A double on Bunairgead and Lady Wingshot for his boss Jim Bolger (who later completed a treble with Miracle Cure) proved a fitting end to the 2012 turf season for teenager Ronan Whelan, who was crowned Champion Apprentice for the first time.

The world’s most famous flower show was flooded by members of rock and roll royalty yesterday.

Rival nationalist and loyalist mobs have clashed during a second consecutive night of rioting in east Belfast.

Fresh trouble broke out between rival nationalist and loyalist groups tonight.

A 19-month-old child was in the back of a car seized by hijackers in Belfast tonight.