The Department of Finance has announced the appointment of Mr Bumper Graham as the new Chairperson of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Pension Board.

Individual artists will be the first recipients to benefit from the £29m funding approved by the Executive earlier this month to support the arts, heritage, culture and language sectors as a result of the impact of Covid-19.

A £120,000 street lighting upgrade scheme on the Northway, Portadown is due to commence on Sunday 25 October 2020.

Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people across Northern Ireland to “dig in and get through winter together”.

A financial support scheme for businesses subject to the latest restrictions under the Health Protection Regulations has opened for applications.