A Co Antrim woman was today given a suspended jail sentence and ordered to repay £21,000 (€31,000) in fraudulently claimed British government benefits.

More than 60 staff from the Child Support Agency in Belfast were going on strike today as part of demands by civil servants for more pay.

The bomb-ravaged town of Omagh received a major boost today with the launch of a new £9.1m arts centre and riverside regeneration scheme.