A Co Antrim construction company went into administration today after falling foul of the slump in house building.

Stock was given away free at a DIY store today and looters reportedly ran amok at another branch as the business shut down.

Troubled textiles firm Carpets International UK is putting all seven of its operations up for sale.

More than 400 jobs at two textiles factories were threatened today after the plants’ parent company was placed in receivership.