Mark Bain

The Education Minister has blamed politicians who called for strict lockdown measures during the pandemic for high levels of school absenteeism.

A south Belfast post-primary school has become the first in Northern Ireland to remove mobile devices from pupils during the school day.

Almost two-thirds of staff at higher education institutions have experienced some form of sexual harassment in the last five years, a report has revealed.

After an early life in and out of care, abuse at home, and an overdose aged 12, Belfast woman Carla has come a long way since her troubled teenage years.

The weather on the morning of Saturday, August 15, 1998, was sunny and quite warm with a few clouds in the sky.

‘No guarantee’ all NI pupils with special educational needs will have a school as 120 still wait

The MAC in Belfast has formed a new partnership with six post-primary schools from across Northern Ireland as it steps up its commitment to bringing the joy of the arts to young people in what will be a three-year project.

An Ulster University graduate who battled cancer, Covid-19 and the menopause throughout her studies has said she is “filled with hope” as she collects her PhD, having focused her attention to the health and wellbeing of young people.

Former DUP leader Peter Robinson has branded general election candidates whose “hatred of another unionist candidate is greater than their love of the Union” as “feckless, reckless and political blinkered”.

Summer graduations are continuing at Queen’s University.