A CO Tyrone peer has been strongly criticised for naming a senior civil servant he claimed was handed £10,000 in compensation because he was offended at having to walk past portraits of Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.

ASSEMBLY members may still be talking turkey as they try to get the power-sharing executive up and running again, but thoughts have also turned to Christmas dinner at Parliament Buildings.

A RISE in the number of young people casting their vote in the European elections led to an increased turnout, a survey has found.

THE Secretary of State should introduce legislation to compensate institutional abuse survivors before Westminster goes on recess later this month, MPs have heard.

A veteran Ulster Unionist has been disqualified as a councillor for 15 months over drink-driving.

SNP MPs are to be given a free vote on the issues of abortion reform and equal marriage in the north.

THE Stormont talks process is to be put on hold for the remainder of this week.

SINN Féin has said it will seek advice from a standards watchdog after a DUP councillor took a short break valued at £2,000 and paid for by Belfast International Airport weeks after proposing to adopt a recommendation to refuse a planning application from a rival business.