Armagh foster care girl in Dame Kelly Holmes mentor scheme

24 October 2013 Last updated at 06:23 Share this page Email Print Share Facebook Twitter Christina Lester met Dame Kelly Holmes at the end of the six-month mentoring scheme Continue reading the main story An Armagh teenager who has been in care most of her life is one of 20 children to complete a UK-wide mentoring scheme headed by Dame Kelly Holmes. Despite her difficult background, Christina Lester has become head girl...

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Adoption: Gay adoption 'confusion' for NI couples

There is uncertainty over the future of gay adoption in Northern Ireland, as Chris Buckler reports A gay couple have said they went to England to adopt because of confusion over the law in Northern Ireland. The Court of Appeal ruled that legislation which prevented gay, lesbian and unmarried couples from adopting children in NI was unlawful. It was the only part of the UK where the policy existed. However, Stormont's health minister plans to go to the Supreme Court to try to overturn that decision and get the ban reinstated. John Davis...

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