Sam McBride: Five things we learned at the Stormont Assembly this week (but you probably missed)

Hundreds of jobs to be lost in NI by US manufacturer Caterpillar

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Subscribe              Nov 5, 2020           Good Morning Difficult business news this morning as it's announced that US manufacturer Caterpillar is planning to cut up to 700 jobs in Northern Ireland.  DUP MP for East Antrim, Sammy Wilson, has labelled the chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Northern Ireland "irresponsible" for calling for a stricter lockdown and said he wants the Executive to "ignore him". And Sam McBride brings his weekly look at activities on the hill.  Five things we learned at the Stormont Assembly this week (but you probably missed) Have a good day Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor     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.           Huge row erupts as Sammy Wilson attacks NI health chief over calls for full lockdown           DUP MP for East Antrim, Sammy Wilson, has labelled the chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Northern Ireland "irresponsible" for calling for a stricter lockdown and said he wants the Executive to "ignore him".                 It'll be different but we will still remember them on Sunday   This weekend's Remembrance Sunday will be very different to what we're used to, with hugely restricted numbers of people here and across the UK taking part in strictly invitation-only, socially distanced, scaled-down acts of Remembrance.           Top NI nightclub announces it has closed its doors for the last time - heartbreak echoed online by legions of fans   A nightclub which has welcomed thousands of NI clubbers through its doors has announced it is closing.           Sam McBride: Five things we learned at the Stormont Assembly this week (but you probably missed)   From an MLA irked that the UUP leader – and Stephen Nolan – have been calling him a woman's name to Sinn Féin's surprisingly relaxed approach to a delay in the Irish language act appearing – our political editor Sam McBride examines five developments at the Northern Ireland Assembly this week which you probably haven't seen reported.           Hundreds of jobs to be lost in NI by US manufacturer Caterpillar   US manufacturer Caterpillar is planning to cut up to 700 jobs in Northern Ireland.           Ian Paisley: Landslide for Joe Biden hasn't happened but legal challenges to election results rarely succeed   Northern Ireland political and business leaders have contrasting views on what the victory of either Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the US presidential election might mean for the Province.               Dream of new life in Canada ended on WWI battlefield for brave Sir Knight from Co Armagh   Having emigrated from Co Armagh to Canada in 1913 just two days after his 18th birthday, Thomas McCullough was filled with optimism about starting a new life across the Atlantic.       Through the archives: Famous American evangelist to preach in Belfast   From the News Letter, November 5, 1930                             Rangers' Jordan Jones and George Edmundson facing SFA bans           Rangers duo Jordan Jones and George Edmundson are facing suspensions after they were charged by the Scottish Football Association over their alleged illegal weekend party.                   FLASHBACK: Test your sports knowledge   Try our PA sports quiz:       Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix officially cancelled   The 54th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix has been officially cancelled.       British Superbike winner Andrew Irwin and Honda Racing part company   Northern Ireland's Andrew Irwin has parted company from the Honda Racing British Superbike team after a two-year association.                   View more news

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