"Three weeks ago, I worried that we were opening Pandora's box. The Parades Commission has now taken the lid off. Everyone involved has a responsibility to make sure we don't discover what is still in...

The first clashes associated with parades in the area were recorded 153 years ago

Mr Burrows also spoke about the legacy of the Troubles and the need to find a way forward on contentious issues such as Drumcree.

The Assembly confirmed that the individual was responsible for a substantial share of the approximately 2,926 web-filtering events which included attempts to access escort websites and pornographic co...

The veteran politician spent 15 years in jail where he shared a prison wing with Bobby Sands and was involved in the blanket protest

"If I repeatedly tried to access a website at work which my employer had explicitly prohibited, I wouldn't expect the fact that the computer stopped me to necessarily be the end of the matter. I'd exp...

There were also attempts to search for nude images of Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and pictures of broadcaster Emily Maitlis' feet

This comes as 168 farms around Lough Neagh have been granted special permission to spread higher levels of nitrogen-rich manure on their land than normally permitted

"The shame has to change sides; we can't carry the shame any longer."

"The people of Northern Ireland did not elect the Labour Government, but they did elect an Assembly and a devolved government, and those institutions deserve the respect of Downing Street."

"I mean, who wouldn't want a politician porn star? It would be great. Forget the ballot box, come see my box and give me your vote."

"Jon Burrows now has a choice. He can give his Health Minister the political space to make difficult decisions, challenge him privately when necessary and allow Robbie Butler to own the brief, or he c...

Writing for Belfast Live, the Deputy First Minister has outlined what NI needs from the new PM including investment in tech, schools, our health service, infrastructure, farming, tax changes and more

The figures show the Assembly’s web-filtering technology recorded 52,265 events categorised as adult content over the most recent 12-month period for which data is held.

"Now, the more difficult part"

Last week, Mr Burrows told a public meeting in Coleraine that he would "never" agree to plans to close the emergency general surgery at the Causeway Hospital

One school has gone from a £69k surplus to almost £5m of a deficit

"We have an extraordinary story to tell. We have a city whose culture has been shaped by Irish, British, Scottish and international influences. We have produced some of the greatest musicians, writers...

Sitting down for an in-depth interview with Belfast Live, the Upper Bann MLA reflected on his first months as an independent politician, describing the experience as both "liberating" and "lonely".

"Constitutional politics is no longer simply about drawing borders. It is about persuading people that your vision of the future is more compelling than someone else's. At the moment, one side appears...

Alliance and the SDLP are likely to find Bryant and Owen the easiest ministers to work alongside, whereas Sinn Féin presents a more complicated picture.

"The Stewartstown Road is where I grew up. I know it's challenges, but nothing excuses the scenes witnessed this week and we need to ask how we allowed this level of lawlessness to become normal"

With Andy Burnham set to reshuffle his Cabinet as he becomes Prime Minister on Monday, we could find ourselves with a new Secretary of State

"The law should determine whether criminal offences have been committed, while the rest of us should perhaps spend less time giving the provocateurs exactly what they came for."

"It turns out that public declarations of righteousness tell us remarkably little about private character and are not a substitute for integrity."

From claims that he drunkenly projectile vomited over the mayor of Beijing to allegations of sexual impropriety, the BBC Spotlight episode throws up questions about how so many close to Jeffrey Donald...

Bev Craig spoke to Belfast Live earlier this year about her entry into politics

"The irony is that a Prime Minister more sympathetic to Northern Ireland's funding arguments could ultimately prove more demanding of its politicians."

The former Lagan Valley MP faced trial for 18 historical sexual offences

Bev Craig had been tipped to be the Labour candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election after the NEC refused to allow Andy Burnham to stand. Sitting down with Belfast Live, she explained why she di...

The Department for Communities had previously allocated £30,000 for the concert in the grounds of Belfast City Hall

"It is possible to condemn racist violence unequivocally while also recognising that there are genuine public concerns about immigration. But as the extremes dominate the narrative, Northern Ireland’s...

The victim, a man in his 40s, remains in hospital

"If elected representatives wish to point to their presence in Scarva as evidence of leadership, then those are the standards by which that leadership should be judged."

The First Minister sat down for a wide-ranging interview with Belfast Live

“It's not that we're out with a begging bowl; we're saying our industry is at risk. It's at risk of failure and has been because of tax for a long time," one business owner told Belfast Live

"Translink does not need managed decline disguised as fiscal responsibility. Nor does it need populist fare giveaways without the funding to sustain them."

Speaking to Belfast Live, the Economy Minister said that she is hopeful that the bill will be included in next week's Executive agenda

The council initially informed us that they were considering whether releasing the information would be in the public interest.

"If the UUP truly is preparing to deselect a former leader in circumstances that could directly cost unionism a seat, it will be difficult to interpret it as anything other than kamikaze leadership."

"What is evident is that the apparent collapse of the Placenames Project was a slow-motion administrative failure, compounded by poor planning, departmental buck-passing and a worrying absence of long...

The UUP leader and former Head of Internal Discipline in the PSNI was speaking to Belfast Live after a review into the investigation of the Katie Simpson case was published earlier this week.

The Alliance Party deputy leader was speaking to Belfast Live as they launched their blueprint for political reform

On Monday evening, Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald confirmed in a social media post that she would step in to provide the funding needed to keep the project operational

Last month, Gordon Lyons said his departmental officials were reviewing funding options for the service

John Blair previously tried to ban the practice in 2021, but it was voted down after Sinn Féin whipped their MLAs against it

"We are operating in a political ecosystem where attention is the most valuable currency, and attention is not won through careful, methodical argument alone."

For decades, he has dominated the airwaves, but sitting down with Belfast Live, Stephen Nolan speaks candidly about the pressure he faces and how he is learning to switch off

"Sinn Féin can, and will, continue to condemn these attacks. It can restate its support for policing. It can point to decisions taken nearly twenty years ago as evidence of a strategic shift that is n...

Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area