Northern Ireland has recorded the first death of a patient who had Covid-19, the Department of Health has announced.

The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the North in a patient who travelled via Dublin on their way home from Italy.

Hundreds of people have “stormed” Stormont to demand better mental health services in Northern Ireland.

Two exceptional events today, one in Tokyo the other in London, will set the mood of the nation.

Julian Smith has been appointed Northern Ireland Secretary, Downing Street said.

However, other political parties in Northern Ireland expressed concern at Mr Johnson’s election as Conservative Party leader, particularly in terms of the potential implications for Brexit.

A leadership challenge in the Conservative Party will have little impact on the Brexit stalemate, Tánaiste Simon Coveney says.

In a statement, they called for "calm heads" after Ms McKee who was shot dead during riots in Derry last night.

The DUP’s Brexit spokesperson Sammy Wilson MP is adamant that his party’s message to British Prime Minister Theresa May is that the current withdrawal agreement is not acceptable.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has for the first time admitted a hard border will be unavoidable if rebellious Brexiteers destroy the Brexit deal of British prime minister Theresa May and the EU, saying “in a no-deal scenario it would be very difficult to avoid a hard border”.

In just over two years America will vote to give President Trump a second term, should he stand, or to replace him.

The principle of consent to constitutional change in Northern Ireland has been overlooked by the Irish Government, the Ulster Unionist Party leader said.

Sinn Féin and the Democratic Unionists are hammering out details of a potential deal that could end Stormont's 13 month powersharing crisis.

Details of powersharing compromises allegedly conceded by the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin must be made public, the SDLP leader has said.

Many details on the Irish border question are still to be hammered out, a senior unionist has warned.

The imposition of a customs frontier on the Irish border would "play fast and loose" with both the economy and peace process, Sinn Féin has warned.

Latest:Political leaders need to show courage to seal a deal restoring powersharing in Northern Ireland, the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has urged.

Political leaders in the North have until this afternoon to strike a deal as talks on restoring Stormont powersharing continue.

Church leaders have urged the North's politicians to strike a powersharing deal for the common good of everyone.

The Government has moved to alleviate unionist concerns over its position on Brexit.

Sinn Fein leader at Stormont, Michelle O'Neill and the Democratic Unionist Nigel Dodds repeatedly clashed in a heated televised election debate this evening.

The DUP has accused Sinn Féin of not being serious about wanting to reach an agreement to restore the Stormont government.

The new UUP leader has dismissed calls for a single unionist party.

We write to highlight the grave matter of how legislation in the Republic may affect the fight for the unborn child in Northern Ireland.

UUP Assemblyman the Rev Dr Robert Coulter is to run for March’s Assembly elections in the North.