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School to boycott sod-cutting of Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh ✍️Robbie Meredith bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Ministers expected to agree the Stormont executive's first-ever draft strategy to tackle poverty - a commitment made 18 years ago bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Before and after: New £500k railings along the Loughshore Path in Whiteabbey are causing controversy. Stormont's Department for Infrastructure says the new railings improve safety, but some residents say they're an eyesore and ruin the view. Maria McCann has the story on BBC Newsline 📺

First Minister Michelle O'Neill says the draft anti-poverty strategy agreed by the Stormont executive could probably "go further". But she said there's no "row" between Sinn Féin and government partners the DUP over the document. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

New November date set for Donaldson trial bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Agri-food deal in UK-EU agreement could reduce Irish Sea border impact bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Unionists size up possible new UK-EU deal as PM walks tightrope ✍️ Enda McClafferty bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Stormont's infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins says she's "extremely concerned" by claims that driving licences were fraudulently issued to people who haven't passed their test. It comes after police confirmed they're investigating. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Stormont's economy minister Caoimhe Archibald has ruled out increasing student tuition fees. It comes after the five universities and university colleges in Northern Ireland had called for fees to rise by more than £1,000 a year. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Stormont's first and former first ministers, Michelle O'Neill and Arlene Foster, are to appear again before the UK Covid Inquiry. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Voting: 16-year-olds talk about lowering the voting age - BBC News I’ve been taking a look at calls to lower the voting age to 16 for The View… have a read bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Northern Ireland remains a "unique gateway" for trade under the UK government's new deal with the EU, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds tells a Westminster reception for NI businesses. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

💍 Ten years ago today, people in the Republic of Ireland voted to legalise same-sex marriage in a historic referendum. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Stormont's communities minister, DUP MLA Gordon Lyons, is set to attend his first GAA match this weekend. ✍️ Enda McClafferty bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Major gigs this summer at Belfast's Boucher Road Playing Fields could be in doubt due to a disagreement between the council and fire service over "health and safety arrangements". bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Sinn Féin appoints new HR manager after McMonagle review bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… @bbcnewsni

An "apparent power battle" has been unfolding between some senior doctors in the Royal Victoria Hospital's cardiac surgery unit, a leaked inspection report says. ✍️ Jayne McCormack bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Stormont's budget will only fund work on about 1,000 new social houses this year - far short of the Northern Ireland Executive's target bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Belfast City Council is considering legal action against the Northern Ireland Environment Agency over concerns about suspected asbestos at a bonfire site. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI

Michelle Gildernew 'disappointed' at losing Sinn Féin job bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… BBC News NI