Driving lessons and tests will also resume on Friday as Covid restrictions in NI are eased further.

BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to lift lockdown.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says support would be provided from Dublin with UK government input.

Expleo will double its workforce in the city with new roles in robotics and artificial intelligence.

The 100-bed facility can be quickly turned back into a Covid recovery unit if needed.

A County Antrim post-primary school submits formal proposal to transform into an integrated school.

With working from home on the rise, some couples are swapping the city for the countryside.

Gardai say the girl, who went missing on Monday, will be reunited with her family on Thursday night.

The Dartmoor ponies were bought by a County Down woman as a gift for her daughter.

But Arlene Foster adds the effect of restrictions due to be eased will need to be monitored.

A judge says civil service conduct was "an egregious breach of the principle of transparency".

There was a 75% rise in the number of food parcels provided last year, says one food bank network.

Margaret Keenan, 91, became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine last year.

Areas in the Northern and Southern Health Trusts are being looked at to pilot the programme.

The executive expects the scheme to help more than 1,100 businesses across a range of sectors

Vaccines for a limited number of people aged between 35 and 39 are being made available from Monday.

Individuals could receive between £75 and £100 to spend on high streets in towns and cities in NI.

Lyrids will be visible in the skies until 27 April, with up to 20 meteors an hour.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

With much of the road racing calendar wiped out for a second season in 2021, what does the future hold for the sport post-pandemic?

Ulster Wildlife is collecting data to put protections in place for a declining number of hedgehogs.

Two-weight world champion Carl Frampton says he is "happy sitting around doing nothing" a fortnight after retiring from the sport.

Some businesses in Northern Ireland prepare to reopen on Friday after the easing of lockdown restrictions.

A former loyalist paramilitary has warned of the dangers of teenagers getting involved with such groups.

People are being asked to help establish how hedgehogs in Northern Ireland are faring.

Work on the site, which will home Limavady High School and St Mary's High School, begins on Wednesday.

After parting company with Declan Devine, Derry City appoint former midfielder Ruaidhri Higgins as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year contract.

David Samuel Properties' purchase is the second by them in the city in less than 18 months.

High Court grants permission for families of five men to challenge PPS' decision over prosecutions.

The man was shot in the chest during an incident in Celandine Court on Saturday.

Mary Lou McDonald says there is "nothing nefarious" about the database being stored in Frankfurt

The move will see the closure of 69 shops and 12 in-store branches in the Republic of Ireland.

The former Ulster Farmers' Union president fails in his bid for election to the Irish Senate.

Joseph Gilroy lost control of the overcrowded car he was driving in Bundoran, County Donegal, in 2018.

He is wanted to stand trial on charges linked to the murder of David Byrne at a hotel in 2016.

The Biden administration's tax plan could undermine Ireland's ability to attract investment.