Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee said she hopes the flight will be the ‘first of many’.

Sophie paid her first solo visit to the region on Tuesday since 2018.

Glen Grundle from Coleraine was giving evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Julie McMurray said she felt she ‘failed’ her husband Robert by not being by his side in hospital during the pandemic.

People Before Profit MLA Gerry Carroll said the action was anti-democratic.

The 40-year-old woman was arrested in Bangor, Co Down while a 42-year-old man was arrested in Scotland on Wednesday.

A digital forensics analyst gave the assessment on the fourth day of the trial of Stephen McCullagh for murdering Natalie McNally.

Those who suffered a permanent disablement during the Troubles and now live in England, Scotland or Wales are asked to apply.

James Sefton, a former police officer, and his wife Ellen were killed in the incident in Belfast.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Woodland Gardens in Lisburn, has denied murdering Miss McNally, who was 15 weeks pregnant with their child.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, has denied murdering his pregnant girlfriend at her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December 2022.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, has denied murdering Natalie McNally at her home in Lurgan, Co Armagh in December 2022.

Conor Quinn, 31 from Derryloughan, John Guy, 48, originally from Dublin, and Laura Hoy, 23, from Cookstown died in the crash on Saturday.

Stephen McCullagh, 36, of Lisburn, has denied the murder of the 32-year-old in 2022.

Margaret McGuckin has spoken of her relief after a memorial plaque to children who suffered abuse at historic institutions was unveiled at Stormont.

It comes after an independent body recommended a £14,000 pay increase for Stormont MLAs.

There will be a two-week consultation on the proposals.

SDLP MLA Colin McGrath urged intervention to stop further decline.

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher hailed the numbers at a time when the service is under-strength.

The jury were sent home for the day at lunchtime on Tuesday while legal issues were considered.