Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor

Hello from the News Letter

In the news today:

* A public apology for Historical Institutional Abuse will take place on 11 March 2022, the First Minister and deputy First Minister have announced.

* Loyalist activist Jamie Bryson has been denied permission to judicially review two Stormont Ministers behind a failed legal attempt to force police into removing a contentious bonfire.

* Health Minister Robin Swann is to provide £25 million from his department’s budget to fund a pay rise for Northern Ireland’s health workers.

* The Northern Ireland Executive meets today under renewed pressure to remove coronavirus restrictions.

Opinion: 

* Prime minister’s u-turn on double jobbing leaves DUP humiliated.

* It’s high time for a memorial to ensure terror is never forgotten – and to honour all who fought it, from judges to police.

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* Pet owners are being asked to be vigilant after 150 dogs in England have came down with a mystery illness after visiting the beach.
* When Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast opens tomorrow (Thursday) in the city where it is set, one cinema can lay claim to being a venue befitting of hosting the movie.

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