New legislation comes with a pledge for robust and independent investigations into Troubles killings.

It comes after political parties held "robust" meetings with PM Boris Johnson in Belfast.

More than 40% of people expect their financial position to worsen, a survey suggests.

The rate in the period January-March was 2.3%, matching the record low reached in 2019, Nisra says.

Bus drivers, cleaners and shunters will not take strike action on Tuesday as planned.

Thomas McNaughten was excused from attending the trial due to his physical and mental ill health.

The Sinn Féin MLA replaces the SDLP's Nichola Mallon, who lost her seat in the assembly election.

Boris Johnson is accused of using soft words in a series of robust meetings with political parties.

Boris Johnson grapples with a four-dimensional diplomacy dilemma in Northern Ireland.

Stormont approval is needed to fund the free school meal scheme over the summer, officials say.

Young people attending a concert give their views on the NI protocol.

Exams return after a two-year cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Nathan McDonagh is remanded in custody after three people were hurt on Saturday night.

The DUP's leader says the move shows his party is "serious" about resolving the NI Protocol.

Healthcare leaders issue a plea to politicians, saying the "price of political instability is severe".

Business leaders call on politicians to form a power-sharing executive, saying they need stability.

The Good Friday Agreement brought devolution to NI in 1998, but Stormont's future has often been threatened.

The chief electoral officer says Covid-19, the STV system and other factors meant a lengthy wait.

First ministers and deputy first ministers have equal powers, so why do the names suggest otherwise?

The North West 200 returned for the first time since 2019 and fans were treated to action-packed racing, sunshine and controversy.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

For this year's A-level pupils, formal exams will be a first, after two years of Covid disruption.

Boris Johnson says the Northern Ireland Brexit deal he negotiated is "turning into a political problem".

Global superstar Ed Sheeran has given a six-year-old boy from west Belfast a birthday to remember.

The DUP says it will not support the election of Speaker or deputy speakers at Stormont on Friday.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson says action is needed on "unnecessary barriers" to the movement of goods.

The UK government is to introduce legislation that will allow it to override parts of the Brexit deal.

The stone helped guide allied pilots into wartime airfields in use in Belfast during the war.

Ros Atkins explains why the issues surrounding a key part of the UK’s Brexit deal with the EU are not resolved.

Four people were taken to hospital after the crash in Feeny, County Londonderry, on Sunday night.

The sound of busy cash registers outstrips the rev of motorbike engines for many traders.

The police also pay an undisclosed sum to the family of Sean Brown, who was killed 25 years ago.

Lyra McKee was shot dead during rioting in Creggan in Londonderry in April 2019.

Ireland go home after Thursday's semi-final, despite a warm reception for Derry girl Brooke Scullion.

The case is being linked to an unexplained type of hepatitis reported in children around the world.

Gardaí say the investigation was at an early stage and that no further information was available.

The lower VAT rate, which was due to expire in August, is extended until the end of February 2023.

Gardaí say the investigation was at an early stage and that no further information was available.