The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland, Eddie Lynch, has published a report which calls for change in how older victims of crime experience the criminal justice system. The
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A couple have been arrested on suspicion of holding a woman as a domestic slave in Belfast for more than six years. Police said the arrests are the first of
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A minister has said advice about whether doctors in Northern Ireland could face criminal charges for sending women and girls to England for an abortion is “completely bogus”. Women and
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The UK Government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said. The Commons
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The ongoing denial of marriage equality to people in Northern Ireland is an “embarrassing stain” on the UK’s LGBT rights record and cannot be allowed to continue, it has been
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) are to host a lunchtime seminar presented by Gerry Heery, a registered Independent Social Worker, Trainer, Consultant and Author in Northern Ireland. ‘Promoting
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Historic abuse victims in Northern Ireland have accused the Government of ignoring its moral duty after a legal bid to secure stalled compensation payouts failed. A judge at Belfast High
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Irish League footballer Jay Donnelly has been jailed for sharing an indecent image of a child. A judge hearing the striker’s sentence appeal at Belfast County Court reduced his original
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A sentencing hearing for a teenager found guilty of taking “upskirt” pictures of two teachers has been adjourned. Timothy Boomer, 18, was convicted of five counts of outraging public decency
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A medical cannabis company has “saved” the life of a severely epileptic girl by giving her free access to treatment not provided to her by the NHS, according to her
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