Unspeakable grief for tragic young parents ‘who lit up every room’

No date for NI school opening expected until next week despite Executive meeting on Thursday

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Subscribe              Feb 16, 2021           Good morning   In the news today: * Unspeakable grief gripped north Antrim this morning during the the funeral of young parents Brigid Wilkinson and Owen McMullan who have been described "as the life and soul of the party, lighting up every room". * The Northern Ireland Executive is not expected to announce a date for school reopening until next week, it is understood. * A legislative bid to amend Northern Ireland's recently liberalised abortion laws is to be launched at Stormont. * Sam McBride: With less than a week until the first Irish Sea border 'grace period' expires and makes moving many types of meat from GB to Northern Ireland far harder, the SDLP has urged a delay to parts of the new trade frontier being enforced. * These are the top ten areas for COVID-19 infections in NI, according to the Department of Health daily dashboard. 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.           Unspeakable grief for tragic young parents 'who lit up every room'           Unspeakable grief gripped north Antrim this morning during the the funeral of young parents Brigid Wilkinson and Owen McMullan who have been described "as the life and soul of the party, lighting up every room".                 With just days to go, still no move to extend grace period for meats as hardening Irish Sea border puts squeeze on sausages   With less than a week until the first Irish Sea border 'grace period' expires and makes moving many types of meat from GB to Northern Ireland far harder, the SDLP has urged a delay to parts of the new trade frontier being enforced.           Teachers in Northern Ireland to be offered 2% pay rise   Teachers in Northern Ireland are set to be offered a 2% pay rise for 2019/20 and 2% again in 2020/21, it has emerged.           No date for NI school opening expected until next week despite Executive meeting on Thursday   The Northern Ireland Executive is not expected to announce a date for school reopening until next week, the News Letter understands.           Business at NI courthouse suspended after 'incidence of Covid-19'   Court business in Newry was disrupted yesterday after what the Courts and Tribunals Service described as an "incidence of Covid-19" in the court.           These are the top 10 areas in NI for COVID-19 infections   These are the top ten areas for COVID-19 infections in NI, according to the Department of Health daily dashboard.               10 of the best sweet and savoury pancake topping ideas to try on Pancake Day   If you're planning to whip up a stack of pancakes this year, there are plenty of tasty topping options to choose from.Whether you have a sweet tooth or savoury is more your style, here are 10 delicious topping ideas to enjoy this Pancake Tuesday.       THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Belfast brothers make new lives for themselves in Australia   From the News Letter, February 16, 1859                             Check out our Danske Bank Premiership Team of the Week...           Another week of Danske Bank Premiership action with plenty of excitement and entertainment.                   Iain Henderson can see Ireland progress despite poor Six Nations results   Iain Henderson insists Ireland are heading in the right direction under head coach Andy Farrell, despite their Guinness Six Nations title hopes being wiped out after just two games.       Stuart King is in with a chance to win £1 million in Paddy Power's 'Millionaire Chase' race   It's not every day someone nearly misses out on the chance to become a millionaire, but that was almost the case for Derry man Stuart King.       Carl Frampton urges boxers to restrict sparring sessions amid concussion fears   Carl Frampton insisted he would have retired already if he was showing any signs of mental deterioration as the Northern Irishman implored other fighters to follow his lead and regulate their sparring sessions.                   View more news

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