Man and woman charged in connection with alleged shooting in north Belfast park
A man and a woman have been charged in connection with an alleged shooting in a north Belfast park. A 33-year-old woman has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and possession of a...
View ArticleChilling moment killer Christopher Cullen confessed to knifing his Bangor...
This is the chilling moment that convicted murderer Christopher Cullen confessed to killing his Northern Irish wife. Victoria Comrie Cullen (39) was brutally stabbed 18 times and found with her throat...
View Article£800k drug haul accused denied bail, High Court hears
A delivery driver accused of trying to smuggle more than £800,000 of cannabis into Northern Ireland thought he was picking up food packages, the High Court heard yesterday. Counsel for Chris...
View ArticleCo Tyrone rapist bailed to find new lawyer after accusing solicitor of...
Notorious Co Tyrone rapist Eamon Foley was freed today on continuing bail to find himself a new lawyer within a fortnight, after accusing his former solicitor of engaging in a vendetta of harassment...
View ArticleEstranged couple now face murder charge over death of OAP in burglary
A former husband and wife are to go on trial accused of murdering a Coleraine pensioner during a burglary at his home. Paul James Manolito Toland (40), of The Cedars, Co Antrim, and 24-year-old...
View ArticleMan who wrote that his ex-girlfriend was 'pure evil' in a card is jailed for...
A man who delivered a card describing his ex-partner as "pure evil" has been jailed for four months. Darren Billingham, 47, posted the message through the letter box of his victim's mother in Belfast...
View ArticlePolice 'complicit in grooming' of sisters feared to be in Syria
Police were "complicit in the grooming and radicalising" of three sisters who are feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children, according to lawyers representing two of the youngsters'...
View ArticleVeteran republican faces trial over McConville murder
The prosecution of a veteran republican accused of involvement in the murder of Jean McConville is set to proceed. After a number of court extensions to consider their case, prosecutors had been given...
View ArticleWoman who beat stroke-victim mother by repeatedly pressing a pillow on her...
A woman who beat her stroke-victim mother by repeatedly pressing a pillow on her face today avoided being sent to prison. Catherine Strong was instead ordered to complete three years on probation for...
View ArticlePolice hunt woman with missing front teeth wearing wedding style hat and...
Police are hunting a woman with missing front teeth wearing a wedding style hat, black sunglasses and floral and leather gloves after a Belfast knifepoint robbery. At around 11.40am on Tuesday a woman...
View ArticleBody washed up on shore is tragic Polish fisherman Jaroslaw Andrykiewicz
A bodyfound washed up on a shore has been confirmed as that of a Polish man who was swept off rocks in Portrush last month, police have said. Father-of-one Jaroslaw Andrykiewicz, was found on the...
View ArticleLuftwaffe fighters escort Queen Elizabeth into Germany for Royal visit
The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Berlin yesterday for what is likely to be her seventh and last official visit to Germany. Escorted in by three Luftwaffe Eurofighters to Tegel airport, the...
View ArticlePensioner drowns trying to replace tricolours with Union flag: Man thought...
Deep divisions over flag-flying in a village pond are being blamed for the drowning of a well-known victims' campaigner. Related Articles new new The man, named locally as Oswald Bradley, died...
View ArticleCo Tyrone rapist freed on continuing bail to find new lawyer after accusing...
Notorious Co Tyrone rapist Eamon Foley was freed today on continuing bail to find himself a new lawyer within a fortnight, after accusing his former solicitor of engaging in a vendetta of harassment...
View ArticleSingle mother with terminal cancer fights plans for her son to be adopted...
A life-story record must be prepared in a bid to help ensure a four-year-old boy remembers his dying mother, a High Court judge has recommended. With no other family members available to look after her...
View ArticleLive updates: Historical abuse inquiry examines activities of paedophile...
Northern Ireland's Historical Abuse Inquiry has begun focusing on the activities of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth. The (HIA) inquiry is examining whether systemic failings allowed Smyth - a member of...
View ArticleMan faces judge in missing boy case
A family court hearing is being held over the disappearance of six-year-old Mani Dad A man will appear before a family court judge today following the launch of investigations into the disappearance of...
View ArticleMan faces judge in missing boy caseA man will appear before a family...
A family court hearing is being held over the disappearance of six-year-old Mani Dad A man will appear before a family court judge today following the launch of investigations into the disappearance of...
View Article£1m legal bill for divorce battle
A High Court judge has bemoaned the way a former beauty queen and her estranged millionaire husband ran up lawyers' bills of more than £1 million fighting over money. Mr Justice Holman raised concerns...
View ArticleColeraine social security worker ran elaborate benefits scam
A social security office worker who concocted an "elaborate" scam by arranging for benefits to be paid to people she knew, who would then give her the cash, was sentenced to six months in jail,...
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