Mike Farrar, who was made permanent secretary in April, said he is optimistic about the future for the health service in the region.

RTE executives have defended an unfinished newsroom promo which is expected to cost 77,000 euro plus VAT, a committee has heard. The advertisement aims to portray “a day in the life” of three RTE ...

Attempts to tell Heathrow airport’s sleeping chief executive that the airport had been closed because of a power outage failed because his bedside phone was on silent, an inquiry has found. Thomas ...

Northern Ireland’s health service is expected to face a £600 million budget shortfall. Stormont Health Minister Mike Nesbitt described financial plans being finalised which will be “unprecedented in ...

The new leader of Northern Ireland’s Department of Health says there is potential for the region to have one of the best health systems in the world. Mike Farrar took up the position of permanent ...

A 74-year-old former surgeon who raped hundreds of victims over more than two decades has been given the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison by a French court. Joel Le Scouarnec was found guilty of ...

Kellanova, or Kellogg's, has revealed that customers will not be able to buy one of its cereals going forward.

Lindsey Burrow, wife of rugby league legend Rob Burrow, planted wildflowers today at the National Trust’s Quarry Bank to mark Celebration Day ...

A farmhouse on the estate of the former family home of Diana, Princess of Wales has been “burnt down by vandals”, her brother said. Earl Spencer said he was “stunned” to learn that a farmhouse was ...

The building society suggested that customers were switching from rival banks in order to make use of its branch network.

Central Co-op members and customers can get vouchers to spend in stores following the recent stock issue - how to get yours ...

Despite being thought of as a predominantly winter illness, 'summer flu' can also affect people, as has been reported recently. Although we are technically still in spring (who else is counting down ...