The man accused of the Omagh bomb murders will attempt to have the case against him halted, it emerged today.

Two men are to appear in court today charged in connection with an attack on a Portuguese man in Portadown, Co Armagh, in which a police officer was hit with a hammer.

AN electrician accused of making the Omagh bomb is bringing in a DNA expert in a bid to prove police bias, a court in the North was told yesterday.

An electrician accused of making the Omagh bomb is bringing in a DNA expert in a bid to prove police bias, a court heard today.