Northern Ireland passes Covid-19 jab milestone as walk-in vaccinations begin

Alex Kane: Loyalism should beware a retreat to its bad old ways

View email online

Subscribe              Jun 28, 2021           Good afternoon Welcome to your Coronavirus news update from the News Letter. There have been an additional 211 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland. No further deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours and sixteen patients are in hospital with two in intensive care. The latest vaccination figures show 2,010,028 jabs have been administered in the region in total. In other news: The Vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, has told the Stormont Executive Committee that he expects to reach an agreement with the UK government concerning the movement of chilled meats from Great Britain into Northern Ireland within the next 48 hours. This news came after Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, who was elected DUP leader designate by his party's electoral college on Saturday, that the removal of the post-Brexit barriers on trade between NI and the rest of the UK would be one of his key priorities in the role. Read Alex Kane: Loyalism should beware a retreat to its bad old ways. Is loyalism capable of change? Is it capable of shifting from a position where its every move seems to be a predictable kneejerk response to a perceived slight or grievance, to one where it promotes its own positive agenda and socio/economic platform? Have a good afternoon Michael Cousins Deputy digital editor   Want to see how our website looks to subscribers?  Take a look here to see for yourself. Our subscribers see 70 per cent fewer ads and you can subscribe to The News Letter from just £1 for the first 3 months and get unlimited access to the very best local journalism on a faster website.  Join us today and subscribe. You can cancel anytime, though we hope you wont.             LIVE UPDATES: Coronavirus - Spectators sob as AstraZeneca developer receives spontaneous standing ovation at Wimbledon           Some spectators sobbed in the famous Centre Court in Wimbledon as the co-creator of the AstraZeneca vaccine, Dame Sarah Gilbert, received a spontaneous standing ovation.                 Northern Ireland passes Covid-19 jab milestone as walk-in vaccinations begin   Northern Ireland's Covid-19 vaccination drive passed the landmark of two million jabs, it was announced yesterday.           Balmoral Show 2021 open for entries   The much-loved Balmoral Show is back for 2021 and entries are now open.           Alex Kane: Loyalism should beware a retreat to its bad old ways   Is loyalism capable of change? Is it capable of shifting from a position where its every move seems to be a predictable kneejerk response to a perceived slight or grievance, to one where it promotes its own positive agenda and socio/economic platform?           Thousands of signatures on animal cruelty petition   Two SDLP MLAs have tabled a petition to the Northern Ireland Assembly calling for a central register to be kept of those convicted of animal cruelty offences.           'Concern' at number of flags in 'mixed housing developments' across Upper Bann   The 'prolifteration of flags' erected in 'mixed housing developments' across Upper Bann is a 'concern', says Sinn Féin                 View more news

Please note Due to the unprecedented nature of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic we have launched this new daily newsletter to keep you up to date with the latest official information and advice. How to opt out of these emails We are sending these daily Coronavirus email bulletins in addition to our daily newsletter emails. If you would like to opt out of only these additional Public Interest emails, and continue to receive your regular daily newsletters, please click here.         You have received this email as you have an account on the News Letter, published by JPIMedia Publishing Ltd.     Alternatively you can update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive from JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, or unsubscribe from all future emails.     JPIMedia Publishing Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 11499982, having its registered address at 9th Floor, 107 Cheapside, London, England, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom. We will process your personal data in accordance with our privacy policy.