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News Letter
12 Aug, 2018
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Top stories of the week

A round up of the most popular news stories this week.

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MP’s concern at NI’s increasing reliance on Republic for electricity

A DUP MP has expressed concern that Northern Ireland could become reliant on the Republic of Ireland for electricity, amid growing scrutiny of the all-island energy market.

Ulster GP: Fabrice Miguet ‘critical’ after crash at Dundrod

French rider Fabrice Miguet is in a critical condition in hospital following a crash in the Superstock race at the MCE Ulster Grand Prix this morning.

Attorney General sends Stormont mess to Supreme Court – but civil service not involved

The attorney general has made an unusual intervention into the Stormont decision-making crisis by asking the Supreme Court to examine a constraint on Stormont civil servants which they had been prepared to accept.

Vintage tractors stolen in Carryduff raid

Twelve vintage tractors were among a haul of farm machinery stolen from a property in Carryduff, police have revealed.

Sinn Fein stop and search claims ‘nonsense’, says ex-RUC man

A Sinn Fein MP’s claim that proposed new stop and search powers at the Irish border will “politicise” the PSNI have been rejected as “far-fetched nonsense” by a former senior RUC officer.

Northern Irish man killed in horror crash in Dublin

A man in his 20s from Northern Ireland has been killed in a road crash in Dublin.

Report: Motorsport delivers multi-millions to Northern Ireland economy

A report has found that motorsport events contribute approximately £40 million annually to the Northern Ireland economy.

Bad weather grounds Red Arrows and Newcastle Festival of Flight

Air displays were cancelled at today’s Newcastle Festival of Flight due to adverse weather conditions.

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