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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Brendan Hughes: Big challenges but low bar of expectations for next Northern Ireland secretary

For a role long seen as a poisoned chalice, it is perhaps refreshing that someone appears to actually want to be appointed as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Belfast Live

Sinn Féin and DUP block council devolution powers to pedestrianise Belfast

A Green Party call to devolve infrastucture powers to City Hall was snubbed by the two largest parties

Belfast Live

Stormont election could be called in October if parties fail to agree a return to the Executive

The DUP withdrew from the Executive earlier this year in protest over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol

Belfast Live

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Burns’ comments on absence of Executive ‘misguided and mistaken’ – DUP

NIO minister Conor Burns said there was ‘no reason’ for the DUP not to be in government at Stormont.

The Independent UK

UK government's approach to Brexit left us 'all screwed', says unionist former Justice Minister

The former Justice Minister is among several ex-ministers who have shared their candid experiences of Stormont power-sharing

Belfast Live

Westminster dealings ‘demoralising’, say ex-ministers of devolved nations

Former ministers describe UK government as devoid of understanding of issues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

Watch: Arlene Foster learns Irish-language roots of Fermanagh childhood home in TV show

"This was very much my little world when I was growing up"

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Stormont parties warned of ‘bleak outlook’ even with return of proper Executive

Party leaders met with the head of the Northern Ireland civil service at Stormont Castle on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Stormont caretaker ministers' limited decisions 'opaque' without Assembly, report says

The report warned the continuing absence of a power-sharing Executive is "not healthy for any democratic state"

Belfast Live

Stormont and councils in Northern Ireland 'exploring options' to save energy in winter

It comes after sweeping energy-saving measures limiting the use of lighting and heating in public buildings were approved in Germany

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Stormont funding pressures piling up in absence of Executive

The UK government may not have stepped into the breach this time, but no action is increasingly not an option

Belfast Live

Stormont 'passing the buck' on concerns over major traffic junction at Ulster University Belfast campus

There are fears over an influx of thousands of students having to cross a busy road up to eight lanes wide to reach the campus

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein's wage bill in Northern Ireland 'averages at more than £53,000 per full-time role'

The equivalent of 15 full-time staff were on the payroll including their seven MPs, according to the party's accounts

Belfast Live

Government confirms £400 energy discount will be delivered in Northern Ireland

But the DUP and Sinn Fein have disagreed about when people could receive the discount.

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Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

The health minister told Stormont colleagues he intends to overspend by potentially £400 million this year in order to maintain services.

Belfast Live

Ex-DUP MLA Mervyn Storey co-opted as Ballymoney councillor after death of John Finlay

The former North Antrim MLA lost his seat in May's Stormont Assembly election

The Independent UK

NI health minister warns of £400m overspend needed to deliver effective services

Stormont is currently without a properly functioning executive.

Belfast Live

Belfast investment and housing plans at risk due to struggling sewerage system, MLA warns

The agency in charge of water infrastructure has warned of network capacity issues for almost 140 planning applications in Belfast in the past year

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Belfast Live

Stormont departments get legal approval for 'contingency arrangements' in absence of budget

The Department of Finance said the move provides "legal cover" but departments "will still not have the certainty that an agreed budget would provide"

Belfast Live

Suspended DUP councillor charged with child sexual grooming

He is due to appear in court next month

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Gen-Z singing 'up the Ra' a depressing sign of a society still divided

In many respects Stormont has failed to show leadership

Belfast Live

Cross-border healthcare plans stalled by Stormont's collapse

The Health Minister said a north-south body involved in healthcare cooperation cannot meet because there is no Stormont Executive

Belfast Live

NI families face 'destitution' this winter unless solutions found to address cost of living crisis

New research suggests that Northern Ireland will be the ‘UK region’ worst affected by fuel poverty

Belfast Live

Community Restorative Justice funding suspended as investigation launched

"In line with TEO protocol, an internal investigation is underway and funding has been suspended"

Belfast Live

Fire Service safety concerns over bonfires detailed in site inspection database

The records give an insight into the operational challenges faced by fire crews in dealing with some bonfires

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