No commitment from Minister to end practice of treating children with SEN as supernumerary. 'Considering carefully' is very different to the commitment officials gave at committee the practice would end. Serious questions where SEN transformation is at right now Alliance Party

I’m very lucky to have a such a great team working at the Assembly and in my constituency office. It was good craic out on our Christmas do in Carrickfergus today (Debbie is an Angel!). #ThanksGuys 🎄

Andy Brown 𝕏 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Did the cost of your groceries go down when the supermarkets introduced self-service tills?

Massive thank you to Alliance Party group on ability for meeting this evening. In-depth discussions on issues such as inclusion, SEN, restraint and seclusion. Grateful for their engagement and commitment to these critical issues NI Commissioner for Children and Young People #foreverychildeveryright

Northern Ireland Water don't want you to see this - too dangerous. #ShareTheShore Abdullah Sabri Belfast Telegraph Mid and East Antrim Borough Council Sam McBride aaron skinner

There's "still a long way" from any agreement being reached on reforms to Stormont's power-sharing structures, Northern Ireland Office minister Fleur Anderson MP tells a Westminster debate tabled by Sorcha Eastwood MP. "If anything what we need now is to focus on delivering for public services.."

This is treating gambling as a public health issue like smoking or alcohol abuse. Identifying people at risk of harm and directing them towards treatment is the sort of approach we should be taking with such a product. #StopGamblingHarm bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson CF MLA 🇺🇦 has launched a public consultation on a proposed Social Value Act for Northern Ireland, setting out plans to ensure public spending delivers lasting benefits for local people, businesses, and the environment. Take part now: surveymonkey.com/r/P8YNWXD

The face the DUP make when you just called them out at Prime Minister's Questions 😂 Here to call out the DUP and anyone else who's calling it wrong ✌️ someone's got to speak up for all of us here!

Andy Allen’s phenomenal effort to win GOLD at the Invictus Games. We should all be PROUD

No selfie is worth lining up with a bully intent on using his power to hit the most marginalised communities. Disappointing to see East Antrim reps giddy over the scraps Trump gives them, before most likely forgetting their existence and denying any promises made.

Five years ago Sorcha Eastwood MP was working in an office but now she’s one of the north’s most visible - and outspoken - MPs. She tells John Manley - Irish News Pol Corr about the upheaval in her life and how caring for her ill husband remains her number one priority. Read the interview:

The first award of the evening, the Ulster Boys’ Youth Player of the Year goes to…. Caiden Slaughter, from Carrickfergus RFC 👏

𝐌𝐄𝐀 | An early-morning ATM theft at a convenience store in County Antrim has been strongly condemned by local Alliance Councillor Aaron Skinner, who labelled the crime a “disgraceful attack on a valued local business”. loveballymena.online/post/atm-theft…

Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has called for the Communities and Economy Ministers to synchronise collective efforts between their departments to improve opportunities for people with disabilities. allianceparty.org/lack_of_synchr…

Jim Gamble Doug Beattie Johnathan Cresswell showed a predilection for strangulation. He had a prison sentence. His “friends” had a welcome home party for him. When he murdered Katie Simpson the police had no record of his previous conviction & ignored every witness who came forward.

I tend to try and ignore what's coming out of the White House at the moment. But I feel today, I must speak out. Despite what the career liar said, there is no evidence supporting a link between taking Tylenol (paracetamol in the UK) and Autism. The rhetoric and the way

A first from local authorities on these islands. Motion proposed by Alliance Councillor Lauren Gray and seconded by Alliance Councillor Aaron Skinner just passed with no dissent. “That Council will work to rename Prince Andrew Way in Carrickfergus while seeking ways to ensure

Council votes to change street named after former prince bbc.com/news/articles/…

On top of the pay uplift, Naomi Long MLA has announced the full £7m of funding needed for Year 1 of the PSNI recruitment plan. We said Alliance would invest in safer communities and put more officers on our streets. That promise has been delivered.