Government officials in the North are to compile an urgent report on the death of a pensioner who was hit by a motorbike at the Armoy road races in Co Antrim, it emerged today.

A spectator was killed today at the Armoy road races in Co Antrim.

A woman has died in a house fire in the North.

A man accused of the manslaughter of a father-of-two in the North at the weekend has expressed his heartfelt sympathy to the victim’s family and friends following the tragedy, a magistrates court heard today.

The PSNI are continuing to question a man in his 30s in connection with the death of another man in Co Antrim.

A man in his 30s remains in police custody tonight after the murder of a father-of-two outside a Co Antrim bar.

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in Co Armagh.

Police are investigating the murder of a man in his 30s in Co Antrim.

Hopes were rising today that peaceful Orange Order parades in the North could indicate a change of mindsets, leading to durable peace and tolerance.

Republicans have been blamed after an Orange Hall was destroyed by fire today.

A man was recovering in hospital today after being stabbed in the head.

A man in his 20s has been arrested in connection with a serious stabbing incident in Co Antrim yesterday evening.

A family, including three young children, were lucky to escape injury after a pipe bomb attack on their Co Antrim home early today.