The mandatory wearing of face coverings is among restrictions being scrapped on Tuesday.

At 475,000 people, Northern Ireland's waiting lists are the worst in the UK.

The number of employees on NI payrolls in January was the highest on record.

More than 700 sub-postmasters and mistresses were wrongly convicted due to a flawed computer system.

Tyrone will be without four key players for Sunday's match with Kildare after appeals against red cards from the Division One brawl with Armagh were dismissed.

A £36m funding package to upgrade and redevelop regional football stadia in Northern Ireland has been shelved.

A virtual meeting of parties took place earlier to discuss delivering the apology.

Andrew Stafford is remanded in custody after cocaine and cannabis were seized at Belfast Harbour.

Ballymena man Robert Templeton is facing 10 charges, including possessing explosives and a shotgun.

The total number of deaths linked to the virus reported by the Department of Health is 3,156.

Sharon Jackson, who has terminal cancer, organised a celebration of life, calling it an "awake wake".

A heart transplant when she was 10 years old gave Michelle Crawford a second chance at life.

Storm Dudley and Storm Eunice are set to batter Northern Ireland in the coming days.

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says the government has "dishonoured" the New Decade New Approach deal.

Northern Ireland was without a functioning local government for 35% of the time since devolution began.

BBC News NI explains the difference between the assembly and executive and how they operate.

Brandon Lewis says the next assembly election will take place on 5 May as planned.

Health Minister Robin Swann says he's taking legal advice on how he can act to "replace the bulk of restrictions".

The little-known bunkers in Northern Ireland that would have been crucial had the Cold War escalated.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The Public Health Agency has begun work to expand services already offered across Northern Ireland.

The final resting place of Captain Erik Kokeritz is now marked by a single white cross.

The 1972 Five Nations was abandoned after Scotland & Wales decided not to play in Ireland. It meant England's 1973 match in Dublin was emotionally charged.

BBC News NI looks at Northern Ireland's last remaining Covid rules ahead of their removal.

John Doherty, 55, from County Tyrone has been waiting for a gall bladder operation for six years.

A food bank in Ballymoney has seen a 20% rise in the number of people using it.

Thirty years ago Michelle Crawford from Londonderry underwent an operation that would change her life.

Former school friends rediscover the joy of the arts in a project in memory of a late friend.

Michael Bridge was shot as he remonstrated with soldiers over the killing of 17-year-old Jackie Duddy.

Masked men who shot a man in Strabane also "put a gun" in younger brother's face, grandmother says.

The body of a former republican prisoner was found on the shores of Lough Neagh in January 2008.

Court hears Ryan Walters made admission to his former partner after the attack.

An energy credit will be doubled to €200 and public transport fares will be cut by 20%.

Taoiseach Mícheál Martin said findings by the Police Ombudsman's report were “deeply disturbing”.

The new uniform for the Irish police service includes polo shirts and a two tone jacket.

Glasnevin Cemetery's Necrology Wall remembers all those killed between 1916 and 1923.

The world marks the centenary of James Joyce's Ulysses, but the novel wasn't always celebrated.

The former Irish Defence Forces soldier is accused of being a member of the terrorist group.