Thirteen hundred pounds has been stolen in three separate raids on Barnardo’s shops, according to the charity.

The police have said they will carry out a full review into all matters relating to allegations of child abuse at Lissue House near Lisburn.

Stormont health committee chair Michelle Gildernew has raised concerns about the “secrecy” around a report into abuse at two children’s hospitals.

The partner of a man who spent time as a child in Lissue Hospital in Lisburn has said he still suffers as a result of his time there.

The Health Minister Edwin Poots has defended the chairman of a new child safe-guarding board.

The number of people living with dementia is expected to increase faster in Northern Ireland than anywhere else in the UK, according to research.

A team set up to investigate deaths and serious injuries of children and young people known to social services cannot cope with its workload, it has warned.