Northern Ireland's population is projected to peak at 1.95m in 2033 before starting to decline, a report by the official statistics agency suggests. The projection from the NI Statistics and Research Agency says the population will start falling due to a low birth rate.

The PSNI have received reports of ticket fraud from across Northern Ireland in the last few days of people who have lost money paying for what they believed were genuine Oasis and Coldplay tickets.

Showcasing the best young boxing talent, BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Wales and BBC Scotland will broadcast a series of three boxing events live on BBC iPlayer and BBC television, starting with Belfast on Saturday 1 February. Nations Fight Night will bring live boxing back to BBC audiences right across the UK.

Resident doctors in Northern Ireland have voted to accept a 4% pay rise. Their union, the British Medical Association (BMA), said almost 95% of members backed the deal. Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors before the name was changed last year, refers to qualified doctors working in GP practices and hospitals.

Experts from Jersey were sent to Northern Ireland after Storm Éowyn caused widespread power cuts.

Northern Ireland's population will start dipping before it ever reaches the two million mark - and could fall below 1.5 million by this time next century.

Residents of Dundonald, near Belfast, will soon be able to pop to Lidl for a pint after a High Court in Northern Ireland approved plans for a pub at the supermarket.

A legal win has cleared the way for Lidl to open its first pub in the North inside one of its stores after the High Court rejected a challenge to the proposal.

The extra 2,500 extra full-time pre-school places in Northern Ireland this year have been revealed by constituency. The Education Minister provided the details in response to a written question.

Record high winds from Storm Eowyn battered Ireland and Northern Ireland on Friday, leaving almost one-third of Irish homes and businesses without power and forcing cancellation of hundreds of flights and the closure of schools and public transport.

Net migration is projected to cause a population increase of 53,800 while natural change is projected to cause a population decrease of 32,400 people between mid-2022 and mid-2047. There are 463,500 projected births and 495,900 projected deaths over the period.

Nearly 200 staff have been redeployed to Northern Ireland to date with more people and equipment expected to be sent over today and later this week. | UTV News