THE conversation isn’t the only thing that flows when it comes to Beamish — yesterday the tears were flowing too among seasoned drinkers of that mellow blended stout.

A man who assaulted two prison officers leaving both with broken noses that required corrective surgery under general anaesthetic has been sentenced to 15 months in prison.

A Catholic man stabbed 12 years ago in the North was the victim of a sectarian killing, an inquest heard today.