Rules are relaxed for visits to places such as care homes, hospitals, hospices and maternity wards.

Health Minister Robin Swann asks to meet his Irish counterpart Stephen Donnelly over the issue.

NI manufacturers say GB suppliers are unprepared or unwilling to adopt Brexit regulations.

The Russian Antonov plane, one of the largest in the world, will depart with oxygen generators.

The proposed site is at the former Lovell and Christmas bacon factory in Ballymoney.

Political parties have reacted with anger to UK proposals to ban Troubles-era prosecutions.

Rock music legends from Northern Ireland will speak about their careers in a series of online talks.

Gregory Campbell MP and MLAs Paul Frew and Paula Bradley are in the running.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride says the news is "not entirely unexpected".

Stephen Herron wrote to Chief Constable Simon Byrne last month, the NI Policing Board hears.

A woman, 61, has died following a house fire in Meadow Crescent, in Lisburn, on Thursday.

The corncrake is one of Northern Ireland's rarest birds and population has been in decline since the 1980s.

A Stormont committee is investigating how some staff were stood down from Irish Sea border checks.

Another 102 people in NI test positive for the virus in the past 24-hour reporting period.

Ireland's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be vaccinated ahead of this summer's Games in Tokyo following an agreement between Pfizer and the IOC.

Linda Murray, from Lisburn, has had heart surgery postponed several times due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The number of people furloughed falls to 99,400 as figures indicate more women than men are affected.

The head of Northern Ireland's Covid-19 response says combining the two would be more effective.

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

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

Some hospitality owners said it was not feasible to open their outdoor areas due to adverse weather.

BBC News NI explains the background to the party's shake-up in Foyle.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Snow was lying on the Glenshane Pass early on Wednesday and on the hills around Londonderry.

The BBC's Jayne McCormack explains how the first ever race to become the next DUP leader will work.

Éamon De Valera and James Craig's meeting in 1921 did not go well with NI's formation still raw.

Students in Londonderry are helping to solve the mystery around a World War Two RAF plane crash that happened almost 80 years ago.

Jensen Rea, seven, is involved in a special BBC music project for Deaf Awareness Week.

Linda Murray, 62, has been suffering with a mitral valve prolapse for eight years.

The number of people seeking emergency accommodation in NI soars due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The twin-engine World War Two plane crashed outside Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in April 1942.

Paramedics who tried to resuscitate a woman who drowned in Lough Erne have given evidence in court.

Work on the new state-of-the-art campus on the Northland Road is expected to start later this year.

Foyle MLAs Martina Anderson and Karen Mullan are stepping down after big losses in recent elections.

Fresh warning about spikes in cases as police launch phone line for reporting restriction breakers.

The county currently has the highest level of the virus in the Republic of Ireland.

The test centre at Milford's mart will operate for three days from Wednesday.

Retailers fear the move could see a surge of shoppers crossing the border for "cheaper booze".

Former Republic of Ireland and Portsmouth midfielder Alan McLoughlin passes away at the age of 54.

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

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