Six further Covid-related deaths in NI as Department of Health detail winter vaccination drive

There have been six further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. Two of those deaths occurred...

Twelve further Covid deaths over weekend as hospital numbers drop across NI

There have been 12 further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland since Friday – five over the past 24 hours. The...

Draft regulations drawn up on smoking in private vehicles with fixed penalties for offenders

Health Minister Robin Swann has outlined plans that will continue to tackle the harms caused to children and young people by...

Two more Covid-related deaths and 1,275 positive cases confirmed in past 24 hours

There have been two further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. The total number of deaths...

Former NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire dies, aged 53

The Former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James Brokenshire, has died at the age of 53. The Conservative MP and...

Nightclubs to re-open from Hallowe’en but ‘large house parties and raves’ still banned

The Executive has agreed a number of “gradual and proportionate relaxations” to the current coronavirus restrictions which it says it “informed...

Two Covid-related deaths as report shows three-quarters of adult inpatients aged under 50 unvaccinated

There have been two further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. There were no further deaths...

Three more Covid-related deaths in NI as hospital numbers rise

There have been three further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. In the Armagh City, Banbridge...

Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram all down in major outage

Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have all stopped working. All three experienced difficulties at around 5pm this evening. They are all owned...

Fourteen Covid-related deaths since Friday as 130 pharmacies on board to deliver vaccine doses

There have been 14 further Covid-related deaths reported in Northern Ireland since Friday – three in the past 24 hours. In...

Electric Ireland to increase prices for third time this year

Electric Ireland has announced it will be increasing electricity prices by 13.5 per cent for customers from November 1. This announcement...

New ‘Spend Local’ cards issued from today as first 100,000 get their £100 high street cash

Economy Minister Gordon Lyons has announced that the first 100,000 Spend Local cards are being issued today Monday (October 4). The...