Belfast: Northern Ireland is facing an election for its local Assembly eight months after the last one, after the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness resigned on Monday evening, primarily over handling of the controversial Renewable Heat Incentive scheme.
"The right time to call a halt to the DUP's arrogance" – NI Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness on resignation https://t.co/l8J8CO6hCc pic.twitter.com/CkzXvnqb4g
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) January 9, 2017
Martin McGuinness' decision means Arlene Foster is no longer First Minister at 5pm.
— Tracey Magee (@Tracey_utv) January 9, 2017
In effect Martin McGuinness has 'resigned' Arlene Foster from her job as First Minister.
— Alex.Kane (@AlexKane221b) January 9, 2017
So @M_McGuinness_SF resigns as DFM. Clock now is ticking for election. Wonder what @DUPleader sees through her love glasses today? #RHI pic.twitter.com/ysOTa8NH4M
— Naomi Long MLA (@naomi_long) January 9, 2017
Statement from Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA: pic.twitter.com/4RSXcUEsuf
— Arlene Foster DBE PC #ProudofNI. (@ArleneFosterUK) January 9, 2017
Back in the early 70s in NI I found @M_McGuinness_SF terrifying. Now I have real respect for him. It took serious courage to change.
— John Simpson (@JohnSimpsonNews) January 9, 2017
‘STORMONT UPSIDE DOWN’ – @BrianPJRowan on a day when politics was rolled down its hill… #RHI https://t.co/uiiYSIDoGi
— eamonnmallie.com (@MallieDotCom) January 9, 2017
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WORLD
Angela Merkel vows to block full single market access without free movement after Theresa May interview https://t.co/2af791cgZG
— The Independent (@Independent) January 9, 2017
1999/2000: Spurs were miserably mediocre & exited Europe too early. But Labour were rampant, youthful, had a bright future
2017: reverse https://t.co/g8KcX4Yggo
— Greg Jenner (@greg_jenner) January 9, 2017
It's crazy. And no one under 30 understands Leave. Corbyn is pandering to the past @gfrancie
— Peter Jukes (@peterjukes) January 9, 2017
'Would we have won EU ref without £350m/NHS pledge? No' – Dominic Cummings of Vote Leave. Shameful and shamelesshttps://t.co/GDaOiL20d3
— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) January 9, 2017
Boris Johnson says the UK is 'first in line' for US trade deal after meeting Donald Trump's senior advisers https://t.co/Lt2O42JX9o
— Sky News (@SkyNews) January 9, 2017
Theresa may not be up to it. (Brilliant and blunt by Bruce Anderson for Reaction @reactionlife) https://t.co/Brs90gaXd2
— Iain Martin (@iainmartin1) January 9, 2017
David Cameron 'had someone who cut the crusts off his toast for him' https://t.co/7Vek8YwvkD
— The Independent (@Independent) January 9, 2017
Smoking costs $1 trillion, soon to kill 8 million a year: WHO/NCI study https://t.co/fNak4OnvFc
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 9, 2017
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AMERICA IN TRANSITION
https://twitter.com/xeni/status/818576029866487808
This week’s Cabinet hearing schedule
• TUES: Sessions, Kelly
• WED: DeVos, Chao, Tillerson
• THU: Carson, Rosshttps://t.co/aPLinb2lAH— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) January 9, 2017
BREAKING: Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will be named Senior Advisor to the President, per senior transition official. @NBCNews
— Peter Alexander (@PeterAlexander) January 9, 2017
“The main thing with Jared,” a transition official said, “is that he’s got Trump’s back and Trump knows it.” https://t.co/gxvuiTmfuL
— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) January 9, 2017
.@EricTrump says it’s 'probably not' the right time for the Trump Organization to pursue business deals in Russia https://t.co/v9wCUSwOZA pic.twitter.com/m33cCOQr2g
— POLITICO (@politico) January 9, 2017
From the cast of #Hamilton to Meryl Streep, here's everyone Trump has called "overrated" on Twitter since 2012: https://t.co/Jdj86wjgEA pic.twitter.com/irki7eeQNJ
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) January 9, 2017
Tickets to Obama's farewell speech are selling for thousands online: https://t.co/fyjRzqd0Wp pic.twitter.com/axVwbDRE6e
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) January 9, 2017
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BUSINESS
Marissa Mayer resigning from Yahoo board as company renames itself Altaba https://t.co/DJTDxYptF0 by @kateconger
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) January 9, 2017
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CULTURE
I was in the neighborhood, and in the quiet of a chilly Sunday, I was filled with such awe and gratitude pic.twitter.com/R0HC7wKICw
— Alex Lacamoire (@LacketyLac) January 9, 2017
Dogs photographed from below. https://t.co/OuNMRXbE3M
— Philip Bump (@pbump) January 9, 2017