Environment

Motorists are being advised to drive cautiously at the main A2 road in Carnlough.

Northern Ireland fishermen are alarmed by EU pressure to maintain full access to UK fishing waters after Brexit, a spokesman has said.

Former National Trust manager Jim Wells has hit out at the heritage group over a letter supporting the prime minister’s Brexit plan.

A terrified mum has been ‘at her wits end’ after a plague of rats infested her Lurgan street.

The main farming unions from across the four home nations have welcomed the trading “clarity” of the draft Brexit deal - but have not mentioned any possible implications for the union with Northern Ireland.

A green energy scheme offering generous subsidies could be another “public scandal” and will be reported to the National Audit Office for investigation, a senior Conservative MP has said.

Farmers must do more to tackle the spread of tuberculosis between cattle, which is a bigger part of the problem than badgers, experts have urged.

Concern has been raised at raw sewage which has been bubbling up through manholes at a Co Armagh park, campaigners have said.

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has expressed concern after research found the average age of Northern Ireland farmers to be 59 – close to retirement age in other professions.

A multi-million pound roads project aimed at easing traffic congestion in Belfast is facing a further hold-up after a High Court judge confirmed the contract award is to be set aside.

An environmental campaigner has lost a legal challenge to the planned building of a new fishing tourism facility near Londonderry.

Boiler owners facing reduced Renewable Heat Incentive payments following a court ruling are to have their appeal heard in full next year, it was confirmed on Friday.

A monster of a giant redwood in Castlewellan, Co Down has been crowned Northern Ireland’s Tree of the Year in a search for the nation’s best-loved tree.

Northern Ireland’s “first community farm” will be established in Larne on a 13.5 acre site in Glynn at a cost of £300,000.

Hillsborough, Co Down has received the top honour at the Best Kept Awards 2018.

The waters at Northern Irish bathing sites are among the cleanest in Europe, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has said.

Commuters travelling on trains may have disruptions due to falling leaves, say Translink.

Diesel cars have not been tested for illegal emmissions during Northern Ireland MOT tests for 12 years, despite it being a legal requirement, it has been revealed.

County Down is one of the worst regions in the United Kingdom for the number of incidents of illegal bird of prey persecutions, according to a charity.