The finance minister says even the worst case modelling shows the health service could cope.

The Irish government says the decryption tool could help get the healthcare system back to normal.

A cache of weapons is found during a search operation in Jerrettspass.

River are fenced off, trees are planted and specialist breeds of native cattle introduced.

Pupils at about 150 post-primary schools take AS or A-level qualifications through WJEC.

The school, a first for the area, will be housed at Braniel Primary School but will be run separately.

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

Stormont ministers were told that public confidence in police risked being damaged over Covid rules.

The internet satellites owned by Elon Musk resemble fairy lights moving across the night sky.

Former DUP MLA Brenda Hale says "backroom politics" were involved in Mrs Foster's departure.

Deirdre Morley is found not guilty, by reason of insanity, of murdering her three children in Dublin.

Team behind Spotlight: The Irish Sea Border named Journalist of the Year at the Wincott Awards.

Almost £100m will go to business support grants, £60m to health and £50m is earmarked for education.

Court hears Patrick Hovarth refuses to disclose the whereabouts of his two sons.

The family of Damien Duffy are appealing for information 20 years after he was stabbed in Belfast.

Ministers agree that a traffic light system for foreign travel will also come into effect on Monday.

Thursday's figures also show that another 90 people in NI have tested positive for Covid-19.

Early indications show uptake for bookings is high among the age group, the Department of Health says.

Students are being asked to sign 12-month leases for the new academic year despite Covid, MLAs hear.

The money will fund long Covid services in Northern Ireland until the end of March 2023 if approved.

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall met schoolchildren and went to an open-air market.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Weather apps have struggled to predict the forecast as May sees more showers than previous years.

The royal couple had engagements in Belfast before swapping the city for the countryside.

A mental health crisis during pregnancy 'broke my brain' and left Seaneen unable to hold baby Jack.

A former pupil of Methodist College has left the south Belfast school £13.5m in his will.

Warning issued that climbing over walls for selfies at Mussenden Temple could end in "catastrophe".

As patients complain over GP access, a Belfast doctor says the pandemic workload has been "endless".

The Duchess of Cornwall visits a women's book club in County Down that was named in her honour.

Fermanagh-based timber business, Balcas, is being sold to Longford-based firm Glennon Brothers.

Derry City reveal that no spectators will be permitted to attend their home game against St Patrick's Athletic on Monday night.

The Bastion Community Allotment wins Community Garden of the Year in My Chelsea Garden Competition.

Lu Na McKinney, a mother of two, was found in the water off Devenish Island in April 2017.

George Nkencho was shot dead by police officers outside his Dublin home in December 2020.

The head of Ireland's health service says a hack of its IT systems has been "stomach churning".

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the move would create 75 jobs at a facility in west Dublin.

The value of goods exports from NI to RoI rose by 62% from 176m euros to 285m euros in March.

They are among six nations whose participation in the contest ended in Tuesday's first semi-final.

Micheál Martin says the government will respond methodically to cyber attacks on its health system.