The Education Authority has told schools that pupils must bring packed lunches for the next few weeks.

Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says "work is ongoing" to improve trade from GB to NI.

Criticism of new Brexit trade rules is growing as firms warn of more bureaucracy, higher costs and delays.

Small business owners say they're facing supply uncertainty due to the new rules on importing goods.

Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill request a phone call with the prime minister of Mauritius.

A customs declaration is needed if you are using a removal company when moving house from GB to NI.

The final episode of Did The Right Man Hang? will cover new ground on the death of Minnie Reid.

As school pupils return to another period of remote learning, how do those involved feel?

Five grammar schools have said that they will not use the AQE test in February this year.

It comes as statistics agency Nisra confirms there were 1,800 Covid-related deaths in 2020.

The story of how a little-known civil servant was key to creating Northern Ireland.

Police say the man's injuries are not life-threatening but may be life-changing.

Jordan Donnelly, 21, and Robert Kiernan, 30, were sentenced via videolink at Belfast Crown Court.

Robin Swann says some patients may need to travel when hospital capacity becomes available.

Maurice Robinson opened a container door to find 39 migrants had suffocated and died.

The Irish Premiership will be halted for two weeks amid Northern Ireland's most recent Covid-19 surge.

The policy allows residents to apply for signs in any language, with Irish expected to be most popular.

People will "notice an increase in visible policing" as new lockdown begins, says justice minister.

Vincent Kane does not know when his operation will happen, having been delayed due to the pandemic.

BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about how the new restrictions will affect you.

Health officials say it was the only option due to the demand for beds as a result of Covid-19.

Church leaders say they recognise the serious position Northern Ireland is in due to coronavirus. 

A one-off taxable £3,500 grant announced last month is set to be made available.

More than 46,000 first doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine are administered.

Craigavon Area Hospital is one of 200 UK centres taking part in a major coronavirus research programme.

On Wednesday, a further 13 coronavirus-related deaths were reported in NI along with 1,985 new cases.

The number of Irish ports at which NI-registered boats can land their catch has been reduced to two.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The parents of Sophia Gibson, nine, are "devastated" the drug is no longer available in the UK.

Leading supermarkets confirm new Brexit arrangements are restricting supplies to Northern Ireland.

Two women take legal action, highlighting Northern Ireland's lengthy hospital waiting lists.

Work is under way to try to preserve a curiously-slanted 200-year-old holm oak in County Down.

The unusual phenomenon looks like candy floss on the trees - but touch it and it melts away.

Robin Swann calls for those tempted to break coronavirus restrictions to stay at home.

Michelle O'Neill says the executive had to introduce new Covid restrictions to stop the virus spreading.

Arlene Foster says she "huge crowds" large gatherings over the festive period.

Eileen Lynch, 94, was among the first people in NI to be given the the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Northern Ireland's first minister. spoke to the BBC's Andrew Marr about border control and Brexit.

There is concern in Londonderry that too many people are exercising on the city's riverfront.

A man in his 30s is being treated in hospital after being shot in the leg.

The former tough-tackling centre half was associated with the Candystripes for over seven decades.

Twenty people died during violent clashes in the city in a single week.

The Tun Liffey tanker is now back in Foyle Port after running aground on a sand bank on Tuesday.

Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau intercepted a van on the motorway in County Kildare.

The Taoiseach (Irish PM) says public compliance with measures will reflect on how many people may die.

There is a long-running dispute over sovereignty of the uninhabited North Atlantic island.

Travellers in to the Republic from Britain will be required to produce a negative Covid test.

Gardaí (Irish police) say the 17-year-old's body was recovered in the Bull Head area on Sunday.

The frontman, who found success with songs such as Summer in Dublin, "passed away suddenly" aged 65.