Tributes have been paid to the top archeologist who helped bring closure to the anguished families of the North’s Disappeared.

The top forensic investigator with the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains said “we would like to think we will have some success in this coming year”.

Families of those killed and secretly buried by republican paramilitaries today held a silent walk highlighting their campaign to find loved ones.

Experts searching for the body of one of the IRA's victims have received a map which could provide vital clues, it was revealed today.

The daughter of a man kidnapped by the IRA more than 20 years ago has attacked Gerry Adams for appearing on Arab TV to appeal for the return of British hostage Ken Bigley.