Police in the North have been called to a school in Co. Tyrone to deal with an "altercation" involving teachers and pupils.

A meningitis warning has been sent to pupils at a school after a 16-year-old classmate died from the disease.

There was good news for the construction industry in Derry today with news work on building two new schools will begin immediately.

A Dublin priest has been chosen by Pope Benedict to become one of the Vatican's most senior media advisors, the Catholic Church revealed today.