Podcast

Best of Nolan

Author: BBC
Feed episode count: 21
Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02nrvbm
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Summary

Stephen Nolan's no nonsense approach to confronting the biggest issues of the day: an unmissable mixture of news, phone ins and entertainment. From BBC Radio Ulster

Episodes

Sep 21, 2026 · not_requested

Major questions for the Justice Minister over how a convicted killer absconded from prison

Duration seconds: 4151
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0pbq1zb

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Sep 18, 2026 · not_requested

Another pay rise for MLAs – some political parties say they don’t want it – will they give it back?

Duration seconds: 3358
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0pb8htc

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Sep 17, 2026 · not_requested

Major Queen’s University report claims academic selection results in multiple, negative outcomes

Duration seconds: 2925
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0pb1c54

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Sep 16, 2026 · not_requested

Noah Donohoe inquest : Jury give their verdict but questions still remain

Duration seconds: 3518
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p9vl5c

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Sep 15, 2026 · not_requested

Robert Hamill Inquiry : serious flaws in RUC investigation, but officers could not have prevented the murder

Duration seconds: 3291
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p9pqwx

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Sep 14, 2026 · not_requested

Reaction as US President Donald Trump sparks political controversy after calling for a united Ireland

Duration seconds: 4726
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p9k2v1

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Sep 11, 2026 · not_requested

Education minister on NI budget and giving school girls right to wear trousers

Duration seconds: 3379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p944g8

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Sep 10, 2026 · not_requested

Offensive flag left up after Stormont contractors refuse to remove it without “community reps” approval

Duration seconds: 2700
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p8xc2b

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Sep 9, 2026 · not_requested

PSNI to arm more officers with tasers – after it’s revealed officers more likely to ‘wait to be assaulted’ before using force

Duration seconds: 2672
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p8q1jg

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Sep 8, 2026 · not_requested

Nursery school provision – Education Minister stops families on benefits being prioritised over working families. Fair?

Duration seconds: 2378
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p8jj9l

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Sep 7, 2026 · not_requested

Dep for Infrastructure say flags celebrating LVF leader Billy Wright are to intimidate – but PSNI say they aren’t illegal

Duration seconds: 2316
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p8cz24

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Sep 4, 2026 · not_requested

New Health Minister, new review – Robbie Butler to appoint committee to review health service. But do we really need another?

Duration seconds: 3255
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p7z1bc

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Sep 3, 2026 · not_requested

Portadown Orange Order threaten more legal action if they don’t get to parade down Garvaghy road

Duration seconds: 4912
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p7q1l1

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Sep 2, 2026 · not_requested

Secretary of State backs Parades Commission – he has confidence in them, unionists don’t. What now?

Duration seconds: 3745
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p7hr62

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Sep 1, 2026 · not_requested

Speculation NI Secretary to meet Parades Commission today - will he back them or sack them?

Duration seconds: 6537
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p7bnbq

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Aug 31, 2026 · not_requested

DUP MLA Carla Lockhart says ‘confidence cannot be restored’ in Parades Commission as Drumcree debate continues

Duration seconds: 4216
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p772rb

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Aug 28, 2026 · not_requested

Calls for more resignations from the Parades Commission as controversy rumbles on

Duration seconds: 4415
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p6sc51

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Aug 27, 2026 · not_requested

Pressure on Parades Commission ramps up as Orange Order call for resignations

Duration seconds: 4651
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p6k7jm

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Aug 26, 2026 · not_requested

Drumcree ruling: can the Parades Commission survive?

Duration seconds: 3213
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p6c262

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Aug 25, 2026 · not_requested

Back to school costs – are families given enough support to meet uniform needs?

Duration seconds: 3283
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p66rhc

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Aug 24, 2026 · not_requested

Surgeons warn they are 'concerned' that 'political votes' are being put ahead of 'patient safety'

Duration seconds: 2068
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p622dh

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Aug 21, 2026 · not_requested

Nolan animal welfare investigation Day 2 - major questions remain for authorities after two dogs died in cages inside house

Duration seconds: 1919
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p5nbp3

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Aug 20, 2026 · not_requested

Two dogs suffer excruciating death despite local residents repeatedly calling on authorities to intervene - Nolan reports

Duration seconds: 3559
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p5fpxs

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Aug 19, 2026 · not_requested

Health Minister Mike Nesbitt resigns after fallout out with UUP Leader Jon Burrows over Causeway Hospital - Nolan gets reaction

Duration seconds: 4067
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p5801y

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Aug 18, 2026 · not_requested

After teen deaths in RoI it emerges Gardai are not 'pursuit trained'. Are enough PSNI officers trained to make roads safer?

