Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland walk out again over pay
Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland have started another day of strike action in a row over pay. The protest follows a similar strike last month over salary rates that
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DH chief urges unions back to negotiating table ahead of planned heathcare strikes
The Department of Health has urged trade unions to return to talks ahead of planned strike action this week. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will lead its members out
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Thousands of medical appointments cancelled following NI nurses strike
Around 5,000 medical appointments were cancelled following an unprecedented nurses strike which paralysed parts of the NHS. Healthcare workers in Northern Ireland said they were tearful and “at the end
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Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland begin 12-hour strike over pay
Picket lines have been set up across Northern Ireland as thousands of nurses strike over pay. The unprecedented action saw around 9,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
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Last-ditch talks to prevent 9,000 NI nurses taking 12-hour strike action
A last-ditch meeting aiming to prevent around 9,000 nurses from taking the UK’s first 12-hour strike action on Wednesday over pay is due. The unprecedented walkout in Northern Ireland will
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Man sentenced to 15 years over death of three-year-old with suspected autism
A man has been sentenced to 15 years’ jail for causing the death of a three-year-old boy with suspected autism. Kayden McGuinness (pictured) suffered 15 bruises on his scalp and
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Co Armagh truck driver denies human trafficking charges after refrigerated lorry deaths
A lorry driver has denied being involved in an alleged human trafficking plot linked to the deaths of 39 people in a refrigerated container. Emergency services had been called to
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DUP in disappointing election as deputy leader slumps to unprecedented defeat
DUP deputy leader Nigel Dodds has lost his seat in a disastrous election for his party. He slumped to unprecedented defeat to Sinn Fein’s John Finucane in a North Belfast
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Paramedics latest to join widespread health worker strikes in Northern Ireland
Nurses in Northern Ireland are staging another 48-hour period of industrial action. They are engaging in work-to-rule action, refusing to take on overtime or working unpaid hours. Health workers from
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Health worker unions in talks amid ongoing industrial action in Northern Ireland
Negotiations are expected to take place later between trade unions and the Department of Health amid ongoing industrial action. Health workers in Northern Ireland have been taking part in waves
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