Health Minister Robin Swann says the executive will clear up confusion around restrictions on Friday.

Two women take legal action highlighting Northern Ireland's lengthy hospital waiting lists.

The airline warns few, if any, flights will operate to or from Ireland or the UK from the end of January.

A man in his 30s is being treated in hospital after being shot in the leg.

Lorry traffic between Holyhead and Dublin is down to about one-third of usual capacity.

It brings the number of birds to be destroyed following two separate outbreaks to more than 100,000.

Temperatures could fall as low as -5C as treacherous conditions are forecast for Northern Ireland.

Sammy Wilson and Jim Shannon travelled to Parliament after MPs advised to take part remotely.

Meanwhile, a Tyrone grammar school says it will opt out of February's AQE test "for children's welfare".

A small number of women with an implant may have become pregnant, the BBC understands.

The Taoiseach (Irish PM) says public compliance with measures will reflect on how many people may die.

The latest guidance on the new restrictions that have been imposed across the UK.

More than 46,000 first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are administered.

Craigavon Area Hospital is one of 200 UK centres taking part in a major coronavirus research programme.

BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about how the new restrictions will affect you.

On Wednesday, a further 13 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in NI along with 1,985 new cases.

The Department of Health's aim is for all people older than 80 to receive a jab by the end of January.

People with the chronic condition say some post-Covid patients are reporting "identical" symptoms.

Work is under way to try to preserve a curiously-slanted 200-year-old holm oak in County Down.

The unusual phenomenon looks like candy floss on the trees - but touch it and it melts away.

NI's political calendar is set to be jam-packed again this year - here's what to expect.

As businesses return to work after Christmas, the amount of freight moving through NI will increase.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

From citizens' rights to trade, Northern Ireland will have a different Brexit to the rest of the UK.

Neil Watt and Kris Reid spent most of 2020 in Castle Ward with no visitors - so set to restoring it.

Ronan McAuley helped his father on their farm in Glendun, County Antrim, until his death in 2016.

The Veg Bank Project in County Fermanagh grows vegetables to help supply local food banks.

Robin Swann calls for those tempted to break coronavirus restrictions to stay at home.

Michelle O'Neill says the executive had to introduce new Covid restrictions to stop the virus spreading.

Arlene Foster says she "huge crowds" large gatherings over the festive period.

Eileen Lynch, 94, was among the first people in NI to be given the the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Northern Ireland's first minister. spoke to the BBC's Andrew Marr about border control and Brexit.

The former tough-tackling centre half was associated with the Candystripes for over seven decades.

Twenty people died during violent clashes in the city in a single week.

The Tun Liffey tanker is now back in Foyle Port after running aground on a sand bank on Tuesday.

A motion calling for Derry and Strabane council to close City of Derry airport fails to win support.

There is a long-running dispute over sovereignty of the uninhabited North Atlantic island.

Travellers in to the Republic from Britain will be required to produce a negative Covid test.

Gardaí (Irish police) say the 17-year-old's body was recovered in the Bull Head area on Sunday.

The frontman, who found success with songs such as Summer in Dublin, "passed away suddenly" aged 65.

Ireland moves to Level Five with household visits banned, non-essential retail shut and a travel limit.