Both sides have vowed to "work intensively" to solve post-Brexit trade problems in Northern Ireland.

A teaching union says class sizes should be capped and pupils attend on a rota when schools return.

Twenty firefighters are at the scene after several cars went on fire in south Belfast.

Unionist leader Edward Carson stood down 100 years ago, but why was he reluctant to lead Stormont?

Dunluce Healthcare plans to build its £8m facility on former football grounds in Newtownards.

Chief vet and agriculture permanent secretary to brief MLAs about ports concerns on Thursday.

The bank's performance is affected by 'loan loss provisions' related to the ongoing pandemic.

Health Minister Robin Swann says there are "no shortcuts" out of lockdown.

The teenager's body was found in the north Belfast storm drain in June 2020.

The Met Office says heavy rain is to be expected for 36 hours across Northern Ireland.

Between March 2020 and January, there were 4,280 such procedures, including surgery, cancelled.

Daniel McClean, who was identified in court in 2019 as a dissident republican, was shot dead on Tuesday.

The plea comes as the UK asks the EU to extend grace periods for the Irish Sea border.

The head of building control at Belfast City Council says NI's fire regulations are weak.

Dozens of men with their faces covered were filmed on the streets of east Belfast on Tuesday.

Derry school principal says he is "chuffed to bits" to get letter from Manchester United bosses

James Fenton has been described as the 'greatest exponent' of the Ulster-Scots language.

BBC News NI gets exclusive access to a specialist unit where Covid-19 patients are treated.

BBC News NI will answer your questions on Thursday's Coronavirus Catch-up.

Health minister confirms 221,809 first doses and 24,612 second doses are administered in NI.

The Covid death rate is high, but has been falling slowly and hospital admissions have also dropped.

There were 182 virus-related deaths registered in NI in the last week, says Northern Ireland's statistics agency.

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

The Arts Council had previously warned there was £16m less in the emergency fund than is needed.

A priest says he could never have imagined he would be saying Mass at his younger sister's funeral.

After 11 weeks in hospital with Covid-19, Colin Price has had to learn how to walk again.

The Department for the Economy says 124 of 538 payments made in error have been reclaimed so far.

Ben Robinson died after suffering concussion during a school rugby match. A decade on, his father Peter remembers his son who "lived life to the full".

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Restrictions and delays to major film releases leave some questioning what the future holds for the industry.

The grace periods will come to an end and firms are anxious about what comes next, writes the BBC's John Campbell.

Dog kennels and catteries say they are struggling to access government coronavirus support.

'They were left completely powerless' - Call for NI children to have mental health checks

The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure - CPAP - machine is the last line of defence before ICU.

It comes as the EU condemned "threats" against staff making Brexit-related checks at Northern Ireland's ports

Northern Irish chef Clare Smyth is the first British female to be awarded three Michelin stars.

Police are investigating the incident in Dundooan Park in the County Londonderry town.

The vice-chancellor warns the 10,000 student target in the New Decade, New Approach deal requires changes.

Diane Dodds says Ulster University must demonstrate the Coleraine campus is central to its plans.

Dr McGinley's vision of a hospice in Londonderry followed a visit to a terminally ill teenager in the 1980s.

Gerry Kelly says the party was not involved in organising a republican funeral being investigated by police.

Ian Wright says he is "disappointed" after a teenager who sent the former England striker racist abuse was not given a criminal conviction.

We need to "calm down" after the EU reverses a plan to put checks on the Irish border, Micheál Martin says.

A threat directed at Leo Varadkar, which appeared in Belfast, is being investigated as a hate crime.

A member of the Republic of Ireland's health emergency team says it is based on a "false promise".

The European Commission argues the drug-maker is failing to fulfil its promises on the Covid jab.

Some of the changes will affect overseas passengers who then travel on to Northern Ireland.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin says Irish government will take "cautious" approach to easing restrictions.