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Chris Quinn: Shaping a just future for our children

The minimum age of criminal responsibility in Northern Ireland is 10 – one of the lowest in Europe.

'If we don’t record the problem, how can we solve it?': PSNI criticised over lack of paramilitary hate crime data

Senior police officers have highlighted paramilitary involvement in racist attacks.

‘People are in fear’: Muslim family set to leave Belfast following riots

There were 234 reported race hate crimes in August 2024 - the highest on record.

Pet welfare complaints soar to five-year high

Complaints across Northern Ireland’s 11 council areas rose from 5,894 in 2019 to 7,143 in 2023

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'If we don’t record the problem, how can we solve it?': PSNI criticised over lack of paramilitary hate crime data

‘People are in fear’: Muslim family set to leave Belfast following riots

Care home shortages force scores of children to stay in juvenile detention

‘She can't cope in there’: Teenager with severe learning difficulties has to stay in jail due to lack of care home places

Review into surveillance of journalists 'does not go far enough'

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