Andrew Weir thought he wouldn't live beyond the age of 15, but he's still here and thriving 40 years on from his life-saving bone marrow transplant

NI's longest lived bone marrow transplantee

Health officials in Northern Ireland are preparing for potential cases of the tropical virus Monkeypox.

Monkeypox: No cases recorded in NI and officials say risk is 'low'

 A 62 year-old man with a spinal injury was left waiting more than two days in the Emergency Department before a hospital bed became free.

ED patient’s 'horrific' two day wait for a hospital bed

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Ambulance Service inundated with self-harm 999 calls

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service says it would need five years to fully address chronic staffing shortages. 

Ambulance chief warns of five-year wait to meet current demand 

A paramedic who was thrown into oncoming traffic while helping a patient has said he was so traumatised he didn't think he would be able to return to work.

Paramedic shaken after being pushed into oncoming traffic 

Rosie Tennyson says she "just wants to live" - and that's what drives her to keep going, after losing her leg and getting cancer within just two years. 

Mum-of-five who lost baby and leg then got breast cancer trains to run triathlon

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has warned they are facing delays responding to some less urgent calls.

Ambulance 999 call delay warning as Covid cases rise with XE subvariant detected

To manage demand, GPs have said they will be keeping a phone first system that was widely used during the pandemic.

Phone-first system for GPs to stay as system under huge pressure

Health visitors in Northern Ireland are finding that many babies born during the pandemic are struggling with language skills and social development.

Lockdown babies found to struggle socially and emotionally

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Ambulances at the entrance to the emergency department with a number of the vehicle with patients awaiting to be admitted, at Antrim Area Hospital, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland, as the emergency department and hospital is currently at full capacity.

Ten of Northern Ireland's 12 hospitals are now running over capacity and hundreds of staff are signed off sick, health bosses have warned.

NI hospitals under so much pressure some patients wait two days in A&E for beds

Anushka Asthana reports that the decision to appoint Chris Pincher led to at least some resignations from other posts.

Why did Boris Johnson not act sooner to remove the whip from Chris Pincher?

300622 People walk past part of a rocket that sits wedged in the ground in Lysychansk, Luhansk region, Ukraine, AP

Diplomatically, it’s been a good week for Ukraine but on the brutal battlefields to the east nothing has changed. The Russians continue to grind out an advance.

After Nato summit and western promises, decisive battles for Ukraine lie ahead 

Royal aides say the investigation has been completed and led to “improvements” in its own HR policies but won’t reveal what has changed or how.

Palace won’t reveal findings of bullying inquiry after claims against Meghan

The largest bill for the Royal Train was a £46,442 rail fare for when the Queen went to Scotland last June.

Buckingham Palace spending tops £100 million as repair work is ramped up

Archaeologist Jim Fitton was jailed for 15 years at the start of June for attempting to smuggle artefacts out of Iraq.

Ministers 'lobbying' for release of UK archaeologist from Iraq, ITV News told

The Communication Workers Union says BT has until the end of next week to improve its offer or it will announce strike dates. 

Union boss refuses to rule out disruption to 999 calls as BT staff back strikes

The education secretary agreed to remove 18 key clauses from his bill after former Conservative ministers lined up to accuse him of a Whitehall "power grab". 

Zahawi to strip back flagship schools' bill amid Whitehall 'power grab' claims

Arthur Hughes is the first disabled actor to play the 15th century king, who had a disability himself.

Deborah McAleese

Health Reporter, UTV