THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has welcomed the Department of Health’s publication of a cross departmental interim autism strategy for…
NORTH OF IRELAND
‘Text-a-nurse’ service launches for young people
YOUNG people in Derry and across the North of Ireland can contact a school nurse for support via a new…
Coronavirus: Vaccines extended to people aged 60-64
PEOPLE aged 60 to 64 can now book online for their Covid-19 vaccine. This is the start of phase three…
Anderson: Bank closures blow to workers and customers
SINN Féin’s Martina Anderson has said the announcement by Bank of Ireland that it will close 103 branches across the…
Coronavirus: North’s unemployment rate rises to 3.6%
THE rate of unemployment in the North of Ireland rose to 3.6% in the three months to December, official figures…
North’s customers warned over ‘Royal Mail’ scam messages
ROYAL Mail has warned people in the North of Ireland not to fall for parcel scams circulating by text and…
McLaughlin: Time for clean air across North
THE SDLP has called for much tougher action to clean up air quality in the North of Ireland. In its…
Coronavirus: Lifting North’s restrictions ‘needs 70-80% vaccinated’
Covid-19 restrictions will not be fully lifted in the North of Ireland until 70 to 80% of people have been…
Troubles pension: Executive must fund scheme, court rules
Stormont’s Executive Office is under a legal duty to fund a pension for Troubles victims, the Court of Appeal in…
Durkan: Cross-border cooperation on Deposit Return Scheme
THE SDLP’s Former Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has sought an update on an environment-saving initiative, the Deposit Return Scheme…