NI's first minister also questions the "logic" for wearing face masks in settings where people are seated.

Six council districts in Northern Ireland are planning to make overall savings of nearly £11m.

Lord Frost will appear in person at the Executive Office Committee in Belfast.

Almost 53,000 "historical" court fines are outstanding in Northern Ireland, a new report says.

A solution must be found to Brexit-related trade restrictions in NI, the UK's chief rabbi says.

People returning to NI from amber-list countries will not have to quarantine from 26 July.

NI Ambulance Service implements highest level of its emergency escalation plan in response to growing pressures.

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

Stendhal Festival, which did not go ahead last year, is expected to welcome about 2,500 visitors later.

John O'Dowd's claim that the schools promote British identity is rejected by an Alliance MLA.

Sinn Féin and the SDLP called for the Adam Street bonfire to be moved before the Eleventh Night.

The former care home worker's victims included a child of three and women in their 90s.

Geraldine Mullan set up the centre for her family who died in a drowning tragedy in Lough Foyle.

Girlguiding Ulster says this summer's camps are not "viable" due to restrictions on overnight stays.

The latest figures show 48 people are in hospital with the virus, up from 43 on Wednesday.

Masks should still be worn in bars, restaurants and on public transport, says Minister Nichola Mallon.

Northern Ireland will not be following the PM's plan to lift all restrictions, Michelle O'Neill says.

Forty-two cases of the virus are confirmed at a processing factory in Kilkeel, County Down.

Neville Presho lost everything when his island retreat off the coast of Donegal disappeared.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Brightly coloured "chatty" benches are helping to tackle loneliness and isolation in County Antrim.

Have you herd about the 10-year-old who's creating his own field of dreams after winning €1,000?

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

The new warship follows its namesake, a historic vessel which played a key role in World War Two.

Sir Keir Starmer says the prime minister has lost the trust of people in Northern Ireland.

Hundreds of bonfires are being built in Northern Ireland as part of traditional commemorations.

Sir Michael McBride says decisions on the mandatory wearing of face masks is for the executive.

A mobile vaccine clinic has opened in the Whitla Hall at Queen's University Belfast as part of a continued push to give a Covid-19 vaccine to everyone aged 18 and over.

A victim's brother victims is given permission to challenge a decision not to prosecute Soldier F.

The Western Trust says it has apologised to the 27 people who have had their procedures postponed.

The blaze broke out at O'Doherty & Sons in Strabane on Sunday as storms hit the north west.

The Derry City and Strabane councillor quit the DUP in June over its treatment of Arlene Foster.

At nearly six times the national average, Buncrana has the Republic's highest infection rate.

The car was on the wrong side of the northbound carriage of the N7 when it collided with a lorry.

Micheál Martin says more than 50% of the adult population have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Irish prison bosses are reviewing protocols after the taoiseach said the incident was shocking.

Organisers cancel the Catholic pilgrimage event due to concerns about the coronavirus Delta variant.

A possible Northern Ireland link is being investigated in one of the cases, dating back to 1986.