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MLAs were recalled for a special sitting on Thursday

A total of 17 MLAs were granted special access which meant they did not have to join the miles-long queue faced by members of the public

He was reacting after Dame Arlene hit out at the "intense" coverage of Sinn Féin meeting the King during his visit to Northern Ireland

Unionist and nationalist political leaders paid tribute to the late monarch in a special sitting of the Stormont Assembly.

Phillip Rainey, 21, from Omagh, Co Tyrone, passed away on Wednesday following a single-car collision on the M1 motorway near Dungannon

UUP Leader, Doug Beattie warned of a “bleak outlook” this winter, even if the return of a fully functioning Stormont Executive is agreed. Northern Ireland’s political leaders met with the head of the region’s civil service Jayne Brady at Stormont Castle.The DUP has blocked the formation of a new Executive…

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

A proposal to snub the festival at Ards and North Down Council fails to win support

While defections can give parties the short-term hit of a positive headline, they do not mean all will be rosy in the long run