The Department of Health (DoH) said it will give an additional £40m across two years for "improvements in patient access and primary care activity".

Legislation still exists that bars Roman Catholics from exercising the responsibility of presenting the monarch with a candidate to head the Church of England.

The NI Ambulance Service said the paramedic sustained injuries to the back of her head, neck, face, and hands during the incident.

From an unused substitute in Coleraine's Irish Cup triumph in May to lifting the FAI Cup as Derry City's interim manager in November, Mark Connolly's footballing journey has taken quite the turn in six months.

On Sunday, thousands of Candystripes supporters cheered on their team in the FAI Cup Final at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.