The economy of Belfast has grown fastest among the 30 largest cities in the UK over the past decade, it was revealed today.

A father-of-two was shot dead by a gunman in his Co Down home in a paramilitary-style attack just weeks after a fall out with people in the area, an inquest heard today.

Police investigating the murder of a man in Co Down a year ago have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward.

LOYALISTS were last night suspected of murdering a man after getting his young son to send him to the front door if his Co Down home.