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Major security operation continuing in Northern Irish city after hijacking on Sunday night A man has been forced at gunpoint to drive a car containing…

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NI power-sharing: Election looms as deadline passes Northern Ireland will be heading for an assembly election after politicians missed the deadline set by Westminster for…

 DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK government needs to act on unionist concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson…

 A deadline for forming a new powersharing executive lapses on Friday. A deadline for forming a new powersharing executive lapses on Friday. 

Northern Ireland Protocol bill: Peers set to scrutinise it line-by-line Peers will spend four days scrutinising the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill line-by-line as it moves…

The Independent says a father-of-two has been shot dead in a “calculated and ruthless execution”, police have said as they released CCTV footage of two suspects.

A man has been shot dead at the social club of Donegal Celtic Football Club in west Belfast.

The Guardian says Catholics outnumber Protestants in Northern Ireland for the first time, a demographic milestone for a state that was designed a century ago to have a permanent Protestant majority.

Joe Biden will urge PM Liz Truss to negotiate with the EU to resolve tensions around the Northern Ireland protocol, the White House has said.

The Guardian says A fireball was witnessed crossing the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday, in what one astronomer described as an “incredible” sight.

The Guardian says Helicopters droned overhead, police officers swamped the streets and grief hung in the air but King Charles’s visit to Northern Ireland did not feel like a rerun of the Troubles. Quite the opposite.

The i says a military rehearsal took place overnight for the Queen’s coffin procession, hours before Charles makes his first visit to Northern Ireland as King.

Sky News says Lord Trimble, the original first minister of Northern Ireland and co-architect of the Good Friday Agreement, has died, aged 77.

US president Joe Biden compares Britain’s torment of Irish Catholics to that of the plight of Palestinians today. An eyebrow-raising statement in Tel Aviv. President…

The Guardian says THE NORTHERN IRELAND secretary, Brandon Lewis, has resigned from the Cabinet, telling the prime minister that government requires “honesty, integrity and mutual respect”.

BBC News says POLICE IN LONDONDERRY have been attacked with petrol bombs while dealing with a security alert which has since been declared a “shameful hoax”.

The Independent says THERESA MAY has called the PM’s patriotism into question as she declared she will not support his bid to override the Northern Ireland protocol.

Sky News says BORIS JOHNSON’S legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle.

The Guardian says RELATIVES AND FRIENDS of six children who died in Northern Ireland’s Troubles are to share their stories in a special presentation to MPs at Westminster.

The Independent says A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl has died in hospital two days after being rescued from a hotel pool in Majorca.

Daily Express says LIZ TRUSS’ plans to override parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol have been described as “economic vandalism” by the Irish leader, who said the legislation is “deeply concerning” for industry and businesses in Northern Ireland.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson is engaging in “Putinesque” tactics by using the Northern Ireland protocol bill to cause a populist row with Brussels when the EU is willing to compromise, Peter Hain, a former Northern Ireland secretary, said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will later publish plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal he struck with the EU in 2020.

Sky News says the cost of filling the average family car with petrol is tipped to exceed £100 for the first time, when industry figures are released later on Thursday.