CARERS of stroke survivors are at "breaking point" as they attempt to manage their own daily needs while looking after loved ones, according to new research.

A PROMINENT Free Presbyterian and close friend of the late Ian Paisley has criticised the DUP on abortion.

NURSES are to be balloted on strike action over staffing numbers and pay for the first time.

WHEN Karen Brown "handed over" her son to staff at Muckamore Abbey Hospital in the spring of 2017, she was told "he will be safe here".

FAMILIES of Muckamore patients have being invited for 'briefings' by the Belfast health trust following further staff suspensions and fears about the future of the hospital.

STOCKPILING of drugs is among measures to ensure patients access vital medicines in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

A SPIKE in the number of fresh suspensions at the scandal-hit Muckamore Abbey hospital has sparked concerns about its future - and intensified pressure for a public inquiry.

A STALLED new suicide strategy for Northern Ireland is being published today with a target to substantially reduce deaths over the next five years.

A Belfast-born doctor likened to disgraced medic Andrew Wakefield by Jacob Rees-Mogg has called on the high-profile MP to repeat his apology in the House of Commons.

THE father of a west Belfast toddler has joined calls for a change in the law on organ donation, which he said would "help families like us".

A PRIEST who raised hundreds of thousands of Euro for motor neurone disease (MND) research has died.

A hospital unit in Belfast has undergone a deep clean after some babies were found to have pseudomonas on their skin.

THE head of Northern Ireland's biggest nursing union has said it has written to the Belfast health trust to warn about staffing concerns at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.

CALLS are mounting for a public inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital after the latest revelations that CCTV footage has identified 1,500 crimes in just one ward.

A year after The Irish News first reported on the allegations of mistreatment of patients at a Northern Ireland hospital, police have spoken for the first time about the unprecedented criminal probe.

CONFIDENCE in the Belfast health trust's investigation into the worst abuse scandal at a Northern Ireland hospital has plummeted over the past six months.

Hospice users in Northern Ireland are suffering a "huge shame and injustice" because they are not receiving the same financial support as their counterparts in England, the charity said.

A VETERAN SDLP politician has said he is "thankful" to have escaped with just bruising and a damaged collarbone after he was hit by a van while crossing a road.

A DOCTOR at the centre of the biggest patient recall in Northern Ireland is to retire on medical grounds, it has emerged.