News from Belfast
Widow 'disgusted' at sentence
Two men are jailed for minimum terms of 25 and 14 years for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009....
'No assent' to destroy body parts
Some body parts retained by police in Northern Ireland were disposed of "without the consent or knowledge" of their families, according to the justice minister....
Man remanded over fatal shooting
A 26-year-old man is remanded in custody charged with murdering his ex-partner's sister and attempting to murder her....
Tommy English family suing police
The family of murdered UDA man Tommy English are suing the PSNI over the alleged failure to take action against a police agent linked to 10 killings....
Compensation law 'needs changed'
A leading solicitor calls for a change to the law on compensation for criminal damage....
Arrest over bomb left under car
A man is arrested over an incident in Londonderry last month in which a pipe bomb under a car owned by the parents of a police officer....
Higher fares help Ryanair profits
Ryanair reports record annual profits as fare rises help to offset a sharp rise in fuel costs, but it warns profits could fall this year....
Assaulted teenager seriously ill
A 16-year-old boy assaulted on the outskirts of north Belfast on Saturday remains in a serious condition in hospital....
Corporation tax decision expected
A decision on the devolution of corporation tax powers to Northern Ireland will be made within the next few months says Secretary of State Owen Patterson....
NW 200 rider 'a true gentleman'
North West 200 director Mervyn Whyte describes Mark Buckley, the Scottish rider who was killed in the race, as a "true gentleman who loved the sport"....
Murders tribunal seeks more time
The judge heading the Smithwick Tribunal has written to the goverment asking for more time to hear evidence from a retired garda offficer who is ill and from two former RUC Special Branch officers....
Army base proposal gets go-ahead
There is a breakthrough in the long-standing deadlock between the Stormont parties over the development of a former army barracks in north Belfast....
Group gets £500K to save woodland
A County Londonderry community group secures more than £500,000 in funding to protect endangered woodland....
Controlled explosion carried out
Army ammunition technical officers (ATOs) carry out a controlled explosion on a suspicious object discovered in the New Barnsley estate in west Belfast....
Walk to School Week is launched
Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy is launching the 10th Walk to School Week....
Man is injured in town stabbing
A 48-year-old man is in a stable condition after being stabbed in County Down....
Man held over road death released
A 23-year-old man arrested following a fatal road accident near Belfast city centre has been released....
Petrol bombs thrown at police van
Petrol bombs are thrown at a police van in west Belfast....
80th Earhart Derry anniversary
It is 80 years since Amelia Earhart touched down in a field at Ballyarnett in Londonderry....
Man charged after Limavady fire
A 27 year old man has been charged with arson, intent to endanger life and assault....
Accused had £100k in account
A Chinese woman who is in custody charged with stabbing her husband to death had over £100,000 in her bank account when her husband was murdered, a court has heard....
Taylor wins world title in China
Ireland's Katie Taylor celebrates her Olympic Games qualification by winning her fourth consecutive World title in China....
Banks seeking to shed 3,500 jobs
The Bank of Ireland and AIB are looking for up to 3,500 volunteers in redundancy schemes...
Expulsions over offensive remarks
Four pupils at a Dublin school have been expelled after posting allegedly abusive comments about teachers on the social networking site Facebook....
Oil laundering plants discovered
Irish customs officers have uncovered two illegal oil laundering plants in Dundalk....
NI a possible spaceport location?
Northern Ireland could be considered as one of three possible locations for the UK's first spaceport, according to a new report into the space industry....
Making dramatic impact on health
Dancers make dramatic impact on dementia...
Quango inquiry is set to cost £1m
An investigation into the collapse of a Stormont quango will cost the public purse almost £1m and is taking five years to complete....
McGuinness discussed Smyth action
Sinn Fein says the deputy first minister pressed the justice minister to ensure police co-operated with a cross-border inquiry into the crimes of paedophile priest Brendan Smyth....
Anderson picked as Sinn Fein MEP
Sinn Fein confirms Martina Anderson is to replace Bairbre de Brun in the European Parliament....
New technology to deal with oil spills at NW200
A County Down company is employed to deal with any potential oil spills during the North West 200, after last year's event was abandoned after one race....
Plans to make whiskey in old jail
Lottery millionaire Peter Lavery hopes to turn part of the former Crumlin Road Prison in north Belfast into a distillery....
Finance firm creates 164 new jobs
A London-based financial service firm, Augentius Fund Administration, is to create up to 164 new jobs in Belfast....
Carroll and McPake in NI squad
Goalkeeper Roy Carroll is recalled to the Northern Ireland squad for the friendly with Holland, while James McPake is in the panel....
Irish name three uncapped players
Ireland coach Declan Kidney names three uncapped players for the summer tour to New Zealand....
Nocher into European semi-finals
Melanie Nocher qualifies for the 200m backstroke semi-finals at the European Championships where she is chasing Olympic qualification....
VIDEO: Northern Ireland Assembly
Live coverage from the Northern Ireland Assembly...
VIDEO: Political week in 60 seconds
The headlines from the political week are reviewed in 60 seconds by BBC NI Sunday Politics....
VIDEO: Woman dies in Bellaghy shooting
An 18-year-old woman has died and her sister has been seriously injured in a shooting in the County Londonderry village of Bellaghy....
VIDEO: RAAD 'ruining image of Derry'
The mother of a man murdered by the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs says they are a gang of thugs who are ruining the image of Londonderry....
VIDEO: The Balmoral Show through the years
BBC Newsline's rural affairs correspondent Martin Cassidy looks back at the history of the Balmoral Show at the Kings' Hall....
VIDEO: Obama's Keane 'cousin'
US president Barack Obama singled out Robbie Keane, captain of the Republic of Ireland football team, for a special mention at a White House reception, calling him "a cousin of mine"....
VIDEO: Police apology over body parts
Police in Northern Ireland have apologised for any distress caused to families following the revelation the PSNI kept body parts and tissue samples in some cases of unexplained deaths....
VIDEO: Motorway learners?
Radical changes are being considered to the rules governing learner drivers, Environment Minister Alex Attwood says....
AUDIO: My son 'had to be shot'
Community groups in Londonderry say the vigilante group Republican Action Against Drugs (RAAD) has been carrying out paramilitary style shootings and is responsible for driving scores of people out of the city....
Gemma Garrett Are my fake breasts safe?
Local model Gemma Garrett examines the safety of PIP breast implants...
Belfast unveils Olympic rings
Athletes Paddy Barnes and Kelly Gallagher unveil Olympic rings outside Belfast City Hall...
Ulster's Heineken Cup quest on hold
Ulster's Heineken Cup quest on hold for another year...
US study of elderly Irish emigrants
What became of those who left Ireland in the last century...
In pictures: Dinosaurs invade Ulster Museum
Interactive exhibition arrives at Belfast's Ulster Museum....