01 June 2021 A woman, aged 27, has died following a mysterious road collision in Dundonald on Tuesday. Police were called to the scene on Comber Road at around 4.30am after a BMW was involved in a crash however the occupants had left the scene in another car. 01 June 2021 An investigation has launched after a number of businesses were damaged by a blaze in The Diamond in Portstewart. The alarm was raised at 5am on Monday, however fire crews were called back at around 9.30am. A chip shop, coffee shop and hairdressers were damaged as a result. An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Pandemic Exposes Deterimental Impact Of Austerity On Education The detrimental impact of a decade of austerity on education budgets and the socioeconomic polarisation of Northern Ireland s community has been exposed by Covid-19, a report has found.
The findings were published in a report examining the links between persistent educational underachievement and socioeconomic background.
Based on statistics from schools and further and higher education, it found that boys, especially those entitled to free school meals from both sides of the community divide, are underachieving.
The report proposed interventions to help support boys in learning.
Noel Purdy, chairman of the expert panel on educational underachievement, said the interventions would help boys maximise their potential.