The election of a Speaker is essential for assembly business to go ahead under its new mandate.

Business leaders call on politicians to form a power-sharing executive, saying they need stability.

The foreign secretary Lizz Truss says she will not shy away from taking "decisive action".

Of the 1,300 young people who were asked, 478 had experienced at least one traumatic event.

Organisers expect 100,000 visitors to the biggest agricultural event in Northern Ireland over four days.

They were once the dominant parties but their combined seat total is now the same as Alliance

Jerusalem school leaders are visiting Northern Ireland to learn about our shared education.

Kellie Armstrong is one of a number of women who suffered abuse during the election campaign.

Orlaith Quinn took her own life at a Belfast hospital less than 48 hours after giving birth.

A government paper reveals an amnesty may involve cooperation with truth recovery investigations.

The DUP is refusing to nominate a deputy first minister in opposition to the trading arrangement.

There are 82,000 people living with the disease in NI, but a cancer charity issues a stark warning.

The new millionaire is thought to have bought a ticket in Belfast but has yet to claim the prize.

An academic says algae could be to blame for the deaths last week near Rea's Wood at Lough Neagh.

A look at how Northern Ireland Assembly's vote has panned out, from vote share to turnout.

The chief electoral officer says Covid-19, the STV system and other factors meant a lengthy wait.

The first rule of politics is knowing how to count - it's something the Alliance Party knows well.

Sinn Féin's election success means a nationalist party is the largest at Stormont for the first time.

The Good Friday Agreement brought devolution to NI in 1998, but Stormont's future has often been threatened.

One of Northern Ireland's oldest clubs is home to both serious athletes and self-confessed slowcoaches.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Scientists have uncovered details about 1,000 years of human life on the Antrim Plateau.

Pupils at a County Londonderry primary school have some unusual new teachers.

The UK-wide library initiative aims to encourage people to think and talk about end-of-life matters.

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson says he will not sit at Stormont until the government addresses the protocol.

New Alliance MLA Sorcha Eastwood says she was sent unsolicited images and abusive messages.

Sinn Féin deputy leader Michelle O'Neill says the assembly election shows that the public want to see a new Northern Ireland Executive formed.

Ulster Unionist leader Doug Beattie says his party will wait and see what sort of executive is formed before deciding on whether or not to go into opposition.

Ballougry Primary in County Londonderry has 44 pupils, with six of them coming from County Donegal.

Ulster University says its biomedical sciences lab and storeroom were affected by the blaze.

A 28-year-old has been charged with a series of offences related to the incident in Londonderry.

The 28-year-old is due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates' Court on Friday

The lower VAT rate, which was due to expire in August, is extended until the end of February 2023.

Gardaí say the investigation was at an early stage and that no further information was available.

This will be the first time fares have been cut on a national basis since 1947.

Mark Adams was stopped at Belfast International Airport with 180,000 euros in his hand luggage.

There have been concerns that more centres could place pressure on the country's power grid.

Irish broadcaster RTÉ reported that the man, aged in his 40s, was stabbed at Hebron Road.