Members of a British Army unit dubbed "Britain’s secret terror force" have admitted breaking the law by firing on unarmed IRA suspects in west Belfast.

A paramedic has described how his young son died from meningitis in front of his eyes within hours of being gripped with the killer disease.

A WOMAN who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

A woman who lost both legs after contracting meningitis is warning others to spot the signs of the potentially killer disease.

Parents have been warned to protect their children against potentially killer diseases as figures show a drop in the uptake of vaccines.

WHILE a garden designed by Diarmuid Gavin is out of many people’s price range, a piece of pottery painted by the celebrity gardener is one of many that have gone under the hammer to raise funds for meningitis research.

Lives could be saved by a new iPhone app that displays the vital signs of a disease which can kill within hours, it was claimed today.

A life-saving campaign to warn students of the signs of a disease that can kill within hours was launched today.

ONE in ten young people have not heard of meningitis, the potentially lethal disease that also leaves survivors with brain damage, deafness and multiple amputations.

A MORE widely protective meningitis vaccination is to be added to the child immunisation schedule this autumn.

A right-wing opposition party looks to have won Bulgaria’s parliamentary election by a wide margin, and Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev conceded defeat.

INDAVER has been accused of trying to muscle-in on Cork County Council’s waste disposal business.

Health experts today warned young people to be extra vigilant of the potentially life-threatening meningitis virus which can kill a healthy person within hours.

The British government should hand over files on one of the biggest massacres of the North's conflict to resolve security force collusion allegations, it was claimed today.

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A LOCAL authority is planning to export domestic waste at an annual cost of up to €10 million because it has run out of space to bury its rubbish.

A new information card for nurses which could save the lives of those with meningitis has been launched.

ANGRY residents given assurances that a 250-acre superdump would not open prior to the building of a rubbish separating plant claim these promises have been reneged upon.