More female candidates today, but parliaments remain grossly unequal
Reasons to be cheerful on gender representation, but here is some context
Northern Ireland
Northern Irish Elections: All you need to know about the race for Stormont
The DUP and Sinn Féin will retain power but younger voters may push progressive reforms
Comment: Why are women in Northern Ireland still denied bodily autonomy?
The conviction of a young woman from Belfast for taking abortion pills reinforces the need for safe, legal abortion provision in Northern Ireland
Majority in Northern Ireland want to stay in the EU
Northern Irish support for Europe is robust, amid fears that Brexit could threaten the peace process
Women in the UK still don’t have a legal right to abortion
Access to abortion remains limited and precarious. It’s time to legislate for the era we live in.
UKIP needs to explain what would happen to the Irish border post-Brexit
Nigel Farage will speak at a rally in Belfast tonight, but lots of questions remain about Northern Ireland’s future outside the EU
Debate on EU membership hots up across the nations
Northern Ireland MPs clash over the implications of Brexit
Can crisis talks save Stormont?
Theresa Villiers has suggested control over welfare policy could be handed back to Westminster
Fresh crisis talks to start in Northern Ireland next week
This follows revelations that the murder of Kevin McGuigan may have been at the hands of the provisional IRA
Comment: Does Labour really have a chance in Northern Ireland?
In East Belfast, poverty and lack of infrastructure mean that many are crying out for an alternative to the mainstream unionist parties