It is vital that we continue to support our local food producers who have adapted their businesses as they continue to provide for us all, DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said.

Dr Marie Cowan PGeo MIoD, Director of the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, has been elected a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (MRIA) 2020.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey MLA has encouraged landlords and tenants to work together throughout the Covid-19 emergency and beyond.

Northern Ireland Executive ministers and their officials have over the past 24 hours been involved in a number of initiatives and critical decisions relating to the Coronavirus emergency.

Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has given his support to a UK-wide campaign that aims to encourage people to drink milk.