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Trees to be replanted at another location after removal from Stranmillis path for flood scheme

Local residents met with the Department for Infrastructure to discuss the replanting of trees and hedgerows

Belfast Live · Feb 18, 2023

Call for safety upgrades at 'dangerous' South Belfast junction following multiple collisions

"I know people who actively avoid using this junction due to fear for their safety"

Belfast Live · Feb 17, 2023

Walsh confirms mid-March departure from Labor Department - Roll Call

Labor Secretary Marty Walsh touted the department's achievements during his tenure as he told staff he would leave in mid-March.

Roll Call · Feb 16, 2023

Justice Dept admits not knowing how long Banksia Hill detainees have been locked in cells

The Department of Justice's Director-General says the gap in recording was only realised as a result of legal action against Banksia Hill.

ABC News · Feb 15, 2023

Stormont department facing High Court action over MOT tests on diesel cars

Environmental campaigners say DfI failed to identify harmful emissions levels during MOT tests for 17 years

Belfast Live · Feb 14, 2023

Never-released internal NYPD report cites ‘shortcomings and missteps’ in response to 2020 George Floyd protests

A never-released internal NYPD report paints a damning picture of the department’s handling of the George Floyd protests in 2020 that led to days of rioting and looting across the city — finding that no single police commander was calling the shots, officers lacked “timely intelligence” in the first days…

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023

Senators fault Department of Justice for 'appalling' conditions in jails

LOS ANGELES — The federal government started investigating Los Angeles jails in 1996 — back when Bill Clinton was president, the Spice Girls were all the rage, and Tupac Shakur's killing dominated the news.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 13, 2023

Home Affairs boss Mike Pezzullo admits 'human error' allowed Nauru offshore processing instrument to lapse

The Home Affairs secretary says his department 'messed up' by accidentally allowing Australia's offshore processing policy to lapse.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Primary school kids made to cross three lanes of high-speed 100km/h traffic to get to school

They were denied access to the school bus as their home is within 3.2km of the school - but the walking route is across multiple lanes of high-speed traffic

Irish Mirror · Feb 12, 2023

Veteran Shaun Spain, who took his life, blamed Department of Veterans' Affairs

Shaun Spain spent 15 years in the army and completed five tours in East Timor, Afghanistan and Iraq. Before he died, he left a note.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023