Daithi’s Law passed its final hurdle in the Stormont Assembly on Tuesday. The new legislation will

The father of a young boy who has been waiting over three years for a new heart is remaining hopeful that proposed organ donation reforms will be passed by Stormont in the coming months. The legislation is one of more than 30 pieces which have just months to become law in Northern Ireland before the next Stormont Assembly election. They include two climate change bills seeking to set targets for reducing carbon emissions, legislation to make stalking a specific criminal offence, modernising adop

A former prime ministerial aide who organised a bring-your-own-booze party during the UK’s first Covid lockdown is to receive an honour at Windsor Castle. Martin Reynolds, a former principal private secretary, was nicknamed “ Party Marty ” following the disclosures about the May 20 2020 gathering in the No 10 garden.He will be made a Companion of the Order of Bath for public service on Wednesday. The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice( CBFFJ) campaign group said the honour was “ an insult ”