The Stormont-commissioned research examined institutions run by churches and other religious groups.

Adele relives her experience of a mother-and-baby home, as an NI report is to be published.

The Belfast grammar school says it will use "other academic criteria" in the absence of transfer tests.

Northern Ireland firms proposed 11,000 redundancies last year, according to official figures.

Images circulated on social media show mourners at the funeral of an IRA veteran in Londonderry.

Stormont's Economy Committee questions decision to charter flight to take hundreds of students to NI.

The former councillor challenged a previous law requiring NI candidates to publish their address.

EverQuote wants graduates and highly-experienced professionals for its software development centre.

The arrest is in connection to the murder of a 60-year-old woman last August.

A man in his 20s was attacked on Sunday night in Antrim Street in Carrick Hill, Belfast.

There has been a "noticeable drop" in child protection referrals since the beginning of the year.

Arlene Foster responds to Taoiseach Micheál Martin's comments that NI was not testing for a new strain.

Darren O'Neill, 22, died after an "unnecessary and unjustified" blow from his friend Joseph Dorrian.

The finance minister says he has asked departments to submit new bids as a "matter of urgency".

Jonathan Newell's mother died with Covid-19 on the same ward he worked on at Craigavon Area Hospital.

Some students are being charged rent for rooms they are not living in after teaching moved online.

The "English" variant is thought to be about 50-70% more infectious than the original Covid-19 strain.

Lockdowns and Covid-19 restrictions have left many new mums feeling isolated and lonely.

John Nicholl, who is deafblind, says his use of hands-on sign language left him isolated in lockdown.

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

With hospitals under immense pressure, are there any signs of hope in the statistics on coronavirus?

With Stormont ministers extending the current lockdown, could other measures could be on the table?

New rules mean the Irish Sea border is causing problems for plant sellers importing from GB growers.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

As the snow settles across parts of NI, BBC News NI shares some wintry snaps.

A story of rejection and influence, hatred and tolerance is explored in a new BBC Radio 4 series.

Hauliers tell a shadow cabinet meeting that NI and the Republic are "bad places to do business".

It was the most scandalous case of Victorian times and those on opposing sides knew each other well.

A foundation is launched in memory of Mary Ann McCracken - the sister of United Irishman Henry Joy.

A survivor of a home for unmarried mothers in NI calls for a public inquiry into such institutions.

Jonathan Newell's mother died with Covid-19 on the same ward he worked in at Craigavon Area Hospital.

Senior medics say there is a big difference in this wave compared to the previous one.

A funeral director with more than six decades of experience says he has "never witnessed anything like this”.

A man accused of murdering Edward Meenan in November 2018 is released on bail until the trial begins.

Irish cricket is in mourning after the death of former international seamer and ex-national team manager Roy Torrens at the age of 72.

Paddy McElhone, 24, was shot in the back by a soldier near his home outside Pomeroy in August 1974.

The decision to postpone red-flag operations will be "closely monitored and reviewed regularly".

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Irish government will take "cautious" approach to easing restrictions.

Following searches into organised crime in Monaghan and Louth, a man and woman are in custody.

Celebrations broke out across Ballina when Biden's presidential victory was declared - and for the young people of the town, it meant that anything was possible.

The extent of the damage at a County Tyrone river won't be known until later this year, MLAs hear.

Patricia Treacy will perform for the Biden family at a church service before the inauguration.