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Derry News

Charity roller-skate to be held in memory of young Derry mum

Derry mum of two, Hayley Rodgers, sadly passed away last May at just 34 years old from Breast Cancer. One year on, her family and friends want to honour her memory and raise money for Marie Curie and those who looked after Hayley towards the end of ...

20 May 2022 at 17:33

Local News

Public urged to sign petition to stop people dying in poverty

SDLP Bann councillor Helena Dallat O’Driscoll has encouraged the public to sign a petition aiming to stop people dying in poverty. According to Marie Curie, 90,000 people die in poverty every year in the UK. The charity has launched a petition ...

18 May 2022 at 13:33

Scotland

Holyrood falls silent to mark two years since first Covid lockdown

A minute’s silence has been observed at Holyrood two years on from the first Covid lockdown, to “reflect and remember” those who have died during the pandemic. Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone was joined by leaders from ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:55

Health & Wellbeing

How to cope with a cancer diagnosis in your own way, as comedian Janey Godley highlights you don’t always have to ‘fight’

Comedian Janey Godley shared an honest update on Facebook this week, about accepting how she “may be facing death”. The 61-year-old Scottish comic, known for stand-up and appearances on Have I Got News For You, as well as her hilarious ...

24 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

Cancers services in Northern Ireland facing ‘massive perfect storm’, MLAs warned

Cancer services in Northern Ireland are facing a “massive perfect storm” due to budget uncertainty and pandemic disruption, MLAs have been warned. Representatives of leading cancer charities briefed the Assembly’s health committee on ...

24 Feb 2022 at 16:55

Scotland

Minute’s silence at Holyrood as country marks two years since Covid lockdown

Two years on from the first Covid lockdown, a special ceremony will be held at Holyrood to “reflect and remember” those who have died during the pandemic. Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer Alison Johnstone will be joined by ...

23 Mar 2022 at 03:55

Boris Johnson pays tribute to Covid victims on national day of reflection

The Prime Minister has paid tribute to the “heroic efforts” of NHS staff and offered his sympathies to everyone bereaved by coronavirus on the second anniversary of the first national lockdown. Boris Johnson said those who ...

23 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Actor Greg Wise on having therapy: It’s absolutely saved my life

Actor and producer Greg Wise has credited therapy with saving his life and his relationships as he cared for his sister Clare before her death. The 55-year-old said he felt “fortunate” to have been able to access ...

07 Mar 2022 at 01:25

More than 90,000 people ‘die in poverty in UK every year’

More than 90,000 people die in poverty in the UK every year, new estimates suggest, prompting campaigners to warn that society is facing a “cost-of-dying” crisis. Working-age adults are twice as likely to die ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Man plans Land’s End to John O’Groats scooter record bid in charity challenge

A man is hoping to travel 1,000 miles from Land’s End to John O’Groats on a scooter and set a new Guinness world record as part of a charity challenge. Stuart Jamieson, 46, from Bo’ness, West Lothian, is ...

26 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Home

Derry family call for improved palliative care in NI after death of their father

Linda Cooper's father, Derry man Patrick Kelly, died earlier in June at his home in Derry at the age of 85. In a speech to Stormont, Mrs Cooper, a nurse from Newtownabbey, explained how she felt that ...

16 Nov 2022 at 17:33

Derry News

Marie Curie addresses Derry City Council about stark reality of terminally ill people dying in poverty

Derry City councillors heard the stark reality that Derry and Strabane has the second highest rate of people dying in poverty in Northern Ireland when leading end of life charity Marie Curie made a ...

11 Nov 2022 at 16:33

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