The emergency fund has "extraordinarily tight criteria", Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong says.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing claims he attended the event during Covid-19 restrictions.

A consultation on allowing some children to delay starting school for a year shows heavy backing.

The strategy of planting non-native conifer trees "negatively impact" the species, research shows.

The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,015.

Jim Shannon cries as he tells Parliament his mother-in-law died alone with Covid-19 in 2020.

Raychel Ferguson died from hyponatraemia at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children in 2001.

Belfast Zoo has moved free-roaming bird species into enclosed habitats but they can still be viewed.

The family of five-year-old Maggie Black, from Glenarm, who died last month, supports the scheme.

Larne successfully defend the County Antrim Shield after a late Tomas Cosgrove header gave them a 1-0 win over Linfield in a gripping final.

The singer will also stop playing the song live, saying its lyrics have been misinterpreted.

A business leader was speaking after talks with the foreign secretary over the NI Protocol.

Ian Coulter and Frank Cushnahan pleaded not guilty to all charges at Belfast Crown Court.

Dr Wendy Anderson is still seeing people in their third trimester "surprised that they're sick".

Race organisers confirm that the North West 200 international road races will return to the calendar in May 2022 after a two-year absence.

More than 3,200 hospitality firms in Northern Ireland are eligible for the one-off grant.

The blood transfusion service says issues caused by the pandemic mean stock is "significantly down".

Michelle McIlveen revealed the figure during a Stormont debate on Covid pressures facing schools.

There have been changes to the rules about Covid testing in Northern Ireland recently.

BBC News NI readers remember the drama, fun and mayhem caused by the "big snow" of January 1982.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

An envelope with a 57-word mini-biography rather than a street address finds the right person.

The Anglo-Irish Treaty passed in the Dublin parliament by just four votes on 7 January 1922.

Brandon Lewis says he understands the upset over allegations the government broke lockdown rules.

Families are in desperate need but cannot access an emergency scheme, a Stormont committee hears.

Jim Shannon breaks down in the House of Commons amid questions about No 10 drinks party.

Northern Ireland's Blood Transfusion Service says donations have fallen by more than a third.

The project offers sessions for people affected directly or indirectly by mother-and-baby homes.

Learning Pool has paid an undisclosed sum for True Office Learning in New York.

Police say several shots were fired through the front door of a home in the Finvola Park area.

There are concerns over a lack of burial space in the city with plots running out.

Michael Tormey, who was in his 40s, was reportedly shot multiple times after he returned home.

About 2,000 artists, actors, musicians and performers will be paid to pursue their creative work.

The measure aims to change dangerous patterns of alcohol behaviour and deter binge drinking.

It is understood the man had been swimming at Leadbh Gharbh beach when he got into difficulties.

The Republic of Ireland opens its coronavirus vaccine portal to its youngest cohort yet.