The scheme announced on Thursday has many stages to go through before becoming law.

In an update on Friday the EA said 414,000 user accounts have been successfully reconnected.

A man suffered burns to his face and upper body following an incident at a courthouse in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Thursday.

Ulster University is set to make up to 450 staff redundant as it tries to make savings of about £25m.

Nearly 50 small primary schools in County Tyrone have closed their doors over the last 20 years.

Tony Doris was shot dead in a military operation in Coagh in County Tyrone in 1991.

A man has sustained minor head injuries after a suspected arson with intent and a burglary in Newtownabbey.

The programme will be broadcast live on BBC One NI and for the first time on Radio Ulster and Foyle.

A man, aged in his 20s, believed to be the passenger of the vehicle, has been arrested.

A 53-year-old man has been charged following a house search in Mourne Drive, Warrenpoint.

Julie Mayo says her mother, Irene Lowry, who has Parkinson's, was left "in agony" on the floor with a broken shoulder during the long wait.

Belfast Trust executives appeared at Stormont's Health Committee to explain the further delays in the project.

Margaret Ellen 'Peggy' Murdoch died in hospital on 9 April at 81-years-old.

After decades under the care of generations of Castle Espie stewards, the collection will soon be on its way to a new home in the Natural History Museum in London.

On the 85th anniversary of the Blitz and ahead of a new play about it, BBC News NI talks to 93-year-old Reggie who lived through it.

Liz Kimmins acknowledged that the decision was taken against a difficult funding backdrop for the public transport company.

Social housing plans at a north Belfast peaceline have stalled because of "water connection issues".

Hundreds of people walked in west Belfast on Sunday to remember loved ones who have died by suicide.

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The attack happened at the courthouse in Strabane, County Tyrone, on Thursday morning and police say the suspect is still at large.

A defence barrister tells the court the case against one of three men accused of Ms McKee's murder is 'wholly circumstantial'.

Thousands attend a retreat in Derry named after Sister Clare, 10 years after her death in an earthquake in Ecuador.

A defence barrister tells the court video evidence against one of the men accused of Ms McKee's murder is 'sub-quality'.

On Monday, it was confirmed that Julie Middleton had replaced her husband Gary as the DUP assembly member for Foyle.

Dalradian says its planning application is for an "environmentally responsible, economically transformative underground mine".

A man is being treated in hospital after he was shot in the hand during an incident in Coleraine.

Gary Middleton announced last week that he was resigning from the Northern Ireland Assembly to deal with "significant" mental health challenges.

Republic of Ireland manager Carla Ward says she hopes her players "get the praise they deserve" for their 3-2 win over Poland in Gdansk.

The singer came to prominence when she began performing with her family in the group Clannad, which was formed in 1970.

The Irish government is expected to survive a confidence motion over its handling of fuel protests.

Scarlett Faulkner, who was in her 20s, had been critically ill since the attack in County Tipperary.

Taoiseach (Irish PM) Micheál Martin said groups "with a self-declared" mandate have imposed blockades.

The remains of 69 infants have now been found in an ongoing dig at the former mother and baby home site in the Republic of Ireland.

The explosion at a service station in Creeslough, County Donegal, on 7 October 2022 killed ten people.