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Covid-19: Care home resident died after missing Covid-19 jab

Covid-19: Care home resident died after missing Covid-19 jab By Conor Spackman and Claire Irwin BBC Spotlight image captionDorothy Kane and other temporary care home residents were not vaccinated A 92-year-old woman died with Covid-19 weeks after she, and other temporary care home residents, were skipped over during the vaccination programme. Vaccinators came to the County Antrim care home where Dorothy Kane, from Ballymena, was staying on 16 December 2020. However, a Department of Health policy at that stage meant only permanent residents got the jab. Dorothy tested positive for Covid-19 on 20 January 2021 and died a week later. Her daughter Maxine Kane said she was denied the chance to spend precious final hours with mother because of the fact she had contracted the virus.

Green energy: NI's wind turbines generate controversy

BBC News By Conor Spackman and Claire Irwin BBC Spotlight image copyrightPA Fifteen years ago, hardly any of the electricity we use in Northern Ireland came from renewable sources like wind and solar power. Polluting fossil fuels, many of them sourced from distant lands, were our staple. But all that has changed. In the year to March 2020, renewable sources provided almost 47% of our power, easily hitting the Northern Ireland Executive s target of 40% by 2020. It is a remarkable achievement, good news for the environment and our energy security. But the scheme that did much of the heavy lifting to get us there, the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO), is under ongoing scrutiny.

Green energy: NI's wind turbines generate controversy