The Department for Communities has today moved to reassure people claiming benefits that their benefits will not be affected if they need to self-isolate due to COVID-19.

The £200,000 scheme underway to install traffic signals on the A2 Belfast to Bangor Road at Ballymoney Road, Bangor, has entered its final phase.

As of 2pm on Wednesday 11 March testing has resulted in two new presumed positive cases bringing the total number of cases in Northern Ireland to 18.

An upgrade to the Colin Allotments and Healthy Living Centre in West Belfast has been officially unveiled by Junior Minister Declan Kearney.

Responding to the news that NIPSA is immediately suspending its industrial action in the Health and Social Care service, Minister of Health Robin Swann said: