• Ban smacking children in England and Northern Ireland, say doctors

    Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health urges ministers to follow lead of Scotland and WalesParents in England and Northern Ireland should be banned from smacking their children because doing so is unjust, dangerous and harmful, leading doctors have urged ministers.It was “a scandal” that Scotland and Wales had outlawed smacking but not the other two home nations, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health said on Wednesday. Continue reading

  • Baby loss certificates to be formally introduced in Northern Ireland: Derry MLA welcomes progress

    Earlier this week, the Assembly backed a motion to introduce a scheme and to secure local perinatal and paediatric pathology services. Since 2019, bereaved parents in Northern Ireland must travel to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool for a post-mortem on their child. The Foyle MLA said: “In my years campaigning for improvements in paediatric pathology and early baby loss, I’ve met with hundreds of parents who felt their loss or the topic of miscarriage remained taboo, hushed. While their...

  • Blue Lights review: This Belfast-set police drama explodes back on our screens with fire, violence

    The BBC's Belfast-set cop drama Blue Lights (BBC1, Mon, 9pm) returned for its second series with a tense and fiery sequence which saw an armoured Land Rover come under attack from a petrol bomb-chucking mob. The tension dissipated when it was revealed this was a mere training exercise, a trend followed across the first two episodes, as set-pieces – a flute band march, a stand-off in a pharmacy, a foot chase through a Belfast estate – are resolved with a few well-chosen words or a baton to the...

  • Police warning after Taylor Swift fans and others targeted in ticket sale scams in Northern Ireland

    Fraudulent sellers often disguise their sites using genuine sites as their design, offering cheap deals on tickets that you wouldn't see anywhere else. but there will be subtle differences buyers should look closely at, such as the website address. A recent example includes a report of a person who thought they'd bought Taylor Swift tickets for £400 via an online 'Buy and Sell' page. The person was then asked to pay a further sum of money for a change of name, which they did. Once all the money...

  • PEN PICS: St Columb's College young guns prepare for Northern Ireland Cup Final

    Their epic journey began back in October 2023 when they were drawn against St Louis, Ballymena, recording a hard fought 3-0 victory. Talisman, Eoin opened the scoring before the effervescent, Daire opened his account. The second half was all about team captain, Finn, who added further gloss to the scoreline. Charlie played Finn through, but Finn was brought down in the penalty area after a typical mazy run, dusting himself down, slotting home the penalty, ensuring his side’s safe path into the...

  • Northern Ireland's Michael O'Neill makes Stuart Dallas prediction as he outlines Leeds United man's next chapter

    Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill expects to see Stuart Dallas remain in football following news of the Leeds United man's retirement. Dallas announced his decision to call time on his playing days on Wednesday afternoon after struggling to return from the femoral fracture he suffered in his last game for Leeds almost two years ago. The 32-year-old has pushed to make a return in that period but a series of setbacks have prevented a comeback from being possible and after such a long spell...

  • Regret voting Tinubu comment: Northern Elders can’t speak for entire region--Progressive Northern Elements

    By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo Northern groups have risen in defence of President Bola Tinubu following an assertion by the Director of Publicity and Advocacy, of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, that the north regretted voting President Bola Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election and that it would not repeat such mistake in 2027. Abdul-Azeez […]

  • Ireland: Where Stones Speak

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  • Football violence should stop now

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  • I’m not for politics of violence – Adebutu

    The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ogun State for 2023, Ladi Adebutu, on Thursday, described himself as a peace-loving politician rather than a desperate one. Adebutu said it was for the sake of peace that he restrained his supporters from toeing the path of violence during the 2023 election. According to him, Read More

  • Wilders accuses Timmermans of inciting violence against him

    Far-right leader Geert Wilders has said on social media he will make a formal police complaint against the leader of the biggest left-wing grouping in parliament for threatening violence against him. Wilders has also urged his followers to do the same. GL-PvdA leader Frans Timmermans was speaking to members at the party conference in Apeldoorn on Saturday when he made the comment Wilders claims is a threat. “People, our task is clear,” Timmermans said. “We will stop at nothing to

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    Jackson community gathers to ‘reduce violence’

    Leaders, law enforcement and community members gathered Wednesday for the third annual community summit to address and reduce violence in Jackson.