The First and Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland have approved a raft of recommendations from the Victims Commissioner which she believes will greatly speed up support services for survivors
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The family of a 24 year-old man who died after battling an eating disorder has launched a website to help people cope with the devastating effects of the illness. Laurence
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A £3m investment has been announced to facilitate the launch of 20 new ‘nurture units’ for schools in Northern Ireland. Nurture units are small groups of children staffed by supportive
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A cancer charity is one of 80 projects across Northern Ireland sharing a major grants windfall from the Big Lottery Fund. The small grants programme has awarded £9,996 to Action
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A care home nurse who worked at a County Antrim care home has been found guilty of failing to investigate allegations of abuse against five residents. Katherine McCall worked at
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An academic from Queen’s University Belfast has called for a more rigorous evaluation of how money is spent on improving children’s lives. Dr Liam O’Hare said that despite Northern Ireland’s
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A report on how ‘separated children’ must be protected when they arrive in Northern Ireland has been launched by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People. Patricia Lewsley
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A teacher at Ceara School has been suspended until a police investigation regarding the treatment of a child is complete. The teacher at the special needs school was suspended ‘without
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Following the declaration of a major incident at the Odyssey Arena, Health Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a multi-agency meeting to look at preventative measures. The Minister called the meeting
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The first regional centre of excellence in the fight against prostate cancer is to be established by Queen’s University Belfast. A total of £5 million will be invested over five
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