Pooted out! New DUP leader Edwin Poots SACKS ministers loyal to predecessor Arlene Foster

New DUP leader Edwin Poots axed ministers loyal to his predecessor Arlene Foster today as he unveiled Northern Ireland’s new First Minister. DUP leader Edwin Poots announced that Lagan Valley MLA Paul Givan was his nomination to take the administration’s top job after he controversially broke with tradition and ruled himself out of the post. … Read more

Arlene Foster RESIGNS as DUP leader

Arlene Foster RESIGNS as DUP leader and will step down as First Minister of Northern Ireland at the end of June after internal party revolt over her handling of Brexit Arlene Foster this afternoon announced she is resigning as leader of the DUP  Quitting as leader on May 28 and stepping down as First Minister … Read more

Arlene Foster blames `malign and criminal elements´ for disorder

Arlene Foster has blamed ‘malign and criminal elements’ for whipping up young people involved in recent violence and disorder in Northern Ireland.  The First Minister has called for youths to desist from violence in response to post-Brexit trading arrangements, adding that issues should be resolved at a political level. Photographs from Tuesday captured bins being … Read more

Arlene Phillips regrets not fighting BBC for apology after they axed her from Strictly Come Dancing

‘I didn’t have the strength’: Arlene Phillips says she regrets not fighting the BBC for an apology after they axed her from Strictly Come Dancing and replaced her with Alesha Dixon By Katie Hind For The Mail On Sunday Published: 23:32 BST, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 05:09 BST, 28 March 2021 Former Strictly judge … Read more

Arlene Phillips says it’s ‘beyond devastating’ to see theatres struggle during Covid pandemic

Arlene Phillips has admitted that it is ‘beyond devastating’ and ‘mentally really tough’ to see the theatre industry struggle during the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking in a new exclusive interview with MailOnline, the choreographer, 77, praised composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who has been ‘brilliant’ and a ‘real force’, in trying to get shows back on stage amid the … Read more

Arlene Foster demands Northern Ireland Brexit protocol is DITCHED

DUP chief Arlene Foster today demanded Boris Johnson ditches the Northern Ireland protocol amid fears over rising sectarian tensions and EU threats.  The First Minister warned that the Brexit provisions have ‘not worked and cannot work’, saying undermining the links between Ulster and mainland Britain was upsetting the ‘delicate’ peace settlement. The intervention came after … Read more

Ed Sheeran is brutally snubbed by Arlene Phillips during 2008 dance audition for Britannia High

He is one of the most successful recording artists of all time, selling more than 150million records worldwide and amassing a £200million fortune. But Ed Sheeran was served a hard dose of reality back in 2008 when the-then aspiring teenage performer was snubbed by Arlene Phillips at the auditions for teen series Britannia High. Years … Read more

Coronavirus Northern Ireland: Arlene Foster announces restrictions

Localised coronavirus restrictions have been imposed in Belfast and Ballymena amid soaring infection rates in County Antrim, Northern Ireland’s leaders announced today. First Minister Arlene Foster and her deputy Michelle O’Neill confirmed the measures at a joint media briefing this afternoon – which was translated live by two sign language interpreters. Amanda Coogan, 48, and Kristina … Read more

Arlene Phillips, 77, claims Strictly Come Dancing will ‘absolutely’ work with social distancing

Arlene Phillips, 77, claims Strictly Come Dancing will ‘absolutely’ work with social distancing measures in place as she believes show bosses ‘will make it work’ By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:12 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 11:12 BST, 26 August 2020 She was a judge for Strictly Come Dancing from 2004 to 2008. … Read more