Substantive information has been unearthed in the Irish Republic over the disappearance of schoolgirl Arlene Arkinson, a lawyer said. Her family is delighted to see progress on the decades-old case,
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The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) and the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) have jointly launched the new Standards for Employers of Social Workers and Social Care Workers.
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Fifty-three police officers have been disciplined after failings surrounding missing person investigations in Northern Ireland, the Ombudsman said. Some PSNI members did not properly assess reports and there were further
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An online blackmailer whose Northern Irish teenage victim later took his own life has been sentenced to four years in prison. Ronan Hughes, 17, from Co Tyrone, died in June
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The Northern Ireland Association of Social Workers (NIASW) will attend all five Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust Board extraordinary meetings today to highlight the social work profession’s opposition to
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A Northern Irish care home has been closed due to “systemic care failings” that posed a “serious risk to life” in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. Ashbrooke Care Home, operated by Runwood
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Two landmark court challenges against the ban on same sex marriage in Northern Ireland have been dismissed. Mr Justice O’Hara rejected both cases, insisting the ban did not violate the
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A 43 year-old woman has been convicted at Lisburn Magistrates’ Court for the sale and supply of illegal prescription medicines from her Eastern European convenience food store in Lisburn. Eduarda
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Families, patients and staff gathered at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children recently to officially open two brand new rooms which have been built for the Cancer Unit, following a
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Northern Ireland risks falling behind in the fight against HIV if the infection prevention drug PrEP is not rolled out in the region, a charity has warned. Positive Life called
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