a visit to Israel last week, during which he told officials to publicise a visit to a school in Jerusalem.

The Independent UK

Stormont Finance Minister presses Chancellor to focus on help for working families

John O’Dowd said more had to be done to help with the cost of childcare.

Evening Standard

Stormont Opposition pledge to press Givan to respond over Israel trip

The Education Minister has been criticised after his department publicised his visit to a school during the trip.

Evening Standard

Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan under fire over visit to Israel

The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council said the visit was ‘deeply troubling’.

The Independent UK

Stormont declared ‘crime scene’ over environmental crisis at Lough Neagh

The symbolic arrest of an ‘MLA’ was also staged at the front of Parliament Buildings in Belfast by environmental activists.

Evening Standard

Stormont minister faces legal challenge over stance on trade with Israel

Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald issued instructions to officials about not engaging in UK/Israel trade talks.

Evening Standard

Recovery of Lough Neagh ‘will take years, if not decades’, says Muir

The Stormont Environment Minister also appealed for the support of his ministerial colleague to tackle the issues facing the lough.

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Evening Standard

Stormont Education Minister dismisses AI speech accusation as ‘cheap shot’

Opposition leader Matthew O’Toole asked Paul Givan if a ‘large portion’ of his speech had been written by AI.

The Independent UK

Stormont deputy First Minister presses Government over Windsor Framework

Emma Little-Pengelly said ‘unnecessary checking at the behest of the Windsor Framework’ is taking place.

The Independent UK

O’Neill insists Executive disagreements are not a sign of Stormont instability

The First Minister said there was a lot of common ground uniting the four parties in Northern Ireland’s devolved mandatory coalition government.

Evening Standard

Assessment of Northern Ireland’s gender identity services ordered

Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he wants to see a holistic approach to care.

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The Independent UK

Northern Ireland’s AI-related revenue ‘reached £188m in 2024’

Stormont Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald has projected that AI ‘will transform our economy’.

Evening Standard

NI Water based decisions on a budget allocation it did not have – Liz Kimmins

The Stormont Infrastructure Minister denied a claim by Infrastructure Committee chairwoman Deborah Erskine of a ‘whitewash’.

Evening Standard

Absence rates spike at schools closest to Ballymena disorder

Stormont Education Minister Paul Givan said children have been coming to schools traumatised.

Evening Standard

An absolute joy: Timmy Mallet completes cycle around island of Ireland

While on the 6000-km cycle, the TV host discovered a family link to Blacksod Lighthouse in Co Mayo.

Evening Standard

‘No crisis at Stormont’, First Minister Michelle O’Neill insists

It comes after Ms O’Neill called for Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to resign over a social media post.

The Independent UK

PM ‘utterly condemns’ second night of violence after 17 officers injured in NI

Stormont ministers have made an urgent appeal for calm.

The Independent UK

Alliance leader says abuse ‘unacceptable’ as colleague targeted

Stormont Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir said he had been the target of ‘vile homophobic’ abuse over the Nutrients Action Programme.

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