Special schools face a "perfect storm" of staff absences, warns one principal.

Northern Ireland should be a centre for businesses selling into the EU and UK, it is suggested.

A victim waives her anonymity to speak out about the sexual abuse inflicted by her stepfather.

Philanthropist and author William Sieghart says he can find a poem to ease anyone's troubles.

Lucy King had a cardiac arrest in bed, but the quick thinking of her family helped save her life.

Summer trading was strong, but the sector says other factors leave it facing an uncertain winter.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says there has been a "remarkable squeeze" on resources for 10 years.

The certificates will also now auto-renew without any need to re-apply after expiration.

Archbishop Eamon Martin was speaking at a church service marking the centenary of Northern Ireland.

The Belfast landmark was due to be illuminated on Thursday to mark the centenary of Northern Ireland.

The crash happened on the Moyarget Road just before 16.10 BST on Thursday, police said.

Leading GP speaks as the executive meets to discuss the planned reopening of nightclubs next week.

Ministers met on Thursday to assess the latest data on public health, ahead of the reopening of nightclubs.

Emails have been sent to thousands of applicants asking for further identity verification.

Eighty-five year old James Balmer was accused of assaulting two males between 1988 and 1990.

The total number of coronavirus-linked deaths in NI since the start of the pandemic is 2,639.

The warning comes after a consultant said he has never witnessed such hospital pressures in 20 years.

Up to four people from no more than two households can now visit care homes in Northern Ireland.

The legal requirement is part of the executive's winter Covid contingency plans, outlined on Tuesday.

Patients with non life-threatening illnesses will be asked to call before attending the Emergency Department.

Sixty percent of the tickets will be given to key workers in healthcare, food retail and charities.

Science and art collide with a sculpted version of the solar system to appear in Northern Ireland.

BBC NI's Spotlight programme highlights the thousands of dogs moved through NI every year.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Pieces of Halley's Comet, visible every 75 or 76 years, will be seen across Northern Ireland skies.

A sexual abuse victim waives her anonymity to recall the moment she reported her ordeal to the police.

Politicians from both sides of the Irish border attended the event in St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh.

Extracts of the reflections of Church leaders on the island of Ireland on 100 years of Northern Ireland.

BBC News NI spoke to women in Londonderry after the police appealed for information over reports of drink-spiking.

Justice minister Naomi Long calls the reports 'unacceptable and disturbing'.

Capita officials were speaking to councillors, after problems accessing benefits were highlighted.

He faces several counts over the supply of drugs and conspiracy to transfer criminal property.

A teenage girl was taken to hospital and there were claims on social media of drink spiking.

John O'Neill pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage by releasing the rats at Cork council offices.

At 19, Shane Getkate's heart stopped and he spent two days in a coma. Now he is a reserve for Ireland at the T20 World Cup.

Ministers retain use of Covid certificates for hospitality sector, but nightclubs can open.

Mr Kennelly spent decades working as a professor of modern literature at Trinity College Dublin.

David Shanahan, the first Irishman to receive a full scholarship to play college football in America, reflects on his debut season as punter for Georgia Tech.

Sir Gerry Robinson presented the series Can Gerry Robinson Fix The NHS? for the BBC in 2007.