Finance Minister Conor Murphy has extended emergency protection for business tenants having difficulty paying rent on commercial leases as a result of the pandemic until March 2022.

The Executive has agreed to help vulnerable people fleeing Afghanistan, and approved measures to resettle refugees here.

A doorstep trader who took £4,000 from a consumer for garden maintenance work, which he failed to complete, has today received a suspended custodial sentence.

Health Minister Robin Swann has today announced the launch of Northern Ireland’s new alcohol and drug strategy.

Infrastructure Minister, Nichola Mallon has welcomed the nomination of the North-West Transport Hub for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) People’s Choice Award 2021 and encouraged the local community to show their support.