People must follow Covid-19 rules to avoid further restrictions, warns Health Minister Robin Swann.

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons extends the deadline to spend cards until midnight on 19 December.

Northern Ireland families can receive £100 less per child compared to elsewhere in the UK.

In the past year almost 11,000 adults and 300 children have been cared for by NI's main hospices.

Warrenpoint Harbour warns about the potential effects if full checks on goods are implemented.

The 25-year-old man died after a collision involving a van and a lorry on Tuesday.

Councillors reject diversity advice about repainting Bible verses on a Portstewart wall.

Two officers will not be prosecuted after allegations a man was assaulted at the Sean Graham memorial.

Sixteen dead birds have been removed from Waterworks Park in the past few days.

Nearly all asthma sufferers should wear face coverings when required, says the British Medical Association.

Ulster Rugby declines to comment on its connection to Kingspan following a statement from Grenfell United criticising links with the firm.

Paul Givan says Stormont should avoid a "panic mode" response after the first NI cases were detected.

Wind turbine owners received £10,000 in Covid-19 grants before their sector was ruled ineligible.

The total number of deaths with coronavirus recorded by the Department of Health is now 2,912.

The Department of Health says the three cases are linked to travel to NI from Great Britain.

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

With guidance on travel changing regularly, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the latest rules.

However, unlike England and Scotland, NI did not see a significant rise in such deaths in 2020.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Hospices are admitting patients who are younger, and sicker, as Covid-19 pressures continue.

Look at some of the striking photos taken as strong wind and rain brought big waves and disruption.

Timothy Jones' mother has won a judicial review over his living arrangements at Muckamore Abbey.

The four main hospices in Northern Ireland have cared for almost 11,000 adults in the past year.

Paul Givan says the Omicron development was not a surprise and urged people to follow health advice.

There are "undoubtedly" unidentified cases of Omicron in NI, the chief medical officer says.

A yellow warning for wind was in effect until 18:00 on Tuesday.

Causeway Coast and Glens council reverses a decision on the future of the former entertainment site.

A number of items were recovered from a production company for further examination, police say.

The council says incidents have been reported of "damage to baubles and people climbing the trees".

Several thousand Apprentice Boys have taken part in the annual Lundy parade in Londonderry.

Katie Taylor says her passion for boxing is as strong as ever but she does not want her legacy to be that of the greatest female fighter ever.

The recommendation from Ireland's vaccination body means 480,000 children will be offered a vaccine.

Thousands of home are still without power and strong gusts hit coastal areas throughout the day.

The country is the first to get money from the European Commission's Brexit Adjustment Reserve.

Older primary school pupils were to be refused entry to schools if they were not wearing a mask.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces a number of new restrictions in a televised address.