Kelly Bonner
@kellybonnerbbc.bsky.social
Reporter BBC NI
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
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kelly.bonner@bbc.co.uk
Particularly interested in addiction, homelessness and social issues
Story? Get in touch
kelly.bonner@bbc.co.uk
Drugs deaths here in NI are stubbornly high- 944 in 5 years alone! Is it time to change our drug laws and allow a safer injection facility?
March 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Drugs deaths here in NI are stubbornly high- 944 in 5 years alone! Is it time to change our drug laws and allow a safer injection facility?
We went to the town of Rojales with the George family so they could
lay flowers. The family were told the area where John was found but not the exact spot - that was distressing for them.
lay flowers. The family were told the area where John was found but not the exact spot - that was distressing for them.
January 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We went to the town of Rojales with the George family so they could
lay flowers. The family were told the area where John was found but not the exact spot - that was distressing for them.
lay flowers. The family were told the area where John was found but not the exact spot - that was distressing for them.
John George’s mother, Sharon, tells me the last three weeks have been a nightmare for her and her family.
January 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
John George’s mother, Sharon, tells me the last three weeks have been a nightmare for her and her family.
The family of John George who was murdered in Spain arrived back in Belfast yesterday. They have to wait two more weeks to get their son’s body back.
January 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The family of John George who was murdered in Spain arrived back in Belfast yesterday. They have to wait two more weeks to get their son’s body back.
I met Seanín at the Welcome Centre - she’s told me she doesn’t even know who she is anymore! “It’s not even surviving, it’s just existing”
December 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM
I met Seanín at the Welcome Centre - she’s told me she doesn’t even know who she is anymore! “It’s not even surviving, it’s just existing”
The conditions that some foreign nationals are living in are shocking. Completely isolated from people. If someone takes an overdose here the Welcome Organisation team told me they’d more than likely die before they could be helped.
November 18, 2024 at 12:03 PM
The conditions that some foreign nationals are living in are shocking. Completely isolated from people. If someone takes an overdose here the Welcome Organisation team told me they’d more than likely die before they could be helped.