Sam McBride: Hints of reformist DUP wing could discomfit Arlene Foster but help her party

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              May 31, 2020           Top Stories A round up of the most popular news stories this week.           Sam McBride: Hints of reformist DUP wing could discomfit Arlene Foster but help her party           On Wednesday, I was being questioned in public by a DUP MLA when he said something unexpected.                 Creature comfort: pets are helping these Northern Ireland folk through lockdown   Whether it's a gorgeous greyhound or even a pygmy goat, our pets have provided us with companionship during the coronavirus.           PSNI say travelling to beaches and parks this weekend may be legal but may also be ill-judged   The authorities have been accused of leaving "scope for confusion" as the police continue to press the public not to visit beautyspots like parks and beaches, despite the easing of lockdown restrictions by politicians.           Ben Lowry: Older people face a greatly increased Covid risk, yet few of them want to be locked up so there is no easy way to protection   Over recent weeks the statistics on who suffers most from coronavirus have become more and more stark.           Ben Lowry: This spring season has been rich compensation for the cabin fever of lockdown   Eighteen months ago I lived in a south Belfast flat with no outside access. I loved that flat, but it would have been hard to self isolate there.           A must-read guide to keeping fit without being ripped off   Let's be honest, millions of us aren't using lockdown to get healthy and exercise, no matter how many times we're pretending to watch Joe Wicks (sorry Joe) in the morning.           In matters of risk, no man is an island   The former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption has made an impressive case criticising the government approach to the lockdown (in the Sunday Times, May 16, and on the BBC).           The season is rich compensation for the cabin fever of lockdown   Eighteen months ago I lived in a south Belfast flat with no outside access. I loved that flat, but it would have been hard to self isolate there.           NI council says it is not 'gung-ho' it becomes first to allow house viewings   The leader of the DUP grouping on Mid and East Antrim Council has insisted the council is not taking a "gung-ho" approach to ending the coronavirus lockdown.                 View more news

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