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Good morning

This is your Tuesday update from the News letter:

In the news today:

* Coronavirus NI - We may have to give children Covid jab to protect their education says top government advisor Chris Whitty.
One way to protect the education of thousands of school children in Northern Ireland from the impact of the Delta variant is to offer them a Covid-19 vaccine injection, according to Chief Medical Adviser to the UK Government, Chris Whitty.

* NI Troubles pension scheme further delayed until August.
The long-awaited pension payments for seriously injured Troubles victims has been further delayed, the Victims Payments Board (VPB) has announced.

* Van Morrison releases new seven minute long video during which he questions whether Arlene Foster should be arrested for singing in public.
Van Morrison has released a new video in which he questions if the PSNI should investigate Arlene Foster for singing four lines of a Frank Sinatra song at press conference in Co. Fermanagh on Friday.

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* Clock ticking on future of Stormont institutions after first minister’s resignation.
The clock is ticking on the future of Stormont’s powersharing Executive following the resignation of Arlene Foster as first minister.

Have a good day

Michael Cousins

Deputy digital editor