Northern Ireland is one of two places in the UK and Ireland to not have outlawed smacking children.

Police say the building, which was going to be an Indian grocery store, has been "totally gutted by the blaze".

Student Patrick Kruse has written dozen of poems with strangers in Belfast as a way to help people unlock their most vulnerable self.

Dozens of police officers, some in riot gear, and water cannons are in the village of Scarva.

BBC News NI speaks to former Love Islander Matthew MacNabb as series 13 cracks on.

It is understood an identical banner has been fastened to a fence at the same location in Moygashel.

Arm wrestling is becoming a competitive sport, with families driving a rise in participation.

The mother of a boy who died after a severe allergic reaction in school is pressing for new legislation to protect pupils in NI schools.

Stormont's Department for Infrastructure is to remove almost half the pay and display machines it owns in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn.

Alma and Caleb White have spoken a number of times about the need for a plan to help young people with SEN move from school into further education or training.

Katie Taylor says "I'm definitely going to have to hold back the tears" when she walks out for her final professional fight at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September.

Teenager Eryn, who has been blind since brith, made a three hour round-trip for a film screening because there was no local accessible cinema.

The four chicks, which hatched from the eggs, are being cared for until they are old and strong enough to be released.

The developer has revised the plans for the first phase to include additional parking and a bigger play park.

The new drug offers ovarian cancer patients more time and a better quality of life.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, will serve at least 31 years in prison for the murder of his pregnant partner Natalie McNally.

MLD is a rare metabolic disorder that leads to a progressive loss of physical and mental skills.

Stormont's Department for Infrastructure is to remove almost half the pay and display machines it owns in Belfast, Newry and Lisburn.

The 71-year-old from County Londonderry has been waiting for a new right knee for more than six years.

A mother of three praises her 14-year-old son's "incredible bravery" in putting out the flames.

Officials say the water at Portstewart Strand does not pose a risk to the public.

The National Trust, which manages Portstewart Strand, has urged visitors to the beach to be vigilant.

The items were taken away for disposal after being found in Limavady, County Londonderry, on Tuesday.

BBC News NI understands the post included a reference to the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

Figures from the NI Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) represent a major year-on-year boost for the local tourism sector,

Sadie Jefferson started work at the pharmacy, aged 15, back in 1951 and has worked there for 75 years.

Justice minister Naomi Long ended a consultation seeking views on plans to increase the cost of a gun license on Wednesday.

The used syringes were discarded in the village of Ballykelly, County Londonderry.

Experts who are carrying out the dig at Tuam in County Galway have published their latest regular update.

The bans for Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich are confirmed by the Taoiseach (Irish prime minister) Micheál Martin.

Katie Taylor will bring the curtain down on her decorated career in a farewell fight against Flora Pili at Croke Park.

The European Commission accuses Irish authorities of failing to properly enforce EU regulations.

A man in his 20s is arrested after revenue staff search a freight unit which travelled from France.

Another person was rescued by a local boat during the search operation in Carlingford Lough.

Annie Heyneman was murdered at her home in County Cavan in January 2025

Tomi Reichental, who lost 35 close family members in the Holocaust, moved to the Republic of Ireland in 1959.

The fatal assault happened on Clarendon Street in the early hours of Monday morning.

The separate crashes occurred in County Louth, Roscommon and Dublin.

The victim, who was in her 30s, sustained slash and stab wounds in an attack earlier this week.

You may know them as a supermarket chain but in Northern Ireland Lidl is opening a pub.