A 48 year-old-man will appear in court in the North later today charged with the murder of a woman in a laundrette in Derry last week.

Cocaine with an estimated street value of £20,000 (€24,652) was seized at Belfast International Airport, officials said today.

A 46-year-old man suffered serious injuries after being attacked outside a house in Antrim town.

A 16-year-old youth is due to appear in Antrim magistrates court later today charged with attempted murder.

A man was today appearing in court charged with murdering a student who was beaten up outside a seaside nightclub in Portrush, Co Antrim.