The UK Government has put forward new legislation aimed at dealing with the legacy of the Northern Ireland conflict.

Ministers from both sides of the border will discuss co-operation on emergency planning on Friday.

The First Minister faced questions over why she did not attend a state banquet with the US president.

Northern Ireland's First Minister Michelle O’Neill has insisted she is comfortable with her decision not to attend the event at Windsor Castle.

Claire Sugden said she is concerned about relations between ministers in the powersharing Executive.

The First Minister made the comment when she appeared before her scrutiny committee

Northern Ireland's First Minister and deputy First Minister appeared before their Stormont scrutiny committee on Wednesday.

Mr Robinson called on the Sinn Fein vice president to ‘show leadership’ after a row over a jobs fair in Londonderry.

Police figures show that racist hate crimes in Northern Ireland have reached record levels.

A small number of youngsters are expected to receive healthcare in the region.

The deputy First Minister has said she was representing Northern Ireland when she attended Wimbledon last month.

Cricket Ireland has stepped in to reschedule the event which was cancelled after local residents expressed concern at the inclusion of a GAA club.

Emma Little-Pengelly took a swipe after he said that Irish unity would become ‘centre stage’ if Nigel Farage became UK prime minister.

The summit will be held in Armagh.

Concern has been expressed that a ‘huge swathe’ of applicants have been excluded from the redress scheme.

Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.

Forty-one officers have been injured in the unrest, which had resulted in 15 arrests by Thursday evening.

The three, aged 15, 17 and 18, are set to appear before Ballymena Magistrates’ Court later.

Elsewhere, a leisure centre in Larne was set on fire.

A fire broke out at Larne Leisure Centre following vandalism at the facility, amid several nights of disorder in Northern Ireland.

Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said the force would be bringing extra officers, vehicles and equipment to areas where unrest has flared.

Seventeen police officers were injured following a second night of sustained violence in Ballymena on Tuesday

The new technology-focused posts will be filled over the next three years.

Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly stressed that the site of the former prison could only be developed when political consensus is reached.

The DUP minister received support from a number of MLAs at ministerial question time as she revealed the abuse.

Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly took a tour of the facility on Tuesday

Political leaders across the island of Ireland have reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis after attending his funeral on Saturday.

The chairwoman of the Executive Office committee criticised Michelle O’Neill and Emma Little-Pengelly over a lack of Bills.

Micheál Martin also welcomed the ‘fresh consideration’ given to the topic by UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.

Caoimhe Archibald said she had already engaged with representatives of the UK and Irish governments on the issue.

The North's Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins gave the go-ahead for the signage last week, but it has led to a row among Stormont Executive ministers.

Party leader Gavin Robinson questioned the value for money of spending £145,000 on installing the signs at Grand Central Station.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister has been criticised for not going to Washington while Irish leaders visited ahead of St Patrick’s Day.

Micheal Martin said the Sinn Féin decision was ‘not in the best interests of the people of Northern Ireland’.

The deputy First Minister said she had raised ‘the dangers’ for Northern Ireland in any EU-US tariff dispute.

Mr Trump met Ms Little-Pengelly, Communities Minister Gordon Lyons and Assembly Speaker Edwin Poots at an event at the US Capitol on Wednesday.

Sinn Féin, Alliance and SDLP are not attending St Patrick’s events in Washington.

Donald Trump will host the Taoiseach in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday.

The First Minister and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly started their engagements with a visit to the Research Triangle Park.

Micheál Martin was speaking as he travelled to the US for a visit which will include a bilateral meeting with the president Donald Trump.

An Irish language commissioner and a commissioner for Ulster Scots are to be appointed.

The senior Sinn Féin politician said it is important for people to have a ‘right to remember their dead’.

The Thales plant in Belfast has received an order to supply 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine.