The jury in the trial of a financial adviser accused of laundering money from the notorious Northern Bank robbery will enter its second day of deliberations today.

The jurors in the trial of a financial adviser accused of laundering money from the £26.5m (€28.2m) Northern Bank robbery were tonight told to use their common sense when deciding the case.

The jury in the trial of a financial adviser accused of laundering money from the £26.5m Northern Bank robbery will retire to consider its verdict today.

THE man cleared of one of Britain’s largest bank robberies may launch legal action after branding his failed prosecution a farce.

The trial of the man accused of the £26.5m (€33.9m) Northern Bank robbery was adjourned today.

Those behind the £26.5m (€33.5m) Northern Bank robbery were prepared to use the tactics of terrorism against innocent people whether they came from an organisation, a criminal gang or both, the judge hearing the case in Belfast said today.

"Robbing a bank is not like the movies, you do not need dynamite", the judge hearing the £26.5m (€33m) Northern Bank robbery trial said today.

The banker seized and forced to enable the £26.5m (€33.3m) Northern Bank robbery while his wife was held hostage clashed with defence counsel today at the trial of the colleague charged with the robbery.

A bank official told the Northern Bank trial today that he sent staff home early so he and a colleague could empty the vault.

THE bank official charged with the £26.5 million (€33m) Northern Bank robbery made last-minute changes to the rota of staff who had a key to the vault to put himself on duty that day.

The bank official charged with the £26.5m (€33m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast made last minute changes to the rota of staff who had a key to the vault to put himself on duty on the day, the opening day of his trial was told today.

The trial of a man accused of the £26.5m (€33.5m) Northern Bank robbery is on course to start this September, a court heard today.

Matt Dawson today revealed the drive for perfection which sees him once more installed as England’s number one scrum-half against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend.

Martyn Wood arrived Down Under last night – and was immediately taken into solitary confinement.

Kyran Bracken hopes his recall to the England Test side, after chief scrum-half rival Matt Dawson today failed a fitness test, will prove to be a case of history repeating itself.

Leeds face a mission improbable against Zurich Premiership wild card opponents Saracens tomorrow in what should be their last game of an impressive season.

England boss Clive Woodward has announced a team containing six changes for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship clash with Italy at Twickenham.