MPs to hear additional ‘loyali st perspectives’ on NI Protocol

Good morning
This is your morning update from the News Letter.
In the news today:
* Health crisis: NI woman, 65, left screaming in pain with broken bones for almost seven hours in wait for ambulance.
A man whose wife was left screaming in pain with several broken bones for hours waiting on an ambulance has said there needs to be a “concerted effort to fix the health service”.
* GPs ‘need support’ as they deal with NHS waiting lists backlog - Royal College of General Practitioners in Northern Ireland.
GPs in Northern Ireland have said they need “significant support” as they are currently caring for patients caught in the backlog of spiralling waiting lists.
* 'Shambles' as NI holidaymakers still cannot prove they have had two jabs of Covid-19 vaccine.
People in Northern Ireland are unable to book cruises and other international holiday breaks because they cannot prove to some travel agencies they have received to doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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