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Young offenders institute healthcare staff overstretched, say inspectors HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland visited HMP YOI Grampian (Victoria Jones/PA) Healthcare staff at a young offenders institute are feeling “over-stretched and stressed” because of their high workload, an inspection has found. Prison inspectors described this is a “key concern” and said that reducing the increased demands on nursing time and resources should be treated as a priority at HMP Young Offenders Inst...

HMP and YOI Grampian - the replacement for Peterhead and Aberdeen prisons - opened back in 2014.

HEALTHCARE staff at a young offenders institute are feeling “overstretched and stressed” because of their high workload, an inspection has found.

BBC News By Mark Simpson image captionThousands attended the funeral in June The barrister who investigated how Belfast City Council organised the cremation of republican Bobby Storey has added more information to his final report - a week after it was published. It is understood Peter Coll QC spoke to City Hall party leaders on Thursday and explained the reasons for including it. But he made it clear that it did not change his findings or conclusions, which were published last week. Two extra ...

An investigation examined Belfast City Council's handling of the republican's cremation.

City of London (iStock) London, Feb 14, 2021 (AFP) -Europes financial capital is feeling the cold of Brexit but UK officials insist the City of London is suffering a temporary blip and is well-positioned to profit from new trading horizons. For the first time last month, as Britains withdrawal from the EU took full effect, Londons financial district lost its European share trading crown to Amsterdam. Researchers at IHS Markit attributed the decline to a "relatively hard Brex...

A barrister has examined how Belfast City Council organised the cremation of Bobby Storey last year.

City of London pays early price of hard Brexit

LONDON, Feb 14 — Europe’s financial capital is feeling the cold of Brexit but UK officials insist the City of London is suffering a temporary blip and is well-positioned to profit from new trading horizons. For the first time last month, as Britain’s withdrawal from the EU took full effect,...

Mark Sykes says intervention at a Troubles commemoration in south Belfast should not have happened.