An Orangeman on Northern Ireland’s Parades Commission was today urged to resign after fresh questions were raised about his appointment.

A former nationalist MP and a prominent Orangeman are to serve on the next Parades Commission in the North, it emerged tonight.

The Women's Coalition in the North has announced plans to field seven candidates in the upcoming Assembly elections scheduled for May 29.

The Women’s Coalition is to field eight candidates in the local government elections, the party revealed today.