A Dublin taxi driver has appeared in court in the North charged with human trafficking.

A mother-of-three charged with rioting after police halted a republican parade in Belfast was at the head of the 60-strong crowd that attacked officers, a court has heard.

A prominent Orangeman accused of the attempted murder of two pedestrians knocked down by a car during a riot in Belfast “profoundly regrets” what happened, a court was told yesterday.

Senior members of the Democratic Unionist Party, including a minister in the power-sharing executive, crowded into the public gallery at a Belfast court as a party colleague was accused of posting an offensive Facebook message.

A Democratic Unionist councillor has appeared in court in the North charged in connection with a comment she posted on Facebook.

Two brothers were today charged with murdering an Ulster Defence Association member during a bloody feud between rival loyalists in the North.

An Irish language teacher was convicted today of hurling abuse in Irish at police officers during a night out in Belfast.

A Nigerian man appeared in court today accused of murdering a shop assistant found dead at her home.