Senior figures from Northern Ireland’s political parties have clashed over Brexit and representation at Westminster just days before voters are due to go to the polls.

McDonald's have apologised for a sign that read "Sundae Bloody Sundae" in a Portugal chain.

Reform of a contentious Stormont voting mechanism could be "helpful" in addressing concerns about handing the DUP a veto over post-Brexit arrangements, the Northern Ireland Secretary Julian Smith has suggested.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned British prime minister Boris Johnson his last ditch Brexit plans "do not fully meet the agreed objectives of the backstop" - with just four weeks to go until deadline day.

The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his stance that a Northern Ireland-only backstop will not be used to break the Brexit deadlock.

The British Prime Minister should explain to the victims of historical institutional abuse why new laws granting them compensation will not be debated during this parliamentary session, an MP has said.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has criticised a Northern Ireland-only backstop as “anti-democratic and unconstitutional”.

The largest-ever Northern Ireland business delegation to travel to Westminster has vowed to press the case for the local economy next month.

An explosive device has detonated in Co Fermanagh as police and British Army bomb disposal officers were searching the area.

Boris Johnson’s failure to contact the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar since becoming British Prime Minister has been branded “highly discourteous” by Sinn Féin.

The DUP's Ian Paisley Jr has accused the Tánaiste Simon Coveney of using "unnecessarily aggressive language".

Lyra McKee's partner has said that those who killed the woman she was going to marry are "no better than paedophiles".

Police in Northern Ireland investigating a number of recent cash machine thefts have charged two men with a number of offences.

Former President Mary McAleese says Northern Ireland is changing towards having a nationalist majority.

Mary Lou McDonald has refused to apologise for voicing opposition to any current police commander in Northern Ireland succeeding the retiring chief constable.

Theresa May has said her commitment to avoiding a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland was “unshakeable”.

A full merger between the two parties had been suggested but will not go ahead for now.

Official statistics have shown that 12 abortions were carried out in Northern Ireland between April 1, 2017, and March 31, 2018.

DUP leader Arlene Foster has elaborated on her claim that there had never been a hard border in Ireland.

The Democratic Unionist Party has rejected the UK Government’s latest attempt to win its support for the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

A potential breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations can't be taken for granted, according to the Tánaiste Simon Coveney.

It is possible for a Brexit deal to be done this month, according to the Tánaiste.

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) at Queen's University Belfast for her exceptional public service in the US and globally, and for her contribution to peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland.

Two people remain in custody in the North this morning on suspicion of human trafficking.

The border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is proving to be a stumbling block in Brexit talks.

Karen Bradley has promised to seek the best Brexit deal for Northern Ireland after meetings with businesses there about the Irish border.

Current evidence of Provisional IRA (PIRA) activity is of sufficient strength to force the exclusion of Sinn Féin from Northern Ireland’s powersharing government, the Democratic Unionists have insisted.

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister has quit after sparking controversy over comments about gay marriage.

Public spending cuts in the North will make sectarian divisions worse, a trade union leader has claimed.