The murder of a loyalist in a busy supermarket car park as his three-year-old son looked on was a barbaric and reckless act, a senior detective has said.

A loyalist shot dead in front of his young son in a supermarket car park had recently relocated to the area amid concerns he would be targeted in a paramilitary feud.

Police in the North are appealing for witnesses to an armed raid and attempted arson attack on a Burrito bar in Bangor, Co. Down.

The PSNI is appealing for witnesses after a young girl was killed in a crash in County Down yesterday evening.

Fifteen-year old Rhys McClenaghan from Bangor in Co Down is one of Ireland’s rising gymnastic stars. A strong all-rounder with a particular flair for the pommel horse, he has set his sights on making the Irish team for the European Youth Olympics in Tbil