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BBC presenter died from blood clots after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine say family

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Subscribe              May 28, 2021           Dear reader The fall-out is continuing after a dramatic meeting of the DUP party executive on Thursday night.  Most observers had expected the meeting to ratify the election of Edwin Poots as party leader to be a straightforward affair, but it soon emerged that that wasn't going to be the case.  A DUP veteran in Fermanagh South Tyrone resigned, citing the treatment of outgoing leader Arlene Foster while the BBC claimed that some of the party's biggest names, including Sir Jeffrey Donaldson and Lord Dodds, left the meeting before Mr Poots's speech.  One of Mr Poots's closest allies Ian Paisley was also in the headlines after addressing the media, denying that Mrs Foster was removed as revenge for his own father's controversial ousting as DUP leader.  Mr Poots now faces a testing period in the earliest days of his leadership and he will be writing an exclusive platform article in Saturday's News Letter.  You can also read reports and analysis from Sam McBride on the DUP leadership crisis in our Saturday edition.  Alistair Bushe 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.             There have been no Covid-19 related deaths recorded in Northern ireland the last 24 hours           The latest figures have been released by the Department of Health                 One-jab Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved for use in Northern Ireland and rest of UK   A single-shot coronavirus vaccine from Johnson & Johnson has been approved for use in the UK.           How to register as a blood stem cell donor - as sign-ups drop during Covid pandemic   Blood disease charity DKMS is urging people to register as blood stem cell donors after sign-ups to donate have reduced during the Covid pandemic.           New Thai Covid strain found in the UK - but is it as infectious as the Indian variant?   A new Covid variant first detected in Thailand has now been identified in the UK.           Four Covid-19-related deaths in Northern Ireland according to latest available NISRA figures   Four deaths linked to Covid-19 were recorded in Northern Ireland in the latest week to be subjected to statistical analysis.           BBC presenter died from blood clots after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine say family   The family of an award winning BBC radio presenter, Lisa Shaw, have said she died from blood clots after she received the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine.           NEW: NI Executive agrees to scrap 10 day self-isolation rule for Common Travel Area   The Stormont Executive has agreed to scrap the 10 day self-isolation guidance for people arriving in Northern Ireland from within the Common Travel Area (CTA), according to deputy First Minister, Michelle O'Neill.                 View more news

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