Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor

Good afternoon

This is your public interest and general news email update.

News update: 
* Kate Hoey voices fears over influence of anti-Union ‘activism’ in NI courts and media as fresh protocol report published.

* A complaint by Northern Ireland gay rights activist Gareth Lee that he was discriminated against when the Christian owners of a Belfast bakery refused to make him a cake iced with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” has been ruled inadmissible by the European Courts of Human Rights.

* NHS apologises for discriminating against Christian nurse over cross necklace.

Coronavirus news: 

* The number of coronavirus fatalities in Northern Ireland has passed the 3,000 mark, new figures show.

* Travel rules update for Northern Ireland: No pre-departure tests for fully vaccinated passengers.

* A quarter of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service are off work sparking longer waiting times even for the most ill patients.

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