As an officer, the Upper Bann MP belonged to a small, decision-making committee within the Democratic Unionist Party.

The Department of Health has decided to take back £1.5m from the project, Belfast Trust officials have told a Stormont committee.

Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK without a formally commissioned, publicly-funded adult service for ADHD.

Thrillers, self-help books and Harry Potter were the big winners for readers from Libraries NI data.

Many pupils at Mitchell House Special School in east Belfast are non-verbal but that does not mean they cannot communicate.

In 1965, his remains were exhumed and brought to Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. But a commemoration society in his name, who have lodged the application, has said it wants to "fulfil his wish" to be buried in County Antrim.

"Sadly, and due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, the difficult decision was reached to close the branch," they charity says.

The Stormont executive maintains it cannot balance the books without more support from London.

At the hearing Gerry Carson also pleaded guilty to two counts of stalking.

Jim O'Callaghan described the video as "inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents".

Keeley McKee's mother Leanne was killed by her partner in 2003, weeks before the couple were due to marry.

A Met Office weather warning is in place from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday.

Seven Towers Scaffolding Ltd based in County Antrim has been fined twenty thousand pound after an employee was fatally injured at work.

It happened in Omagh town at about 1:30 BST at the former health centre on the Old Mountfield Road and involved three male assailants.

A watchdog says Mark Ovens registered late and attended meetings despite his conflict of interests.

During a debate on the government's Troubles bill, Davis referred to "the activities of IRA lawyers in the courts".

The typical worker in Northern Ireland saw their real weekly pay increase by more than 3% in the last year.

A committee hears that Northern Ireland could lose out on economic opportunities if action is not accelerated.

Vittorio Angelone referred to content creator Rebecca Goodwin in a remark about rape.

A group of primary school pupils have turned their ideas about feelings and emotions into a book.

A report finds women who were forced into prostitution as teenagers, advertised online, drugged and moved through cities.

MPs will continue their scrutiny of a series of government amendments to the Troubles legacy bill on Tuesday.

From 2027, students will only be able to take a GCSE Maths exam in November if they are re-sitting the subject.

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The bridge will link County Down in Northern Ireland with County Louth in the Republic of Ireland.

Barriers and shipping containers have been in place near the former convent in Derry for more than a year.

The festival brings together hundreds of local singers and community groups alongside international choirs.

Police said the teenager was attacked after being chased in the Waterside area of Londonderry on Tuesday night.

Independent councillor Paul Gallagher says including 'UK' in the title is problematic, but unionists disagree.

The crash, involving a lorry, van and two cars, happened on Monday morning in Newry.

Michael Lynch, from Men's Action Network (MAN) offered to meet the Derry City footballer James McClean.

The challenge could jeopardise Lidl's multimillion-pound investment in the north west, the supermarket says.

The collision happened on the N2 at Broomfield, County Monaghan, on Thursday morning.

The bodies of a man in his 30s and a woman in her 40s are discovered at the same house in Bray.

Brian Stack was crossing a street in Dublin in 1983 when he was shot in the back of the neck and died 18 months later.

The Republic of Ireland's weather service warns of potential of flooding and travel disruption.

The government increased taxes on online casino and sports betting in last year's Budget.

A man in his 50s and two women in their 30s were arrested by gardaí (Irish police) on Tuesday.

Parents Philip and Kim English died in the fire alongside their two children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden.

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Northern Ireland is the first part of the UK to introduce graduated driver licensing.