A 35-year-old man is due in court in the North this morning charged with the murder of Kenneth Nicholl in Co Antrim last weekend.

Police investigating the murder of a 28-year-old man in Larne last Sunday have arrested a woman.

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IRISH jockey Robert Winston was yesterday suspended for one year after being found guilty of various breaches of the Rules of Racing following a Horseracing Regulatory Authority disciplinary hearing.

Paul Nicholls is hoping horse of the moment Kauto Star can wrap up the Racing UK Order of Merit title with a victory at Newbury this weekend.

Jockeys Robert Winston, Fran Ferris, Robbie Fitzpatrick and Luke Fletcher face allegations by British racing’s regulators that they “passed on information for reward and or aided and abetted the commission of a corrupt practice”.

Loyalist paramilitaries have to end criminality if their representatives' words are to mean anything, SDLP leader Mark Durkan insisted today.

Loyalists tonight told the Taoiseach they would work to convince their community there would be no sell-out in the Northern Ireland political process.

ROGUE loyalist Mark Haddock’s one-time most trusted friend appeared in court yesterday accused of trying to kill him.

Rogue loyalist Mark Haddock was shot after agreeing to a last-minute change of rendezvous with his would-be killers, it was claimed tonight.

Loyalists attacked mourners on their way to the funeral of murdered Catholic schoolboy Michael McIlveen, it was claimed tonight.

The Listener gave an illustration of the old adage about jumping being the name of the game as he produced some thrilling leaps on his way to victory at Windsor.

Thisthatandtother will bid to restore his reputation in the Martell Cognac Maghull Novices’ Chase at Aintree tomorrow.

Jim Boyce is pleading with Northern Ireland supporters to give their unqualified backing to new manager Lawrie Sanchez.

Lawrie Sanchez today vowed to carry on producing shock results after being confirmed as the new Northern Ireland manager.

JIMMY NICHOLL missed out on the Northern Ireland manager’s job because he could not agree terms, it was revealed yesterday.

Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston has revealed that the Irish Football Association have begun negotiations with his club and assistant manager Jimmy Nicholl over his possible succession to Sammy McIlroy.

The IFA has drawn up a short-list of candidates for the Northern Ireland manager's job and will start interviewing in a fortnight.

TWO abattoirs and a Cork hotel were recently issued with closure orders because the premises posed a grave and immediate danger to public health.

A total of 51 horses have been entered for the Group One Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup at Haydock.

Former Walsall manager Chris Nicholl has returned to the Nationwide League first division club to take over as first-team coach.