Women's Aid national and frontline services were contacted over 32,000 times last year, recording an increase of 12 percent on 2023. The escalation in all forms of abuse against women has been revealed with sexual abuse figures coming in at the highest up 30%, physical abuse increased by 22% with increased figures being recorded in both emotional and economic abuse.
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Israel and Iran appear to be observing a ceasefire, following an angry intervention from Donald Trump. He accused both of breaking the truce he helped broker, with the Israeli prime minister's office saying it "refrained from further attacks" after a call with the American president.
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The Junior Health Minister says all primary appointments at SouthDoc in the city will be made at the kinsale road location. Cork TD Thomas Gould raised the issue of the closure of the Blackpool out of hours GP service in the Dáil last night.
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Would you pay €80 for one bottle of water? A three-Michelin star restaurant in northern Virginia in the US offers a 'water sommelier service.
