The labour market statistics were published today by the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency.

A new domestic abuse offence for Northern Ireland is included in the Home Office Domestic Abuse Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons today.

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the opening of the fifth phase of the Forest Expansion Scheme and a revised Forest Protection Scheme to help woodland owners affected by Chalara ash dieback.

The Permanent Secretary of the Department for the Economy, Noel Lavery, has announced the appointment of Rose Mary Stalker as the new Chair of Invest Northern Ireland.

The Department of Health today announced a reappointment to the terms of a Finance Non-Executive Director and a Lay Non-Executive Director to the Public Health Agency (PHA).