Economy Minister Gordon Lyons says Monday marks "the next significant step" of the Spend Local scheme.

Anti-abortion campaigners argue Westminster exceeded its powers by setting a deadline for Stormont.

The changes will make it easier and cheaper for people to travel abroad, industry groups say.

About 130 pharmacies across Northern Ireland are ready to offer first doses of the Moderna vaccine.

Hundreds of ministers and elders from both sides of the border will meet for three days in Belfast.

Police investigating the journalist's murder in Londonderry charge a 53-year-old with riot and assault.

Brandon Lewis says the government would rather "negotiate a proper, sustainable, solution" with the EU.

A number of items are also seized by police during the search of a property in Coleraine.

The girl was taken to hospital following the incident on Academy Street at 17:30 BST on Saturday.

Eithne Coyle was a leading republican who became president of Cumann na mBan (the Women's Council).

Leaders in NI, Wales and Scotland tell Boris Johnson there is "no rationale" for ending the £20 uplift.

It happened at about 22:50 BST on Saturday night in Cherry Walk in Carrickfergus, police say.

The 20-year-old from County Tyrone says he is "blown away" by the UK Apprentice of the Year win.

Irish Olympian Mick Clohisey is first to finish while Fionnuala Ross wins the women's race.

The Department of Health says those classed as immunosuppressed have now been identified.

The total number of coronavirus-linked deaths in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,567.

An industry body representing the sector says some operators are at risk of going out of business.

The virus was mentioned on the death certificates of 55 people in the week up to 24 September.

Grace Vine says it was "inhumane" that she was unable to visit her 89-year-old father at Daisy Hill.

The NI Executive has agreed to lift more Covid-19 restrictions but what rules remain in place?

The police have received reports of cold callers claiming to help people apply for the scheme.

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

BBC News NI explains the application process for the High Street Spend Local Scheme.

SDLP Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon says she has raised the issue with the NI Executive.

It is Northern Ireland's largest mass participation sporting event since the Covid-19 pandemic began.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

It is 50 years since the men, who were working for the BBC, were murdered on Brougher Mountain.

A mean temperature of 14.2C throughout the month saw the September 2006 record matched.

BBC Radio Ulster won gold for National Station of the Year at the IMRO Awards on Friday night.

Bigger bills are on the way as all of NI's energy providers have increased their prices in 2021.

Glass-cutting in County Tyrone was once world-renowned, and the craft in the area dates back to 1771.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he believes the Northern Ireland Protocol could "in principle work" if it was "fixed".

A woman who was not allowed to see her father has called for the Southern Health Trust to lift its visiting ban.

Pubs and nightclubs in Northern Ireland will be able to stay open longer after changes to liquor licensing laws come into effect today.

One person escaped injury in the blaze which police are treating as suspected arson.

Bernard Gallagher became a household name in Ireland's north west in the early 1900s.

The men, aged 44 and 53, were detained on Friday under the Terrorism Act.

District Judge Barney McElholm says the police are not complying with court directives.

An immunology expert says the scheme was a "a big incentive" for people to get vaccinated.

The scheme would help to compensate homeowners whose houses are affected by mica.

The vaccines are initially being offered to people who are immunocompromised.

Irish passport holders who have an NI vaccine certificate can now access the EU Covid Certificate.

The proposed Croke Park shows come seven years after five dates were controversially cancelled.

The 59-year-old appears in court accused of the murder of David Byrne at a Dublin hotel in 2016.