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Budget crisis increases urgency for return of Stormont Assembly – Martin

The Tanaiste met political parties in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Michelle O'Neill heading to Washington to 'update' officials following election results, say Sinn Fein

Visit coincides with US trip by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Belfast Live

Irish premier hopes to see Stormont Assembly restored by September

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar declined to speculate on alternatives to devolution.

The Independent UK

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Angry protests as West Lothian Council debate on care home cuts stifled

Having raised the issue at last week's Executive Labour stalled debate by councillors on the future funding of care homes and the budget for social care

Edinburgh Live

Irish Foreign Minister hails ‘significant’ talk around extra Stormont money

The Stormont Assembly has been effectively collapsed for more than a year amid DUP protest action over the Brexit Protocol.

The Independent UK

West Lothian's newest town cut off from county as bus service disappears

Winchburgh has lost its only bus service to the rest of the county. It's still waiting for a railway station to connect it to the rest of the country.

Edinburgh Live

'Lifeline' funding for West Lothian theatre facing threat of closure

Council will fund Howden Park from August until the end of March while the search for new operator goes on

Edinburgh Live

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Secretary of State slammed by Police Federation NI as ‘out of touch’

Liam Kelly, chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland said Chris Heaton-Harris has declined to meet them.

The Independent UK

£30m rebuild of school 'cheapest' option to deal with crumbling concrete

Council officers say partial demolition and rebuild of St Kentigern's the cheapest and fastest way to solve dangerous roof problems

Daily Record

Restore power-sharing before Stormont gets more funding, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris says

Chris Heaton-Harris also said Sinn Féin becoming the largest party is a "general question for unionism"

Belfast Live

West Lothian school faces £30m rebuild to tackle crumbling concrete

Council officers say partial demolition and rebuild of St Kentigern's the cheapest and fastest way to solve dangerous roof problems. It's the biggest bill the council will have faced since the faulty building material was found in council buildings in 2021

Edinburgh Live

People in NI sent ‘clear message’ they want return to powersharing – Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar said he and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would do all they could to help restore the devolved institutions in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Desperate need to get Stormont Assembly back up and running – Heaton-Harris

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland said a lot was being asked of the civil service in the absence of local ministers in the region.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland mental health crisis set to get worse, Audit Office report warns

Spiralling waiting lists and staff vacancies signs of an underfunded sector

Belfast Live

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The Independent UK

PM and Taoiseach need to chair meeting to plot Stormont return, Sinn Fein says

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party had secured a renewed mandate to seek changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Independent UK

British and Irish governments must deliver plan to restore Stormont – O’Neill

Sinn Fein has emerged as the largest party in the local government elections.

The National (Scotland)

'Unionism must do better' as Sinn Fein win big in Northern Irish elections

SINN Fein has emerged as the largest party in local government in Northern Ireland for the first time after making large gains in the council…

Belfast Live

Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill hails 'momentous' election results and calls for DUP to return to powersharing

Ms O’Neill said the boycott of the Stormont Assembly by the DUP “cannot go on”.

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The Independent UK

Sinn Fein emerges as largest party at end of marathon council elections count

The final of 462 council seats across Northern Ireland was filled shortly after midnight on Sunday.

Daily Record

Campaign to save Howden Park Centre backed by SNP councillors

The Hands Off Howden Park Centre campaign is fighting to save the venue

Edinburgh Live

Fight to save West Lothian arts centre backed by SNP councillors

The party, in opposition on West Lothian Council, has called on the Labour-led minority administration to keep Howden Park Centre running after West Lothian Leisure trust earmarked the arts centre for closure

Belfast Live

Student nursing cuts will impact Derry 'worse than elsewhere' with Magee set to lose out

Student numbers are set to be reduced by 300 in nursing and allied health professions

Reason

Supreme Court to Consider Whether Members of Congress Have Article III Standing to Sue Federal Agencies

The Supreme Court has accepted certiorari in Carnahan v. Maloney to consider whether members of Congress can sue to force disclosure of information from the General Services Administration.

The Independent UK

Michelle O’Neill reiterates plea to DUP to return to Stormont Assembly

The Sinn Fein vice president was speaking after Sir Jeffrey Donaldson insisted his party’s position is not weakening.

The Independent UK

Return of Stormont will need significant planning, committee told

Three former senior civil servants gave evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on the functioning of Stormont.

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