News Bulletin 5 February 2016
The appeal hearing for Ashers Baking Company is dramatically adjourned, following an intervention from the Attorney General for Northern Ireland — The Northern Ireland Assembly is set to vote on plans to liberalise abortion law despite overwhelming public opposition — Plans to weaken Sunday trading laws are revived by the Government, after it was forced to put the proposals on hold last year — The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority gives UK researchers approval to genetically modify human embryos.