Robin Swann says he will look at only allowing those fully vaccinated to cash in high street vouchers.

In a letter, Sammy Wilson questions why the agriculture minister had not "resisted" officials' views.

It follows a weekend when health trusts made urgent appeals for off-duty staff to return to work.

Coastguard rescue teams were called to the area after a report of a person in the water.

The UK government says plans on the transport of medicines, food and animals do not go far enough.

Metal detectorists Andy and Ryan McCloy came to the rescue after a bride-to-be's social media appeal.

The Ulster Unionist Party says it is delighted to welcome Mr Marshall into the party.

Belfast welterweight Aidan Walsh is into the quarter-finals but a last-gasp try costs Ireland's rugby sevens team a last-eight place on day four of the Tokyo Olympics.

Theatres and concert venues can reopen while there are changes to how many people can meet indoors.

The chief nursing officer says a surge in demand due to Covid has come more quickly than expected.

Belsonic and Custom House Square ask for proof of a negative test, vaccinations or antibodies.

An inquiry into governance issues around Dr Michael Watt has accepted he is unfit to give evidence.

NI Fire and Rescue says a fire in Tully Forest, near Lisnaskea, had a huge impact on local wildlife.

The ex-Boyzone singer's lawyers told the High Court of the distress caused by newspapers stories.

No more people have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland.

BBC News NI sets out the latest steps ministers are taking to ease Northern Ireland's lockdown.

Police say they will review footage of the Belfast protest and consider any legal breaches.

The CovidCertNI app is now live as interim vaccine certification system users describe "a shambles".

A report finds some families felt that Covid-19 was used as "an excuse" to limit or stop services.

The trust says the decision will relieve some of the pressure on its bed and staffing issues.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Ballywatticock had its moment in the sun but what is its origin that of other weather station names?

Victims' families and politicians respond to the judgement in case linked to Omagh bomb.

The creators have used the flags of competing nations as inspiration to design Japanese warriors.

BBC Sport NI looks into the journey of the Ireland women's hockey team ahead of their first Olympic Games

Many creatures of the sea have been popping up in recent times in waters off the island of Ireland.

Irish pubs and restaurants resume indoor service after the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions.

After his homemade animations went viral, Snoop Dogg asked Peter Quinn to direct his new video.

Bovine TB costs the taxpayer up to £40m a year and plans to cull badgers are being put to the public.

The production, entitled Borderlands, will feature interviews from 22 people living in border areas.

The new jobs will take the firm's workforce in the north west to more than 600.

An ex-detective who took over the inquiry says police should apologise for searching a family home.

The grant will allow firms to develop new technology for medical devices, communication and storage.

Many pubs, especially those that don't serve food, have been closed since March 2020.

From Monday, businesses must ask customers for proof that they have immunity from Covid-19.

Gardaí are investigating the incident which happened in Tallaght at about 02:30 local time on Saturday.

It is the first time temperatures fell no lower than 20C on the island of Ireland two nights in a row.

The teenager was the fifth person to die in lakes on the island of Ireland in the last week.