The chief electoral officer says the absent vote legislation doesn't make allowances for Covid-19.

The first common transfer test will end the current system of separate AQE and PPTC tests.

HRT medication supplies are low, specialists say, and politicians need to take the issue seriously.

A Queen's University academic identifies the Belfast street names with connections to empire.

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The Northern Ireland Protocol means NI is still inside the EU's pharmaceutical regulatory system.

Alliance is running 24 candidates in the election - half of them women - across 18 constituencies.

The man has been arrested after another man suffered injuries when liquid was thrown in his face.

It follows agreement with the PSNI on material used for Spotlight On The Troubles: A Secret History.

Alexander Reynolds pleaded guilty to a charge of sexually assaulting a vulnerable woman.

Inna Shevchenko and her daughter are staying with friends through the Homes for Ukraine scheme.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Damien McNulty, 40, says he will not "go down without a fight".

Lurgan mum Clare Crossey, 35, was diagnosed with leukaemia after an emergency hospital admission.

Parties make pledges but the nature of Northern Ireland's government means they're harder to honour.

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

BBC News NI looks at how the single transferable vote system works to elect 90 MLAs to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Eleven sitting MLAs have so far said they will not contest the upcoming election on 5 May.

Ulster Museum says some items on display were "looted from different countries around the world".

A blanket and trinket box are among items up for auction close to where the ship was built in Belfast.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Is there anything that Stormont could do to help with the cost of living after May's election?

The artefacts were stolen or looted from other countries or were connected to the slave trade.

People with brain injuries in Belfast are rediscovering their love of cycling.

A County Down teenager finds her photo on a Facebook page that collected photos of schoolgirls

Harvey Cochrane, 13, recently won an all-Ireland title, a first for Castle Boxing Club in Whitehead.

The alert on the Corrody Road began after a suspicious object was discovered on Monday evening.

A 38-year-old man was shot in each leg by masked men who burst into his Londonderry home.

Gillian Coburn, who has microscopic colitis, says it can be life-threatening if not treated in time.

The songwriter, from Londonderry, says the award is among the greatest honours of his career.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney says there is "no justification" for the measure.

A judge pays tribute to the "very brave young woman" who gave evidence during the trial.

Warehouses could be used amid concerns over a shortage of accommodation for Ukrainian refugees.

However, Ukraine's president asks Irish leaders to push the EU for tougher measures against Russia.

The airport is advising passengers to arrive three-and-a-half hours before their flight.