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Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:46:29 GMT
North Belfast: Murder investigation after man shot dead
The gun attack happened on the Cliftonville Road in north Belfast on Tuesday night.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:56:18 GMT
PM urges EU action to ease Brexit tensions in NI
The UK wrote to the bloc calling for lighter enforcement of rules as port staff face threats over checks.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:44:29 GMT
A-levels: Peter Weir 'should reverse' Welsh exam board decision
Education Minister Peter Weir has told NI schools they can no longer offer Welsh qualifications.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:37:00 GMT
Covid-19: 'I had my funeral planned in my head'
BBC News NI gets exclusive access to a 24-bed unit at the Ulster Hospital where Covid-19 patients are treated.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:12:37 GMT
Mobile phone use: NI drivers face £200 fine
Tougher penalties for NI drivers using a hand-held mobile phones will be enforced from Wednesday.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:29:34 GMT
Covid-19: NI records 17 more coronavirus-related deaths
The latest figures show 447 more people have also tested positive for the virus in Northern Ireland.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:12:50 GMT
EU condemns Northern Ireland Brexit port staff 'threats'
All NI parties also criticise threats against staff checking on animal and food products at Larne and Belfast.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 19:47:42 GMT
Brexit: DUP vows to send 'strong message' to Irish government over NI Protocol
The party has drafted a five-point plan to address the "growing crisis" over the Irish Sea border.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:41:09 GMT
Ulster University: Minister 'concerned' over courses moving to Derry
Diane Dodds says Ulster University must demonstrate the Coleraine campus is central to its plans.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:16:23 GMT
Alcohol-related deaths in NI highest on record
In 2019 there were 336 alcohol-related deaths in Northern Ireland, mostly among 45-64-year-olds.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:55:52 GMT
Stormont: New laws for special advisers pass final hurdle
A bill from Jim Allister will cut the number of spads and put codes of behaviour into law.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:39:34 GMT
Brexit: Irish Sea border military movement issues 'resolved'
The UUP claimed customs checks would obstruct the military's freedom of movement between GB and NI.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:14:46 GMT
Education minister rules out stats tool for exam grades
Peter Weir says schools will calculate grades but there will be no use of the controversial statistical tool.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:14:27 GMT
Covid-19: New funding to support students facing hardship
The £10m is part of more than £100m in funding bids signed off by the finance minister.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:34:56 GMT
DUP and Alliance offices targeted with graffiti
Another DUP MLA tells the NI Assembly he was told by the police of a threat against him.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:23:07 GMT
Brexit: Michael Gove calls for extension of Brexit grace periods
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove says there are "serious problems" with the NI Protocol.

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 17:09:28 GMT
Covid-19: Almost a quarter of a million vaccine doses given
Health minister confirms 221,809 first doses and 24,612 second doses are administered in NI.

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:15:52 GMT
Coronavirus: Is Northern Ireland exiting the Covid-19 peak?
The Covid death rate is high, but has been falling slowly and hospital admissions have also dropped.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:57:17 GMT
Covid-19: Statistics agency records NI's highest weekly death toll
There were 182 virus-related deaths registered in NI in the last week, says Northern Ireland's statistics agency.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:41:54 GMT
Covid-19 restrictions: Your questions answered
BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about how lockdown will affect you.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 06:20:52 GMT
Covid-19: Emergency funding for arts and entertainment in NI delayed
The Arts Council had previously warned there was £16m less in the emergency fund than is needed.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 20:58:58 GMT
Coronavirus: Priest pays tribute to 'caring' sister
A priest says he could never have imagined he would be saying Mass at his younger sister's funeral.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 16:05:01 GMT
Coronavirus: In hospital 11 weeks after contracting Covid
After 11 weeks in hospital with Covid-19, Colin Price has had to learn how to walk again.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:34:51 GMT
Covid-19: Less than 25% of ineligible Stormont grants returned
The Department for the Economy says 124 of 538 payments made in error have been reclaimed so far.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 06:29:20 GMT
Covid-19: NI cinemas in 'serious, serious trouble', operators warn
Restrictions and delays to major film releases leave some questioning what the future holds for the industry.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 10:24:39 GMT
Irish Sea border: What will happen once the grace periods end?
The grace periods will come to an end and firms are anxious about what comes next, writes the BBC's John Campbell.

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:32:00 GMT
Covid-19: Dog kennels and catteries under threat without funding
Dog kennels and catteries say they are struggling to access government coronavirus support.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 15:31:07 GMT
Latest Northern Ireland weather forecast
The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 09:39:29 GMT
Covid: Claustrophobic and unbearable - but lifesaving
The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - CPAP - machine is the last line of defence before ICU.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:20:24 GMT
Brexit: Senior officer urges calm over NI protocol
It comes as the EU condemned "threats" against staff making Brexit-related checks at Northern Ireland's ports

Mon, 01 Feb 2021 00:05:55 GMT
Clare Smyth: First female British chef with three Michelin stars
Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is the first British female to be awarded three Michelin stars.

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 13:39:02 GMT
Topshop employee's concern for the future
Topshop employee Finn Devlin woke up on Monday to find out the brand had been sold to online retailer Asos.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 16:25:49 GMT
Foyle Hospice: Hospice founder Dr Tom McGinley dies
Dr McGinley's vision of a hospice in Londonderry followed a visit to a terminally ill teenager in the 1980s.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:32:04 GMT
Covid-19: 'Two or three' Sinn Féin councillors at republican funeral
Gerry Kelly says the party was not involved in organising a republican funeral being investigated by police.

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 13:13:55 GMT
Londonderry: Edward Meenan murder accused granted bail
A man accused of murdering Edward Meenan in November 2018 is released on bail until the trial begins.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 13:18:56 GMT
Irish cricket mourns loss of Roy Torrens
Irish cricket is in mourning after the death of former international seamer and ex-national team manager Roy Torrens at the age of 72.

Sun, 31 Jan 2021 16:14:53 GMT
Covid: 'Lessons to be learnt' from NI vaccine row - Irish PM
We need to "calm down" after the EU reverses a plan to put checks on the Irish border, Micheál Martin says.

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 18:24:47 GMT
Leo Varadkar: PSNI investigating Belfast graffiti warning
A threat directed at Leo Varadkar, which appeared in Belfast, is being investigated as a hate crime.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:57:07 GMT
Coronavirus: Zero Covid strategy 'would be risky' for Republic of Ireland
A member of the Republic of Ireland's health emergency team says it is based on a "false promise".

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:37:36 GMT
Covid: EU-AstraZeneca disputed vaccine contract made public
The European Commission argues the drug-maker is failing to fulfil its promises on the Covid jab.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 23:21:18 GMT
Coronavirus: New Irish travel rules will affect NI passengers
Some of the changes will affect overseas passengers who then travel on to Northern Ireland.

Sat, 23 Jan 2021 18:08:11 GMT
Covid-19: Republic's restrictions 'in place for six months'
Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Irish government will take "cautious" approach to easing restrictions.



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