NHS staff and care workers are sacrificing festive family time to look after others in need.

Many families are spending Christmas in temporary accommodation and accessing food banks.

The total number of deaths recorded by the Department of Health in NI is 2,962.

A safeguarding body says there was a fall in child protection referrals in the first Covid lockdown.

Many test centres will operate reduced hours on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

The Irish president and the prime minister highlight the impact of Covid-19 this year.

The collision happened on the Garryduff Road in Dunloy, County Antrim, on Thursday evening.

The executive plans to remove the exemption of wearing a face mask where it causes severe stress.

The United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Connacht on 26 December is postponed because of a number of positive Covid-19 cases within the Ulster squad.

Matt Neill, from Magilligan, is chief officer of the polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough.

John Dalzell first braved the elements to raise money for a local hospice in December 1992.

Lorcan Tucker and Curtis Campher shine as Ireland beat the USA by nine runs to draw their T20 international series 1-1.

Conor Murphy says his department will deliver a support package of £40m for 3,000 businesses.

The treatments, one of which can be taken at home, will be given to people most at risk.

The agency's Covid deaths total, based on mentions of the virus on death certificates, is 3,998.

Dancing to be prohibited in all hospitality venues, but sporting events go ahead with no capacity limits.

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

Robin Swann says up to two thirds of Covid patients in hospitals aged under 50 are not vaccinated.

Loneliness already affects as many as one-in-five people in Northern Ireland but help is available.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

LifeHub NI helps more than 600 families a week and this year has been its most challenging to date.

Fr John Kearns co-founded an annual memorial service for bikers who died in motorcycle crashes.

Footage captured for a special BBC Newsline broadcast charts the rhythm of life from dawn to dusk.

An exhibition showcases the work of a French photographer who visited Belfast and Derry in the 1970s.

Finance Minister Conor Murphy says his department will deliver a support package of £40m for hospitality businesses.

A 79-year-old has been driving his "Yule-ride" around Portstewart, County Londonderry.

A west Belfast food bank has reported a 250% increase in demand for food in the last year.

Janice Gault from the a hotel industry body says more help is needed for the industry.

People in Londonderry come together to serve up a Christmas dinner to remember.

Derry City and Strabane District Council has called for the repeated attacks to stop.

The shopping centre is comprised of more than 40 retail units in over 120,000 sq ft of space.

The bricklayer fell from scaffolding and through a stairwell in June 2019.

The 82-year-old man was involved in the collision involving two cars and a tractor on Tuesday.

The bodies of the men, aged 88 and 50, were discovered on Thursday afternoon.

Gardaí say "investigations are ongoing" into the deaths of two men at a property in Letterkenny.

Ireland's chief medical officer says people should only see those they plan to spend Christmas with.

The Republic of Ireland's transfusion service says it has been issuing more blood than it can collect.

Former Miss World Rosanna Davison opens up about fertility struggles in a bid to break the stigma.

Allied Irish Banks was effectively nationalised in 2010 during the banking and property crisis.

From Monday, pubs, restaurants, cinemas and cultural venues must close by 20:00.