Spread of Delta variant in NI means no end in sight for social distancing and face coverings

Bobby Storey funeral: PPS uphold decision not to prosecute + New head of Civil Service appointed

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Subscribe              Jun 10, 2021           Dear reader We now know for sure that the 24 Sinn Fein politicians who attended a huge funeral for a former IRA leader during the pandemic last year will not face prosecution.  The Public Prosecution Service initiated an internal review of its original decisions not to prosecute anyone following the controversial scenes at Bobby Storey's funeral in June 2020.  The PPS announced on Thursday afternoon that it was upholding those decisions, in a decision that angered unionists.  Mervyn Storey, the DUP's leading member on the Policing Board, and who will take over as chairman of the Justice Committee next week, said the ultimate blame for the rules being broken at the funeral lies with Sinn Fein.  The long-running saga over a head of the Civil Service in Northern Ireland is finally over, with the announcement that Dr Jayne Brady has been appointed to the role.  Dr Brady, who has an engineering background, is currently digital innovation commissioner within Belfast City Council. 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.             Spread of Delta variant in NI means no end in sight for social distancing and face coverings           Health Minister, Robin Swann, says because of the spread of the Delta variant he is unable to say when Northern Ireland will be able to do away with social distancing and face coverings.                 LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus - NI primary school closed to all students and staff after new Covid-19 infections detected   A Northern Ireland primary school will remain closed to all staff and pupils for the rest of the week after new Covid-19 infections were detected.           These are the 40 NI postcode areas with highest number of new Covid-19 infections in the last seven days   The number of new infections being recorded daily in Northern Ireland is on the increase.           Bobby Storey funeral: PPS uphold decision not to prosecute   An internal review of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) decisions not to prosecute 24 individuals reported in connection with attendance at the funeral of Bobby Storey on June 30, 2020 has resulted in those decisions being upheld.           Covid impact: Outgoing Mayor remembers Mid and East Antrim's pandemic victims   The outgoing Mayor of Mid and East Antrim paid tribute to the 221 residents of the borough who have lost their lives to Covid since the beginning of the pandemic.           Dr. Jayne Brady appointed new head of NI Civil Service   Jayne Brady has been announced as the new head of Northern Ireland's Civil Service.           UPDATE: These are the 140 applications to the Parades Commission to march on July 12, 2021   The applications to the Parades Commission to march on July 12, 2021 are:           PSNI called after staff at GP surgery threatened and abused   The PSNI were called twice to the same GP surgery this week after staff suffered threats and abuse.                 View more news

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