David Young

2 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young

Assembly members have been urged to commit to end rough sleeping in Northern Ireland by the end of the current Stormont mandate. The pledge is contained in a charter drawn up by the People’s Kitchen – a Belfast-based charity that supports homeless people. MLAs were encouraged to put their signatures to the charter at an event in Parliament Buildings on Monday.

2 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young

Paul Givan told MLAs it was important to have “absolute clarity” in the education sector in relation to issues such as single-sex spaces and sporting participation. Mr Givan made clear that, regardless of the Supreme Court ruling, he was opposed to boys who identify as girls participating in girls’ sports or using girls’ changing or toilet facilities. The DUP minister made the comments in response to an Assembly question from party colleague and North Down MLA Peter Martin.

5 days ago | standard.co.uk | David Young

News | UKMLA Sian Mulholland has proposed a private member’s bill that would enable operators like the People’s Postcode Lottery to set up in the region. Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland (centre) is hoping to expand charity lottery fundraising in Northern Ireland (Brian Morrison/Smarts Agency/PA)David Young3 minutes agoAssembly members have been urged to back a law change that supporters claim would deliver a multimillion-pound windfall for charities in the region.

5 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | David Young

Mr Justice Scoffield said the challenge against Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins taken by loyalist activist Jamie Bryson would “cross the arguability threshold” to merit a judicial review hearing. Under Stormont rules, ministerial decisions that are deemed significant or controversial should be considered collectively by the powersharing coalition, rather than by an individual minister.

6 days ago | independent.co.uk | David Young

Queen’s University, Ulster University and The Open University have warned that the current funding arrangements are ‘no longer sustainable’. David YoungUniversity chiefs in Northern Ireland have jointly called on the region’s political leaders to back a significant uplift in tuition fees, warning that failure to tackle a funding crisis in the sector will force them to cut places for local students.