Growing the economy will help to mitigate the pandemic fallout, says Economy Minister Diane Dodds.

BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack answers readers' questions about the latest steps to lift lockdown.

A drum played for the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh in 1953 will be played again.

Northern Ireland's footballers discuss the sacrifices made to make Euro 2022 history on Tuesday.

Police say a man was attacked after masked men forced their way into a house in the city's Waterside.

There are over 20 miles of peace walls - or peace lines - across Northern Ireland.

When the Titanic sank, six Chinese men were rescued - but their ordeal didn't end there.

Wreaths were laid in tribute to those killed before Belfast City Hall plunged into darkness.

Grand Secretary Mervyn Gibson says he is hopeful about "some form of Twelfth" celebrations.

Another 159 people test positive for coronavirus and there are eight patients in intensive care.

It follows the UK government's decision not to order a public inquiry into the Pat Finucane murder.

Letters are being delivered to homes in Creggan close to where Lyra McKee was shot two years ago.

A victims' campaigner claims a UK and Libya deal blocked a compensation package for IRA victims.

Ministers agree non-essential retail to reopen on the same date, with indoor hospitality on 24 May.

Business leaders and owners express relief at rule relaxations, but it is not yet business as usual.

NI Assembly research says the problems related to the pandemic will be felt "for many years".

Covid-19 patients will now be cared for at the Mater Hospital, as Belfast City focuses on surgery.

Violet Sloan was a teenager when Luftwaffe bombs hit Belfast and destroyed her home.

Many hundreds of people lost their lives in Luftwaffe bombing raids in the spring of 1941.

In April and May 1941, bombs rained down on NI as German bombers targeted docks and factories.

A joint report by Birdwatch Ireland and RSPB NI finds 54 of 211 species are on a so-called Red List.

Hannah Lockhart, 23, says surgery for endometriosis is being refused due to her age and childless status.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

The health minister says the “scales are tipping” in favour of accelerating the process of relaxing restrictions.

The Woodland Trust is calling for more ambitious targets to be set to bring back Northern Ireland's forests.

Watch extended highlights as Northern Ireland seal their place at Euro 2022 with a 4-1 aggregate win over Ukraine in Belfast.

A Cookstown teenager teams up with the Afghan Women’s Orchestra in a peace-building video.

The new scheme will see households in the council area combine food and garden waste into one bin.

Funds for the Strathfoyle play park redevelopment were cast into doubt at a council meeting on Tuesday.

In Derry, a man is shot in the leg in what police have described as a "barbaric act".

The incident involving a passenger train is described as a "reckless endangerment to life".

Ireland's Central Statistics Office suggests cross-border trade has increased dramatically in 2021.

Officials also say they are on track for more than 80% of people to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine by June.

Ireland's Data Protection Commission reportedly writes to Sinn Féin over its use of Facebook.

More than 300,000 are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with 1.06m doses delivered, figures show.

It is understood the child was playing near her Tipperary home when she was hit by a bus.