BBC News – Northern Ireland

• Covid-19: Foster has 'full confidence' in NI's medical adviser
  Arlene Foster says she supports Dr Michael McBride but that only politicians take lockdown decisions.
• Sammy Wilson criticised over Robin Swann 'poodle' remark
  Sammy Wilson accuses Robin Swann of acting like a "poodle" for chief medical officer.
• NI exam results to be released earlier in August
  AS, A-Level and GCSE grades will be awarded earlier in August to allow time for potential appeals.
• Queen says Covid vaccine 'didn't hurt at all'
  Anyone reluctant about getting a jab should "think about other people" and do it, the monarch adds.
• HIA survivors' fund 'mixed up' with Troubles pension
  Stormont apologises after mixing up a sum meant for victims of HIA with one for Troubles victims.