Two West Belfast men were remanded in custody today on charges connected to the death of a man on Christmas Day.

PEOPLE in Northern Ireland must be unequivocal in their condemnation of murder and support the forces of law and order, mourners at the funeral of a man who died after being beaten in Belfast were told yesterday.

Two men from West Belfast were charged today with assisting the murders of a civilian who worked on an army base in the city.

Two people are in custody this morning over the murder of a young man in Belfast.

Two men have been arrested in Belfast in connection with the murder of 25-year-old David Cupples.

A young man who died on Christmas Day may have been killed because his attackers thought he was Catholic, Belfast police said yesterday.

A murder inquiry was under way today after the killing of a civilian who worked on an army base in Belfast.