Drunk DUP minister Jonathan Bell slept in New York bar, then was ejected, says Spad

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11 Sep, 2018 Drunk DUP minister Jonathan Bell slept in New York bar, then was ejected, says Spad Northern Ireland's DUP enterprise minister got so wildly drunk while promoting Northern Ireland abroad that he fell asleep in a New York bar, woke up to order another drink, sang vociferously as he was ejected from the premises and had to be helped to his hotel, it has been claimed. Latest News NI business leaders back campaign for marriage equality Some of Northern Ireland's biggest businesses have voiced their support for the campaign for marriage equality. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's seat axed in proposed parliamentary boundary shake-up Jeremy Corbyn's seat will be axed and Boris Johnson's majority challenged under a proposed shake-up of constituency boundaries. Final blueprints for re-drawing NI's political map revealed The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland has just published its final blueprints for how the Province's political map will be redrawn. Legacy Scandal: 'The prosecution of elderly soldiers is absolutely monstrous,' says Maj-General Julian Thompson This latest contribution to our series on legacy is a previously unpublished excerpt of an interview with Major General JULIAN THOMPSON, who was speaking to the News Letter about his book on Dunkirk. Here, he talks about serving in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and about the prosecutions of veterans who served here (links to other articles in the series beneath this): Sport Update GALLERY: 10 photos of Northern Ireland fans during Nations League clash with Bosnia It may not have been the result they wanted but Northern Ireland's dedicated fans backed their team all the way in Saturday's Nations League defeat to Bosnia. Northern Ireland v Israel: Michael O'Neill will freshen team up but don't expect wholesale changes Michael O'Neill will freshen up his Northern Ireland side in Tuesday's friendly against Israel but said he is not in a position to make wholesale changes. Coleraine eyeing Kenny Shiels swoop Derry City manager Kenny Shiels is believed to be high on Coleraine's managerial wish list as they seek to find a replacement for Oran Kearney. And finally... BBC drama Bodyguard ratings climb to new overnight high TV drama Bodyguard shows no signs of losing its appeal - with the latest episode notching up a new record for the series so far. See all the day's news here

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