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A Fijian man who moved to NI says he wants to help save his new home from the impact of climate change.

A patient of the ex-neurologist, who was struck off the medical register, was misdiagnosed, review finds.

The relatives of Mark Hall and Jim Donegan, who were shot dead in separate Belfast attacks, speak out.

The head of the Department of Health tells BBC Spotlight the service is in trouble and needs help.

An animal charity believes there could be up to 14,000 badger baiting incidents each year.

BBC Spotlight finds evidence that Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has voiced its concerns.

The consultant Dr Michael Watt is at the centre of Northern Ireland's biggest ever patient recall.

Local council land deal to feature on BBCs Spotlight The programme will centre on a deal around public land. Reporter: ); A County Derry council is to be the subject of a BBC investigative documentary tonight. North Coast Land Deals, by BBC Spotlight, will see Conor Spackman investigate a one pound deal for public land in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council Area. The documentary will delve into the details surrounding a deal which left a staunch unionist and republican on the same sid...

Covid-19: Care home resident died after missing Covid-19 jab By Conor Spackman and Claire Irwin BBC Spotlight image captionDorothy Kane and other temporary care home residents were not vaccinated A 92-year-old woman died with Covid-19 weeks after she, and other temporary care home residents, were skipped over during the vaccination programme. Vaccinators came to the County Antrim care home where Dorothy Kane, from Ballymena, was staying on 16 December 2020. However, a Department of Health po...

BBC News By Conor Spackman and Claire Irwin BBC Spotlight image copyrightPA Fifteen years ago, hardly any of the electricity we use in Northern Ireland came from renewable sources like wind and solar power. Polluting fossil fuels, many of them sourced from distant lands, were our staple. But all that has changed. In the year to March 2020, renewable sources provided almost 47% of our power, easily hitting the Northern Ireland Executives target of 40% by 2020. It is a remarkable achievement,...