Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for January to March 2021 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Health Minister Robin Swann has officially opened a manufacturing facility on the outskirts of Londonderry which supplies vital PPE to health workers in Northern Ireland.

A new Covid-19 support scheme worth £1.6million, for pig farmers who were affected by the impact of the pandemic on international pigment markets from the spring of last year, has been announced by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA.

Work is ongoing to resolve the issues with the Northern Ireland COVID Certification Service and COVIDCert NI; and a further announcement will be made later today.

A Covid-19 support scheme, worth £1.2million, is now available to sheep farmers who were affected by a fall in the global price of wool during the pandemic, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.