Police in the North confirmed tonight that more than 200 officers from an axed reserve unit are to be temporarily retained to help combat the dissident republican threat.

The first Irish tax firm solely dedicated to submitting tax returns in foreign jurisdictions for Irish individuals with properties abroad was launched today.

Policing Board chairman Desmond Rea today faced internal demands to quit as a major new row flared over Northern Ireland’s Full-Time Reserve.

Police chiefs in Northern Ireland today urged the British government to resist any political attempts to axe their full-time reserves.