Michelle McIlveen says schools will get £5.5m to tackle self-isolation and contact-tracing issues.

One woman's quest to find out more about her grandmother led to five big discoveries for her father.

Concerns are raised about self-isolation advice and how the school return may affect case numbers.

A man coverts his disused farm shed into his very own Irish "pub" as a lockdown project.

But 200,000 extra children with underlying conditions will now be eligible for two doses.

The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,394.

HMRC says the discovery near Toome, County Antrim, represents a £3m loss in duty and taxes.

Dragos-Stefan Dalmian is charged in connection with the deaths of 39 migrants in a trailer.

Ex-Irish President Mary McAleese describes Mrs Hume as the "perfect partner" to her husband John.

Ben Harris scores three second-half tries to help Saracens to a 45-21 victory over Ulster at Kingspan Stadium.

A teacher and community figure with her door always open - there was more to Pat Hume than politics.

The company says the increase will add £112 on to the typical average household bill.

Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificates of 53 people in the week leading up to 27 August.

A meeting of the Stormont Executive on Wednesday to discuss restrictions has been postponed until next week.

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons says the NI Executive needs to "start moving on these issues".

A senior doctor says many of those waiting for beds are "our most vulnerable patients".

Seven more locations including Canada, Denmark and Switzerland are now on the green list.

The average temperature was 15.06C, setting this summer behind 2006 and 1995 on the all-time list.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Corrinne and Brett Giles live on either side of the Irish border due to post-Brexit immigration rules.

The storm names for the coming year are compiled by the British, Irish and Dutch weather services.

It offers payments to people injured during the Troubles but is more than a year behind schedule.

NI's economy minister says there will be "real problems" if grace periods expire on 1 October.

Political leaders have paid tribute to the widow of SDLP leader and Nobel prize winner John Hume.

Anglers say it is the worst fish kill for decades in the Fermanagh area.

The average temperature of summer 2021 was 1.17C above Northern Ireland's average, peaking at 31.3C in July.

Naomi Long says parties should "move back" from calls for Simon Byrne to resign over a policing review.

Jason Smyth says his latest Paralympic gold "has probably meant the most" after a difficult build-up to the Tokyo Games because of injury.

Muhammad Edrees Kharotai wanted to get his family out of Afghanistan and bring them to Northern Ireland.

Some people who need help are unable to access it, says the head of one treatment centre.

A second man remains under arrest, while a third man arrested on Monday has been released on bail.

The increase is on top of a significant jump in results the year before.

The Irish deputy PM said grace period extensions for Irish Sea border checks "just puts things off".

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show the Republic of Ireland's GDP increased by 6.3%.

Stephen Kenny questions the officials' performance after his Republic of Ireland side come close to securing a shock win over Portugal.

Ministers met on Tuesday to agree on a plan to ease most Covid-19 restrictions by 22 October.