Effigies featuring the faces of Naomi Long, Michelle O'Neill, and Mary Lou McDonald that were hung on a bonfire in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim on July 12 are reportedly being investigated by PSNI. Long, head of the Alliance Party, slammed the display as "utterly sick."
Boris Johnson has again threatened to break post-Brexit agreements with the EU as victorious Sinn Fein accuses him of pandering to the DUP, which is blocking the formation of a government after recent elections.
Sinn Fein sailed to what would once have been an unthinkable victory in the province overnight, with Michelle O Neill now set to be nominated as First Minister.