Road deaths remain static in Northern Ireland with 58 lives lost in 2024
Fatalities caused by crashes have matched figures for the same time last year.
Company fined £50,000 over death of nursing home resident in Lisburn
Pat Thompson died after suffering multiple injuries in a fall at Rose Lodge Nursing Home in 2020
Farming inheritance tax: How will the controversial policy affect Northern Ireland?
Farmers from Northern Ireland joined thousands of protesters in London over the plans that will apply inheritance tax for farms worth more than £1m
Lack of progress on children’s social care an ‘embarrassment’
18 months after a major report into children’s social care in Northern Ireland was published, the author has warned that a record high of 4,000 children on waiting lists is getting worse
Study finds over 70% of men who suffered intimate partner violence considered suicide
The research from Queen’s University also found social stigmas often prevented men coming forward about their abuse
‘There’s always hope' - Nephew of murdered German backpacker Inga Maria Hauser welcomes news of inquest
Viktor Leibl told the Irish News said he no longer expected any arrests over the 1988 murder of his aunt, but was hopeful of closure for his family
Sinn Féin MP and former nurses’ leader Pat Cullen says ‘14 years of austerity’ cannot be reversed under one budget
Pat Cullen is ‘hopeful’ new strikes can be avoided
“It’s been overwhelming and traumatising” - Tyrone’s Craig Ballentine (33) arrested for leaving a negative review in Dubai in his first media interview
Craig Ballentine (33) was arrested three weeks ago for leaving a negative review of a dog grooming salon. He now faces a long and expensive wait for his court date
Mental health waiting lists up 30% over psychiatry workforce crisis
A quarter of consultant psychiatrist posts in Northern Ireland are vacant, causing waiting lists to deteriorate
‘Some months I don’t even take a salary’- west Belfast pharmacist on ‘appalling’ financial pressures facing industry
Paul McDonagh took over a Falls Road pharmacy opened by his father in 1956, but said he won’t be recommending it to a third generation over crippling costs.
Search for second missing swimmer continues after body found in Co Galway
The body of a man was recovered in Silver Strand on Tuesday, while a woman who had also been swimming remains missing
Frontline nurse calls pay dispute ‘a slap in the face’
Unions warn that strike action looks likely if recommended pay award not given
Health minister backs plans for statutory duty of candour
The Alliance motion said the legislation was not about criminalising mistakes, but preventing cover ups in the health service.
Senior medic warns of ‘utter disaster’ of failing to meet pay awards in Northern Ireland
Dr David Farren was responding after the health minister Mike Nesbitt said his budget wouldn’t allow him to keep up with a 5.5% pay increase across the UK.
New ad campaign warns drink driving risks lives, not just getting caught
A new anti-drink driving campaign from the Department for Infrastructure will highlight the risk of taking lives when drunk behind the wheel.