More than four fifths of young offenders referred to schemes in the North that bring them face-to-face with their victims were boys, a report revealed today.

A ferry that transported passengers and luggage onto the ill-fated Titanic, was sold for scrap metal and used as a restaurant may get one more life tomorrow when it goes on the auction block.

Paramilitary violence is destroying the chances of a better future for the people of Belfast, Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid said tonight.