The Government is out of touch with voters and can be beaten at the next General Election, the Labour Party claimed tonight.

THE killers of Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney should do the patriotic and honourable thing by handing themselves in, his family told a rally yesterday.

The killers of Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney should do the patriotic and honourable thing by handing themselves in, his family told a rally today.

The North's two main unionist parties appeared to be on collision course at the next British general election after the Rev Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionists confirmed they would contest a key Ulster Unionist seat.

A former Stormont minister was waiting today to see if his bid to run for Westminster's parliament will get the backing of colleagues in South Belfast.

Members of the SDLP will vote today on a new constitution to revamp the party.

A row has broken out between Sinn Féin and the SDLP over alleged racist comments made by the SDLP's deputy leader.

A councillor in Northern Ireland today became the first member of his party to switch allegiance to Sinn Féin after the Assembly election.