❗️👇NEW: UUP Leader Doug Beattie tells me he will meet with Head of Civil Service to discuss his 'impartiality concerns.'

🚨NEW: Ulster Unionist Party Leader Doug Beattie has 'impartiality concern' with Civil Service & will meet with Jayne Brady to discuss.

❗️Covid Inquiry heard how senior civil servant put across idea of replacing Robin Swann as Health Minister.

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The DUP MLA wanted to stress that 'cancer screening' does save lives.

Adding that 'lessons have to be learned to ensure something like this cannot happen again, with those responsible held to account”.

Diane Dodds

Cervical cancer diagnosis: 'I want laboratory procedures improved'

DUP MLA Diane Dodds has confirmation from Minister that number of cervical cancer cases in 4 year period being investigated as serious adverse incidents is between 13 & 19.

She spoke to James

🚨The BBC in Northern Ireland has started a legal process to find out if one of its former senior Reporters was spied on by police.

🚨It centres around Vincent Kearney, who is now RTE's Northern Editor.

🎤👇My report from a Legacy Act protest outside NIO HQ in Belfast.

A protest against the Legacy Act has taken place in NorthernIreland.

Political Reporter James has this report from Belfast.

🎤👇My report from a Legacy Act protest outside NIO HQ in Belfast.

🚨Legacy Act protest: 'An assault on our basic human rights.'

📍🎤Political Reporter James has this report outside NIO HQ in Belfast where victims & survivors protested against Act.

One said today 'felt like getting ready for a funeral' & had message for Labour party.

👇🚨.Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley MP on the crash that took place on the A5 last night.

🚨🗣'Too many lives have been lost'

Sinn Féin MP Órfhlaith Begley MP on the crash in Omagh on the A5 last night that claimed the lives of a man and a teenage girl.

She says her thoughts are with the family and friends of those killed.

SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan MLA 🕊 says 'community shocked and deeply saddened.'

It comes after a man and teenage girl died on the A5 last night.

🚨🗣NEW: The SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan MLA 🕊 says 'community shocked and deeply saddened' following the death of a man and teenage girl on A5 last night.

It happened on the Doogary Road in Omagh.

Mr McCrossan says A5 is 'most dangerous road on these islands.'

A young man and a teenage girl have died in a crash on the A5 in County Tyrone.

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🚨Legacy Act comes into effect.

Statement in from Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris MP.

🚨NEW: Legacy Act comes into effect

✍️Statement in from the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris MP welcoming the 'operational establishment of the Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).'

That commission is part of the new Act.

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I spoke to Raymond today ahead of the Legacy Act coming into effect tomorrow.

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🤍 Congrats to Willy Gnonto, who has been named as Leeds United’s PFA Community Champion for the 2023/24 season

Government's Legacy Act comes into effect tomorrow.

Coroner investigations into Troubles-related deaths must stop on May 1 under the terms of the Government's Legacy Act.

Political Reporter James has this interview from Belfast.