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NI ministers agree to relax self-isolation rules
First Minister Paul Givan says he hopes all restrictions will be lifted by the end of next month.
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NI ministers agree to relax self-isolation rules
First Minister Paul Givan says he hopes all restrictions will be lifted by the end of next month.
![Two older men, both bald, sitting indoors in a bar with drinks in front of them. The man on the right is wearing a mask he has pulled down below his chin.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/A707/production/_119895724_pacemaker_indoor_hospitality_reopens_04.jpg)
What are Northern Ireland's Covid-19 rules now?
How do restrictions here compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?
![Pupils at Belfast Boys Model School with their GCSE results](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/5C26/production/_119909532_gcseresultsni2021-07.jpg)
Rise in Northern Ireland's top GCSE grades
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pupils' results were based on grades calculated by schools.
![House in Belfast attacked](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13F25/production/_119910718_pacemakerhouse.jpg)
Homes attacked in Coleraine and Belfast
Shots were fired at a house and up to nine men targeted a house in north Belfast in separate incidents.
![Wet Window with Condensation Water Against Sunrise or Sunset Glow in Cold Winter Day](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/15573/production/_119911478_gettyimages-638551402.jpg)
Climate change making Ireland warmer and wetter
The Status of Ireland Climate 2020 report also shows that sea levels around the coast are rising.
![Julien Klein and Stephen Fallon](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/9255/production/_119916473_ulienklein.jpg)
Linfield out of Europe after Fola Esch defeat
Linfield's European adventure ends for another season as they lose 2-1 and 4-2 on aggregate.
![Sam and Beatrice Kelly](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/40D8/production/_119900661_84bc7a84-bd5c-4acf-ba0b-13e8f06aca3d.jpg)
'We drove from Ireland to Australia in a camper van'
In 1971, a couple left the violence in Belfast to travel around the world in a camper van.
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NI ministers agree to relax self-isolation rules
First Minister Paul Givan says he hopes all restrictions will be lifted by the end of next month.
![Two older men, both bald, sitting indoors in a bar with drinks in front of them. The man on the right is wearing a mask he has pulled down below his chin.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/A707/production/_119895724_pacemaker_indoor_hospitality_reopens_04.jpg)
What are Northern Ireland's Covid-19 rules now?
How do restrictions here compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?
![Pupils at Belfast Boys Model School with their GCSE results](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/5C26/production/_119909532_gcseresultsni2021-07.jpg)
Rise in Northern Ireland's top GCSE grades
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pupils' results were based on grades calculated by schools.
![House in Belfast attacked](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13F25/production/_119910718_pacemakerhouse.jpg)
Homes attacked in Coleraine and Belfast
Shots were fired at a house and up to nine men targeted a house in north Belfast in separate incidents.
![Wet Window with Condensation Water Against Sunrise or Sunset Glow in Cold Winter Day](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/15573/production/_119911478_gettyimages-638551402.jpg)
Climate change making Ireland warmer and wetter
The Status of Ireland Climate 2020 report also shows that sea levels around the coast are rising.
![Julien Klein and Stephen Fallon](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/9255/production/_119916473_ulienklein.jpg)
Linfield out of Europe after Fola Esch defeat
Linfield's European adventure ends for another season as they lose 2-1 and 4-2 on aggregate.
![Sam and Beatrice Kelly](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/40D8/production/_119900661_84bc7a84-bd5c-4acf-ba0b-13e8f06aca3d.jpg)
'We drove from Ireland to Australia in a camper van'
In 1971, a couple left the violence in Belfast to travel around the world in a camper van.
![Two older men, both bald, sitting indoors in a bar with drinks in front of them. The man on the right is wearing a mask he has pulled down below his chin.](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/A707/production/_119895724_pacemaker_indoor_hospitality_reopens_04.jpg)
What are Northern Ireland's Covid-19 rules now?
How do restrictions here compare to other parts of the UK and the Republic of Ireland?
![Pupils at Belfast Boys Model School with their GCSE results](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/5C26/production/_119909532_gcseresultsni2021-07.jpg)
Rise in Northern Ireland's top GCSE grades
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, pupils' results were based on grades calculated by schools.
![House in Belfast attacked](https://web.archive.org/web/20210812231345/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/13F25/production/_119910718_pacemakerhouse.jpg)
Homes attacked in Coleraine and Belfast
Shots were fired at a house and up to nine men targeted a house in north Belfast in separate incidents.
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