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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoNI schools set to offer GCSE and A Level students ‘fair and objective’ grades
An exams regulator has stated schools across the UK should offer GCSE and A Level students “fair” and “objective” final grades....
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoFive step plan to protect children and maternity services across hosptials during Covid-19 ‘surge’
In-patient paediatric wards at Newry’s Daisy Hill Hospital are expected to close within the coming days when ‘Step one’ of a...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoHealth Minister responds to frustation and concerns at lack of PPE and testing for frontline staff
Health Minister Robin Swann has dismissed claims that not enough is being done to equip NHS staff with personal protective equipment...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoFirst helping hand payments made to businesses and families facing financial uncertainty
Families and businesses are beginning to receive financial aid promised to them to help them through the uncertainty created by the...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoSix more coronavirus deaths in NI bringing total fatalities to 36
There have been six further coronavirus-related deaths in Northern Ireland over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoCoronavirus has created a ‘perfect storm’ for abusers
Coronavirus has created a three-fold “perfect storm” for abusers to groom children online by taking advantage of the crisis, NSPCC Northern...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoBelfast City to become first ‘Nightingale Hospital’ for expected surge of Covid-19 patients
Belfast City Hospital’s tower block will become Northern Ireland’s first Nightingale Hospital – for the anticipated surge of Covid-19 patients requiring...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoTwo patients die from Covid-19 in past 24 hours bringing NI fatalities to 30
A total of 30 patients in Northern Ireland have now passed after testing positive for coronavirus Covid-19. The Public Health Agency...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoNew study indicates ‘reasonable worst case scenario’ of 3,000 NI deaths if people heed advice
A reasonable worst case scenario could see 3,000 deaths in Northern Ireland over the course of 20 weeks of the coronavirus...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoSix new coronavirus deaths in NI with total now at 28, Public Health Agency confirms
There have been six more coronavirus-related deaths in Northern Ireland over the last 24 hours. The death toll now stands at...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoChief Constable confirms two police officers have coronavirus while others are self-isolating
Two serving police officers in Northern Ireland are among those who have tested positive for coronavirus. Confirmation was given by PSNI...
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Northern Ireland
/ 4 years agoMan dies overnight from Covid-19 bringing NI deaths to 23
A man has died overnight from Covid-19, bring Northern Ireland’s fatalities to 23. The BBC’s health correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly said the...