Former Assembly member John McCallister has been appointed to the Human Rights Commission.

Smaller parties and independents scored some notable successes in the North's local elections.

Plans for a beauty pageant at the home of the Northern Ireland Assembly have sparked controversy.

Politicians in Northern Ireland today backed a motion which described a ban on a controversial Orange Order parade as “illogical”.

A border poll to determine support for Irish island unity ignored the fact the Republic is “bust”, according to a former UUP member.