Economy Minister Gordon Lyons is encouraging young people receiving their results, and their parents, to make use of the free guidance and assistance offered by his Department’s Careers Service.

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has congratulated A level and AS level students who received results today.

Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that 25 ‘not for profit organisations’ are to benefit from £4.3million under the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Environment Fund.

Pop-up walk-in vaccination clinics will continue throughout August and into September, Health Minister Robin Swann has stressed.

80% of COVID-19 hospital in-patients who are under the age of 60 are totally unvaccinated, new figures reveal.