As orders for zero-emission buses rise, the firms says 120 temporary jobs will also be made permanent.

For the second month in a row, employee numbers surpassed pre-Covid levels of March 2020.

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons says the jobs will contribute £6.8m in wages to the local economy.

Four people with links to the island of Ireland speak of their fears for relatives amid the chaos in Afghanistan.

In a pilot scheme in County Down, police will tell schools if pupils are affected by violence at home.

The wife of Capt Mark Hale says Western governments have left Afghan people "in the mouth of hell".

The Big Jab Weekend campaign will see centres offering walk-in first jabs to the over-18s.

Mark Allen defeats former partner Reanne Evans 3-2 after surviving a major scare in the British Open.

Féile an Phobail director Kevin Gamble says this year's west Belfast festival was the largest ever.

Seven men arrested following the attack on the 24-year-old on Saturday have been released.

Gerard Quaile, 56, is the second person to be charged following a newspaper investigation.

Police say the gun attack in west Belfast could have led to a loss of life.

All five of Northern Ireland's health trusts say the pandemic is affecting social care services.

Northern Ireland's four-time Paralympic champion swimmer Bethany Firth says she is "excited to inspire people again" at the Tokyo Games.

Fully-vaccinated close contacts of people who have Covid-19 do not need to self-isolate from Monday.

There are currently 334 patients with Covid in Northern Ireland's hospitals with 47 in intensive care.

Doctors report an increased number of people refusing to wear face coverings in healthcare settings.

How do restrictions here compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?

It is part of efforts to try to increase Northern Ireland's vaccination rate, amid rising coronavirus cases.

Anyone aged 18 can now get a coronavirus jab at walk-in centres across Northern Ireland.

Thirty-one deaths were registered in the week up to last Friday, a rise of 13 from the previous week.

The majority of students in Northern Ireland have spent the last academic year learning online.

Sisters from County Tyrone started The Sibling Grief Club after their youngest sister died suddenly.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

BBC NI's political correspondent Stephen Walker recalls his hometown on a dark day in 1976.

With debates over human rights and Covid-19, BBC News NI looks back to a time when jabs were compulsory.

The BBC show is asking people to contact them if they have something of interest for their experts.

Erne Anglers is offering lessons in the basics of fishing to youngsters in Enniskillen.

The Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service says the need for new donors has never been greater.

Girls take part in a summer scheme introducing them to careers traditionally viewed as jobs for men.

A teenager tells BBC News NI about the stress and relief of travelling abroad for spinal surgery.

Students across Northern Ireland received their GCSE results on Thursday.

Police say a bonfire had banners making threats towards police officers and a member of the public.

Police say the 19-year-old was attacked twice in the Galliagh area after attending a bonfire.

Derry City secure a third consecutive Premier Division win as a Jamie McGonigle penalty gives them a 1-0 win over Dundalk at the Brandywell.

Traditionally thousands of people attend the march but about 500 take part due this year to Covid-19.

Irish Olympian Jack Woolley is awaiting surgery after being violently attacked in Dublin on Friday night.

Irish Para-swimmer Patrick Flanagan's wheelchair is left "completely broken" following a flight to Heathrow en route to the Tokyo Games.

The four-year-old child was fatally injured in a house in Limerick on 13 March.

Gerry Hutch, known as "The Monk", is wanted over the 2016 gun attack at the Regency Airport Hotel.

The Status of Ireland Climate 2020 report also shows that sea levels around the coast are rising.

Health chiefs say about 42,000 children were signed up within hours of the registration opening