Luckily, no one was hurt.

The publication of two multimillion-pound public inquiries into controversial killings during the Troubles has been hit by delays.

Nineteen serving and retired police officers in the North will be able to give their evidence to the Robert Hamill Inquiry from behind screens, it was announced tonight.

Virtual reality computer technology will be used to investigate allegations that police in the North failed to protect a Catholic man beaten to death in a sectarian attack, it was revealed today.