Stormont faces renewed calls to bring in Covid passports + Death toll in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 hits 2,797 after 5 more deaths

Donna Traynor resigns from BBC 'with immediate effect' + Lyons urges 'spend it now, spend it all and spend it local'!

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Subscribe              Nov 15, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Good afternoon Welcome to your Coronavirus and general news update from the News Letter The most popular piece on our website this afternoon is the story that Donna  Traynor is to leave the BBC 'with immediate effect'. She  said: "It is with deep sadness that, after almost 33 years, I am leaving the job that I love and resigning from BBC Northern Ireland'. With one month to go before the High Street Scheme closes, Economy Minister Gordon Lyons today urged all Spend Local cardholders to "spend it now, spend it all and spend it local". The Minister said: "To date over 1.3 million Spend Local cards have been dispatched, with over one million activated and in use. Already over £50m has been injected into our retail, hospitality and service sectors and traders have reported a noticeable uplift in footfall. An ambulance divert from Craigavon Hospital, for all but life-threatening emergencies, and which was stood down last night, has now resumed. "The hospital is very full and there are currently 27 patients waiting for a bed on a ward. Opinion: * Festival of Remembrance in Northern Ireland's centenary year did not include a tribute to the service and losses on behalf of the province. * Henry McDonald: NHS workers should be required to have Covid vaccines.  Lifestyle: * The picturesque village of Strangford has been named as one of the prettiest villages in the UK by The Times. Thank you for receiving our email newsletters. If you haven't already, 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.           Death toll in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 hits 2,797 after 5 more deaths           Another five people have died with Covid-19 in NI in the last 24 hours.                 Covid-19 vaccine booster programme extended to over-40s - Health Minister Robin Swann welcomes news   The Covid-19 vaccine booster programme is to be extended to include healthy 40 to 49-year-olds, health officials have announced.           Stormont faces renewed calls to bring in Covid passports   Stormont is facing renewed calls to introduce vaccine passports after escalating pressures on the health system saw ambulances diverted away from a main hospital.           Henry McDonald: NHS workers should be required to have Covid vaccines   At present the father of someone very close to me is in a malign medical limbo.           Donna Traynor resigns from BBC 'with immediate effect'   A top BBC presenter has issued a statement revealing she is leaving her job 'with immediate effect'.           An ambulance divert from Craigavon Hospital for all but life-threatening emergencies resumes this morning   An ambulance divert from Craigavon Hospital, for all but life-threatening emergencies, and which was stood down last night, has now resumed.           With only one month to go, Lyons urges 'spend it now, spend it all and spend it local'!   Over 1.3million Spend Local cards have been dispatched and already over £50m has been injected into retail, hospitality and service sectors           Families should mobilise to influence Covid-19 inquiry, expert says   Covid-19 victims and bereaved families in Northern Ireland should mobilise immediately to influence the terms of reference of any statutory investigation, a leading expert has said.                 View more news

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