The revelation that the NIO has banned all portraits of Her Majesty The Queen from their buildings is grossly offensive and disrespectful to many people here in Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson was last night said to have been “puzzled” to learn that the NIO had banned the Queen’s picture from the walls of its Belfast headquarters.

The government has sped up processes to recruit extra border officials in preparation for leaving the EU, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rishi Sunak has said.

Philip Lowry has spent the past few days, along with his Crusaders team-mates, accepting praise for losing a game of football.

Instonians captain Andrew White is no stranger to the Challenge Cup final having played in nine of them throughout his career.

Instonians will enter their fifth Gallagher Challenge Cup final in the span of 10 years on Friday when they take on CIYMS at The Green.