Hundreds of extra young people could become apprentices under an ambitious new scheme, the North's Employment Minister said today.

A funding scheme which left farmers queuing for hours could force the resignation of the North's Agriculture Minister, it was claimed today.

The North's Environment Minister has given the go-ahead for the construction of a new acute hospital near Enniskillen in Co Fermanagh.

The North's Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has been caught driving without tax or a valid vehicle test.

Dramatic cuts that could see more than 2,000 jobs go across health and social services cannot be avoided, the North's Health Minister Michael McGimpsey said today.

The North's Health Minister has pledged to ensure there are more hospital beds available for patients with mental health problems.

The North's Education Minister is believed to be on the verge of announcing a compromise over abolishing academic selection for all children aged 11.

The North's Sports Minister Edwin Poots is calling for an end to the playing of the Irish national anthem ahead of GAA games in the North.

The North's Culture Minister has ruled out the introduction of legislation to give legal status to the Irish language.

The North's Minister for the Environment has denied that DUP colleagues are trying to influence her decision on a proposed visitor centre at the Giant's Causeway in Co Antrim.

The North's Minister for Sport Edwin Poots has denied that he is at odds with his party the DUP in the row over whether a proposed sports stadium should be built on the site of the old Maze jail.

The SDLP has made a formal complaint to the North's Chief Justice about alleged over-lenient sentencing of loyalists.