Ciaran McCauley
BBC News NI

Looks like it's going to be a cold night but at least the north coast got a stunning sunset to look at.

Thanks to Derek Barr, external and Judy Nelson, external for the views from Portstewart (top) and Portrush. We'll be back from tomorrow at 07:00.

Angie Phillips
BBC News NI Weather Presenter

Expect wintry showers and icy stretches in places tonight. The Met office has issued a warning for ice. Check the latest forecast for the evening and take care on the roads.

Police say they have recovered 40 stolen sheep in a search operation near Draperstown.

They also found an illegal filling station at the premises on Drumderg Road. A 32-year-old man has been arrested.

Rick Faragher
BBC News NI

In Northern Ireland, some communities are booming while others are struggling to survive.

I visited Eskra, a hamlet near Omagh, and Crumlin to see the how changing demographics are challenging and enhancing communities across the country.

Jayne McCormack
BBC News NI

Members of a repatriation fund set up in Newry say it has helped bring 60 people who died abroad back to the island of Ireland.

The fund was set up by GAA members after Kevin Bell died in a hit-and-run in New York in 2013. His father Colin says the fund is "Kevin's legacy".

BBC Sport NI

Carl Frampton got involved in a bit of verbal sparring with Chris Avalos ahead of their world title fight this weekend.

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When Avalos suggested the champion from Tiger Bay was "born with a silver spoon in his mouth", he offered a quick counter, external: "I've had a silver spoon? I'm from the ghetto mate - I'm from T Bay."

A Belfast man has been convicted of assaulting an elderly neighbour by using his belly to "bounce" her away from his house.

Morrison Whelan, 58, of Rotterdam Court, in Belfast, claimed he was trying to get the neighbour off his garden path during a dispute.

BBC NI Archive

Earlier we were talking cows, and now we're talking bull - specifically a furious one, who ended up trapped in the old Post Office yard off Cromac Street in Belfast in 1968.

Our archive video even shows an abortive attempt by a would be matador to corral the belligerent bovine.

Environment Minister Mark H Durkan says the department intends to give the go-ahead for the construction of 1,600 new homes in Londonderry.

He says he is confident Derry City Council will back the proposals, including a plan to build 1,400 new homes off the Skeoge Road.

Gareth Gordon
BBC News NI Political Correspondent

A High Court judge may be called in to decide if a Stormont committee should be given a full copy of a report into the behaviour of a DUP special adviser.

Social Development Minister Mervyn Storey has refused to hand over the document in full.

Jack and Emily were the most popular baby names in Northern Ireland in 2014 - but what about some of more unusual names?

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The annual figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) revealed more unique names like Blessing, Kanye, Princeton and Peanut.

A mother of two children with disabilities says she is relieved by a council's U-turn on a decision to raise swimming pool fees by over 2,000%.

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council had voted to increase annual charges for those with disabilities to £165 per year. The current cost for children is £5.75 per year and £11.45 for adults annually.

BBC News NI business correspondent Julian O'Neill tweets, external:

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Mid Ulster Mail

A cross-section of Cookstown's community will board a bus for Stormont next Monday on a mission to push forward the delayed Desertcreat police, fire and prison service training college, the Mid-Ulster Mail reports, external.

A total of 5,248 pupils participate in Irish-medium education in Northern Ireland, which has increased by 1,200 pupils since 2009/10, external and more than 300 pupils since last year.

John Campbell
BBC News NI Economics & Business Editor

A leading economic think tank has questioned if corporation tax devolution is the most appropriate policy for growing the Northern Ireland economy.

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The Institute for Fiscal Studies says, external it's "not clear" whether the planned reduction to 12.5% will address concerns about the size of the private sector.

MLA for Lagan Valley Basil McCrea tweets, external:

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BBC Sport NI

Ulster have made three changes for Friday's PRO12 clash against Scarlets.

Dan Tuohy, Luke Marshall and Clive Ross come in for Iain Henderson, Stuart McCloskey and Mike McComish.

Derry Journal

The Derry Journal reports, external on a young couple whose romantic trip to Paris turned into a nightmare after they were refused entry at the gate to their plane.

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Megan Meenan and her boyfriend Adam Clarke were stopped at Gate 10 of Belfast International airport when an Easyjet assistant expressed uncertainty over Adam's passport.

PSNI West Belfast tweets, external that a 47-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon "following an assault on two females last night in the Hawthorn Street area" of Belfast.

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