A haemophiliac infected with hepatitis from contaminated blood products has spoken publicly about his ordeal for the first time. Paul Kirkpatrick, from Londonderry, gave evidence to the first Northern Ireland
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A small group of protesters attempted to peacefully enter the National Trust stately home where Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley hosted the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for
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The Secretary of State is emotionally blackmailing survivors of abuse in Northern Ireland, a campaigner has claimed. Jon McCourt choked back tears as he accused Karen Bradley of delaying compensation
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The Government must do more to promote equal marriage in Northern Ireland, Labour said, as MPs spoke out against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Shadow equalities secretary Dawn Butler (pictured) welcomed
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The leaders of Northern Ireland’s parties have united to demand that Karen Bradley moves to release compensation for abuse victims. In a joint letter, six party leaders have asked the
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Karen Bradley has pledged to legislate to compensate abuse victims in Northern Ireland but only once fundamental questions about the redress scheme are answered. Facing calls to resign by survivors
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A teenager found guilty of taking upskirt videos of two teachers left his victims feeling violated, objectified and vulnerable, a judge has said. Timothy Boomer, 18, was sentenced to a
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The UK Government has added a stalled compensation scheme for abuse victims to the agenda of Stormont’s power-sharing talks. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley wrote to victims’ groups
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Former Celtic kitman James McCafferty has been jailed for more than six years after admitted a string of historic sexual offences against young boys. The 73-year-old, of Lisburn, Northern Ireland,
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A new government department should be created in Northern Ireland to specifically deal with tackling sectarianism, an academic report has urged. Ending the scourge of religious bigotry should top any
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