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Mike Nesbitt to step down as UUP leader

The Strangford MLA is the first person to lead the party twice.

Evening Standard

UUP leader Mike Nesbitt announces plans to stand down

Strangford MLA and health minister has signalled an intention to retire after the current Assembly term

The Independent UK

UUP will not back no-confidence motion in Education Minister over Israel trip

Sinn Fein and the SDLP have said they will support the motion against Paul Givan.

The Independent UK

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‘Shut up’ and ‘grow up’ not appropriate language for Assembly chamber – Speaker

Edwin Poots said he has noted an increase in ill-tempered debate in recent weeks.

Evening Standard

Claim of ‘battle a day’ at Stormont Executive a ‘surprise to me’ – Nesbitt

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt said he believes the four-party coalition works ‘pretty collaboratively’.

Evening Standard

Bailey the support dog freed from Northern Irish prison after public outcry

Cocker spaniel was being kept full-time in Magilligan prison but is now in family home after ‘free Bailey’ campaign

The Guardian - UK

Education Minister urged to reveal legal advice on removing transgender guidance

Paul Givan was urged to reinstate the guidance in a joint statement issued by a number of organisations.

Evening Standard

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Martin Smyth was an MP of ‘integrity and Christian principle’, service told

The former Ulster Unionist MP for South Belfast and Orange Order grand master died last week at the age of 94.

Evening Standard

Tributes paid to ‘stalwart of unionism’ Rev Martin Smyth

The former South Belfast MP has died at the age of 94.

Evening Standard

Cenotaph wreath rules were changed to placate unionists, Blair-era files show

Archives reveal political manoeuvring to ensure DUP’s inclusion in 2004 Remembrance Sunday ceremony

The Guardian - UK

Remembrance Sunday rules changed to protect NI peace process

Newly-released files show ministers warned there were ‘pressing political reasons’ why both David Trimble and Ian Paisley should participate.

The Independent UK

Legal action expected over loyalist bonfire sparking concern in Belfast

It is one of an estimated 300 bonfires set to be lit over July 10-11 ahead of the annual Orange Order marches on July 12.

Evening Standard

Concern after loyalist bonfire in Belfast sited close to electricity substation

NIE Networks have said mitigations will be put in place.

Evening Standard

Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes

Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’.

Evening Standard

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Has the Dollar Index Bottomed?

The dollar index fell from over 110 in January 2025 to below 100 in April 2025. While the index reached its lowest level since May 2022 and broke below technical support, bullish and bearish factors are pulling the index, which measures the U.S. currency against other world reserve currencies, in…

Evening Standard

NI Assembly calls on Irish Government to start inquiry into Omagh bomb

The bomb killed 29 people, including a woman who was pregnant with twins, in the worst single atrocity in the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Barchart

Which Way is the Dollar Index Heading?

The dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against the other world reserve currencies, broke out to the upside after the early November U.S. election. However, it ran out of upside steam at the 110 level. While the U.S. dollar index remains in a medium-term bullish trend, the long-term path…

The Independent UK

Irish Government doubted UK campaign to ‘save David’ Trimble

The Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against ‘manipulating’ every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland.

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The Independent UK

Trimble told by Blair to ‘get lost’ over timing of border poll, records show

The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.

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Will the Dollar Index Hold 100- Does it Matter?

The U.S. dollar index is trading sideways, just above the psychological 100 level. While 100 is not technical support for the metric that measures the U.S. currency against other like-minded foreign exchange instruments, the dollar could be declining on two fronts.

The Guardian - UK

Ex-TV news presenter Mike Nesbitt to return as Ulster Unionists’ leader

Health minister at Stormont was the sole candidate to replace Doug Beattie when nominations shut

The Guardian - UK

Colum Eastwood resigns as leader of Northern Ireland’s SDLP

The 41-year-old says it is right time for someone new to take the role as he backs MP Claire Hanna

The National (Scotland)

Ulster Unionist Party leader tipped to 'save Union' quits role

DOUG Beattie has quit as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) - having previously been tipped as the man who could "save the Union"...

The Guardian - UK

Northern Ireland politicians clash over health, the union, and Israel-Gaza war in TV debate – as it happened

Representatives from DUP, Sinn Féin, UUP, SDLP and Alliance to face off from 9pm

The Conversation

Election 2024: the view from the UK’s most marginal constituency

Speaking about Northern Ireland in 1922, Winston Churchill expressed bewilderment that the radical transformation that had taken place across Europe as a result of the first world war had done nothing to change the basic terms of dispute in the region:

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