Northern Ireland (UK)

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Northern Ireland News Headlines

• Two groups to contribute to abuse compensation
  Barnardo's and the Good Shepherd Sisters intend to make an interim payment into redress scheme.
• Call for urgent action to help retain GPs
  Issues must be addressed to ensure doctors stay in the profession and in Northern Ireland, report says.
• Police to close 11 station front desks
  The enquiry offices are open to the public and there are 28 of them across Northern Ireland.
• The plans to ease Cookstown's congestion problems
  The town is known for having one of the longest and busiest main streets in Northern Ireland.
• Officer dismissed after sex with vulnerable woman
  The incident occurred whilst he was on duty in an industrial estate in Antrim in 2016.
• Sinn Féin disregarded court over Kingsmills - UUP
  Doug Beattie writes to the justice minister to ask what action is available to deal with the issue.
• Defective property law to end 'unfair disparity'
  Victoria Square residents had to evacuate in 2019 due to safety fears about the building's structure.
• Long waiting lists for children 'a catastrophe'
  A new report finds waiting lists increased by 172% for general outpatient care over seven years.
• Ex-officer guilty after false murder attempt claim
  A former PSNI officer admits perverting justice over claims he was confronted by a masked gunman.
• Closure of Waterside Theatre a 'bitter blow'
  The Derry theatre has announced it will close later this year after it was told funding had been cut.
• Yellow weather warning for Northern Ireland ends
  A yellow weather warning for strong winds issued by the Met Office has now ended.
• No further action over FP McCann immigration raid
  The Home Office detained 13 workers at a work site in March but has now issued a "no action notice".
• Campaigners concern about A1 safety upgrade delays
  More than 40 people have been killed in crashes on the road in the past 20 years.
• Kathleen Thompson family lose case over prosecution
  The mother-of-six was shot dead by the Army in the back garden of her home in Creggan in 1971.
• Blue Lights series two promises 'absolute chaos'
  The Belfast-based police drama returns to our screens on Monday 15 April.
• 'It was fear in the air, fear in children's eyes'
  Leanne Devine says "traumatised" customers came into her salon having run in fear for their lives.
• Photography project 'breaks the stigma' on trauma
  A community project in Belfast is using the arts to tackle problems caused by addiction and trauma.
• Warning of wet weather threat to food production
  The Ulster Farmers' Union says frustration is giving way to despair among farmers and producers.
• Northern Ireland weather forecast
  The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.
• Little Amal Syrian refugee puppet to visit NI
  A series of events are announced to welcome a puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, Little Amal.

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