Michael Fitzpatrick

Reporter @bbcnewsni [email protected]

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Free electric car charging for MLAs despite travel pay. Story by @brendanhughes64 https://t.co/6XbiYv2Qjm

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The owner of Corries farm shop has said he is devastated after it was destroyed in a fire. https://t.co/Fwa70ABcA0

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Alphie Lonergan is 84 years old and the primary carer for two of his adult children. He's worried about how he'll cope after a health trust said it was withdrawing a care package. The Southern Health Trust apologised but said the decision was due to a lack of social care staff.

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"Thank God I'm in good shape, physically. Mentally, I'm under awful, awful stress."

84-four-year-old Alphie Lonergan is the primary carer for his two adult sons, but on Friday their only remaining care package will end.

https://t.co/aCFVQVgsaa

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A man who has spent 21 years as a midwife is encouraging more males to enter the profession as he prepares to retire. https://t.co/dCYUKWPrxs

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Man arrested after gardaí seize €110,000 of cannabis at Dublin office of Bauer Media, home of radio stations including Newstalk, 98FM, Today FM and Spin 1038

https://t.co/K7ACQMrh0y

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A Belfast woman in the United Arab Emirates has said she is petrified following missile strikes in the Middle East. https://t.co/rcbzIIPmTL

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The deputy first minister has said a registration scheme is likely to be launched for people from Northern Ireland living in the Middle East.
https://t.co/V1bOU4wY3M

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A new report has found that the civil service "hasn't delivered the scale and pace of reform" needed to demonstrate value for money in its workforce.
https://t.co/2E8k1GuwCr

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The principal of a County Armagh school at the centre of controversy over AI-generated explicit images has said the number of pupils targeted is in the "single figures".
https://t.co/E6d8BesBTw

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Income generated from new seasonal parking charges at four car parks on Northern Ireland's north coast was significantly lower than what was projected by the council: https://t.co/I3l8Ynu0H7

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183 patients (out of 5,309) referred for an urgent appointment with a breast cancer specialist were seen within 14 days between July and September 2025, according to health figures.

https://t.co/kPaDWd3XhM

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The mother of a boy yet to find a "suitable" special educational needs (SEN) school place has said her son "misses having friends".

https://t.co/f3V4bXgqBF

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A murder investigation is launched following the death of a 43-year-old man in Coleraine
https://t.co/vrnf5svLi4

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A County Armagh mother, whose five-year-old daughter has Spinal Muscular Atrophy said she was devastated for the former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson, who has revealed her twin daughters are battling the same disease. Michael Fitzpatrick reports.

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Welsh secondary school closed by Public Health Wales after 250 pupils and staff affected by "flu like" illness, to limit further spread of illness

Vomiting, diarrhoea, high temperatures, cough, headaches, fatigue and "general flu-like effects"

https://t.co/Qg3xRZcrbZ

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Mohamed Salah has launched an astonishing attack on Liverpool. Says he feels "thrown under the bus" and revealed relationship with Slot has broken down.
Insists "someone does not want me in the club" and left the door open to a possible exit in January.

https://t.co/6UW3eXo3zg

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Further tests have identified 44 suspect cases of bluetongue virus (BTV) in Northern Ireland
https://t.co/H8KECcT7yb

[Mícheál Lehane @MichealLehane]

Efforts by some in FF to gather signatures for a no confidence motion in the party leader. Claims that 10 of the required 12 signatures have been secured.