Queen Elizabeth marks centenary of Northern Ireland with tribute to people and peace process.

On May 3 1921 Northern Ireland came into being as the partition of Ireland took legal effect.

Historian Lord Bew begins the series with Home Rule and the Ulster crisis on Monday.

Unpaid carers say they face extra challenges during the pandemic and need more support.

Sources continue to say that Lagan Valley MP Sir Jeffrey Donaldson will enter the fray this week.

Police received reports of shots being fired on Manor Street and the Silverstream Road in north Belfast.

A 17-year-old boy is due to face court after an incident in which two police officers were punched.

One council has given small retailers an extra three hours to trade on Sundays for the first two weeks of May.

Another 69 people have tested positive for the virus in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours.

The date marks a seismic political moment - but there was little fanfare on the day itself.

There have been calls for more walk-in test centres amid high case numbers in the county.

Close to one million people have been vaccinated and the death rate linked to the virus is low.

The Department of Health says booking will open at 10:00 BST on Friday

NI records the lowest weekly number of Covid-19 related deaths registered since early October 2020.

Every adult in NI will be eligible for a £100 pre-paid card and offered discounts for short breaks.

As NI's coronavirus lockdown eases, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the rules on travel.

As lockdown restrictions began to ease, a conservationist from NI moved to a remote UK island.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Reopening the waterway between Monaghan and Fermanagh will also encourage tourism, campaigners say.

BBC News NI looks at how local authorities' are planning to meet future demand for burial plots.

Shops, pubs, cafes and gyms reopen their doors as many lockdown restrictions are lifted.

Shoppers across NI react to pubs, shops and gyms opening in NI as lockdown eases.

A new Loughs Agency project tracks fish as they make their way from Irish rivers out to the sea.

Every adult in Northern Ireland will be eligible for a £100 voucher to spend on the high street.

Quizzed on Friday whether she would go to the House of Lords, she said that was a matter for others.

Some eager shoppers have been queuing in Derry's city centre since early Friday morning.

Ludmila Poletelova's body was discovered in her flat at Lodge Court in Limavady last week.

It is understood Martina Anderson and Karen Mullan were informed last week after a party review.

The trial of a man accused of murdering his wife hears from worker about life jacket shortages.

The country has been at its highest level of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions since Christmas.

Use of the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine is approved for over 50s, along with the AstraZeneca jab.

Two Spanish journalists, an Irish national and a local soldier were abducted by gunmen on Monday.

The pharmaceutical giant says the legal action is "without merit" and vows to defend itself.

A man is released without charge six days after being detained in connection with detective's death.