BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack assesses the executive's task in deciding how to exit lockdown.

Dublin-born photographer Robert French travelled around Ireland taking photos between 1870 and 1914.

Another 303 people have tested positive for coronavirus in the past day.

Brigid Wilkinson and Owen McMullan died in the two-car collision on the Moyarget Road on Friday.

Heavy snow across all counties causes travel disruption but creates spectacular winter scenery.

Just under 20% of Northern Ireland's population has received a first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

A cross party group of MEPs suggests that the EU should extend the Irish Sea grace periods.

Yellow wind warnings are issued for parts of NI and the Republic of Ireland for Sunday.

Al Mennie is swimming 100km (62 miles) near his home on the north coast as part of a winter challenge.

Arlene Foster says Dublin, Brussels and London must acknowledge the "damage done" by the NI Protocol.

Keith Lennon jailed for nine years over crash that killed Mary Faxton, Kevin Faxton and Bryan Magill.

A previous scheme excluded taxi drivers in Northern Ireland who had paused their insurance.

NI lockdown restrictions will be reviewed next week but ministers warn any easing will be gradual.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge spoke to student nurses from Ulster University on Tuesday.

Robin Swann says the public must make bigger efforts now to achieve a "better spring and summer".

Peter Weir says only specific staff who care for clinically vulnerable children will be prioritised.

BBC News NI Home Affairs correspondent Julian O'Neill looks at the impact of recent events on policing.

The singer, who has written with Lewis Capaldi and Niall Horan, is poised for success in 2021.

Stormont committee backs investigation into what led to checks being suspended at NI ports.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Certain vehicles will be allowed to stay on the road without a test, Nichola Mallon announces.

More than 450 people were killed in Belfast alone between June 1920 and July 1922.

BBC News NI examines the events leading up to staff being withdrawn from Belfast and Larne ports.

BBC News NI speaks to some of those helping to ensure as many people as possible are given a vaccine.

The cabinet minister says he has a "formidable singing repertoire" including The Fields of Athenry.

A group of black and minority ethnic women in NI begin a campaign be heard more in public life.

Irish prime minister Micheál Martin says that both sides needed to dial down their rhetoric or else risk destabilising the Irish peace process.

Dozens of firefighters attended the fire near Articlave, County Londonderry.

The Paramilitary Crime Task Force is helping in the area following a "significant escalation".

A council committee also approves cutting the annual festival budget from £700,000 to £400,000.

Work on the campus, which will home Limavady High School and St Mary's High School, begins in spring.

The victim, who was aged in his mid-40s, was pronounced dead at the scene of the attack in Ballymun.

Micheál Martin says Ireland risks being "collateral damage" in the UK-EU post-Brexit relationship.

Officials are trying to work out ways of avoiding more controversies involving Northern Ireland.

Mother-and-baby homes campaigners want the testimonies preserved for future generations.

People crossing the Irish border without "a reasonable excuse" can be fined €100 (£88) from Monday.