A British government drive to stamp out increasing hate crime in Northern Ireland moved forward today when draft legislation was laid before Parliament in England.

FORMER paramilitary prisoners could be offered greater protection from discrimination under the North’s single Equality Bill.

Political parties in Northern Ireland are to be blocked from major fundraising abroad, the British government announced today.

A new human rights chief will be appointed in Northern Ireland within months, the British government announced today.

Angry trade unionists stormed out in protest as Northern Ireland Office Minister John Spellar prepared to address a major conference in Derry today.

The North's justice system was challenged today to enforce tough plans to lock up racist thugs for up to 14 years.

Race hate killers in Northern Ireland could be jailed for at least 30 years under tough British government proposals announced today.

The sister of a Belfast man shot dead by two British soldiers will promote her family’s campaign to get them dismissed by standing in a Westminster by-election, it was revealed today.

Belfast City Council has passed a unionist motion condemning Lord Mayor Martin Morgan’s decision to boycott British government official John Spellar.

Belfast Lord Mayor Martin Morgan was today facing a knife-edge vote over his decision to boycott events involving a British government minister.

Belfast’s Lord Mayor, Martin Morgan, today looked like losing a city council vote over his decision to boycott meetings with a British Government minister.

Belfast’s nationalist Lord Mayor was today facing a censure motion against him, following his boycott of events involving a British government minister.

The SDLP mayors of Belfast and Derry have announced plans to boycott events involving a Northern Ireland government minister.

Belfast Lord Mayor Martin Morgan has vowed to boycott all public functions attended by British government minister John Spellar.

The mother of a Belfast teenager shot dead by two British soldiers eight years ago is due to meet a British official today to demand that the murderers be expelled from the British army.

Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy is to meet the mother of a Belfast teenager shot dead by soldiers, it was confirmed today.

A former British Opposition spokesman on the North has been appointed to take over from Minister Des Browne at the Northern Ireland Office.

The number of passengers travelling on British Airways has fallen by up to 25% following the US terror attacks.

Nato ministers were meeting in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss what to do about depleted uranium.