Duration seconds: 1846
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p53g23

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Aug 17, 2026 · not_requested

Police Ombudsman Investigator speaks exclusively to the Nolan Show : says staff 'urgently' need policy clarification

Duration seconds: 2834
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p4yg8s

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Aug 14, 2026 · not_requested

New Police Ombudsman Jacquie Durkin issues open letter on office’s position on sexual abuse allegations against police officers

Duration seconds: 3930
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p4j3c9

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Aug 13, 2026 · not_requested

‘Believe victims who say they’ve been sexually abused by police’ – new Ombudsman gives her first Nolan interview plus reaction.

Duration seconds: 3466
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p48cls

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Aug 12, 2026 · not_requested

How stable is Stormont? Nolan asks if the parties are delivering for the people of Northern Ireland

Duration seconds: 3214
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p41c1x

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Aug 11, 2026 · not_requested

Loyalist Jamie Bryson accuses Nolan Show of Fleadh propaganda and smearing unionist culture

Duration seconds: 2705
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3wq14

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Aug 10, 2026 · not_requested

After the success of the Fleadh in Belfast – what can be learnt from it for future events?

Duration seconds: 3237
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p3p4vt

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Aug 7, 2026 · not_requested

Councillor claims authorities are cracking down harder on homelessness during the Fleadh

Duration seconds: 2569
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p36tg7

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Aug 6, 2026 · not_requested

After the success of the Fleadh – should Belfast City Centre be pedestrianised all the time?

Duration seconds: 1908
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p2zlhj

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Aug 5, 2026 · not_requested

Jamaican woman targeted in racist attack in Ards - wants to move to a nationalist area. Does loyalism have a racism problem?

Duration seconds: 3249
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p2r9tx

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Aug 4, 2026 · not_requested

Motorist driving at 81 mph in 40 zone, an ‘R’ driver speeding at 123 mph. Senior PSNI officer's concern at speeding statistics

Duration seconds: 1928
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p2kc4h

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Jul 23, 2026 · not_requested

A heartbreaking story as a woman suffers a miscarriage in A and E after waiting hours for treatment

Duration seconds: 1823
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p0d9pm

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Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested

Business owner raises serious concerns over drug use and crime in Belfast City Centre ahead of Fleadh

Duration seconds: 4914
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0p05tb5

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Jul 21, 2026 · not_requested

Nine year old organ donation champion Dáithí gets lifesaving heart transplant after 8 year wait – his father speaks on Nolan

Duration seconds: 4269
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nzzsdn

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Jul 20, 2026 · not_requested

Serious disorder in west Belfast – many young people involved. Parents watching on. What should be done to stop it?

Duration seconds: 2681
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nzt5js

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Jul 17, 2026 · not_requested

Andy Burnham to become Labour leader - what could it mean for Northern Ireland?

Duration seconds: 3247
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nzcc6x

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Jul 16, 2026 · not_requested

Is it time for an outright ban on e-scooters and e-scramblers in Northern Ireland?

Duration seconds: 3581
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nz3ht9

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Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested

BBC Licence Fee – no longer ‘fit for purpose’ says new Director General – so, what should replace it?

Duration seconds: 2311
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nyw996

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Jul 14, 2026 · not_requested

How would loyalist culture, like bonfires, be accommodated in the event of a united Ireland? What would have to change?

Duration seconds: 3033
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nyp7rn

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Jul 13, 2026 · not_requested

Homes set alight, man dies after falling from pyre: is it time for tighter bonfire regulation?

Duration seconds: 3210
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nyh6v2

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Jul 10, 2026 · not_requested

Should police have intervened before a bonfire in Moygashel, which had a replica of a mosque on top of it, was lit?

Duration seconds: 4330
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ny0y1y

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Jul 9, 2026 · not_requested

Replica of mosque placed on top of loyalist bonfire condemned as ‘anti-Muslim hatred’

Duration seconds: 4335
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxr89v

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Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested

Bonfire protection : homeowner living close to a bonfire criticises Housing Executive for only boarding up some properties

Duration seconds: 2412
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxjcxr

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Jul 7, 2026 · not_requested

Police trial new camera that detects speeding vehicles from up to 1km away- sneaky surveillance or right move to catch drivers?

