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Indian Coronavirus variant has arrived in Northern Ireland

DOH urges public to keep up with social distancing and other precautions as the first cases of the Indian variant appear

Medical test new to Northern Ireland will offer rapid analysis of lung cancer to Derry patients

A test new to Northern Ireland is now available at Enniskillen hospital, and will provide more rapid testing and diagnosis of lung cancer

Horsemeat in Irish burgers may have European source

Silvercrest Foods claims European suppliers may be source of trace horsemeat in its products

Horse DNA found in burgers shipped to UK and Irish supermarkets

Horsemeat found in 10 of 27 burger products on sale in Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland. One Tesco burger had 29% horsemeat

New market garden scheme will benefit schools and older people in Creggan

Apex plans 65-plot allotment scheme at new housing development on Circular Road

Toxic children's facepaint alert for pound shops

Parents warned that pound shops may be supplied with 'Tartan Collection' £1 facepaint sets containing toxic levels of lead

Northern Irish people have their say on health matters in major new survey

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has published the first bulletin from the Health Survey Northern Ireland for 2012

Minister announces that all children are to received Flu Vaccine from 2014

The Flu Vaccination Programme will be extended to all children to all children from 2014

Shock as Health Minister slashes bursaries for student nurses and midwives

The basic annual bursary for nurses and midwives entering training is now to be reduced to £5,165 per annum

Breakthrough prostate cancer drug approved for use in Northern Ireland

Abiraterone – a breakthrough treatment for advanced prostate cancer – has been approved for use in Northern Ireland

Call for breakthrough drug for prostate cancer to be available in north

Abiraterone, which has been approved for use on the NHS in England and Wales, should be approved for Northern Ireland, says Mark Durkan

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Altnagelvin midwife Corina has her third child on International Midwives Day

Altnagelvin midwife Corina McGarrigle had her baby son, assisted by her colleagues, on International Midwives Day last Wednesday, 5th May

New visiting rules begin in hospitals, hospices and care homes

One person, 1 hour a day in hospitals and hospices, in children's wards 2 can visit but must 'rotate' so only 1 at a time is at bedside

McLaughlin welcomes new traffic measures on Strand Road

Decision to take cars queueing for McDonalds off road and on to Fort George site increases safety on Strand Rd, says Sinéad McLaughlin

Mural unveiled to Mark Farren at the Brandywell

Council have unveiled a mural by local company Peaball Creatives, dedicated to former Derry City player Mark Farren, at the Brandywell

Major funding initiative for Derry's culture and arts sector

Council has approved funding of £750,000 for a raft of arts, culture and heritage projects and events