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RT @dptfinance: Finance Minister John O’Dowd has said that significant financial pressures remain following the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget…
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The Chancellor announced £100 “household energy payment” this winter - Northern Ireland will get extra £ through Barnett formula for this, up to Stormont how to spend
VAT cut on electricity bills that didn’t apply in NI extended to July, will our equivalent be extended too?
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Confirmed that the gas standing charge abolition in GB just shifts costs between consumers, so no additional govt spending, no Barnett consequential & no impact in NI. (NI does not have gas standing charge.)
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Cruiser Holly Hennessey who was stuck in Belfast for 4 months in 2024 told BBC NI Cambodia was not on her ‘bingo card’,the itinerary had already been curtailed, residents were proposed to pay fuel sure charges... but she’s still hopeful it can sail again bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwj3…
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.@Moreincommon_ asked people for the first word that comes to mind when they think of Stormont:
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Interested in some pre #Budget2026 chat
Listen to @bbcradioulster @BBCNewsNI @BBCRichardM speaking to @GeorgeWParker and my good self
bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/b007c… ... From 33.40
"There is no money"
"Brings a certain dread that social security will yet again be in the firing line"
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If this is just an reallocation of costs among gas customers then it might not create any spending consequences for NI. Question asked.
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Any help the Chancellor announces with energy bills later is unlikely to apply directly in NI as it has a separate energy market from the rest of the UK. Instead there would be money for Stormont to set up its own support schemes, as recently happened with electricity.
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Are podcasts a good way to cover court cases?
Join Tara and Declan for Court Podcasts Cross-Examined, a live show from The State of Us at the Belfast Media Festival.
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“It is my view that Michelle O’Neill should be removed from office.”
DUP MLA @DianeForsytheNI has repeated @carlalockhart ‘s call for “profound consequences” and supports ministers remaining in post without a FM / DFM.
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The Dept for Infrastructure’s new transport plan for the east of NI proposes extending the 20mph speed limit across all of Belfast city centre (eg. Oxford St) which may also include ‘reductions in the number & width of traffic lanes.’
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A new wind warning has been issued for parts of Antrim & Down from 18:00 Mon - 03:00 Tues.
Then a wind warning for coastal parts of Antrim and Derry from 03:00 Tues - 21:00 Tues.
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A huge crowd has turned up in Portadown tonight for a rally in support of Drumcree Orangemen
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6eq…
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BBC NI ‘actively considering’ Vittorio Angelone concerns after Belfast comedian’s sexual assault joke belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/…
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Jeffrey Donaldson is to be interviewed by London police about an alleged rape of a woman, inside the Houses of Parliament, the BBC can reveal.
bbc.in/4z3FQcR
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A Belfast comedian has been criticised for making a rape "joke" about a woman who had recently spoken publicly about being the victim of a sexual assault. bbc.in/4hYVUGP
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The FM & dFM were at the Executive Office scrutiny committee today.
Here’s how the question session ended at 3pm.
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Storm Austen arrives on Thursday from the Atlantic bringing rain and strong winds. Strongest winds will be the south coast of Ireland and the UK. Warnings have been issued. #StormAusten
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A great book can stay with you long after the final page! For #BookWeekNI (19th-25th October), Connor Phillips and Richard Morgan share their love of reading. What makes a book truly unforgettable? Find out more at bbc.co.uk/bookweekni.