US investors are buying up UK care homes - a situation regulators say they are "watching carefully" in case it threatens plans for a National Care Service.

The Department of Health has decided to take back £1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.

"Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch," they charity says.

Women are sharing their experiences with chronic urinary tract infections on social media in an effort to break the stigma surrounding UTIs.