Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to back an idea to build tunnels under the Irish Sea, using the Isle of Man as a hub.

The story features on page one of this week’s Isle of Man Examiner.

We’ve also heard from Steam Packet crew after the isolation row.

Inside:

A pub in the north has been voted the best in the Isle of Man in a poll on Twitter.

Shynia Forrester-McElevey, a 21-year-old woman who hit a bouncer in a bar with her shoes and cut his face, has been sentenced.

Vandals have destroyed facilities at a children’s sports club worth more than £600 in damages.

Manx Gas has denied a government minister Ray Harmer’s claims that it didn’t ’positively engage’ over a new regulatory deal.

Political party Liberal Vannin has advertised for new candidates to come forward to stand in the general election in September.

A £200,000 a year programme is under way to improve access at the island’s bus stops for passengers with disabilities.

The number of suicides on the island rose considerably in 2020 from the year before.

Drink-driving nurse Roseanne Lafferty who was caught over the limit on her way to work has been sentenced.

Returning university students will no longer have to pay £150 for a Covid-19 test.Those with learning disabilities are being offered vaccinations to prevent Covid-19 sooner than planned.

Following Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan’s delivery of the budget last week, Manx Labour have outlined a list of measures which they would have included in their own budget had they been in government.

Bad news for brewery Heron and Brearley.

Supporters of the Douglas Bay horse tramway say a Treasury decision has put the value of the historic line at risk.

Our Buildings at Risk feature looks at the history of Douglas Head.

Gef the Mongoose’s death is reported in our paper from the past. We print the front page from an Examiner from 1947.

Anna Kerruish, who has 800 lowland and 1,500 hill sheep, tells us about her life on the farm in our Food and Farming pages.

The business section is a budget special. We talk to Treasury Minister Alfred Cannan and hear from other experts.

In sport, in a fitting finale to rugby’s Manx Bowl, former Ramsey man Mark Oldfield ran in three tries against his old club on Saturday.

Plus sport, your letters, property prices, business news, our popular crossword and plenty of community news.

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