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Sat, 29 May 2021 06:11:47 GMT
Brexit: EU-UK 'compromise needed for NI Protocol to work'
The former head of the NI Civil Service, Sir David Sterling, warns NI could face political instability.

Sat, 29 May 2021 06:39:31 GMT
Northern Ireland's Covid-19 infection rate falls slightly
Northern Ireland's coronavirus infection rate has dropped but is still higher than England and Wales.

Sat, 29 May 2021 06:18:09 GMT
DUP: A critical time for Edwin Poots' 'critical friend'
New deputy leader Paula Bradley is no political novice but reuniting the party will be a challenge.

Sat, 29 May 2021 06:25:17 GMT
DeLorean: 'It's more than a car, it's a movie star'
The iconic DMC DeLorean retains a cult following, even 40 years after its ill-fated Belfast birth.

Sat, 29 May 2021 06:22:37 GMT
Syrian refugees: How are young pupils adapting to NI schools?
Research into Syrian pupils' experiences suggests many settled in well but some need more support.

Fri, 28 May 2021 18:08:11 GMT
Foster to resign if Poots changes ministerial team
Arlene Foster says it would be wrong to stay if DUP leader Edwin Poots changes his ministerial team.

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:05:42 GMT
DUP leadership: Party hangs out its dirty laundry in public
Gareth Gordon reflects on the tensions within the DUP after Arlene Foster was replaced.

Fri, 28 May 2021 19:23:31 GMT
Antrim: Three arrested after £1.2m of drugs seized
The trio are in custody after police seized class B drugs and sums of cash on Friday.

Fri, 28 May 2021 14:18:00 GMT
NI Civil Service: Thousands of pension payments delayed
The Department of Finance says the late payments will be issued no later than Tuesday 1 June.

Fri, 28 May 2021 21:11:03 GMT
Newry: Albert Basin shed fire 'started deliberately'
At the height of the fire, four appliances and 18 firefighters were at the scene in Newry, County Down.

Fri, 28 May 2021 15:32:36 GMT
About 50 graves vandalised at Carnmoney Cemetery in Newtownabbey
Headstones were damaged and vases and ornaments were smashed at the graveyard in County Antrim.

Fri, 28 May 2021 05:54:46 GMT
Oral exam dropped from language GCSEs and A-levels for 2022
Pupils are only to be tested on listening to, reading and writing the language they are studying

Fri, 28 May 2021 10:10:53 GMT
Covid-19: Nisra records decrease in NI's virus-related deaths
Four Covid deaths were registered in the week up to last Friday, three down from the previous week.

Thu, 27 May 2021 19:28:13 GMT
Covid-19: Self-isolation guidance on CTA travel scrapped
Ministers remove the guidance to self-isolate if returning to NI from within the Common Travel Area.

Thu, 27 May 2021 16:55:45 GMT
Q&A: What are Northern Ireland's Covid travel rules?
As the coronavirus lockdown is lifted, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the rules on travel.

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:48:07 GMT
NI Covid-19 restrictions: Your questions answered
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to ease lockdown.

Thu, 27 May 2021 05:35:03 GMT
Covid-19: NI businesses to receive £70m in new payments
More than 13,000 businesses did not qualify for support during the most recent lockdown.

Thu, 27 May 2021 15:16:57 GMT
Covid-19: NI records 84 cases and no further deaths
There are 27 people being treated for the virus in hospital, two of whom are in intensive care.

Fri, 28 May 2021 07:40:17 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Thu, 27 May 2021 06:16:52 GMT
Education: Former sports stars back more integrated schooling
Andrew Trimble and Oisin McConville want changes to how young people in NI are educated.

Thu, 27 May 2021 05:24:35 GMT
Hospital waiting lists: Life on a list 'makes you feel forgotten'
With one in four people in NI on a waiting list, BBC News NI speaks to some of those needing surgery.

Wed, 26 May 2021 15:38:30 GMT
Covid-19: Mum says special needs son has regressed in lockdown
Mum and carer Kathryn Taylor calls for services for adults with learning disabilities to resume.

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:12:55 GMT
'Titanic struggle' follows bruising night for DUP
Edwin Poots denies the party is divided after tensions flared at a meeting to ratify his leadership.

Thu, 27 May 2021 17:20:09 GMT
Kestrel camera offers candid look at Irish birds of prey
It is hoped an online live stream of a quarry nest will help with studying the birds and their chicks.

Fri, 28 May 2021 08:08:50 GMT
'I saw what happened to my dad, it killed my father' - Ian Paisley
Ian Paisley says "leadership transfer hurts" and his father experienced the same process as Arlene Foster.

Thu, 27 May 2021 14:15:03 GMT
NI hospital waiting lists: 'They care less now'
A quarter of residents in Cullybackey are on hospital waiting lists - we catch up with three of them as their wait goes on.

Fri, 28 May 2021 11:12:54 GMT
John Hume: Family gift peace awards to 'people of Derry'
The awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, will go on display in the former SDLP leader's home city.

Fri, 28 May 2021 19:24:37 GMT
Mental health: Call for Londonderry crisis service funding plan
The latest Department of Health funding will allow the crisis service to run until the end of the year.

Fri, 28 May 2021 08:04:20 GMT
Sinn Féin: Mary Lou McDonald defends Martina Anderson decision
The Sinn Féin president says Ms Anderson and the party understood "change in Foyle was needed".

Fri, 28 May 2021 13:23:34 GMT
Londonderry: Man jailed for rape and assault of woman in 2019
Judge Philip Babington described it as "one of the worst cases to come before this court".

Thu, 27 May 2021 21:03:24 GMT
Derry: Funding approved for 'Ireland's first rainbow crossing'
The project is believed to be the first of its kind on the island of Ireland, according to Derry's mayor.

Fri, 28 May 2021 17:42:27 GMT
Covid-19: Irish government approves further easing of restrictions
From 2 June, hotels can reopen, followed by outdoor service at restaurants and pubs from 7 June.

Thu, 27 May 2021 14:34:14 GMT
Missing Dublin children 'may have entered NI', gardaí say
Four siblings aged between 12 and two went missing three weeks ago.

Thu, 27 May 2021 16:31:14 GMT
Donegal: 'Too early' to change crumbling homes repair scheme
The Irish government says it is engaging with campaigners over concerns about the redress scheme.

Thu, 27 May 2021 12:26:46 GMT
Couple donate €30m to Trinity College Dublin
Eric Kinsella, of the Jones Engineering group, made the donation with his wife Barbara.

Wed, 26 May 2021 17:31:27 GMT
Bessborough: Plan to build at mother and baby home site refused
Planners reject apartments proposal due to concern over the possibility of unmarked infant graves.

Wed, 26 May 2021 14:06:27 GMT
Blanchardstown: Attack on gardaí could have 'led to loss of life'
The Irish police chief says the Dublin shooting, in which two officers were injured, was volatile.



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