Paul Givan introduces School Uniforms Bill in the Assembly
A new Bill to reduce the costs of school uniforms has been introduced in the Northern Ireland Assembly by Education Minister Paul Givan.
‘Move to UC’ begins for Income Support recipients
The next stage of the ‘Move to Universal Credit (UC)’ has begun for those in receipt of Income Support.
CIGA Healthcare secures £1.4m contracts in the US and Europe
Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald has announced that CIGA Healthcare has landed two lucrative contracts with Walmart Marketplace and Austria DM valued at £1.4 million.
Suspect case of notifiable Avian Flu found in commercial poultry premises, County Tyrone
Disease control measures have been initiated by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) following suspicion of notifiable highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), at a commercial poultry premises near Dungannon, County Tyrone.
Discarding old friends for new autocrats
Green Party response to JD Vance speech (1)
Green MP, and party parliamentary spokesperson on foreign affairs, Ellie Chowns said: “US Vice President JD Vance’s use of the Munich Security Conference to lambast allies rather than focus on the real chaos makers in the world is sadly predictable but no less bizarre and dangerous for that.
“President Trump’s administration seems determined to usher in a new world where old friends are discarded and new friends made of dangerous autocrats. The UK should have no part of that and should work with others to protect international frameworks and institutions that support co-operation and the rule of law.”
(1) https://www.politico.eu/article/us-vice-president-jd-vance-attack-europe-migration-free-speech/