With politicians facing difficult decisions on Covid restrictions, BBC News NI looks at the figures.

The market opens on Saturday but visitors will need to show proof of Covid vaccination or a negative test.

The ex-councillor's stepdaughter, who he abused, criticises politicians who paid tribute after he died.

The 2021 cruising season is over, but Belfast Harbour hopes to get back to pre-Covid levels in 2022.

Eamonn Doherty, who has cerebral palsy, got a chance to appear in series three of the hit comedy.

The first race of the closing weekend of the World Superbike series is cancelled due to heavy rain in Indonesia, with two full races scheduled for Sunday.

The fire service say the operation at Timoney Windows will likely continue for several hours.

The UK's Brexit minister says there is the potential to "generate momentum" on the NI border issue.

Emma Jane McParland, 39, was found fatally stabbed in her south Belfast flat last April.

Robin Swann says if someone worked from home when the pandemic began they should do so again now.

AMP says the plant in Newtownabbey will represent an investment of about £150m.

The tariff increase from 1 January means a typical household bill will go up by £131 a year.

Half of appointments are missed on some days, meaning jabs are wasted, says a pharmacist.

The number of Covid-19 linked deaths registered by the statistics agency has risen slightly.

People in Northern Ireland will have to provide proof of their Covid-19 status to access certain venues.

Department of Education figures show 90.6% of pupils were in school the week after Halloween.

More severe restrictions could be required in Northern Ireland next month, health officials warn.

Maximum fares could increase by 7.6% this month to help the industry recover from the pandemic.

As Children in Need's annual appeal begins, we hear about the charity's impact on young people.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Project Stratum promises to deliver full-fibre broadband to rural properties in Northern Ireland.

ECT involves passing electric currents through the brain to treat conditions such as depression.

The fire service say the operation at Timoney Windows will likely continue for several hours.

A County Londonderry group says it is overwhelmed by the demand for food and home heating needs.

BBC Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg asks the Irish PM what he'd want to say to the UK government.

Lisa Morrison had several courses of electroconvulsive therapy over seven years in Northern Ireland.

Derry City come from a goal down to win 2-1 in Dundalk in their final game of the season and keep alive their hopes of a European place.

Former deputy chief constable Stephen Martin faces questions over Sinead McGrotty's case in 2012.

David Bond, 50, appears in court after police searches into suspected North Antrim UDA criminality.

The 52-year-old man was found dead at his home in Moss Park on 12 November.

An Irish politician questions why no one has won the country's lottery jackpot in six months.

East Belfast's MP says the ex-taoiseach's remarks on loyalists and the NI Protocol are "degrading".

Two-time Footballer of the Year Brian Fenton believes Dublin will benefit from playing without the pressure of protecting a long unbeaten run.

Exports to the Republic in the first nine months of 2021 were up 60% on the same period in 2020.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirms the measures and says the move is due to "another Covid-19 surge".