Positive case at secondary school + first NI person sanctioned under Covid-19 travel rules is fined £1,000

A NI man has been fined £1,000 for breaching Covid-19 regulations after returning from a holiday to Spain.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Sep 3, 2020           Good afternoon,   The far-reaching impact of the Covid-19 pandemic across Northern Ireland was once again on the agenda this afternoon for Stormont's executive ministers, with the backlog of driving tests and a call to help those pubs still unable to re-open among topics for discussion.   Meanwhile, another person has sadly died in Northern Ireland after testing positive for the virus. A further 77 infections have also been detected in the last 24 hours, which means that 467 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the last seven days.   There is understandable concern that an increase in Covid-19 infections will follow the re-opening of schools. Today one of Northern Ireland's largest secondary schools has confirmed a pupil has tested positive.   Keep safe. Valerie Martin, Head of Content.   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.               NI man fined £1,000 for breaching Covid-19 regulations after returning home from holiday in Spain           A NI man has been fined £1,000 for breaching Covid-19 regulations after returning from a holiday to Spain.                 Young carer Emma thanks charity for support during lockdown   A young carer from east Belfast has thanked the charity which provided her with vital counselling during lockdown.           Almost 60 staff apply for voluntary redundancy from Antrim and Newtownabbey Council   Fifty-nine applications have been received by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for voluntary redundancy.           TODAY'S UPDATES - Live blog of the latest coronavirus news   A pupil at one of Northern Ireland's largest schools has tested positive for COVID-19.           Reusable face masks being offered to NI pupils who are eligible for free home to school transport   Reusable face masks will be provided to approximately 80,000 pupils in Northern Ireland entitled to free home-to-school transport, it has emerged.           Couple, whose wedding plans were scuppered by pandemic, sink wedding dough into new bakery   A couple who had their marriage plans scuppered due to the COVID-19 pandemic have sunk all their wedding dough into buying a bakery.           Continuing to deliver art to the heart of the community   Like all arts centres, theatres, and entertainment venues in Northern Ireland, the Island Arts Centre in Lisburn, closed its doors to the public in March, as the coronavirus swept to country.                 View more on Coronavirus

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