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Key Updates on New School Uniform Law and Local News Highlights

Updates include a new bill allowing girls to choose trousers in schools, Storm Chandra disruptions, rising ferry fares, and local community stories from Belfast and Northern Ireland.

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Members of the Education Committee are proposing a bill to enable all schools to offer girls the option between trousers and skirts.

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Storm Chandra Causes Disruption Across Northern Ireland

During the peak of Storm Chandra, thousands experienced power outages and over 350 schools were closed.

'Biggest Reform to Driver Licensing in 70 Years'

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Rising Ferry Fares for Strangford and Rathlin Services

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Nazareth House Pupils Welcomed by Neighbours as Roof Is Repaired

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