It is understood the plan will focus on nine areas across social and businesses settings.

The bank currently has 28 branches in Northern Ireland and says it will close 15 of them.

Census Day is 21 March and households will soon receive information about how to complete the survey.

People whose partner died due to infected blood will receive up to £33,500 a year, says Robin Swann.

Dealing with the backlog will cost many hundreds of millions of pounds over years, say trust chairs.

Leading Irish racehorse trainer Gordon Elliott says a photo circulating on social media of him sitting on a dead horse is real.

An "organised fight" in a yard in County Tyrone was a clear breach of Covid-19 rules, say police.

A man in his 20s was found with serious head injuries at a property in the County Down town.

A Sinn Féin MP says the executive has collective legal responsibility to implement the NI Protocol.

Police say they dealt with young people lighting fires and drinking in west Belfast on Saturday.

The woman in her 80s died shortly after being taken to hospital following a fire in Larne.

Protestors were from anti-vaccine and far-right groups, says Garda Commissioner Drew Harris.

Robin Swann wants to acknowledge "sacrifice of loss" as NI's Covid-linked death toll reaches 2,055 .

The man died at the scene of the collision on the Glenhead Road near the town on Saturday.

Police condemn a gun attack on an 18-year-old in Londonderry as they appeal for information.

Johnny Sexton says he has never been more confident that Ireland are moving in the right direction after their 48-10 win over Italy

The chair of Stormont's education committee calls for testing and special school staff vaccination.

About 35% of the adult population in NI have been vaccinated, one year on from the first positive case.

Military personnel deployed to help hospital staff have been withdrawn as death rate declines.

A year on from NI's first case, Health Minister Robin Swann says the response was damaged by disunity.

Arlene Foster says she supports Dr Michael McBride but that only politicians take lockdown decisions.

From infection rates, to home-schooling and vaccines - BBC News NI looks back at the pandemic year.

The emergence of the Irish revolutionary's bright blue plush puppies stunned Irish Twitter users.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

Irishman Brendan Lawlor became the first disabled golfer to play on the European Tour and says he will continue to be a pioneer for the sport.

Irish freight is being shipped directly to Europe to avoid Brexit bureaucracy.

The weather is set to stay settled until the end of the week as we welcome meteorological spring.

The US-based firm is working through a huge "to do" list after taking over Bombardier's NI operations.

Laura Nelson set up an exercise class to support others after she lost a baby girl in 2016.

The health minister was speaking one year on since the first case of Covid-19 was diagnosed in NI.

Liz McLucas was in excruciating pain for more than two years waiting for a hip replacement.

Feathers are ruffled at Stormont as unflappable researcher Colin Pidgeon's cat delivers him a pigeon.

The veteran tells the Kathleen Thompson inquest he does not think he is a witness the coroner is seeking.

The deal for the north-west commits £250m to the region with hopes 7,000 jobs will be created.

Police received reports of two men forcing their way into a house in Ballycolman estate on Sunday.

A man in his 40s died after his motorcycle and a vehicle collided on the Glenshane Road on Monday.

The commission is being abolished despite controversy over its findings and deleted audio evidence.

Police say 23 people have been arrested after disorder at an anti-lockdown protest.

Gardaí are investigating the deaths of three brothers at a farm in Curragorm, County Cork.

Princess Latifa Al Maktoum was previously described as "troubled" by the former Irish president.

A detector dog helps gardaí seize around 57kg of herbal cannabis stored in a lorry driver's cab.