The stories we’re following in the Grasswire Newsroom, Monday, March 27, 2017
- Northern Ireland Assembly meeting suspended after talks to form a devolved government collapse; Secretary of State James Brokenshire says he will make a statement about “next steps” in UK Parliament tomorrow.
- Russia Opposition politician Alexey Navalny jailed for 15 days after March 26 arrest at demonstration against Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow.
Also on Grasswire
Syria SDF says engineers confirm Tabqa dam undamaged, ceasefire over
Syria Ongoing live coverage of SDF operations in the Tabqa area
Northern Ireland New IRA says EFP mortar used in March 21 attack on police
How the day unfolded
'we have a short window' for an executive to be formed, 'there is no appetite for the alternative' – rules out direct rule for now
— Laura Kuenssberg (@bbclaurak) March 27, 2017
https://twitter.com/IainKMcD/status/846383489201123330
Brokenshire confirms Section 59 of NI Act will apply from Wednesday giving financial control to senior civil servants
— JPCampbellBiz (@JP_Biz) March 27, 2017
No evidence of link between London attacker Khalid Masood and so-called IS or al-Qaeda, Metropolitan Police sayshttps://t.co/7p8iUetnBk
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 27, 2017
Turkish expats vote in referendum to change constitution
