Most schools in the North are hopeful of re-opening on time after the water leaks crisis, it was claimed today.

Engineers are targeting 2,600 homes still without any water in the North.

More than 60,000 homes face a night without water in the North as engineers temporarily cut off supplies to allow depleted reservoirs to refill.

Around 5,200 homes in the North remained without water as engineers continued to repair the leaks that crippled the region’s water system.

Engineers are continuing the mammoth task of repairing the leaks that crippled the North’s water system.

The North's under-fire water authorities have fought off resignation calls over the crisis in water supplies.

The company in charge of the North's faltering water supply will meet the minister responsible today with mounting anger at the way it has handled the crisis.

Heads should roll at the failed water company which has left thousands of people in the North cut off, the deputy First Minister said tonight.

Environment Minister John Gormley said it will take some time for water services to return to normal across the country.

Some people in remote areas of the North may have to wait until early next week before their water supplies are restored, Northern Ireland Water said today.

Water bosses in the North tonight faced demands to quit as engineers struggled to repair leaking pipes to tens of thousands of homes, amid fears the drinking water fiasco could develop into a major health emergency.

The North's escalating drinking water crisis is in danger of developing into a major health emergency, it was claimed today.

Large parts of the North will endure effective water rationing tonight as engineers battle to fix the huge number of leaks that have hit the system.

A troubled water company in the North at the heart of a long-running investigation into the awarding of contracts could be scrapped, Northern Ireland’s regional development minister warned today.

An investigation into the alleged misconduct of a senior civil servant in the North will be carried out by a retired leading official in the Welsh Assembly, it was announced today.

A senior civil servant suspended over a scandal linked to the North's government-owned water company was not made a scapegoat, his minister insisted today.

The North’s main political parties are at loggerheads tonight over a government scandal that has forced the suspension of a top civil servant.

A Northern Ireland minister who forced the suspension of his top civil servant got the guarded backing of politicians overseeing his handling of the affair today.

A replacement was announced today for the senior civil servant suspended from his post at the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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

Northern Ireland Water is defying the economic gloom and employing more apprentices.

Errors calculating bills combined with the economic downturn has left Northern Ireland Water facing an income shortfall of up to £7m (€8.93m) this year, the company revealed today.

More than 300 jobs are to go by April as part of Northern Ireland Water’s efficiency drive, the company confirmed tonight.