It's also been confirmed community pharmacies will start vaccinating people later this month.

The PSNI says most people heeded the message to celebrate St Patrick's Day responsibly.

The warning comes as an estimated 1,600 cancer patients are missed because of the pandemic.

The DUP, Ulster Unionists and TUV accuse Sinn Féin of a "shameful exercise" in vetoing the proposal.

Twice-weekly lateral flow tests are currently only open to pupils in years 12 to 14.

The four main Churches confirm when they will resume in-person services, following a voluntary break.

The scheme affects those trading goods between GB and NI at risk of being used in the EU.

Three people have been arrested after the incident in York Street early on Wednesday.

The first minister says she hopes the executive will be able to "move a little faster" soon.

Caolan Gormley faces a charge as part of the inquiry into the deaths of 39 people found in Essex.

A Londonderry father says young children with serious health issues should be eligible for a jab.

Lecturers from all six of NI's further education colleges will strike on Wednesday, 24 March.

Lynas Foodservice says it is "naturally being forced" to buy more from the European Union.

St Mary's Grammar in west Belfast says current P6 pupils face huge mental and emotional stress.

A total of 16, 938 procedures, operations and diagnostic tests were put off in the pandemic.

BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to ease lockdown.

Health Minister Robin Swann says 30,000 people booked a Covid-19 vaccine in just three hours.

From next week, all post-primary staff and older pupils are to get twice-weekly lateral flow tests.

Almost 20,000 NI firms are eligible for the support grants which are expected to be paid in April.

A young hospital porter tells the story of the pandemic through photographs taken on the frontline.

Online events are taking the place of traditional parades due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

BBC Spotlight examines the murder of Glenn Quinn and the paramilitary gang believed to be responsible.

Covid has seen large numbers of people heading to the countryside but access is restricted in much of NI.

The BBC says the audience for the premiere episode was its biggest ever for a drama launch locally.

Remembering Clara 'Ma' Copley, the 1930s boxing promoter who beat everyone to the punch.

Disused banks in some towns stand vacant, but others are being repurposed as cafes and theatres.

Flo McClements' ovarian cancer operation was delayed due to Covid pressures on the health service.

A photography project is capturing the stories of people named Paddy, Pat, Patrick or Padraig.

The brother of a man found murdered in his home in Carrickfergus last year has appealed to the public to help "break the silence".

The rare sighting was captured by a local man and his five-year-old daughter in County Kerry.

The A5 would connect Londonderry to the border at Aughnacloy and improve access to Dublin.

Marie Lindsay's two daughters each gave birth to a set of twins just a few months apart last year.

The front window of a car in Derry was smashed before it was set alight, police say.

Heather Diamond, who was in her 50s, died in a fire at her home in Londonderry on Sunday.

Gardaí find 41kg of cocaine following an examination of a vehicle in Milford, County Donegal.

The Republic of Ireland stops using the vaccine after reports of blood clotting in adults in Norway.

Republic of Ireland residents working in Northern Ireland want tax law changes after the pandemic.

Every baby born at Sligo University Hospital this year will be offered a Sligo Rovers shirt in a new project launched by the League of Ireland side.

Alan Rusbridger resigns from media panel after it emerged an ex-columnist supported the IRA.

An independent body which advises the government says the vaccine should be used 'without delay'.

Leo Varadkar demands answers from AstraZeneca over its failure to meet Irish vaccine supply targets.

The Fine Gael leader was challenged after saying Sinn Féin had no Protestants as senior politicians.

The European Commission says the doses will help tackle hotspots and facilitate free border movement.

Three of four men arrested over a shooting that left two people in a serious condition are released.