DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said Stormont Party leaders will meet with Brandon Lewis on Friday.

The current figure includes employees who are currently on furlough.

Temperatures are set to reach 25C and there will be plenty of dry weather and sunshine.

The man who died in the collision on Belfast Road was Norman Moore, 61, from the Dundonald area. 

Iain Archer tells MPs composers and artists make very little money from streamed music.

Vance McElhinney's partner and baby daughter flew from Vietnam to NI to reunite after the pandemic.

The Department of Health has not yet confirmed whether travel rules for Northern Ireland will change.

Boris Johnson says proposals to address past will allow people to "draw a line under the Troubles".

Reaction to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's move to ban Troubles-related prosecutions.

A 53-year-old man is to appear in court on Thursday over the murder of Katie Brankin on 12 July.

The SDLP leader used parliamentary privilege to reveal the identity of Soldier F.

Brexit minister says Irish Sea trade border means Northern Irish firms cannot use first-choice suppliers.

The total number of Covid-related deaths recorded by the Department of Health is now 2,159.

No booking is required at the clinics across NI, which are offering first doses to anyone over 18.

It comes as all regional vaccination clinics in NI are now accepting walk-ins without appointments.

The certification system will allow people to show that they have had two vaccine doses.

The Delta variant is now the dominant form of the virus in NI, with cases on the rise.

Theatres have been given the indicative date of 26 July to reopen but audience sizes may be limited.

Justine Lewis was admitted to a mental health ward and separated from her new-born daughter.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

As ministers outline a new plan for legacy issues, BBC News NI looks at previous proposals.

Gyasi Sheppy, from Lisburn, made his first appearance presenting in the CBeebies House this week.

Ireland keeper Ayeisha McFerran sends out an inspirational message to children in foster care as she prepares for a first Olympic Games appearance.

The government intends to bring forward legislation to ban all Troubles-related prosecutions.

Boris Johnson says new plans to address the legacy of the past will "draw a line under the Troubles".

Hauliers are warning a shortage of lorry drivers is having an effect on NI retailers and consumers.

Justine Lewis, 34 , suffered postpartum psychosis following the birth of her daughter Willow in 2019.

The identity of a former paratrooper, accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday, had been kept anonymous.

Police say the woman and the man arrested on suspicion of her murder were on holiday in the area.

A 34-year-old woman dies after being hit by a white van while walking in the early hours of Sunday.

Stendhal Festival, which did not go ahead last year, is expected to welcome about 2,500 visitors.

New legislation will allow people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to eat and drink in indoor venues.

The drugs, worth up to €35m, were discovered in two shipping containers carrying bags of charcoal.

Ulster GAA is understood to have made enquiries about the possibility of hosting this year's Ulster SFC final at Croke Park.

Basketball Ireland CEO Bernard O'Byrne apologised for his Facebook post about the England footballer.

New laws will allow vaccinated people to eat and drink in bars and restaurants in Ireland.