A lorry driver accused over the deaths of 39 migrants has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice Robinson, 25, who was allegedly part of a global smuggling
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Discussions between employers and health workers have broken down without agreement. Health and social care workers in the region earlier this week served notice of industrial action over staffing numbers
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The National Autistic Society Northern Ireland has announced the launch of its new Autism Centre which was opened this week by TV star and mum to autistic twins Christine McGuiness.
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Police are assessing whether any potential criminal offences can be identified after more than 3,000 neurology patients were recalled by health authorities in Belfast. Belfast neurologist Dr Michael Watt is
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Labour’s Stella Creasy has accused the DUP of dehumanising her and making her a target for abuse. Ms Creasy criticised leader Arlene Foster after a DUP policy document published on
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Lessons need to be learned from the Jean McConville case, the head of Northern Ireland’s largest victims group has said. The Wave Trauma Centre helps survivors and relatives of those
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Social services wrongly believed IRA abduction victim Jean McConville had “abandoned” her children, her son said. Michael McConville wants a public inquiry after he was “let down” by child carers,
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The MP who introduced same-sex marriage legislation for Northern Ireland has urged the Secretary of State to ensure all couples will be able to get married. Those who previously entered
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A training resource aimed at enhancing child-centred responses to violence against children, co-designed with children and young people, has been launched by academics from Queen’s University Belfast and Include Youth.
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A judge to lead the panel overseeing compensation payments for institutional abuse victims in Northern Ireland will be appointed by the end of this week, a campaigner has said. An
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