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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:20:08 GMT
Hundreds of newly-qualified teachers not registered to teach in NI
About 500 new teachers are waiting to be fully registered and cannot be employed until then.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:28:55 GMT
Covid-19: Swann sets target of 90% of NI jabbed for Covid-19
Having 90% of people in NI vaccinated would take pressure off the health service, says Robin Swann.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:12:31 GMT
M1 crash: Six people taken to hospital after crash
Six people are taken to hospital after a collision on the motorway near Lisburn on Thursday night.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:13:50 GMT
Armagh makes bid for UK City of Culture
The council area is bidding for the 2025 title, which was previously awarded to Londonderry.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 05:34:26 GMT
Newmills community helps to unearth history of former mill site
The residents of a Tyrone village help archaeologists to excavate the site of a former watermill.

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 08:26:59 GMT
Galway: Four dead after three-vehicle M6 collision
Police say all four people died at the scene of the three-vehicle collision on the M6.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:55:21 GMT
Covid-19: Nine more deaths and 1,963 new cases
There are currently 379 patients with Covid in NI's hospitals, down from 394 on Wednesday.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:45:03 GMT
Belfast fraudster who conned elderly while on bail avoids jail
Belfast man George Henry Patrick Crossett defrauded victims of more than £100,000, a court hears.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 21:25:12 GMT
Londonderry: 'Traveller feud' accused granted bail
Four men and a teenager are granted bail after an incident at a filling station forecourt on Tuesday.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 17:38:40 GMT
Translink late-night transport services back for Christmas
The extended services will support the hospitality industry leading up to Christmas, says Translink.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 05:41:33 GMT
Covid-19: Ulster University asks students about vaccine status
An anonymous survey on Covid-19 vaccines has been sent to UU's 27,000 students and 2,600 staff.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 14:02:26 GMT
Two men die in three-vehicle crash in County Meath
A man in his 40s and a man in his 30s die in a three-vehicle crash on the R152 at Keenogue.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:45:26 GMT
'Urgent clarity needed' on football crowds' return
Northern Ireland Football League CEO Gerard Lawlor calls for "urgent clarity" from the Executive on the return of supporters to Irish Premiership matches this season.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 08:16:31 GMT
Covid-19: Schools can continue to teach some in class bubbles
It is despite the executive deciding earlier in August that schools no longer had to use bubbles.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:11:23 GMT
NI house prices 9% higher than same period last year
House prices in Northern Ireland from March to June were 9% higher than the same time last year.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 21:03:26 GMT
Covid-19: Deaths and hospital admissions 'yet to peak'
A further 11 Covid-related deaths were recorded in Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 23:05:34 GMT
Covid vaccines still effective against Delta variant
But the jabs were more effective against the Alpha variant, the largest study of its kind suggests.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 14:01:46 GMT
Covid-19: Relaxation of NI self-isolation comes in effect
Fully-vaccinated close contacts of people who have Covid-19 do not need to self-isolate from Monday.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 15:52:55 GMT
Covid-19: NI hospital patients and visitors urged to wear masks
Doctors report an increased number of people refusing to wear face coverings in healthcare settings.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 14:40:14 GMT
What are Northern Ireland's Covid-19 rules now?
How do restrictions here compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:48:38 GMT
Women's scheme to tackle paramilitarism in 'limbo'
The programme aims to give women the skills and confidence to help transform their communities.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:24:43 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 08:47:47 GMT
Afghanistan: 'You fear for your family and friends at home'
Four people with links to the island of Ireland speak of their fears for relatives amid the chaos.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:00:08 GMT
'My sister's legacy is the Sibling Grief Club'
Sisters from County Tyrone started The Sibling Grief Club after their youngest sister died suddenly.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 05:43:30 GMT
The day firebombs devastated Ballymena
BBC NI's political correspondent Stephen Walker recalls his hometown on a dark day in 1976.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:37:23 GMT
A brief history of vaccination in Northern Ireland
With debates over human rights and Covid-19, BBC News NI looks back to a time when jabs were compulsory.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:27:58 GMT
Bill Murray: Golf-loving Ghostbusters star given hand-forged putter
When the comedy star needed a new putter, who was he gonna call? A County Antrim blacksmith of course.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:24:50 GMT
Afghanistan: UK must 'step up' for Afghans who helped war effort
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says Afghan staff who helped the Army should be offered sanctuary.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:24:37 GMT
Long Covid: Health trust scheme helping staff get back to work
Monee Warwick returned to work as a children’s nurse six months after contracting Covid-19.

Tue, 17 Aug 2021 19:06:52 GMT
Afghanistan: 'You fear for your family and friends at home'
Muhammad Edrees, who lives in Londonderry, says he is fearful about his family back in Afghanistan.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 18:08:59 GMT
Caravans destroyed in suspected arson attack in Racecourse Road
Police say they are investigating to try to find out the cause of the fire.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 06:11:48 GMT
Six arrested after group fight in Buncrana Road, Derry
It was reported a group of men were fighting in the forecourt of a filling station in Buncrana Road.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:34:22 GMT
Londonderry bonfire: Police investigate 'offensive material'
Police say a bonfire had banners making threats towards police officers and a member of the public.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 11:55:17 GMT
Fermanagh man faces nine indecent assault charges
Gerard Quaile, 56, is the second person to be charged following a newspaper investigation.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 13:57:52 GMT
Irish government to evacuate 36 citizens from Afghanistan
Three Irish citizens have been evacuated from the country so far, Ireland's foreign minister says.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:25:50 GMT
Jack Woolley: Irish Olympian awaiting surgery after Dublin attack
Irish Olympian Jack Woolley is awaiting surgery after being violently attacked in Dublin on Friday night.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 11:50:27 GMT
Irish Paralympian's wheelchair broken on plane
Irish Para-swimmer Patrick Flanagan's wheelchair is left "completely broken" following a flight to Heathrow en route to the Tokyo Games.

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 22:24:11 GMT
Limerick: Pair held on suspicion of boy's murder freed
The four-year-old child was fatally injured in a house in Limerick on 13 March.

Thu, 12 Aug 2021 23:08:51 GMT
Gerry Hutch arrested in Spain over boxing weigh-in gun attack
Gerry Hutch, known as "The Monk", is wanted over the 2016 gun attack at the Regency Airport Hotel.



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