A £5million fund to prevent the loss of the talent and expertise of individuals and freelancers working in the creative sector has been launched by Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has said she will have no part in ‘inhumane’ new rules by the British Home Office targeting rough sleepers for deportation.

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has instructed his officials to indefinitely allow all pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI), without checks while negotiations between the UK government (UKG) and European Union (EU) continue.

A Dungiven farm business was sentenced at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court today for one offence under the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007.

Environment Minister Edwin Poots has described the work primary school pupils are doing to improve our environment as inspirational.