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Ireland has the fiscal space; Northern Ireland has a fiscal floor – the minimum spending per head. A bidding war has broken out over what that figure should be

The move could bring in £350m million per year, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee was told.

The move could bring in £350m million per year, the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee was told.

Introducing water charges in Northern Ireland would be by far the biggest revenue raiser in the region, a Westminster committee has heard.

Health workers offered single payment in an attempt to end NHS strikes, first minister says.

Nearly 1,800 patients were ready but unable to leave hospital this week, so what's the issue?

Mark Drakeford says income tax rise to pay for free social care in Wales needs to be re-considered.

news Coronavirus: Morning update Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning. Well have another update for you this evening. 1. Lockdown easing in England to be delayed Easing all restrictions in England on 21 June is to be delayed for four weeks. Ministers had been urging caution and scientists wanted more people vaccinated as cases of the Delta variant rise. The average number of daily confirmed cases is increasing and with this in mind, senior mi...

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday morning.

BBC News By India Pollock Published image captionAdam Price said he has "seen with his own eyes" the struggle that many families face as his mother cares for his father, who has dementia Plaid Cymru has said it will form a commission to find ways to fund the creation of a "seamless" health and social care service if it wins the Senedd election. It said it wants care to be free at the point of need. The party has also pledged a £10 per hour minimum wage to all care workers. Labour accused Plai...