A teenager and a pensioner who allegedly went joyriding in a fire engine before smashing into cars and houses have been charged with a string of offences in connection with the incident.

A man has today been fined £250 (€303.08) after posting sectarian messages on Facebook.

Police have charged a 22-year-old man in connection with the attempted murder of a teenager in Antrim.

A fresh legal submission by lawyers acting for a prominent republican accused of murdering two British soldiers in Northern Ireland today forced a judge to postpone a decision on whether he should stand trial.