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Secretary of State, Chris Heatonharris on releasing his Budget:

“It remains my belief that for Northern Ireland to be a great place where people can live and work, there must be a locally elected, stable, and accountable devolved government, which continually prioritises the things that matter in everyday life for the majority of local people.”

Journalist Ian Herbert on the “monumental pretence” that is the Qatar World Cup: “They have thrown migrant workers at everything. They sit in uniforms and water the grass on lawns at spots on the Corniche, where no-one walks. They stand in turquoise Event Team tops, with huge foam fingers and megaphones blasting out pre-recording messages —’Metro this

way’ — from morning to night. Often when no one is there.”

RTE News on unrest following another imposition of strict Covid restrictions in China:

“At another point, a large group began shouting, ‘Down with the Chinese Communist Party, down with Xi Jinping’, according to witnesses and videos, in a rare public protest against the country’s leadership.”