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The Charity Commission says Victoria Housing Estates Ltd, under the stewardship of Co Down solicitor Derek Tughan, lost £12m in questionable loans and suffered a £21m underspend on its properties.

This week saw the start of a series of meetings which will have even more profound consequences for all of us than Brexit.

What if we stopped rewarding people in civil society for following the rules and celebrated those who break them instead?

Another Christmas, another busy month for foodbanks. For most people, they are an abstract concept – that’s because most people never have to use them.

Earlier this week an important experiment in the exercise of democracy took place in Northern Ireland.

Key principles of our justice system could be bent or broken in cases of sexual violence. Perhaps they need to be – and, really, that’s nothing new.

Loose change is the lifeblood of charitable giving. So how will charities adapt to a cashless society?

The criminal justice system is failing rape victims in Northern Ireland. The third sector provides good support for anyone affected – but structural reform is necessary. Scope speaks with Victim Support NI.

The crisis in Northern Ireland has spread from frustration at the political impasse to disillusionment and anger at the entire system of government.

NI’s official annual transport statistics were refined earlier this year. However, from the public perspective, they do not tell us enough.

There was widespread shock at a World Wildlife Fund report published this week that revealed that mankind had wiped out 60% of all the animals on the planet since 1970.

This could prove to be a good week for mental health provision in Northern Ireland. Maybe. Not just because of more money for services - the City Deal could help, too. And it might have to.

The Big Lottery launched a £15 million fund this week to help charities make the most of digital technology, offering grants of up to £500,000.

In Northern Ireland, parents are still allowed to use corporal punishment as long as it is "reasonable chastisement". New research suggests this leads to more violence among young people than if it was banned outright.

A fascinating survey published by PwC this week shows that people in Northern Ireland are more receptive to Artificial Intelligence in health care than any other part of the UK.

Schools are saving money by cutting teaching hours - in other words, by providing less education. Urgent change is required.

One of the most toxic debates of recent times is that around immigration. It was a central issue in the Brexit referendum.

Protectionism is back. Neoliberal orthodoxy is under question. Perhaps social value, rather than suffocating trade, can layer some new thinking on top of it.

Other services have huge waiting lists but prescribing drugs to treat mental health problems takes very little time. Given the sector's fundamental lack of resources, an over-reliance on medication is unsurprising - but it needs to stop.

The Brexit debate has got so heated that it is all but impossible to absorb the facts amid the claims and counter-claims.