Health authorities have been forced to apologise again ahead of the cancellation of around 1,000 more hospital appointments as industrial action continues into next week.
Industrial action in the Northern Ireland health service is set to escalate in the lead-up to Christmas after an “improved” pay offer was rejected by trade unions.
Stormont health chiefs have come under fire for remaining tight-lipped about contingency plans to deal with looming strike action by nurses and health workers.
DUP leader Arlene Foster has called for a review of Northern Ireland’s organ donation rules after her party met with the family of a Belfast boy who needs a heart transplant.
A senior union official has admitted the forthcoming nursing strike will have an impact on patients and Northern Ireland’s already lengthy waiting lists.
Talks between Bloody Sunday families and the Apprentice Boys remain ongoing following a decision by a flute band not to attend next month’s Shutting of the Gates parade.
Arlene Foster will not put herself forward as a candidate in the forthcoming general election despite speculation she could replace David Simpson in Upper Bann, the News Letter understands.
A Presbyterian cleric has said he remains determined to tell the story of his friendship with Martin McGuinness despite “resistance” from his own congregation.
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has criticised a pledge from the Conservative Party to halt live animal exports following Brexit over animal welfare concerns.