More than half of applications for pension credit have been rejected since Rachel Reeves announced changes to the winter fuel ...

A Belfast hospice patient has inspired a revised version of the festive poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’ as part of ...

The true story of a Belfast hospice patient has inspired a poignant new Christmas charity campaign from Marie Curie.

A scheme to keep terminally ill patients cared for in the comfort of their own homes has been nominated for a national award. The Marie Curie Responsive Emergency Assessment and Community Team ...

Rachel Reeves was dubbed ‘the Grinch who stole Christmas’ for refusing to exempt hospices from the national insurance hike in ...

Environment minister Andrew Muir was also convinced to take part, and attended with local Alliance councillor Gillian McCollum, who was dressed as an elf.

The Government said £100 million for adults and children’s hospices is the biggest investment in a generation.

Crowds of swimmers have swapped traditional festive frolics for a dip in the chilly sea at the Co Down coast. The annual ...

Among those who braved the elements on the Christmas Eve swim in Helen’s Bay were a couple who first met at the event last ...

It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and ...

It’s that time of year again … and we’ve invited 30 of our writers, from fields as disparate as wildlife ecology and mathematics to literature and politics, to share their best books of of 2024.