Labour tells PM to liberalise Northern Ireland abortion laws

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29 May, 2018 Labour tells PM to liberalise Northern Ireland abortion laws Labour has told Prime Minister Theresa May to prove her feminist credentials by reforming Northern Ireland's strict abortion laws. Latest News Bank holiday is hottest day of year so far in NI It was the hottest day of the year in Northern Ireland today, with temperatures reaching 25.1 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) in Castlederg. DUP visits Jerusalem to bolster Israeli ties The DUP has this week sent a delegation to meet with both Israeli and Palestinian figures. Call for change to NI abortion law: If we had an assembly, we would be at its doors begging A woman who fought a long legal battle to liberalise abortion law in Northern Ireland has urged Theresa May to step in. Brexit is a complication but it won't decide question of Irish unity The question I've been asked most often since the EU referendum was why I voted Leave: "Come on, Alex, you must have known that Brexit would raise huge challenges for the United Kingdom as a whole and a very specific problem for the relationship between Northern Ireland and the Republic?" Sport Update Stuart Olding: ex-Ulster player joins French club on two-year deal Former Ulster player Stuart Olding has signed for second tier French club Brive. TT 2018: Dean Harrison and Michael Dunlop crack 131mph barrier in first Superbike session Michael Dunlop fired in a late lap of 131.087mph on the Tyco BMW but it wasn't enough to stop Dean Harrison topping the Superbike times during Isle of Man TT practice on Monday evening. TT 2018: David Johnson seals late deal to ride KMR Kawasaki for Ryan Farquhar Australian rider David Johnson has agreed a late deal to ride for Ryan Farquhar's KMR Kawasaki team in the Lightweight race at the Isle of Man TT. And finally... airBaltic places £2.2bn order for 30 Bombardier CS300s Canadian planemaker Bombardier's C Series programme has been given a huge lift with a form order for 30 of the company's CS300 commercial jet. See all the day's news here

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