Sam McBride: If democracy is to survive, we need more good politicians – and more good journalism

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Subscribe              Aug 7, 2021                 Sam McBride: If democracy is to survive, we need more good politicians – and more good journalism           Not all politicians are bad; not all journalists are good, writes Political Editor SAM McBRIDE in his final News Letter article                 NEW   An independent Northern Ireland weather service provider has issued a level two alert for showers and thunderstorms.           NI thunderstorm alert – Flash flood hits Belfast city centre   Torrential rain led to the flash flooding of Belfast city centre on Friday afternoon.           LIVE UPDATES: NI thunderstorm alert – Flash flood hits Belfast city centre   Torrential rain led to the flash flooding of Belfast city centre on Friday afternoon.               Fiona keen to welcome visitors ready to learn about distilling   Fiona Boyd Armstrong was elated when the easing of pandemic restrictions enabled her to reopen the doors of the impressive distillery she's developed with David, her husband and the master distiller behind the creation of Shortcross Gins and now a single malt Irish whiskey.       A fantastic family home   16 Mazeview Road, Hillsborough: £895,000 - Robert Wilson Estate Agents                             New Coleraine deal was easy decision for Lyndon Kane           Lyndon Kane says it was an easy decision to pen a new three-year deal with boyhood club Coleraine as he closes in on a decade of first team action at The Showgrounds.                   Davey Todd and Joey Thompson spearhead Wilson Craig Racing bid at Aberdare Park   Northern Ireland's Wilson Craig Racing team will be back in action this weekend at Aberdare Park in Wales following a successful first roads meeting of 2021 at Armoy.       Jonathan Rea reveals MotoGP 'frustration'   Jonathan Rea admits he has been left frustrated that the 'door has never opened' to give him a proper shot in the MotoGP World Championship.       Larne Football Club granted planning permission for new main stand at Inver Park   Planning permission for a replacement of the main stand at Larne Football Club was approved unanimously at a meeting of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council's Planning Committee on Thursday morning.                   View more news

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In case you missed it. Some of the top stories published in July by the team at the News Letter.

Twelfth in pictures: Record breaking temperatures: Weather for August.

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Subscribe              I N S I D E R           Aug 2, 2021             Michael Cousins Acting Managing Editor Dear reader July in Northern Ireland is traditionally a time for holidays and hopefully some good weather. The weather didn't let us down this year with records being broken three times during the month. Here we bring you a round up of some of the top stories from the News Letter during the month and a look ahead at how the weather might turn out for the rest of August.  Michael Cousins Acting managing editor             The Twelfth 2021 - 40 photographs from some of the 100 plus parades across Northern Ireland   The 2021 Twelfth of July was one to remember.   Read more +     NI bonfires row - Blazing Portadown bonfire collapses onto road and Limavady bonfire lit on Saturday morning   A large blazing bonfire in Portadown collapsed onto a road after it was lit last night.   Read more +             The Twelfth of July is denigrated and generosity from the Orange Order is ignored   Why is it that one of the largest cultural festivals in Europe (in terms of population) consistently gets a bad press?   Read more +     Record-breaking NI temperature to be investigated by Met Office   The townland of Ballywatticock raised eyebrows at the weekend as Northern Ireland found itself at the top of the weather charts.   Read more +           NI heatwave part two - African plume could see return of very hot weather by end of month                     A mass of hot weather moving up from Africa towards Northern Ireland and Great Britain could see a return of very warm weather similar to the record breaking heat visited upon the Province in July, according to the Met Office.           Read more +           Want to see how our website looks to subscribers?   Take a look here to see for yourself. Our subscribers see 70 per cent fewer ads and unlimited access to the very best local journalism on a faster website. Subscribe to The News Letter from just £1 a month for the first 3 months. Join us today and subscribe. You can cancel anytime, though we hope you wont.                           Subscribe today             Full access   Subscribe for unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop & mobile app. From just £1 . Cancel anytime.     Find out more     Gift access   Give someone a subscription for a year's unlimited access to all our articles, 70% fewer ads, daily puzzles and our desktop and mobile app. From just £79.90 for 12 months.    Find out more

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