A prominent property developer today lost a court action taken against the British government after he was dropped as front-runner for a €134m riverfront redevelopment in Belfast.

Steps to loosen planning restrictions in the North and will line the pockets of developers and do little for rural communities, an Assembly member warned today.

Three young men might not have died in a horrific traffic collision if there had been better road warning signs, a Belfast inquest heard today.

A new public transport company is to be formed to run bus and rail services in Northern Ireland, Stormont Regional Development Peter Robinson announced today.

Northern Ireland's Regional Development Minister Peter Robinson is expected to call for significant increases in funding required to implement his 10 year transport plan.

Stormont Regional Development Minister Gregory Campbell was today urged to lead a drive to remove paramilitary flags and murals which have communities gripped by fear.