UK Chancellor grants Northern Ireland multi-year budget; Communities Minister under fire over migrant post.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves provided Northern Ireland's Stormont Executive with a multi-year budget for the first time in over a decade, aiming to address financial challenges and public service reforms. Meanwhile, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons faces calls to resign over a social media post about migrants housed temporarily at Larne Leisure Centre, made hours before it was attacked and set on fire. Despite pressure from First Minister Michelle O'Neill, Lyons has refused to step down, arguing he was clarifying rumors.