A judge has told warring neighbours they should engage in mediation in a bid to solve what she described as the “deeply serious and implacable problems” they face living next door to each other.

The constant jangling of wind chimes in a neighbour’s back garden was described by 83-year-old pensioner Mary McBride as a deliberate act of cruelty against her and her husband Eddie.

The sister of a Belfast teenager murdered by two British soldiers has failed in her attempt to win a seat in the British parliament.

The mother of a Belfast teenager shot dead by two soldiers today urged the Queen to explain why they have been allowed to remain in the Army.

Prime Minister Tony Blair was tonight urged to step in and have two soldiers who murdered a Belfast teenager thrown out of the Army.