The UK's Brexit minister however repeats calls for the EU to accept "substantial change".

BBC News NI's Gareth Gordon reflects on the 20th anniversary of Belfast's Holy Cross school dispute.

Almost four months after a ransomware attack on the Irish health service, disruption remains.

One man is arrested over the attack which happened in the Twinbrook estate in west Belfast.

The total number of deaths linked to coronavirus in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,401.

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

Shane Duffy spares the Republic of Ireland's blushes with a late header to earn a World Cup qualifying draw with Azerbaijan in Dublin.

Ireland's Katie Taylor remains undisputed world lightweight champion but is made to work by USA's Jennifer Han before winning on points.

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

Ireland's Michael McKillop says he is unsure if he will retire from athletics but confirmed this will be his last Paralympic Games after 'devastating' loss.

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.

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

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

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".

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.