A man accused of murdering two soldiers is a highly unlikely terrorist, a court heard today.

The discovery of DNA from two men accused of murdering two soldiers inside the getaway car makes them inescapably guilty, a court has heard.

A son of leading republican Dominic McGlinchey was the getaway driver during the murder of two soldiers, a court has heard.

Evidence from soil samples which allegedly links the man accused to the murder of two soldiers will not be admitted to court, a judge ruled this afternoon.

The partner of one of the men accused of murdering two soldiers has told a court today that he was not capable of the crime.

A man accused of murdering two soldiers refused to answer police questions because his solicitor was afraid their consultations were being monitored, a court has heard.

A man accused of the murder of two soldiers made a flurry of phone calls around the time of the killing, a court heard today.

Forensic evidence against two men accused of murdering two British soldiers in the North is reliable and proven, a barrister for the prosecution said.

Traces of DNA linking a man to the murders of two British soldiers are at most 100 billion times smaller than a gram, a court has heard.

A DNA expert who testified against two men accused of murdering two British soldiers is prepared to exaggerate and tell partial truths in order to promote his technique, a court was told today.

DNA found in a getaway car used in the shooting of two British soldiers is almost six trillion times more likely to belong to one of the alleged murderers than someone else, a court heard.

Bullets fired in a terrorist gun attack that killed two British soldiers were of a make and date similar to those used in Provisional IRA shootings, a court has heard today.

A former soldier has described watching a terrorist gunman stand over his stricken comrade and riddle his body with bullets.

A sharp rise in the number of burglaries and thefts was linked to the recession by police today.

The commanding officer of a soldier shot dead by the Real IRA outside his barracks in the North spoke today of the young man’s desire to help others before himself.

The funeral of the second British soldier killed by dissident republicans in the North almost two weeks ago is due to take place in London this afternoon.

The funeral of one of the British soldiers shot dead by dissident republicans in Co Antrim earlier this month is due take place later today.

A funeral service for a Catholic police officer gunned down by dissident republicans will take place in the North today.