The number of adults with chronic breathing problems in the North is expected to rise to 40,000 by the end of the decade, it was claimed today.

HEALTH services throughout the country are being urged to plan for significant increases in the number of people with breathing difficulties over the next decade.

People live longer in Ballymoney than anywhere else on the island, it was revealed today.

DEATH rates from injury, including suicide and traffic accidents are higher here than any of our near neighbours, a new survey has found.

The Government squandering of disability services funding has resulted in the longest waiting list for full-time residential services in a decade, it was claimed today.

DEMAND for full-time residential care for people with intellectual disabilities is at an all-time high, a report shows.

Eddie Cassidy