The sister and stepmother of Osama bin Laden are thought to be among those killed after a private jet crashed in the UK yesterday.

A list of Sinn Féin supporters was posted in a town today hours after two Catholic homes were targeted in sectarian petrol bomb attacks.

IRA membership charges were dropped against four men accused yesterday of kidnapping top dissident republican leader Bobby Tohill in Belfast.

Supporters of four men accused of a thwarted kidnap attempt on a top dissident republican in Belfast applauded as they were led from the dock today.