The long-awaited Chilcot inquiry report into the Iraq war will be boycotted by relatives of some of the 179 Britons killed in the conflict, who fear it will be a “whitewash”.

A light aircraft spluttered and stalled seconds before it nosedived to the ground, killing three people in the North, an inquest heard today.

THERE are golfing legends, pioneers of the game such as Harry Varden, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, giants such as Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, our own Christy O’Connor Snr, and there are legends in golf, those who – perhaps only within their own parish, within their own club, within their own limited circle – will live forever in local folklore.

An Ulster Scots prize-winning song has earned rave reviews from some of the most influential figures in country music.