Green Party NI leader Clare Bailey is calling for a ban on gatherings outside abortion clinics.

The jobs market continued to recover in September, but some firms report difficulties hiring staff.

Glass bottle manufacturer Encirc says its energy bill could hit £100m this year.

Ministers in the Republic of Ireland are to give details of the country's budget on Tuesday.

Two seal pups are rehabilitated by Exploris Aquarium after being found underweight and dehydrated.

The Republic of Ireland may not need to hold a referendum on unification, two legal experts say.

The DUP and Sinn Féin describe job losses at JMC Mechanical and Construction as "devastating".

The judgement is issued at Belfast's High Court after judicial review proceedings were taken.

The Irish foreign minister says this is "more serious" as EU prepares new package on NI Protocol.

Deirdre Jacob was among eight women who went missing in Leinster in the 1990s.

The total number of coronavirus-linked deaths in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,593.

Police believe it may be linked to the earlier discovery of a burning car in Ballymena.

Ireland's Amy Hunter celebrates her 16th birthday by becoming the youngest player to hit an international century in Monday's game in Zimbabwe.

Sixty percent of the tickets will be given to key workers in healthcare, food retail and charities.

A mum-to-be speaks out at nightclub reopening, while birth partner's hospital visits are restricted.

The legal requirement for social distancing in hospitality will be lifted from 31 October.

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

Nisra says the virus was mentioned on the death certificates of 48 people, up to Friday 1 October.

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

On this day 100 years ago, talks began which led to the turbulent birth of an Irish Free State.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The BBC's Jayne McCormack takes a deeper look at calls to reverse the cut in the benefit.

Dog trainer Neil Powell's work shows that dogs can warn owners about upcoming epileptic seizures.

Cattle are being brought to graze at Mussenden Temple to help restore its wildflower meadows.

A Coleraine FC fan undertook a lockdown project that developed into a tribute to his beloved team.

Ulster Unionist Party leader Doug Beattie gives his first speech as leader to delegates at the party's conference in Belfast.

The system of mandatory five-party coalition at Stormont "no longer delivers good government" and must be changed, the leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has said.

Small tortoiseshell numbers in Northern Ireland dropped by 70% during the last year.

A number of young people are facing charges in connection with New IRA violence.

The 25-year-old says that while her condition "is not life-threatening, it is life-altering".

Councillors approve plans for two separate housing developments in the city's Waterside

Four men arrested in Londonderry earlier this week have been released.

A Fianna Fáil TD says it is unnecessary to send two delegates to a centenary church service.

Micheál Martin is at an environment event in Belfast and is due to meet political leaders later.

Sinn Féin says the Irish government has made the "wrong call" in accepting invite to church service.

Campaigners say more than 20,000 people have marched from the Garden of Remembrance to Custom House.

The long-held 12.5% rate will be retained for firms with an annual turnover below €750m.

Dara Quigley took her own life after footage of her was shared by a member of the Irish police force.