Mandatory vaccine passports are to be introduced in Northern Ireland after Stormont ministers backed the move despite DUP opposition. The other four Executive parties backed a proposal from Health Minister
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A Co Down man has been remanded in custody over charges of making threats to kill Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann. William Herbert Hawkes, 44, of Ardmillan Crescent in
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An ambulance trust has declared a critical incident due to a technical problem. South East Coast Ambulance Service said it had suffered a “significant IT issue” overnight as it urged
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Most migrants crossing the English Channel to the UK are refugees fleeing persecution, analysis by campaigners suggests. Research by the Refugee Council indicates around a third of the men, women
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Thousands of people with a mental illness are being “failed by the criminal justice system” in England and Wales, inspectors have warned. At every stage, the needs of those with
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A mother whose “bright, cheeky and talented” son was killed by a paranoid schizophrenic during a stabbing spree in Birmingham has said the brutal attack has left her “haunted”. Joanne
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The wife of a former Commonwealth army soldier murdered her newborn son after “snapping” over the stresses of applying for permission to stay in the UK while struggling to support
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The recent ban on placing vulnerable children in unregulated care settings is acting as a “pressure cooker” amid a serious lack of alternatives, a social services boss has warned. Charlotte
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The Government has insisted fast-tracked offers to supply PPE went through the same due diligence as any other route, after a leaked list showed dozens of firms were given contracts
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A two-year-old girl who died weeks into lockdown after suffering a serious brain injury was probably killed by her adoptive father, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Williams
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