Peter Robinson: A purge of the DUP by supporters of Edwin Poots would be a monumental mistake

Six more Covid-19 deaths recorded in Northern Ireland

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Subscribe              May 21, 2021           Good morning Welcome to your morning update from the News Letter Win £50 High Street shopping vouchers.  We are running an exciting 'My Local Landmark' competition, and we want you to get involved. Check out the full details here In the news today: * Peter Robinson: A purge of the DUP by supporters of Edwin Poots would be a monumental mistake. Colleagues within the DUP may now understand the enormous advantage of a coronation rather than a contest to determine who the party should appoint as its leader. * NI Protocol port checks could be reduced by 80% – Irish minister. The number of checks on goods arriving into Northern Ireland from Great Britain could be reduced by 80%, the Irish Foreign Affairs minister has said. * State files 'suggest Taoiseach collusion' in IRA cover-up, says victims' group. A man whose brother was murdered in the Narrow Water bombings is "very aggrieved" that Dublin promoted a 'cover-up' which helped frustrate RUC investigations. Don't forget, for unlimited access to the very best local journalism on a faster website with 70 per cent fewer ads you can subscribe to The News Letter from just £1 for the first 3 months. Join us today and subscribe. You can cancel anytime, though we hope you wont.  Have a good day Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor           Peter Robinson: A purge of the DUP by supporters of Edwin Poots would be a monumental mistake           Colleagues within the DUP may now understand the enormous advantage of a coronation rather than a contest to determine who the party should appoint as its leader.                 Prince William: Panorama interview fuelled my mother's paranoia   Martin Bashir's Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, fuelled her "fear, paranoia and isolation" in the final years of her life and damaged her relationship with the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge has said in a stinging condemnation of the BBC.           Six more Covid-19 deaths recorded in Northern Ireland   Six Covid-19 linked deaths took place in Northern Ireland in the latest week subjected to statistical analysis.           Claim funeral law not broken on day of Bobby Storey's is nonsense: top undertaker   One of the Province's leading undertakers has hit back at a fresh claim that it is unclear if the Covid-19 funeral regulations were broken on the day of Bobby Storey's send-off.           State files 'suggest taoiseach collusion' in IRA cover-up, says victims' group   A man whose brother was murdered in the Narrow Water bombings is "very aggrieved" that Dublin promoted a 'cover-up' which helped frustrate RUC investigations.           NIO still to choose supplier for NI Centenary trees - Ex-mayor claims explanation is 'runaround' after blaming NI Protocol   The Northern Ireland Office has revealed that thousands of trees to be offered to schools to mark NI's centenary have yet to be grown - and the supplier has not yet been chosen.               Nathan Carter explores themes of drink and divorce in new Radio Ulster series   Songs about dancing, drinking and divorce will feature in a new Radio Ulster series presented by country music star Nathan Carter.       THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Ulster MP calls for modification to equipment worn by the police   From the News Letter, May 21, 1924                             Queen's shock has helped spur Linfield on says Kirk Millar           Kirk Millar says Linfield are determined to make things right following their Irish Cup exit to Queen's last season.                   Challenging for honours is what we want - Fuad Sule   Fuad Sule says competing for major honours is where Larne want to be.       Irish FA say preparations continuing for Irish Cup final   The Irish FA have confirmed staff are "continuing their preparations" for tomorrow night's Irish Cup final despite Crusaders lodging an official protest with regards to their semi-final defeat to Larne.       Neil Kernohan set for Mistral Kawasaki debut at Scarborough Spring Cup   Ballymena road racer Neil Kernohan will return to Scarborough in North Yorkshire this weekend for the Bob Smith Spring Cup meeting at Oliver's Mount.                   View more news

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