Passengers travelling to Dublin from Belfast last night experienced serious delays when a fire broke out on board a train.

The widow of a fireman from the North faces losing thousands of pounds in a dispute over his pension, it was claimed today.

A firefighter in the North suffered a serious back injury using a new type of fire engine, it was confirmed today.

A man drowned tonight after he got into difficulty while swimming in a Co Tyrone loch.

A search operation is under way in Co Tyrone tonight after a man was feared missing in a loch.

A man in his 20s is recovering in hospital today after he became impaled on railings in south Belfast.

An investigation is tonight underway after a fire at nurses’ accommodation in the grounds of a Belfast hospital.