Although this stand-off is unprecedented in Northern Ireland, an almost identical dispute has just played out in England. GPs ...

In some cases, yes, particularly during a person’s first year in the UK. The UK is allowed under international rules to use some of its overseas aid budget for spending on asylum seekers. But most of ...

Public services in Northern Ireland still face a £160m shortfall this year despite an additional £640m from the Budget, Northern Ireland’s Finance Minister Caoimhe Archibald has said.

The UFU has strongly criticised the UK government over abrupt changes to inspection rules affecting the movement of used ...

The draft third Northern Ireland climate change adaptation programme (NICCAP3) includes more than 250 actions suggested by government departments, councils, academia, NGOs, businesses and the public.

The Northern Ireland Audit Office has identified the problem in a new report on the issue, providing a high level overview of ...

Delays in delivering major public sector IT projects are resulting in existing contracts being repeatedly extended at a cost ...

The target in the programme for government is to have started work on at least 5,850 new build social homes in Northern Ireland by 2027 - that's fewer than 3,000 homes a year for the next two years.

A smoking ban in all Northern Ireland government departments came into effect in January. The ban sees smoking facilities removed and staff forbidden to light up on site. Prisons are exempt from the ...