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Áine Groogan will be the next Belfast deputy lord mayor, as seven councils fill their top positions.

Even organisations including councils bound by law to meet digital accessibility standards have failed tests reveals a new report by charity ForSight NI

The proposal has been dogged by planning delays since it was first submitted in 2014.

DANNY Kennedy had a great election, though he didn’t stand. As part of a panel during the BBC’s coverage on Saturday, the former UUP MLA bemoaned the fact that Sinn Féin had run six candidates in the Slieve Gullion District Electoral Area because they may have taken the UUP’s only seat on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council.

An SDLP council candidate who dramatically quit the race weeks before polling day has accused the party of humiliating her by placing election posters around Newry with her name on them.

Former DUP councillor William Walker has been told he will be sentenced next month for two sexual offences involving children.

Former DUP councillor William Walker has been told he will be sentenced next month for two sexual offences involving children.

Events to mark King Charles III's Coronation have been organised by several councils.

Events to mark King Charles III's Coronation have been organised by several councils.

A former DUP councillor has appeared in court on Monday to face charges of attempted sexual communication with children.