Car traffic around parts of Belfast’s City Hall will drop to two lanes to encourage motorists to bypass the city centre, it was revealed today.

Millions of pounds of public money is still being wasted through the mishandling of major government projects, an Assembly scrutiny committee said today.

The North’s water system is leaking 181 million litres a day at a cost of an estimated £5m (€4.1m) each year, a new report confirmed.

Householders in the North may not pay water bills for the next three years under legislation introduced in the Northern Assembly today.

Compensation claims against the Roads Service across the North are on the rise because rural roads are "going to pot", it was claimed today.

Northern Ireland Water failed to meet its targets on drinking water quality and the number of pollution incidents last year, its first annual report revealed today.

At least 10 houses in the North have been flooded tonight after a heavy downpour, an official spokeswoman has said.

Sinn Féin has been forced to take down Co Tyrone posters featuring candidates for the General election race in the Republic.

Over-worked drivers are behind a sharp rise in the number of bus and train accidents in Northern Ireland, a trade unionist claimed today.

Auditors delivered a damning verdict on Translink today over a major railway line refurbishment in the North which careered nearly £20m (€29.5m) over budget.

Britain's Consumer Council has applauded a £37m (€54.76m) school transport reform package announced today, which aims to make school bus journeys in the North safer and more comfortable.

EasyJet could face legal action after doodling adverts in chalk on Belfast pavements.