BBC Health
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant says there's no more money for Stormont, the executive says there's not enough, and nurses are caught in the middle. Again.
BBC Business
Northern Ireland schools told to 'wear more clothes' as energy bills set to rise by £8m, because nothing warms a classroom like geopolitical conflict and a 60% gas hike.
BBC Business
Northern Ireland's diesel hits 193.3p a litre - not quite the 2022 record, but give it time. Some stations are already at £2, and Trump is considering hoarding US exports.
The Guardian Europe
Orange Order says it won't surrender to a deal, residents say they'll accept if the Orange Order does, and everyone is 'tantalisingly close' to a resolution that has been 28 years in the making.
BBC Business
Northern Ireland food banks are running on fumes, reduced parcels, and the hope that £10 still buys what it did six months ago. Spoiler: it doesn't.
BBC Business
Firmus Energy blames Middle East conflict for raising gas prices, because global markets are the new boogeyman.
BBC Business
SSE Airtricity hikes gas prices by 19% in Northern Ireland, citing Middle East chaos and wholesale costs, leaving households and small businesses to foot the bill.
The Guardian
GCSE results are up, the gender gap is down, and mandatory resits are officially bad for your mental health. Teenagers across the UK await their digital fate.
BBC Health
Four Northern Irish teens launch 'The Athrú Project' to demand a dedicated Minister for Women's Safety and Health at Stormont, because apparently watching the news and being outraged isn't moving the needle fast enough.
BBC Business
Home heating oil prices in Northern Ireland jump £100 in three weeks because US-Iran tensions and Houthi attacks make winter heating a luxury again.
The Guardian Europe
Garda intercept a 'highly sophisticated' bomb near the border, proving that some people still haven't gotten the memo about the Good Friday Agreement.
The Guardian
Jeffrey Donaldson, former DUP leader, appeals his conviction for child sexual offences, adding a new chapter to a case that shocked Northern Ireland and engulfed the DUP in crisis.
BBC Business
Summer holidays mean more than fun - for struggling families, it's a £4.50 box of strawberries vs a 35p donut. A new bill aims to bring back Covid-era food payments, because apparently children's nutrition shouldn't be a luxury.
BBC Business
SSE Airtricity customers in Northern Ireland get a £71.57 annual bill increase because 'volatility' - the corporate equivalent of 'it's not me, it's you.'
BBC Health
Northern Ireland's consultants and specialist doctors go on strike for the first time, because 18 years of pay erosion and broken promises finally pushed them over the edge - and also because they're paid less than doctors in England.
BBC Business
Northern Ireland's post-Brexit economy: roses get hammered with charges, sandwiches thrive, and services carry the real weight - proving that dual market access is nice, but law firms and banks are nicer.
The Guardian
Inquiry into Muckamore Abbey hospital finds abuse was normalized, patients suffered broken bones, and the system failed everyone - except the perpetrators, who apparently got plenty of support.
The Guardian Europe
UK Supreme Court scraps disability rights safeguards, leaving vulnerable people to fend for themselves while local authorities celebrate the savings.
BBC Business
Power NI and Firmus customers will pay more for energy starting July 1, because geopolitics has a way of making your heating bills feel like a hostage negotiation.
BBC Health
After decades of campaigning and seven supportive health ministers who couldn't find the cash, Northern Ireland is finally getting a mother and baby mental health unit - by 2028 or 2029, because what's another few years?
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