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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has told party colleagues that he intends to run for the DUP leadership. The PA news agency understands Sir Jeffrey sent a letter to MPs and Assembly members on Monday morning informing them of his decision. PA understands the party’s current Westminster leader will make an official announcement later on Monday morning. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson (Liam McBurney/PA) His entry in the race to succeed the deposed Arlene Foster will mean the DUP is set for its first-ever leadership contest in its 50-year history. Stormont Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots announced his candidatur...

As Northern Ireland is set to launch a high street voucher scheme by the end of the summer, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Republic’s stay and spend tax incentive has closed. In September, the Government unveiled the stay and spend scheme in the hopes to boost spending in the hospitality sector over the off-season. People were able to claim back 20% from their bill from a hospitality business in an income tax rebate. As Northern Ireland is set to launch a high street voucher scheme by the end of the summer, Finance Paschal Donohoe has confirmed that the Republic’s...

Arlene Foster has announced her resignation as DUP leader and First Minister of Northern Ireland. Mrs Foster said she will stand down as party leader on May 28 and as First Minister at the end of June. The announcement comes 24 hours after an sizeable internal heave against her by DUP politicians unhappy with her leadership. The 50-year-old Fermanagh and South Tyrone representative indicated her resignation will mark the end of her political career, as she said she was preparing to “depart the political stage”. “A short time ago I called the Party Chairman (Lord Morrow) to inform him th...

By Tom Wood © Press Eye Ltd/Shutterstock Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up The huge success of TV show Line of Duty has brought the interest in police procedurals to fever pitch. And for anyone with police connections, the questions are always the same. How true to life are these programmes? Is everyone corrupt? Do you always speak in jargon? So frenetic is the interest that I was recently invited onto the BBC t...

Mourne Mountains fire: Live updates as firefighters escalate operation to tackle gorse blaze Fire crews have been on the scene since Friday after a gorse fire broke out in the Slieve Donard area and started spreading Firefighters in Northern Ireland are escalating their battle against a major gorse fire in the Mourne Mountains. The blaze in the Slieve Donard area started in the early hours of Friday morning. Dramatic images of the Co Down peak ablaze have sparked concern, with First Minister Arlene Foster tweeting: "This is devastating and tragic. The impact on wildlife and flora is unimagina...