Former MP Nigel Dodds enters Lords + NI business leaders call for end to ‘lockdown, release and repeat’ strategy

Transfer test causing 'extreme concern' for parents

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Subscribe              Oct 20, 2020           Dear reader Welcome to today's newsletter.  Stay with us online as we bring you all the latest news and keep checking our coronavirus live blog for all the developments as they happen. Michael Cousins Engagement team 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.           NI business leaders call for end to 'lockdown, release and repeat' Covid strategy           A consortium of concerned business leaders from across Northern Ireland has published a three-point plan they say offers a viable alternative to the Executive's "lockdown, release and repeat" Covid strategy.                 Former MP Nigel Dodds enters Lords, consolidating DUP as fourth biggest party in Upper House   The DUP today consolidated its status as the fourth-biggest party in the House of Lords with the formal arrival of Nigel Dodds.           Transfer test causing 'extreme concern' for parents - but 85% of group intending to enter children into process   Around six in ten parents who responded to a Stormont survey said they were "very or extremely concerned" about children taking transfer tests this school year.           Funeral details released for tragic Josh Fletcher - teen killed in weekend horror cow smash after being cured of a rare blood disorder   Funeral details have been released for 18-year-old Josh Fletcher.           The Braidwater Group reveals plans for £450m investment   Leading private and social house builder The Braidwater Group has announced plans for a hugely significant £450m investment in a mixed-use development on a 100 hectare (c.250 acres) site in Londonderry, which is to be known as The Cashel.           Ireland heading into six weeks of toughest coronavirus restrictions   Ireland will be placed under one of the strictest lockdowns in Europe later this week in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, PA understands.           New PSNI uniforms 'make police look like cyclists' claims ex-officer as force insists they're green – not black   The PSNI's new more casual style of uniform makes officers look like lycra-clad cyclists, one former officer has claimed.           Grateful Daniel touches base with Air Ambulance NI lifesavers   A Co Tyrone man who owes his life to the Air Ambulance NI has been given a tour of the charity's base near Lisburn after raising vital funds as a 'thank you' for their vital service.               Through the archives: Rowdy scenes on the steps of Custom House   From the News Letter, October 20, 1902       Through the archives: Road versus rail debate is 'the dust of ancient controversy', says minister   From the News Letter, October 19, 1950                             Execution over emotion for Portadown boss Matthew Tipton           It was a case of pragmatism over passion for Portadown boss Matthew Tipton as he set aside the emotion of Mid-Ulster derby delight on the club's Premiership return in favour of pride in the successful execution of a gameplan.                   FLASHBACK: Try our sports quiz   Test your knowledge with our sports quiz:       Fundamental failures at heart of Glenavon's derby blues for Gary Hamilton   Glenavon boss Gary Hamilton highlighted frustration in failure at the fundamentals behind the weekend Mid-Ulster derby misery.       'Tie him down to a new contract, he's worth £5m now!' Ex-Rangers ace hails midfielder after Old Firm display   Former Rangers midfielder Barry Ferguson has lavished praise on Ibrox midfielder Glen Kamara for his "exceptional" display in Saturday's Old Firm win over Celtic.                   View more news

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