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In photos: Thousands gather in Derry for vigil in memory of mum-of-two Amy Doherty

Amy’s mother Sharon said, during an emotional address to the crowd, that her daughter had been “brutally taken from us and her babies”.

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Mum of child killed getting off school bus calls on Minister to go "full pelt" to get legislation passed

The consultation on overtaking and passing buses explores whether clearer, more targeted rules on driver behaviour around buses could help reduce risk, particularly at the point when children are getting on and off buses.

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Strange and tense exchanges at Belfast City Hall over gender inequality proposal

TUV Councillor asks “What genders are they proposing?”

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Police's new scathing four-word response after Lucy Letby claims - full statement

MP David Davis accused Cheshire Constabulary of having "cherrypicked" statistics in the Lucy Letby case that resulted in her conviction for killing several babies

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Aer Lingus chaos: ‘Grateful we lost power on the ground’ says passenger

A passenger has spoken about their Aer Lingus flight being cancelled after "the plane lost power"

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Education Minister rejects allegations of bullying made by former senior civil servant

Head of the Civil Service Jayne Brady declined to confirm or deny to Belfast Live whether an HR investigation had taken place

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Belfast man who kicked in front door of home housing foreign nationals sentenced

The judge said Bell participated in a "violent attack on a house" by kicking the door in "oblivious to whether anyone was in that house or not in that house"

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EA confirms u-turn on special needs summer schemes

Stormont had been due to be recalled on Tuesday to discuss the issue

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Man aged 30 appears in court charged with murder of Amy Doherty

Court papers said the murder charge was aggravated by reason of involving domestic abuse

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'My son was diagnosed with hearing loss at just 12 weeks old'

His parents have praised the compassionate care and ongoing help they have received since their son's diagnosis

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One man hospitalised after two-vehicle crash in South Belfast

The incident occurred this morning and resulted in one man transported to hospital

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Police called following incident at minister's constituency office

In a statement, the PSNI said that enquiries are ongoing

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Co Down war time generation 'baffled' by council defunding

The lack of funding could now spell the end to a hall that has served across the whole community sinced 1952.

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American tourist visits Benidorm for first time and is left confused by 1 thing

An American travel enthusiast has shared his honest review of Benidorm after visiting the Spanish party hotspot for the first time, revealing he was repeatedly confused by one strange question

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Man charged with the murder of Amy Doherty in Derry

Earlier this week, the PSNI said he was 'medically unfit' for police interview

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Givan asks for cancellation of special school summer schemes to be ‘revisited’

It comes as MLAs look set to be recalled from their Easter break following widespread criticism of the decision

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New trial date set in Chloe Mitchell murder case

Madam Justice McBride confirmed that the trial would commence on Tuesday, April 28

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Man who broke into Grand Central causing £12k in damages while high on spice sentenced

The 34-year-old jumped over a wall in an attempt to escape

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'I ditched Ireland for dream life in Amsterdam but everything went wrong'

Jordyn Lee, 27, relocated to Amsterdam with her boyfriend for a fresh start, however her new 'dream life' didn't work out as planned as she soon had to return to Ireland

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MLAs set to be recalled over cancellation of special school summer schemes

The Alliance Party has tabled a recall motion at the Assembly after describing the decision as “nothing short of disgraceful”.