The Northern Irish Government has announced a change to legislation which will automatically offer those convicted of drink drive offences the opportunity to undertake rehabilitation training.

Businesses in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to drive forward road safety, with the help of a series of short interactive training videos produced by Cycling UK.

Northern Ireland’s infrastructure minister, Nichola Mallon, says it is disheartening that reduced traffic levels during 2020 – as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic – did not result in a fall in road casualties.