Steve Aiken's resignation as UUP leader will take effect on Monday when he meets party colleagues.

A total of 550,000 people received the AstraZeneca vaccine in Northern Ireland up to 28 April 2021.

Close-contact services such as hairdressers can reopen on Monday and click-and-collect retail can resume.

The NI Executive is considering whether to ban combustible material from the exterior of buildings.

The DUP and farming groups oppose the bill which targets net zero emissions in NI by 2045.

Belfast Islamic Centre is marking Ramadan by bringing food to families in need.

The total number of Covid-19 vaccines administered in Northern Ireland is now 1,460,425.

Rory McIlroy ends his winless run by clinching the Wells Fargo Championship just six weeks after starting work with coach Pete Cowen.

Ireland's health minister says he does not believe it is currently necessary to stop cross-border travel.

Carlos Sanha Ferreira will be able to be hydrated again for his training sessions with Belfast GAA club Bredagh later this week when Ramadan ends.

Nicola Sturgeon will take part - but tells Boris Johnson another referendum is a "matter of when - not if".

Three young stroke survivors share their stories to help raise awareness.

India is battling a second wave of Covid-19, with widespread shortages of oxygen and medicines.

Antrim hurlers make a winning return to Division One as Ciaran Clarke's 1-11 helps them shock Clare 1-21 to 0-22 at Corrigan Park.

Rory McIlroy goes into the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship in joint second after firing a three-under-par 68 on Saturday.

NI's biggest airport and three ferry firms call for unrestricted travel between UK and Ireland.

Given the successful rollout of the vaccination programme, we are now in a much healthier place.

It comes after it was announced that under-40s are to be offered an alternative to the AstraZeneca jab.

Rules are relaxed for visits to places such as care homes, hospitals, hospices and maternity wards.

Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificates of eight people in NI up to Friday 30 April.

As NI's coronavirus lockdown eases, BBC News NI's Jayne McCormack explains the rules on travel.

Health Minister Robin Swann asks to meet his Irish counterpart Stephen Donnelly over the issue.

Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride says the news is "not entirely unexpected".

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

To lose one leader is unfortunate - to lose two looks like carelessness, writes Gareth Gordon.

A Portadown mother wants action taken against websites easily accessible to vulnerable people.

They are urging the NI Executive to provide reopening dates for live music events.

Rock music legends from Northern Ireland will speak about their careers in a series of online talks.

The weather forecast in Northern Ireland.

BBC News NI explains the background to the party's shake-up in Foyle.

Snow was lying on the Glenshane Pass early on Wednesday and on the hills around Londonderry.

The BBC's Jayne McCormack explains how the first ever race to become the next DUP leader will work.

At 80 years old, Ian Cunningham is one of the oldest walking rugby players in the UK.

The three generators, built in Northern Ireland, are capable of producing 500 litres of oxygen a minute.

Students in Londonderry are helping to solve the mystery around a World War Two RAF plane crash that happened almost 80 years ago.

Jensen Rea, seven, is involved in a special BBC music project for Deaf Awareness Week.

The Covid-19 infection rate in Derry and Strabane is among the highest in the UK.

The twin-engine World War Two plane crashed outside Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in April 1942.

Paramedics who tried to resuscitate a woman who drowned in Lough Erne have given evidence in court.

Work on the new state-of-the-art campus on the Northland Road is expected to start later this year.

About 27,000 students normally attend Gaeltacht summer courses, immersing themselves in the language.

Ireland's Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be vaccinated ahead of this summer's Games in Tokyo following an agreement between Pfizer and the IOC.

The county currently has the highest level of the virus in the Republic of Ireland.

The test centre at Milford's mart will operate for three days from Wednesday.

Retailers fear the move could see a surge of shoppers crossing the border for "cheaper booze".