Official figures show that more than one in five local care homes are dealing with an outbreak.

Emergency services were called to the scene in Carnlough at about 13.30 BST on Wednesday.

The dual carriageway will connect Londonderry to the border at Aughnacloy and beyond to Dublin.

Three councils in Northern Ireland are using private contractors to tackle littering and dog fouling.

The UK's business minister says there is no excuse for not paying staff the minimum wage.

Irish boxer Kellie Harrington reaches the women's light final at the Olympics after a split decision win over Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee.

Potentially hundreds of the brightest meteors will be visible across Northern Ireland in August.

There are also changes to NI's travel list, with fully-vaccinated arrivals from France no longer required to quarantine.

Officials have halted or restricted visitors' contact with patients as pressure mounts on services.

Police say the death at the Taranto concrete site in Tandragee is not being treated as suspicious.

The defence for a man accused of abducting Kevin Lunney concedes his client's actions are "suspicious".

A 41-year-old man is due in court on Thursday charged with a number of offences including hijacking.

The head of Hospitality Ulster says restaurants, bars and cafes would be "singled out".

A visitor code of conduct asks people to avoid high fives and hugging.

The total number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in Northern Ireland is now 2,284,540.

Why do vaccination numbers among the under-30s in Northern Ireland remain relatively low?

Saturday is the last day to get your first dose of a Covid jab at NI's mass vaccination centres.

People travelling on Sunday should get an email inviting them to download a certificate, say officials.

Nine deaths were registered in the week up to last Friday, a rise of six from the previous week.

Paul McErlean and his friends were offered a spare caravan by a former UK home secretary.

How can new rapid transit routes in Belfast best serve the city's population?

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

There is a debate about the exact location of the time capsule buried at the County Down town's harbour.

A colony of seagulls joined the 18,000 fans in being enthralled by the Ulster Final at Croke Park as Tyrone held off Monaghan's stirring comeback.

More than 500 graves thought lost forever have been uncovered by volunteers - both animal and human.

From blazers to branded PE kits, the annual back-to-school bill can leave some families in debt.

Paul McErlean, from County Londonderry, was hiking near Snowdon when he got a text about the virus.

The seafront entertainment complex has been run by the Trufelli family, who founded the business in 1926.

The family of a man whose surgery for pancreatic cancer was cancelled twice plead for help.

Robin Adair discusses the impact of Covid-19 hospital admissions on cancer patients.

A resident of the flats says he awoke to find thick smoke in the communal corridor.

The Bishop of Raphoe is the fifth Irish bishop to say communions and confirmations will restart.

Derry City beat Longford Town 2-0 in Saturday night's Premier Division game at Bishopsgate to move into sixth place in the table.

The man was found with injuries to his neck in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Inquest says Mark O’Sullivan was unlawfully killed, and records his brother and father took their own lives.

Laois County Council says the decision was taken in conjunction with the latest public health advice.

Academics say there is an absence of clarity about how some decisions were made during the pandemic.

The man was driving one of two cars which collided near Castleblayney.

Wally has been on the islands since June and has travelled thousands of miles around Europe.

About two thirds of those vaccinated on Saturday were under 19, the health service chief says.