Assembly bill proposes wide range of relaxations in licensing laws for NI pubs
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* Health crisis: NI woman, 65, left screaming in pain with broken bones for almost seven hours in wait for ambulance.
A man whose wife was left screaming in pain with several broken bones for hours waiting on an ambulance has said there needs to be a “concerted effort to fix the health service”.

* GPs ‘need support’ as they deal with NHS waiting lists backlog - Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland.
GPs in Northern Ireland have said they need “significant support” as they are currently caring for patients caught in the backlog of spiralling waiting lists.

* 'Shambles' as NI holidaymakers still cannot prove they have had two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine.
People in Northern Ireland are unable to book cruises and other international holiday breaks because they cannot prove to some travel agencies they have received to doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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  NI Protocol: Businesses call for an end to UK-EU friction  
     
  Business groups in Northern Ireland have appealed to the UK Government and the EU to bring an end to post-Brexit trading frictions.  
     
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Health crisis: NI woman, 65, left screaming in pain with broken bones for almost seven hours in wait for ambulance
 
A man whose wife was left screaming in pain with several broken bones for hours waiting on an ambulance has said there needs to be a “concerted effort to fix the health service”.
 
     
 
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£6.2 billion and still rising – cost of pandemic revealed
 
The cost of responding to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland has risen to more than £6.2 billion, according to a new Audit Office report.
 
     
 
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MPs to hear additional ‘loyalist perspectives’ on NI Protocol
 
Westminster MPs will hear further evidence on Wednesday of the impact the post-Brexit arrangements are having on Northern Ireland, from a loyalist perspective.
 
     
 
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Assembly bill proposes wide range of relaxations in licensing laws for NI pubs
 
An Assembly committee has published proposals to increase pub opening hours, including more late licences, additional Sunday opening - and selling alcohol at cinemas.
 
     
 
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These are the 93 applications to the Parades Commission to march on July 12, 2021
 
The applications to the Parades Commission to march on July 12, 2021 are:
 
     
     
 

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THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Ulster Minister’s plan for dual twin-roads
 
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THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Dean Belfast on a “great chance which was missed”
 
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  Gary Hamilton hails his best transfer window as Danny Wallace signs  
     
  Gary Hamilton says this transfer window is the best he has had in his ten years at the club after confirming the signing of Danny Wallace.  
     
     
 
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Newport appoint Darren Kelly as the club’s first sporting director
 
Newport have appointed Darren Kelly as the club’s sporting director.
 
 
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Ireland beaten by resurgent Dutch in third ODI
 
A resurgent Dutch side came back from their eight-wicket mauling in game two to record a comfortable four-wicket win over Ireland in the third and final ODI of the series at SV Kampong in Utrecht.
 
 
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Paddy McLaughlin makes decision on Cliftonville future
 
Paddy McLaughlin has agreed a new deal to remain as Cliftonville manager.
 
 
     
     
   
     
     
     
   
   
   
 
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