Heating oil customers promised tighter regulation as winter bills bite
Ministers have pledged a stricter regime for the heating oil market, but there is no sign of a price cap and no timetable for the promised changes.
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Chris Bryant bans Drumcree parade after 13-day standoff
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Bryant has banned the Drumcree parade, citing public interest and police advice, after a 13-day impasse between the Orange Order and nationalist residents over the contested Garvaghy Road route.
NI Secretary Sir Chris Bryant to ban Drumcree parade
Northern Ireland Secretary Sir Chris Bryant says the contentious Orange Order parade at Drumcree cannot go ahead, after the PSNI chief constable warned of an unacceptable risk of serious injury and disorder. The announcement came on the 13th day of deadlock in Portadown.