M&S withdraws hundreds of items from sale in NI due to Irish Sea border red tape

Good morning
In the news today:
* Sam McBride reveals: Marks and Spencer is temporarily withdrawing hundreds of items from sale in Northern Ireland as a result of the new customs border with Great Britain.
* The post-primary transfer test managed by Association for Quality Education (AQE) will be at the very top of the agenda for the Northern Ireland Executive as it meets on today.
* The mother of a Belfast teenager found dead in a storm drain has called for a “thorough investigation” into his disappearance and death. Fiona Donohoe expressed her gratitude to the hundreds of people who joined her on Thursday evening outside the gates of Stormont.
* A veteran cameraman from Northern Ireland has described a narrow brush with a would-be attacker as he filmed the extraordinary disorder in the US.
Have a good day

Michael Cousins
Deputy digital editor

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