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Northern Ireland's electricity link with Great Britain has developed a fault, halving its capacity to import power ahead of peak winter demand.
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The nomadic life of Irish Travellers is "at risk" in Northern Ireland with members of the community feeling pressured to move into "bricks and mortar" housing, a support group has said. bbc.in/3WV9UJf
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Joanne’s reaction to finding out who the Traitors are might definitely be the best reaction I have ever seen on #Uncloaked 😭😭 #CelebrityTraitors
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NEW: Carla Lockhart is set to quit the DUP in “days, if not hours”, senior sources say. Both supporters & critics see her resignation as inevitable. While several councillors might leave the party in support of the Upper Bann MP, no MLAs will follow suit.
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Carla Lockhart is set to resign from the DUP in “days, if not hours”, according to senior sources.
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He lived long, and he prospered. RIP Captain! 🖖🏻🪐
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to:
Johns Hopkins Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center Fund
alzresearch.org/giving/
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Caregiver Resources
alzfdn.org/donate/
Photo Credit: Tommy Garcia
Richard Morgan retweeted
Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O'Neill has said Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly has "blocked" them from attending an economic summit involving Prime Minister Andy Burnham. bbc.in/4iMQMWo
RT @dptfinance: Finance Minister John O’Dowd has said that significant financial pressures remain following the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget…
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The Chancellor announced £100 “household energy payment” this winter - Northern Ireland will get extra £ through Barnett formula for this, up to Stormont how to spend
VAT cut on electricity bills that didn’t apply in NI extended to July, will our equivalent be extended too?
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Confirmed that the gas standing charge abolition in GB just shifts costs between consumers, so no additional govt spending, no Barnett consequential & no impact in NI. (NI does not have gas standing charge.)
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Cruiser Holly Hennessey who was stuck in Belfast for 4 months in 2024 told BBC NI Cambodia was not on her ‘bingo card’,the itinerary had already been curtailed, residents were proposed to pay fuel sure charges... but she’s still hopeful it can sail again bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj3…
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.@Moreincommon_ asked people for the first word that comes to mind when they think of Stormont:
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Interested in some pre #Budget2026 chat
Listen to @bbcradioulster @BBCNewsNI @BBCRichardM speaking to @GeorgeWParker and my good self
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"There is no money"
"Brings a certain dread that social security will yet again be in the firing line"
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If this is just an reallocation of costs among gas customers then it might not create any spending consequences for NI. Question asked.
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Any help the Chancellor announces with energy bills later is unlikely to apply directly in NI as it has a separate energy market from the rest of the UK. Instead there would be money for Stormont to set up its own support schemes, as recently happened with electricity.
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Are podcasts a good way to cover court cases?
Join Tara and Declan for Court Podcasts Cross-Examined, a live show from The State of Us at the Belfast Media Festival.
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“It is my view that Michelle O’Neill should be removed from office.”
DUP MLA @DianeForsytheNI has repeated @carlalockhart ‘s call for “profound consequences” and supports ministers remaining in post without a FM / DFM.
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The Dept for Infrastructure’s new transport plan for the east of NI proposes extending the 20mph speed limit across all of Belfast city centre (eg. Oxford St) which may also include ‘reductions in the number & width of traffic lanes.’
