The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Armstrong to lead initiative to attract more women into UUP

Diana Armstrong, who was ratified in the deputy leadership role on Saturday, is currently the party’s only female MLA.

Evening Standard · Jan 31

Open University transformation ‘to Northern Ireland’s third university’ hailed

John D’Arcy said he felt like the right time to go after 15 years at the helm of the Open University in Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Jan 18

Jon Burrows moves a step closer to become next Ulster Unionist leader

The UUP confirmed the former senior police officer is the only contender to replace Mike Nesbitt later this month.

Evening Standard · Jan 15

Judges warned impact of Irish in courts could undermine confidence in justice

Declassified files also show senior police officer Judith Gillespie raising concerns.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Initiative to calm interface tensions hindered when mobiles were switched off

In 2002 there were sustained sectarian clashes in the Short Strand area of east Belfast.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Northern Ireland was on ‘cusp of new beginning’ with Stormont return in 2000

Officials held an away-day ahead of the return of the powersharing institutions in May 2000.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Trimble warned that review of Assembly must include decommissioning

The 1998 Good Friday Agreement largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

Emergency departments in ‘big trouble’ as corridor care ‘normalised’ – expert

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has questioned why there is not ‘howls of outrage’ about deaths linked to long waits.

The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2025

Two senior Stormont civil servants recognised in honours list

Colum Boyle and Ronnie Armour have been recognised for their public service.

Evening Standard · Dec 29, 2025

NI house builders warn of ‘bleak’ future because of crumbling wastewater network

A representative body has warned that some companies are already planning to wind up operations because of an inability to secure water connections.

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2025