The law could force health staff to be open with patients and their families when mistakes are made.

Lord Empey calls for an apology after revelations that members of the DUP were secretly meeting Sinn Féin.

The DUP's first openly-gay elected politician Alison Bennington is going from strength to strength.

McDonald apologised to the British Heart Foundation following the controversy over Michael McMonagle.

Mike Nesbitt is the first person to have held the leadership of the UUP twice.

Diana Armstrong is replacing Tom Elliott, who was given a peerage in July as part of the dissolution honours list.

Both Mike Nesbitt and Gavin Robinson became party leaders in unexpected circumstances.

Mike Nesbitt confirms he will once again lead the Ulster Unionist Party - subject to ratification next month.