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Winston Irvine: PSNI footage shows moment guns found in loyalists car boot Extracts from police body-worn video recording the arrests of Winston Irvine and Robin Workman are released to the BBC.

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Stormont: Charities call for executive to drop anti-poverty strategy The letter says families

“It is more harmful to have a strategy that will not address poverty, than no strategy at all.”

Almost 50 charities & anti-poverty orgs in Northern Ireland call on executive to drop anti-poverty strategy saying families “deserve better”. BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hundreds of neighbors rally to give a 9-year-old with cancer one last Christmas The days leading up to the Saturday night event were hot and humid but that didn’t stop the community from decorating miles of houses for Kasey Zachmann.

Hundreds of households celebrated Christmas in June for a little girl with cancer who might not make it to December.

In the thick heat and humidity, neighbors dressed in holiday apparel gathered to help one family find happiness in the face of tragedy.

A picture of violence: The 27 women killed in four years In at least 20 of the 27 deaths, the killers - or the suspects in their killings - were well-known to the women.

A picture of violence @ItaDungan

27 women killed since 2020 in Northern Ireland as young pregnant mother Sarah Montgomery latest name to be added to devastating roll call. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on X: "Violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland is not just a statistic – it is a grim daily reality for many. We heard from @WomensAidNI about the extent of the problem and the UK Government's role in tackling it. https://t.co/9qGvkgU3L4" / X Violence against women and girls in Northern Ireland is not just a statistic – it is a grim daily reality for many. We heard from @WomensAidNI about the extent of the problem and the UK Government's role in tackling it. https://t.co/9qGvkgU3L4

A young pregnant mother murdered in Co Down. Just three days ago NI Womans Aid described the grim daily reality of violence against women & girls to the NI Affairs Committee 👇 @https://x.com/commonsniac/status/1938146149333938532?s=46

BBC News NI on X: "A man has been arrested over the murder of a pregnant mother of two in Donaghadee. https://t.co/778EyB2w4M" / X A man has been arrested over the murder of a pregnant mother of two in Donaghadee. https://t.co/778EyB2w4M

Another woman, a young mother, murdered in Northern Ireland.

“Unfortunately Sarah isn't the first woman to pass away in Donaghadee in the past year, or in Northern Ireland.
"I've almost lost count on how many women have passed away in tragic circumstances since 2020."

When everyone turns up for the #doggydander! @gymforthesoul.bsky.social Great people and their pups - so many different breeds, shapes and sizes 🐶❤️

A&E ‘corridor care’ now normal at NHS hospitals in England, senior doctor says Consultant’s comments come as north London hospital posts specific ad for corridor care nurses

senior doctor in emergency medicine has said “almost every hospital is treating patients in corridors and car parks” after a hospital posted adverts calling for nurses to take on 12-hour “corridor care” shifts. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NI emergency departments: Elderly patients spend five days in hospital ED At 17:00 GMT on Monday, 1,052 people were in Northern Ireland's nine EDs, up from 797 on Sunday night.

Must Read @mlchealth @BBCNewsNI

Two elderly patients in the emergency department of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast for more than 5 days.

Over 500 patients unable to be discharged on Sunday night, despite being medically fit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some people love park runs. I prefer #DoggyDanders. A brilliant, uplifting morning. Doggy people really are the best ❤️🐶

Emergency departments: 'We're at breaking point,' says NI doctor Dr Clodagh Corrigan, who works in emergency departments, says this winter the pressure has not let off.

Northern Ireland EDs : 'We're at breaking point…We say it every year but it's never been as bad, morale has never been as low in the departments I've worked in, never in my entire career.”

Dr Clodagh Corrigan has worked in EDs for 14 years - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ready now for #NYE24 #MountainEnergy #Divis

Raising a flask to the fellow travellers who left us in 24 and those we’ll journey with in 25 ❤️🔥

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Killed women count: 80 women allegedly killed by men in UK in 2024 Throughout the year the Guardian aimed to report on every woman whose death has led to a man being charged

Killed women count 2024 - The Guardian

Horrific roll call and portraits of the 80 women whose deaths have led to a man being charged across the UK in 2024. Nurse Karen Cummings from Co Down is currently at the top of the roll 🙏 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

As 100s wait for admission, some up to 19 hours in ambulances @BelfastTrust appeals for help discharging medically fit patients.

“Our hospitals are in crisis…If we can’t get patients out of hospitals who no longer need to be there we can’t get seriously ill patients in.” x.com/belfasttrust...

A doctor writes from the North: The grass is looking greener down the road While the NHS as a whole in the UK falls down the world league of health systems, here in the North we are in a league of our own – and it isn’t a very good one

“I am seeing an increasing number of people asking for a private referral, people who can little afford it and are turning to credit or their meagre life savings to pay for it.” Dr Michael McKenna, Falls Rd @IrishTimes www.irishtimes.com/health/2024/...

Sky watching. A beautiful day to walk the legs of yourself. #MussendenTemple #Downhill

As hundreds wait on hospital beds important analysis on how we got here @mlchealth @BBCNewsNI

“A major part of the problem is there hasn't been enough done to support people and staff in the community to prevent hospital admissions..” 👇 x.com/mlchealth/st...

So sorry to hear this about your dad Glenn. Awful and not isolated.

Almost 400 people waiting to access hospital beds in NI Most of the extra beds which are used in an emergency are already occupied, BBC understands.

Almost 400 people are waiting for a hospital bed in Northern Ireland @BBCNewsNI

35 ambulances are unable to offload at emergency departments as there isn't the space to facilitate crews or patients. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Well, did you make it through Christmas?”

Another great video to watch during these “quiet days” from Mrs J @CMJohnstonNI #MentalHealth x.com/cmjohnstonni...

#Gaza - Five more journalists killed inside their press vehicle in Israeli strike. It comes after a father of a two-week-old Palestinian girl told the BBC how his baby daughter froze to death in a tent in Gaza - the third child in a week to die in similar conditions.

Thanks. Happy Christmas

Thanks Barry. Happy Christmas.

Kyran Durnin's mother refuses to comment on son's disappearance EXCLUSIVE: Dayla Durnin has been living in England for the past few months and was questioned by our reporter while attending a football match in Ipswich at the weekend

Dayla Durnin - Nicola Donnelly @nikkide2012 @IrishMirror find Kyran’s mum on her way to a Premier League football match in England. She refuses to answer questions on her son’s disappearance.https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/kyran-durnins-mother-refuses-comment-34362327

#Kyran - Photographs from phone given to gardai last week provide proof of his last known location. Drogheda, early June 2022 @Independent_ie Maeve Sheehan

YouTube video by StOliversCC Caravan Of Love - St Oliver's Christmas 2024

DROGHEDA - Caravan Of Love @StOliversCC

If you need some light and joy today watch this brilliant, heartfelt Christmas video by the St Oliver's Community College music pupils - YouTube

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