Robotics and automation in the agri-food industry could improve productivity, reduce waste, maximise safety and lower costs, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.

The Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: 2020/21 Annual Statistical Bulletin is published today.

Economy Minister Paul Frew today announced that 61 students from across Northern Ireland are off to study in the USA during 2021/22.

Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has launched a Call for Evidence on a plan to eliminate plastic pollution in Northern Ireland and a new grants scheme aimed at tackling marine litter.

Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey has outlined her plans to extend the terminal illness provision in social security benefits.