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Polling stations will remain open until 10pm on Thursday to allow voters to cast their ballots across Northern Ireland’s 18 constituencies.

In today’s newsletter: As voters across the country head to the polls, much more is at stake than who collects the bins. Guardian correspondents share their conclusions from the campaign trail

Leader accused of holding region to ransom with vow not to revive power sharing until Brexit protocol is ditched

On May 5, Northern Ireland will elect 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Sinn Fein are predicted to overtake the DUP

Sinn Féin, a nationalist, pro-reunification party, is predicted to get the post of first minister for the first time.

Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is expected to make a historic breakthrough and emerge from Thursday’s elections as Northern Ireland’s largest party. But Sinn Fein’s advance looks limited, as it is projected to lose votes compared to last time. It owes its poll lead to a greater fall in support…

How the party leaders fared in the second and final TV debate of the Assembly election campaign

Compare the priorities of the five major parties - Alliance, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Sinn Fein - at the NI election

Voters will go to the polls on Thursday to elect the next 90 MLAs across 18 constituencies.