Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has announced the appointment of Mr John Anderson as a Member of the Historic Monuments Council (HMC).

Trading Standards Service (TSS) has recently seized over £22,000 worth of fake toys, including Labubu dolls, K Pop Demon Hunters merchandise, Lego figures and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch products.

Education Minister Paul Givan has set out plans to allow pupils of Nazareth House Primary School to return to face-to-face learning from 7 January 2026.

Department of Health Permanent Secretary Mike Farrar has paid tribute to Professor Ian Young, who is stepping down as the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser.

DAERA has announced the emergence of two more suspected Bluetongue cases on a third Co Down farm.