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Education Minister John O'Dowd has told the Assembly "We have too many schools" and has ordered a viability audit review of schools, with many closures and delays on new builds expected to follow.

Is there any space left in Northern Ireland mainstream politics for loyalists? There's not one loyalist MLA and their support at the polls is almost non-existent. Will Gusty Spence's dream of political loyalism die with him?

What on earth is one of the world's top pop stars doing cavorting half naked around a field in Bangor? Rihanna caused a stir yesterday with her scantily clad antics filming her latest music video.

And it's the festive season in Coleraine as Christmas lights are going up in the town…. In September.