MoTs were first cancelled in January 2020, with exemptions used to allow cars to stay on the road.

About 35% of the adult population in NI have been vaccinated, one year on from the first positive case.

Gordon Lyons says he is responding to "practical difficulties" caused by the NI Protocol.

Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.

The health minister was speaking one year on since the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in NI.

Gardaí are investigating the deaths of three brothers at a farm in Curragorm, County Cork.

The emergence of the Irish revolutionary's bright blue plush puppies stunned Irish Twitter users.

A man has been killed following a three-vehicle collision on the Hillhead Road in Ballycarry.

The weather is set to stay settled until the end of the week as we welcome meteorological spring.

Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president.

One visitor a week will be allowed in most hospital and care settings from Monday.

The US-based firm is working through a huge "to do" list after taking over Bombardier's NI operations.

The Alliance Party MP says the meeting over the NI Protocol could "legitimise criminal enterprises".

Kathleen Thompson, a mother of six, was killed in 1971 during an Army raid in Londonderry.

Dozens of masked men were pictured gathering in part of east Belfast on 2 February.

Terms like "missed work" could put pupils under undue pressure when schools reopen, guidance says.

Military personnel deployed to help hospital staff have been withdrawn as death rate declines.

A year on from NI's first case, Health Minister Robin Swann says the response was damaged by disunity.

An investigation examined Belfast City Council's handling of the republican's cremation last summer.

Arlene Foster says she supports Dr Michael McBride but that only politicians take lockdown decisions.

AS, A-Level and GCSE grades will be awarded earlier in August to allow time for potential appeals.

From infection rates, to home-schooling and vaccines - BBC News NI looks back at the pandemic year.

Jordan Kenny puts your questions to our Health Correspondent Marie-Louise Connolly.

The increase was driven by new lockdown restrictions in December which closed non-essential retail.

Carers' vaccine appointments are revised by DoH as it confirms one third of NI adults are vaccinated.

Three cases are found but the Department of Health says the risk of transmission is low.

Elderly and more vulnerable people who are most at risk from the disease are being given priority.

Liz McLucas spent two years on a waiting list for a hip replacement before going for private treatment.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Tensions between the Stormont parties over this issue are a reminder of previous rows over lockdown.

Mandy McCreight, who was often confined to her bedroom, says her family will be thankful to the TV show for the rest of their lives.

Efforts are being made to put up a plaque commemorating Violet Gibson in Dublin.

James Nesbitt stars as a veteran detective hunting an assassin in the new BBC drama Bloodlands.

The health minister says party politicking has undoubtedly cost lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Liz McLucas was in excruciating pain for more than two years waiting for a hip replacement.

Feathers are ruffled at Stormont as unflappable researcher Colin Pidgeon's cat delivers him a pigeon.

Brandon Lewis approves the business case for the Derry City and Strabane District city deal.

The veteran tells the Kathleen Thompson inquest he does not think he is a witness the coroner is seeking.

The deal for the north-west commits £250m to the region with hopes 7,000 jobs will be created.

Police received reports of two men forcing their way into a house in Ballycolman estate on Sunday.

A man in his 40s died after his motorcycle and a vehicle collided on the Glenshane Road on Monday.

A detector dog helps gardaí seize around 57kg of herbal cannabis stored in a lorry driver's cab.

Direct Provision is to be replaced with a new state-operated system over the next four years.

The male in his late teens was taken to hospital with "serious injuries" after a shooting in Dublin.

The German firm Bauer Media is taking over Communicorp whose stations include Today FM and Newstalk.

Keane family says they're delighted to be able to put an Irish message on their mother's gravestone.

The Irish cabinet agrees to a phased return of schools, starting from Monday.

It is not yet known if the tapes contain the deleted personal testimonies of former residents.