The number of sex offenders living in the North has risen by 15% to nearly 700 in the last year.

The son of a retired librarian abducted and murdered in the North by a convicted sex offender tonight demanded a public inquiry into how he was able to kill her.

A Northern Ireland MP today called for a full investigation into how a well known sex offender was able to murder a retired librarian.

The head of the North's police anti-child abuse unit tonight called for tougher measures to prevent paedophiles preying on children.