Richard Jeffrey, chief executive of Tie, is under political pressure to find a way of ending a dispute with the construction firm, Bilfinger Berger.

BBC: Edinburgh tram boss Jeffrey calls for political courage

An Oxford University college will review its postgraduate admission policies after ending a dispute with an applicant from Salford who said he was denied a place on financial grounds.

BBC: Damien Shannon

County Armagh members of the Protestant Orange Order gave their backing for proposals aimed at ending the dispute at a meeting in Portadown on Thursday night.

BBC: March passes off peacefully

It gives players union head DeMaurice Smith the opportunity to now call out over the battle lines to the owners and the league and discuss ending this dispute from a position of strength, even if he now gives in to some of the concessions that ownership wants.

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Members of the loyalist parties were due to meet on Thursday in a first step towards ending the dispute.

BBC: Talks take place over loyalist feud