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Alliance leader Naomi Long: Failure to reform Stormont destroying devolution

Naomi Long said people are "sick and tired" of the "wreckers, the blockers, the wasters"

Belfast Live

Alliance willing to test legality of Stormont’s voting system, Naomi Long warns

The party leader expressed frustration that the UK and Irish governments had not moved to deliver reform of the powersharing institutions.

The Independent UK

Alliance and nationalist parties clash over Irish street signs for West Belfast Gaeltacht

Council agrees "in principal" to plan for Gaeltacht Irish signage

Belfast Live

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Belfast Council supports creation of safe drug injection house

There are between 60 and 100 vulnerable in the city centre on a daily basis using intravenous drugs

Belfast Live

Naomi Long's 'sympathy' for students who lost money over MLA-advised business

She expressed concern but stressed Alliance was not involved in the company for which a party MLA was a paid consultant

Belfast Live

Surprise! Farmers can be the new heroes of climate mitigation

A dollar spent wisely on mitigation brings transformational economic benefits. So we can justify investing in both mitigation and adaptation, as China, India and many other countries are doing. Humanity can still, just, prevent catastrophic climate change if each country shoulders its share of climate responsibility.

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Lisburn Castlereagh Council UDR motion descends into "Punch and Judy politics"

"I had prepared this motion last week and then the shooting of DCI Caldwell happened and everything came tumbling back.."

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Naomi Long: 'No excuse' for DUP blocking Stormont after Windsor Framework

She dismissed suggestions the DUP's boycott strategy helped secure the deal, saying it was "coincidence rather than correlation"

Belfast Live

Long ‘driven’ to keep growing Alliance after six years in charge

Under her leadership, the party has gone from eight MLAs to becoming the third largest party at Stormont with 17.

The Independent UK

Long challenges governments on responsibilities to make Stormont workable

The Alliance leader said the Assembly has not been able to function for around half the time since it was formed 25 years ago.

The Independent UK

Brendan Hughes: Stormont talent pool drained as NI Protocol stalemate drags on

The longer the political impasse continues, the more Stormont will be drained of valuable experience as people head for the exit door

Belfast Live

Alliance MLA Patrick Brown takes up business consultant role during Stormont's absence

It emerges less than two months after MLA salaries were cut due to the collapse of power-sharing

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Protocol not very important to majority of voters, research finds

"What matters more are concerns regarding the health service, the economy and the cost of living"

Belfast Live

Belfast Council rent cap row as Sinn Féin and DUP block call for more City Hall powers

Divisions between the parties exposed over local powers and declaring conflicts of interest

Belfast Live

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Stoltenberg sees progress in Sweden's NATO bid, talks to resume in March

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he saw progress in stalled talks with Turkey on Sweden's membership bid and aimed to have both Sweden and Finland join the alliance by the time of its July summit.

Belfast Live

Alliance MLA Patricia O'Lynn announces resignation

Patricia O'Lynn was elected last year as an MLA for North Antrim

The Independent UK

Conversations needed soon on Stormont reform, says former NI secretary

Changes to the Good Friday Agreement settlement might be required to reflect the changing electoral landscape, Brandon Lewis has said.

Belfast Live

Rishi Sunak: 'More work to do' on reaching Brexit NI Protocol deal

The Prime Minister stressed that "we have not got a deal yet" as expectations grow that a resolution could be close

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Reuters

NATO countries boost munitions output, pledge 48 Leopard 2 tanks for Kyiv

NATO countries are ramping up production of artillery munitions as Ukraine is burning through shells much faster than the West can make them, the alliance said on Wednesday amid pledges to deliver at least 48 Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv.

Reuters

NATO boss: more important Sweden, Finland join soon than together

The head of NATO said on Tuesday it was more important that Finland and Sweden's applications last year to join the alliance, seeking greater security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, were ratified quickly than together.

InsideEVs

Mercedes eSprinter Debuts, Ford Teases High Performance Lightning

Listen to the panel discuss the debut of Mercedes eSprinter, Ford teasing a high performance F-150 Lightning, and Nissan and Renault renew Alliance to boost EVs.

Radio France Internationale

Turkish president softens on Finland's Nato bid, but still opposed to Sweden's

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hinted he could drop his threat to veto Finland's bid to join Nato, but he remains firmly opposed to Sweden joining the military alliance after Swedish authorities outraged Ankara by allowing demonstrators in Stockholm to burn a copy of the Koran.

Tribune News Service

What counts as an SUV? Treasury shifts definition for EV tax credits after carmaker complaints

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury is changing how it defines a sport utility vehicle Friday after car companies lodged complaints that some vehicles were wrongfully being boxed out of new electric vehicle tax credits.

Belfast Live

Belfast council to look at spending £56,000 on Irish street signs for whole of Gaeltacht Quarter

Sinn Féin says the move would save £250,000 with the current process

Belfast Live

Belfast rates debate marred by argument over bonfire diversionary fund

Alliance councillor says "having DJs is not a credible strategy in tackling bonfires"

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