Duration seconds: 4362
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nxb2rk

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Jul 6, 2026 · not_requested

Casement Park : DUP Sports Minister Gordon Lyons talks to Nolan about a ‘reduced capacity’ redevelopment

Duration seconds: 3530
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nx43yv

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Jul 3, 2026 · not_requested

Loyalist paramilitaries - including paramilitary leaders - involved in recent racist disorder says Chief Constable

Duration seconds: 2379
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwmpt6

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Jul 2, 2026 · not_requested

DUP leader Gavin Robinson on Nolan about budget talks and Donaldson fall out

Duration seconds: 2289
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nwc6l8

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Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson scandal : DUP faces further scrutiny

Duration seconds: 1906
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nw3rhd

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Jun 30, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson scandal – continuing questions for the DUP

Duration seconds: 1314
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvxjm9

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Jun 29, 2026 · not_requested

Donaldson scandal – what are the implications for the DUP and its safeguarding policies?

Duration seconds: 2271
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nvqqd8

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Jun 26, 2026 · not_requested

Stormont recovers ‘back-up data’ in electric car charging row

Duration seconds: 968
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nv8vq8

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Jun 25, 2026 · not_requested

NI Civil Service staff told not to participate in Pride parades in 'official capacity’ – organisers are ‘deeply disappointed’

Duration seconds: 2067
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nv0ld0

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Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested

Protect community relations or remove an illegal bonfire – what should the PSNI do?

Duration seconds: 2905
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nttkyx

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Jun 23, 2026 · not_requested

Ex-DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson spends first night in prison after conviction for child sexual abuse - Nolan gets reaction

Duration seconds: 4968
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntlr8z

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Jun 22, 2026 · not_requested

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer resigns – how will that affect Northern Ireland?

Duration seconds: 4832
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ntdf7p

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Jun 19, 2026 · not_requested

Belfast Trust Chief Exec says sorry over Muckamore scandal: how do we stop it from happening again?

Duration seconds: 3451
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsyjwv

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Jun 18, 2026 · not_requested

The BBC announces massive cuts across the UK – what does that mean for the future of the organisation in NI?

Duration seconds: 2237
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nspn3n

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Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested

TUV faces political pressure over 'racist' cartoon posted on social media

Duration seconds: 3013
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nsgcnm

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Jun 16, 2026 · not_requested

Police Ombudsman receives complaint that police advised health workers to show ID to masked men during last week’s riots

Duration seconds: 1585
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ns8b0x

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Jun 15, 2026 · not_requested

Belfast riots - should those that took part expect at a knock at the door from the police?

Duration seconds: 3695
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0ns34vt

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Jun 12, 2026 · not_requested

PSNI confirm that 20 plastic bullets were fired at rioters during this week's race hate disorder

Duration seconds: 4750
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrmpcd

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Jun 11, 2026 · not_requested

A second night of trouble on our streets - who is behind it?

Duration seconds: 4797
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nrcqf5

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Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested

'Rancid racism' - masked mobs burn families out of their homes and attack businesses

Duration seconds: 4721
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nr4cnb

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Jun 9, 2026 · not_requested

Shock, horror and disgust following violent north Belfast knife attack

Duration seconds: 4803
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqy1py

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Jun 8, 2026 · not_requested

Scarva protest - DUP MP rejects criticism after she was pictured standing near masked protestors

Duration seconds: 4701
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nqr2rv

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Jun 5, 2026 · not_requested

Tax lawyer says Stormont may face HMRC investigation over MLA electric car charging row

Duration seconds: 4646
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nq97sv

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Jun 4, 2026 · not_requested

Nolan Show names some of the MLAs who have charged their electric vehicles for 'free' at Stormont at public's expense

Duration seconds: 4691
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nq0px3

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Free fuel at Stormont - some MLAs power up electric cars for free whilst the public pays

Duration seconds: 4742
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npv3wt

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Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested

Free fuel at Stormont - some MLAs power up electric cars for free whilst the public pays

Duration seconds: 4694
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npt1qc

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Jun 2, 2026 · not_requested

Three more UUP MLAs move against leader Jon Burrows in briefing to the Nolan Show

Duration seconds: 4640
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npml08

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Jun 1, 2026 · not_requested

Nolan exclusive - former Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie gives an explosive interview, his first, since quitting the party

Duration seconds: 4855
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0npfvdb

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May 29, 2026 · not_requested

Cultural expression vs carrying knives in public after incident in NI park

Duration seconds: 4684
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnzz9w

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May 28, 2026 · not_requested

4 year old boy lucky to be alive says mother after he was knocked down by an e-scooter in west Belfast

Duration seconds: 4749
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnr117

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May 27, 2026 · not_requested

'Shocking' - report finds NI spends most on temporary nurses in UK – over £160M for one year

Duration seconds: 4730
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0nnj5j5

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