Paisley, the man who finally said Yes, to step down as Stormont leader

The Institute of Public Health (IPH) in Ireland is to launch the results of Decent Food for All (DFfA) - a major project to improve community diet - tomorrow morning, Tuesday, 2 December 2008. DFfA was funded by the Food Safety Promotion Board (safefood) and the Food Standards Agency Northern Ireland. The project lasted four years and included hundreds of interventions to improve the community diet in poorer parts of Armagh and South Tyrone.Original post by WSJ.com: Health Blog ... more

Hugh Orde, the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, confirmed tonight that he is bidding to become the next Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. ... more

Animal care employment on the rise Animal care is one of several industries in the land-based sector expected to achieve employment growth; this has been driven largely by an increased awareness of animal health and welfare issues. Changes in consumer lifestyles have also impacted on pet ownership and how pets are looked after; this has been greatly influenced by the media through animal documentaries. Claire Currie developed a passion for working with dogs at an early age, however, it was... more

THE Lord Advocate, Elish Angiolini, yesterday launched a fierce attack on Scotland’s rape laws, blaming them for the country’s internationally low conviction rate.... more

GORDON Brown held two secret meetings with Sir Menzies Campbell during last year’s Scottish election campaign in an attempt to forge a new Labour-Liberal Democrat coalitio... more

Detectives seeking truth in island scandal have had impact north of Border, writes TANYA THOMPSON... more