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The Latest Breaking News from Stormont

Heaton-Harris denies probe into revenue-raising measures is to pressure DUP

Senior civil servants are currently running public services in the region in the absence of devolution.

The Independent UK

Chris Heaton Harris presses Stormont bosses on revenue measures like water charges

"Simply spending more is not the answer to transforming Northern Ireland’s public services"

Belfast Live

Heaton-Harris asks for advice on water charges and tuition fees increase

The Northern Ireland Secretary has written to permanent secretaries in Stormont departments about revenue-raising measures.

The Independent UK

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Oval redevelopment update as Glentoran owner doubles down on stance

Ali Pour says there has been no progress on the redevelopment of Glentoran's Oval stadium

Belfast Live

DUP says UK should be 'embarrassed' over Irish government plans to fund student nurses in Northern Ireland

Paul Givan said failing to properly finance Stormont is "undermining" arguments for Northern Ireland remaining in the UK

Belfast Live

'Melted Parents NI' on how childcare goals can benefit economy

"We can't afford to wait for a childcare strategy, not just as families but as an economy - more skilled people will leave the workforce and that has a ripple effect."

Belfast Live

Brendan Hughes: Low-key deputy leadership of DUP's Paula Bradley was a missed opportunity

Two significant interventions by Paula Bradley early in her deputy leadership have led some to question whether she was sidelined

Belfast Live

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UK and Irish governments ‘must halt summer drift over Stormont impasse’

Sinn Fein’s Conor Murphy made the call after meeting Tanaiste Micheal Martin in Belfast.

The Independent UK

Planning advice service faces closure due to Stormont cuts, Northern Ireland charity warns

A public consultation has been opened on the plans

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

DUP MP Ian Paisley says it could be an 'ice age' before Stormont is restored

The MP said a "multi-billion-pound package" is needed from the UK Government to address Stormont's budget problems

Belfast Live

Cost of Living: Stormont department must do more to improve PIP benefit, report says

Ombudsman says “decision letters sent to claimants are still difficult to understand”

Belfast Live

Leading GP warns Northern Ireland practices are 'really struggling' as demand grows

There's a warning that up to 50 GP surgeries here are at risk of closure.

Belfast Live

Sinn Féin leader says planning for border poll can happen while restoring Stormont

The republican party became the largest in local government at last week’s council elections

Belfast Live

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Belfast Live

Belfast patients waiting over four years on average for first appointment

The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that cuts could see waiting lists worsen in the future

The Independent UK

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

Treasury package for Stormont return dependent on ‘proper’ plan for government

Chris Heaton Harris said previous reform commitments made by local parties in exchange for funding boosts had not been fulfilled.

Belfast Live

Efforts tackling segregation and deprivation in Northern Ireland risk being lost, report warns

Multiple reconciliation schemes involving significant spending have not brought major change, the think tank said

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland's health service has "fallen off the cliff edge", MPs told

"In England they are working very hard on 18-month waiting lists - we are working very hard on our eight-year waiting lists."

The Week

How likely is a united Ireland and when could it happen?

Sinn Fein’s leader in Ireland, Mary Lou McDonald, has claimed a border poll on unification will take place “this decade”, after the party cemented its status as the leading political force in Northern Ireland following huge gains in local elections.

Belfast Live

Cost of living crisis leaving Northern Ireland debt clients with unsustainable budgets

"The debt we would normally have dealt with has been pushed down the pecking order and now it's about survival"

The Independent UK

No reason why Stormont Assembly should not meet next week – Bertie Ahern

Bertie Ahern and Gerry Adams reflected on the referendum on the Good Friday Agreement at a panel event in Dublin.

Belfast Live

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"

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.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland health workers' pay rise at risk unless there's more funding, it is warned

"I am very aware of the potential impact this could have on staff and on industrial relations"

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