Top medical advisor's warning comes after the first three cases of the variant were discovered in NI on Tuesday.

The collision, which involved a van and a cement lorry, occurred near Strabane on Tuesday.

Belfast City Council says 16 dead birds have been removed from Waterworks Park in recent days.

Wind turbine owners received £10,000 in Covid-19 grants before their sector was ruled ineligible.

The Belfast-based firm has about 1,600 customers in NI, but says none will be left without power.

Gusts of 80mph are possible in Donegal, which remains under an extreme weather warning.

There were heart-stopping moments at the start of vaccine roll-out, says the doctor in charge.

The integrated sector "should not be set above any other", NI Catholic schools council says.

Minister has said Kilroot and Ballylumford plants will have to burn off back-up supplies.

Thousands are without power across Ireland as winds damage the electricity network.

Hospices are admitting patients who are younger, and sicker, as Covid-19 pressures continue.

The former neurologist is at the centre of Northern Ireland's biggest ever patient recall.

Principals warn Stormont's Education Committee of the impact on pupils if they are not in school.

The party whipped its Stormont MLAs on Monday to vote against a bill to outlaw the practice.

It is for Stormont to decide who is responsible for enforcing rules on face coverings, says Translink.

The Department of Health says the three cases are linked to travel to NI from Great Britain.

The total number of deaths with coronavirus recorded by the Department of Health is now 2,907.

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

With guidance on travel changing regularly, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the latest rules.

Northern Ireland's major churches outline their plans for safe worship during the Christmas period.

Travellers arriving in Northern Ireland from abroad must now take a pre-departure Covid test.

Northern Ireland still has the highest infection rate for coronavirus in the UK.

From vaccine certificates to booster jabs and travel, BBC News NI answers your Covid-19 queries.

Look at some of the striking photos taken as strong wind and rain brought big waves and disruption.

Timothy Jones' mother has won a judicial review over his living arrangements at Muckamore Abbey.

Our Wee Place will be given to every Primary One pupil in NI to mark the centenary year.

The treaty created an independent Irish Free State but led to the Irish Civil War.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots says recent outbreaks could grow due to winter migration.

A yellow warning for wind was in effect until 18:00 on Tuesday.

Thousands are without power across Ireland as winds damage the electricity network.

Sara Mac Hugh's son, Michael, faced serious health risks after being born prematurely at 25 weeks.

The PSNI says issuing some patrol officers with medicine that reverses certain types of drugs overdose has already saved three lives in the early months of a pilot initiative.

A number of items were recovered from a production company for further examination, police say.

The council says incidents have been reported of "damage to baubles and people climbing the trees".

Several thousand Apprentice Boys have taken part in the annual Lundy parade in Londonderry.

The council says other projects could be affected if they don't get help with airport funding.

The former shirt factory site in Londonderry's cityside has been lying derelict for many years.

The country is the first to get money from the European Commission's Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

Older primary school pupils were to be refused entry to schools if they were not wearing a mask.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a number of new restrictions in a televised address.

It is the second time Kieran Creaven has been jailed after he was exposed by "paedophile hunters".

Leinster regroup from the defeat by Ulster as their returning internationals help them see off Connacht 47-19 in the United Rugby Championship.

The Royal Dublin Golf Club has not had any female members since it opened in 1885.

It was fined €24.5m (£20.8m) for failing to have the proper framework in place for a big IT disruption.