The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, has held talks with party leaders after the deadline for restoration of the Executive passed.
Newly appointed Chris Heaton-Harris met with Vice President of Sinn Féin Michelle O’Neill, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Alliance Party Naomi Long and leader of the Ulster Unionist Party Doug Beattie in Belfast.
During the talks, he explained that he was under a legal duty to call an election now the deadline had passed.

Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock has been suspended from the Conservative Party after reports emerged that he had joined this year's line up of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here.
Chief whip Simon Hart said: “Following a conversation with Matt Hancock, I have considered the situation and believe this is a matter serious enough to warrant suspension of the whip with immediate effect."
Hancock was forced to resign as health secretary after breaking lockdown rules when he had an affair in his ministerial office.

Now November is here and the weather has turned, towns and cities across the country have started to announce their Christmas plans.
Celebrations are set to be smaller this year, with councils facing budget pressures amid the cost-of-living and energy crisis.

Sadiq Khan has called on the government to take immediate action on the cost-of-living crisis, with a growing number of people are being forced to sleep on the streets.
Recent statistics release by City Hall from the GLA-commissioned Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN)show that there was a 21 per cent increase increase in people sleeping rough in London between April and September 2022, compared to the same period last year.
According to analysis from Hometrack suggests that annual London rental inflation was 18 per cent in July.

The former Nant Helen opencast site and Onllwyn Washery in South Wales has been acquired from opencast mining company Celtic Energy in preparation for the UK's first Net Zero Railway.
The 700 hectare site will be transformed and developed to be a site for railway innovation, including research and development, testing, verification and certification for mainline passenger and freight railways.
Outline planning consent for the Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) was granted by Neath Port Talbot Council and Powys County Council in 2021.

Speaking to the BBC, housing secretary Michael Gove has said the government is committed to building 300,000 homes a year by the mid 2020s.
The commitment was part of the manifesto pledge, but former prime minister Liz Truss said she wanted to scrap "Stalinist" housing targets.
Gove claimed he wants to build more homes for ownership and rent, though meeting the target would be difficult due to economic circumstances.

Northern Ireland is set to have an assembly election after the deadline for restoring a devolved government was missed.
Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris now must call an election to be held in the next 12 weeks. He has said he will do that on Friday, with the plan set to be laid out later today.
Power-sharing has not been restored, due to a DUP protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol. The DUP claim that the protocol undermines Northern Ireland's position in the UK.

The Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru (CIH Cymru) has published its third Joining the Dots report on those working in Welsh local authorities' housing departments.
The report looks out how local authorities supported record numbers of people from homelessness into housing during the pandemic.
It also highlights staff concerns about failings in the system including a lack of land and capacity. Fewer than 50 per cent of housing professionals are confident that government targets for low-carbon homes will be met in their area.

Julie James, minister for climate change, has unveiled plans for a state-owned energy developer, as a response to energy insecurity and the cost-of-living crisis, as well as the climate emergency.
James said that the energy profits created in Wales will be a benefit for the people of Wales, with the surplus funds generated invested into improving energy efficiency in homes and the creation of clean energy jobs.
The aim is to have more than one gigawatt of locally owned generation by 2030.

Days into his new position, prime minister Rishi Sunak has had telephone calls with other world leaders.
On Thursday evening, he spoke to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and discussed the importance of the relationship between the UK and the EU, as well as the response to the invasion of Ukraine. They also spoke of what they have in common such as economic challenges and climate change.