Public are facing a stealth tax | Unemployment doubles in two months

Your daily news update from the Belfast News Letter

View email online

News   What's On   Lifestyle              Jun 16, 2020             Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           Bungling civil servants see public fleeced as firm piles up vast profits           The public are facing a stealth tax and a massive company is making a small fortune after civil servants were outsmarted, the Northern Ireland Audit Office has found.                 Unemployment in NI doubles in two months as coronavirus hits economy   The number of people claiming unemployment benefit has more than doubled in Northern Ireland in just two months.           Figures show Almac Group's turnover increased by £85m to £634m   Almac Group, the global contract pharmaceutical development and manufacturing organisation with headquarters in Craigavon, has reported an £85.4 million rise in turnover from £548.9 million to £634.3 million for its financial year 2018-19.           Linfield tight-lipped after sportswear giant Umbro denounces 'UVF' team kit   Sportswear giant Umbro has dramatically denounced one of its own football kits – whilst the club at the heart of the row remained silent.           Summer school for pupils going into P5, P6 and P7 under consideration   The Department of Education (DE) is considering two-week summer schools for pupils going into Years 5 ,6 and 7.               NI photographer stuck at home trying to make the most of the mundanity   A would-be wedding photographer has made the most of his limited surroundings in a photographic blog about life in lockdown.       Rallying cry to church issued by Lord Bishop during thanksgiving service   From the Belfast News Letter, June 16, 1928                             'It's not cricket' brigade need to get a grip, future of the sport is at stake           As clubs contemplate a return to training ahead of a possible resumption of competitive cricket later in the summer, sceptics say that it won't be possible to stage 'proper cricket'                   Bitter row has pushed me to the brink reveals Colin McKendry   Coleraine chairman Colin McKendry says the latest wranglings in the Irish League have made him consider his future in the game.       OPINION: Rangers flop's stunning turnaround must leave boss Steven Gerrard bemused   If anyone was to compile a list of Rangers' least effective signings during Steven Gerrard's managerial tenure so far, the name of Umar Sadiq would probably be at the top.       FLASHBACK: Andy Murray recovers to defeat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Aegon Championships final   Andy Murray went into the 2011 Aegon Championships with high hopes of claiming a second title and using it as a springboard to an elusive first grand slam triumph at Wimbledon.                   View more news

You have received this email as you are opted in to newsletters from the News Letter, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. To manage your individual newsletter preferences with us, please click here and log in to your account.     Alternatively you can update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or unsubscribe from all future emails.     JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 1, King Street, London, England, EC2V 8AU, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy.