Sunday opening is allowed under new laws but a bookmakers' group says most will stay closed for now.

Thousands take to the streets as the event celebrates its 40th year in the city.

A new helpline means some will be able to cast their vote in secret for the first time on Thursday.

Katie Taylor edges Amanda Serrano on points with a split-decision win in an instant classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Some warn that the cost of living crisis is causing "impossible" conditions for people in the town.

Hannah Kenny says she was approached by three men last week while canvassing in east Belfast.

Glenveagh special school has been closed as its classroom assistants are among Unite members on strike.

A new law will allow 271 children in Northern Ireland to start school in 2023 instead of 2022.

Linfield have won their fourth Irish Premiership title in a row after beating Coleraine 2-0 at Windsor Park.

Stormont's parties have a wide range of proposals on tackling rising costs.

Enya Breen converts her own try in the last act of the game to give Ireland a pulsating win and condemn Scotland to the Wooden Spoon.

Ulster move up to fifth in the United Rugby Championship as they end Edinburgh's unbeaten record at The DAM Health Stadium.

The party says Stefan Taylor has withdrawn from the assembly election, which is less than a week away.

The party believes it will remain the largest at Stormont, but it trails Sinn Féin in opinion polls.

The TUV, Greens, People Before Profit and Aontú hope to close the gap on Stormont's larger parties.

The party says it is committed to removing the NI protocol and to investing in cutting waiting lists.

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Voters will go to the polls to elect the Northern Ireland Assembly on 5 May.

Ian McCracken reflects on his son's suicide two years on and says lockdown may have played a part.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

A 16-year-old from Dublin is hoping his accessibility travel reviews will help other wheelchair users.

What are the remaining rules on Covid testing and isolation in Northern Ireland?

A Bangor mother-of-six says they will be homeless when her tenancy runs out this week.

Two years after his son's suicide, Ian McCracken still has no real explanation as to why he took his life.

Hotels and restaurants are hoping for a cash boost as the City of Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival returns.

Seventeen-year-old Annaleece McAlorum died at Beechcroft in south Belfast in early April.

BBC News NI has sampled opinions about the election among first-time voters.

Gay McIntyre's son, Paul, says his father put his mark on the city in terms of music.

Imelda May and Buck Taylor are among the hundreds of performers playing in Londonderry this weekend.

Stones, masonry and fireworks were thrown at police vehicles by youths in the Galliagh area.

Roma Downey, Nadine Coyle and thousands of others have graced the Derry Féis stage for a century.

The Irish government has defeated a challenge to its plans to restrict the sale of turf.

After five years in the job, she is taking up a new role with Credit Suisse in Zurich

Micheál Martin was speaking while being questioned about a proposed commercial ban on the sale of turf.

Two-year old Santina Cawley was found in a critical condition in an apartment and died later in hospital.

Three women in their 50s got into difficulty in the water off North Beach, Greystones, on Saturday.