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Last month we reported that Belfast City Council had been granted powers to confiscate and destroy substances they believe to be so-called 'legal highs'.

We have been contacted by a mother whose son is using legal highs while hanging around Belfast City centre. Kate, which is not her real name, says her 17-year-old son has been using the psychoactive drugs for a year now, despite getting him help, he can't stop using them.

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Are you more likely to donate to charity if you are called or visited by them at your home?

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382 Farmers in Northern Ireland are still waiting on their Single Farm payment. The payments started on the 1st of December - and with hundreds of thousands still waiting to be paid, large areas of the country are being effected, with the delay having a knock-on impact on suppliers and businesses in the surrounding areas.