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The DUP leader has said the PSNI are 'quite right' to issue letters to those suspected of having committed a criminal offence in the ongoing parading dispute in Portadown.

Gavin Robinson said police "started their preparations and now they are acting upon it" regarding the criminal investigation launched last week.

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The PSNI is to start issuing letters to those suspected of having committed a criminal offence related to the ongoing Drumcree parade dispute.
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Man pleads not guilty to murdering pensioner Adam Krzan in Dungannon flat

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‘Bendy’ tree in Newcastle wins Tree of the Year contest

The wych elm in the seaside town is the first ever tree in Northern Ireland to be crowned the winner of the Woodland Trust’s annual competition.

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The voluntary sector has said it is under pressure due to a lack of funding for mental health care.

In 2026, 247 groups applied for a share of £1.8 million in government funding.

However, just over 70 are expected to receive it.

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Renewed appeal for information into shooting of Ulster Defence Regiment soldier in Co Tyrone

Thomas (Tommy) Jamison was killed in March 1990

He was a married father of three children

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The author of the landmark review into Northern Ireland's health care system has warned that politicians need to 'get their act together'.

Professor Bengoa's call comes a decade after his report published a blueprint that was supposed to transform the system. But what has changed and what improvements are being made?

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EXCLUSIVE: Former police officer under investigation for 29 alleged sex crimes

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One of the largest and most powerful vessels constructed for the Royal Navy arrives in Belfast

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Following a meeting of Garvaghy residents, Breandán Mac Cionnaith issued a warning to the Orange Order over the future parade agreements right across Northern Ireland.

Portadown District Master Nigel Dawson said their position has been 'clear from day one' and they 'will not be bullied'.

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Residents groups gathered this afternoon on the Garvaghy Road as the Drumcree parade dispute continues.

The message after those talks contained a warning to the Orange Order over the future parade agreements right across Northern Ireland.

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Former First and Deputy First Ministers Arlene Foster and the late Martin McGuinness officially endorsing then Health Minister Michelle O'Neill's 10-year reform plan which incorporated Prof Raphael Bengoa's recommendations in 2016.

The moment was hailed as 'a powerful example of the Executive working together', but a decade on the reforms have not been fully implemented.

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Health Minister Robbie Butler reaffirmed his commitment to a 'social contract' around reforming healthcare services in NI as he addressed the NICON26 conference in Belfast.

It comes 10 years after the Bengoa Report outlined a transformation plan that has yet to be fully implemented.

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A decade after warning that the health service in NI was like a 'burning platform' that required urgent attention - Prof Raphael Bengoa says the flames are being extinguished.

The health and public policy expert acknowledged change can be slow.

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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins
says work on the delayed £1.7bn A5 road upgrade should begin 'as soon as possible' following Appeal Court ruling.

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DAERA Minister Andrew Muir brands a DUP motion of no confidence in him - which was defeated in the Assembly - as 'nothing short of a stunt'.

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First Minister Michelle O'Neill facing no-confidence motion over Garvaghy Road protest
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Campaigners fighting for answers regarding the Southern Trust cervical screening scandal returned to Stormont today to renew their demands for a full statutory public inquiry.

The advocacy group, Ladies with Letters, gathered on the steps of Parliament Buildings alongside cross-party politicians.

The scandal triggered a major review of screenings dating back to 2008, resulting in 17,500 women being asked to have their smear tests rechecked.

Health Minister Robbie Butler is set to meet with the group next month, promising to be a "listening Minister."

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Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins says work on the A5 is her 'top priority' after the Court of Appeal quashed a ruling blocking the project.

Agriculture and Environment Minister Andrew Muir says it 'has to be a team effort' to see this road delivered.