Pupil infection rate concerns + Line of Duty resumes filming after pandemic delay

A NI business leader has said the 'resounding success' of the 'Eat out to Help Out' initiative will be extended.

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Sep 1, 2020           Dear reader,   The vast majority of Northern Ireland schoolchildren returned to the classroom for the first time since March on Tuesday, but the day was partly overshadowed by revelations about more new coronavirus cases.    In Co Armagh it was announced that a primary two / three classroom has been closed after a pupil tested positive for Covid-19. Pupils who attend the class at Jonesboro Primary School will now have to self-isolate for 14 days from Friday past, August 28.   Meanwhile, speaking on The Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster on Tuesday morning, Professor Ian Young, Chief Scientific Officer for Northern Ireland admitted that hundreds of schoolchildren here could expect to contract Covid-19 over the winter. However, Professor Young said he was confident that they had the "systems in place" to cope with that.     A total of 49 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland by the Department of Health on Tuesday. It was also revealed that ventilators that help people to breathe are currently being used to treat three people in the Province. No more deaths related to the virus have taken place. . On a lighter note, it was revealed that filming on Line of Duty, the hit BBC television series, has finally resumed in Belfast. Production was halted back in March as the coronavirus pandemic hit but stars like Vicky McClure and Martin Compston are back in production.  Take care   Alistair Bushe, Editor   Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           NI business chief says 'there is no doubt that Eat Out to Help Out will be extended'           A NI business leader has said the 'resounding success' of the 'Eat out to Help Out' initiative will be extended.                 Torax Biosciences launches new 'Best in Class' Hand Sanitiser   Torax Biosciences, a leading Northern Ireland life sciences and biomedical company, has launched a revolutionary new, clinically approved hand sanitiser proven to kill 99.99% of bacteria and viruses.           Call for mandatory masks in NI schools   Face coverings should be made mandatory in Northern Ireland schools, a teaching union has said.           £1.1m programme refocused to support 600 businesses   Economy Minister Diane Dodds has launched the Mid Ulster District Council £1.1million business support programme.                 View more on Coronavirus

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Primary school class told to self isolate + Call for removal of 'paramilitary graffiti'

Same-sex weddings permitted in NI churches from today

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News   What's On   Lifestyle              Sep 1, 2020           Want total access to all of our online content? You can subscribe to our website, newsletter.co.uk for just £1 a month for 3 months - and it couldn't be easier. Signing up will get you faster-loading articles, fewer adverts and access to exclusive content and events when we run them. To learn more, visit our Subscriptions page here.           NI primary 2/3 classroom is closed - school principal issues urgent letter           A NI school principal has issued a letter to parents revealing that a P2/3 pupil has tested positive for COVID-19.                 Same-sex weddings permitted in NI churches from today   A church minister has welcomed a law change allowing same-sex couples to marry in religious ceremonies in Northern Ireland.           Brett Savage death: 'NI veterans under extreme mental health pressure due to Covid-19'   The leader of an NI charity says veterans are under unprecedented pressure due to Covid-19, after five took their lives in the past month.           Veteran doctor who lost tribunal after disagreeing with transgenderism 'disturbed' by new rules for NI workers   A doctor who found himself out of a job after objecting to transgender terminology says he is "very disturbed" by new rules which effectively compel Northern Irish civil servants to use such terms.           Call for removal of 'paramilitary graffiti' on Mid Ulster road signs   A DUP Mid Ulster councillor has condemned paramilitary graffiti on street and directional signs outside Moneymore.           Two women threatened during aggravated burglary | one struck with hammer   Two women are recovering after an aggravated burglary last night at their home.               Through the archives: News Letter reaffirms itself to being the 'conservative journal of the Protestant north'   From the News Letter, September 1, 1852       Rhyming in Ulster Scots with a beautiful meandering river   The well-known Ulster Scots poet, writer and broadcaster Liam Logan has more than occasionally shared his literary wit and wisdom here.                             Derry City's Stephen Mallon switches international allegiance to Northern Ireland           DERRY CITY winger Stephen Mallon has informed both the FAI and IFA he plans to switch his international allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to Northern Ireland.                   Flashback: Hannah Cockroft wins Paralympic gold   Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft wore the widest smile in the Olympic Stadium after storming to Paralympic gold – and then correctly declared she would do the sprint double.       International stars lined up for Northern Ireland Open at Galgorm   This week's Northern Ireland Open supported by The R&A marks the return of the European Challenge Tour and a truly international field is set to tee it up at Galgorm Spa & Golf Resort.       Flashback: Dame Sarah Storey cements legacy at London 2012   Dame Sarah Storey continued to write her legacy at London 2012.                   View more news

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