Northern Ireland A&E waiting times ‘worst on record during December’

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26 Jan, 2018 Northern Ireland A&E waiting times 'worst on record during December' More than 2,000 people were forced to wait over 12 hours at emergency departments in Northern Ireland last month, by far the highest on record. Latest News Ex-minister 'frustated' by year long delay on sentencing review A former justice minister has expressed 'frustration' on behalf of a family bereaved by a drunk driver after she found that a review covering lenient sentencing began a full year after she had announced it. Co Down teenager caught with hundreds of child abuse images given community service and probation A Co Down teenager who continued to dupe schoolboys into sending him indecent pictures even after being caught with hundreds of child sex abuse images, was yesterday freed on a combination order of 100 hours community service and two years' probation. Co Antrim grandmother given community service for causing death of young grandson Jackson Turner A Co Antrim grandmother who killed her grandson in an almost head-on two-car collision during a "moment of inadvertence'' was handed a 150-hour community service order on Friday. Harrowing account of girl with mental illness who died in a Nazi gas chamber There have already been many memorial events leading up to tomorrow's Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD), some of them mentioned recently on Roamer's page. Sport Update Big names sign up for charity football match at Seaview Following the success of last year's Road Racers v Short Circuit Riders charity football match, Gary Dunlop and Nikki Coates have organised the event once more at Crusaders FC ground Seaview on Sunday. Hamilton highlights Murray's strong Glenavon start as striker prepares to face former club Stephen Murray will face familiar opposition in his next bid to build momentum towards a bright future at Glenavon. Ballymena and Linfield both hoping to bounce back from disappointing results Linfield and Ballymena United will both be looking to bounce back from disappointing results when they tackle each other at the Ballymena Showgrounds tomorrow afternoon. And finally... FIRST LOOK: West Coast Cooler's Belfast FASHIONWEEK launch Cathy Martin and her team wowed with some seriously showstopping looks at the launch of West Coast Cooler's Belfast FASHIONWEEK Spring/ Summer 2018 launch on Thursday. See all the day's news here

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