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media captionThe Adam Street bonfire is located in the loyalist Tiger s Bay area
Two Stormont ministers have failed in a High Court bid to force police to assist in the removal of a contentious loyalist bonfire in north Belfast.
The bonfire is located in the unionist Tiger s Bay area, close to an interface with the nationalist New Lodge.
However, they have refused to help contractors remove the bonfire as they say that to do so would risk disorder.
The legal action was taken by Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon and Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey.
It was dismissed on Friday night after a judge refused an earlier, similar case taken by a New Lodge resident to direct Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers to intervene at the Tiger s Bay site.
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Covid-19: Quarantine rules to be eased on 26 July for some NI travellers
By Jayne McCormack
8 July 2021, 06:21 BST
Updated 58 minutes ago
The Stormont executive agreed 26 July as an indicative date for easing quarantine rules
From 26 July, fully vaccinated people returning to Northern Ireland from so-called amber countries will not have to quarantine under new indicative dates agreed by the executive for lifting Covid restrictions.
Stormont ministers agreed the changes when they met on Thursday.
They also agreed that theatres are to be allowed to reopen on 26 July.
The requirement for face coverings to be worn in places of worship could also be removed then.
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