Proof of Covid-19 certification will be required to enter some venues and events from Monday.

Health Minister Robin Swann intends to update Assembly on measures to tackle the variant.

School principals say there is a need for the training because of poverty and the pandemic.

Prof Rafael Bengoa, who led a review into the NI service, says people are turning to private care.

BBC NI's Spotlight looks further into the devastating outbreak at Glenabbey Manor care home.

The total number of coronavirus-linked deaths recorded by the Department of Health is 2,869.

Elodie Bateson, 11, from Limavady who is blind has become an expert at making short animated movies.

The principal of Harpur's Hill Primary School in Coleraine says pupils are coming to school hungry.

A man is threatened with an iron bar and a woman finds her wedding rings have been taken.

Slaughtneil and Loughgiel play out a tense 0-9 to 0-9 draw to take the rearranged 2020 Ulster Senior Club Camogie Championship Final to a replay.

Munster have had to to remain in Cape Town after a member of their travelling party tested positive for Covid-19.

There are new restrictions on travellers returning from 10 southern African countries.

Primary school head Francis Lagan died when a tree fell on his car during Storm Arwen.

The pandemic in Northern Ireland has been following a different course to the rest of the UK.

Some clinics will have a walk-in system while others are operating on an appointment-only basis.

Unlicensed premises in Northern Ireland will not be required to ask for proof of Covid-19 certification.

William Herbert Hawkes faces charges of threats to kill the Northern Ireland health minister.

The Irish government announces a significant widening of its Covid-19 booster programme.

People in Northern Ireland will have to provide proof of their Covid-19 status to access certain venues.

A cross-border study compared students' mental health before and during the pandemic.

BBC News NI sets out the latest steps ministers are taking to deal with a spike in Covid-19 cases.

The RTÉ Christmas TV special will include a young performer from Mayobridge, County Down.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Lu Na McKinney's death appeared to be a tragic boating accident - but then the con unravelled.

A County Tyrone mother says a lack of suitable care facilities in NI means her son may be relocated.

Coaching from Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew gives pupils the motivation to read.

It's a system beyond broken, writes Marie-Louise Connolly, as she sees pressures first-hand.

Young people in Newry speak about the benefits of having a space to discuss their mental health.

The Books And Boots scheme is making a big difference at Millisle Primary School.

Stephen McKinney will spend at least 20 years in prison for murdering Lu Na McKinney.

A senior nurse at the Ulster Hospital says it's heartbreaking to see patients waiting so long for a bed.

A number of homes were evacuated before the device was removed from the Drumrane Road.

Causeway Coast and Glens Borough councillors were advised to rethink their decision, minutes show.

Lisneal College's Michael Allen and Marie Lindsay, formerly of St Mary's College, received the awards.

Danny Quigley completed 10 Ironman challenges in 10 days, raising over £100,000 for local charities.

The country singer will play three more concerts at Croke Park than originally scheduled.

The body of 65-year-old Christopher Hall was found at his house in Balbriggan in north County Dublin.

Robbie and an X-ray scanner located the drugs, including 60kg of cocaine, hidden in furniture.

But Simon Coveney says concessions won have come at a cost of reputation and relationships.

It is believed the man was aged between 45 and 55 and had been sleeping rough in County Meath.