The British and Irish governments were today told they must "step up to the plate" to prevent a crisis in the North's power-sharing government.

Hundreds of child abuse victims in the North demanded a full inquiry today into the mistreatment they suffered in institutions run by the Catholic Church and the state.

Groups involved in the North's Troubles could apologise for their role and pledge never to use violence again as part of an ambitious five-year reconciliation plan unveiled today.

A campaign to appoint a Minister of Peace within the Stormont Executive was launched today by the Peace People.

Sinn Féin would favour two ministers of equal standing taking charge of any future Department of Justice at Stormont, a senior figure in its Assembly team revealed today.

The North’s First Minister Ian Paisley today refused to give the Assembly an assurance his son will have no role in bringing forward legislation in relation to gays and lesbians.

The police clearance rate for racial and homophobic incidents in Northern Ireland is disturbingly low, a new report claimed today.