BBCBelfast Lord Mayor Tracy Kelly says the festival is about "bringing communities together"Large crowds have gathered to celebrate Mela Day at Botanic Gardens in Belfast, which its organiser says...

Some north Belfast residents are still out of their homes after having to spend the night in a council facility because of a security alert, police have said.The alert,...

Getty ImagesToxic algae was found at Benone Strand on ThursdayA bathing ban is in place at a popular north coast beach over the August bank holiday weekend due to...

BBCA third council in Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate the legal planning status of hotels housing asylum seekers.DUP and TUV councillors on Causeway Coast and Glens Borough...

Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondentGoogleThe hotel has been the subject of some anti-immigration protests Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council has started an enforcement investigation into the legal planning...

BBCLord Alderdice helped compile the dossier alleging a culture of bullying and abuse of power within the Presbyterian Church in IrelandOne of the authors of a report alleging a...

NCAYudong Ouyang (left) and Gary Hon transported cannabis by ferry into Northern Ireland using HGVsTwo men who smuggled cannabis worth £9m from Manchester into Northern Ireland by hiding it...

BBCElaine Nelson from Glenarm Rowing Club says this year's event is one of the biggest to dateThe coastal County Antrim village of Glenarm has this weekend hosted the All-Ireland...

Grace Chambers, 97, has become Europe's oldest parkrunner to reach the 250 run milestoneGrace Chambers, aged 97, has become Europe's oldest Parkrunner to reach the 250 run milestone.She has...

BBCGreen Party Councillor Áine Groogan said this year will be the first year with a new look for Culture Night in Belfast It is "disappointing" that Stormont departments will...

PacemakerRaychel Ferguson was nine when she died in the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick ChildrenThe mother of a nine-year-old girl who died from hyponatraemia has lost a legal challenge...

Tom Espiner & Faarea MasudBusiness reporters, BBC NewsEPAClaire's had appointed administrators after struggles with online competition.Fashion accessories chain Claire's has collapsed into administration in the UK and Ireland, putting...