Four NI parties fined for breaking financial rules

Four political parties in Northern Ireland have been hit with fines totalling £9,300 (€10,500) by the UK's Electoral Commission for failing to comply with party finance rules.

The largest fine - £6,000 (€6,700) - was imposed on Northern Ireland First for failing to deliver four quarterly donations and loans reports, their 2016 statement of accounts and their spending return for the 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election.