Education Minister Peter Weir has welcomed the Executive’s decision to extend Free School Meal payments to cover the Halloween break.

Mid Ulster District Council members have been updated on works in the area by the Department for Infrastructure during 2019/20 and the Department’s schemes being undertaken in 2020/21.

Just over £275million has been paid to farmers in the first week of Direct Payments being issued, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.

Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced that the Department is ready for winter to keep traffic moving safely and freely on main roads throughout the months ahead.

Health Minister Robin Swann is self-isolating after receiving an exposure notification this evening from the StopCOVID NI proximity app.