At least one person died when a powerful earthquake rocked California from Los Angeles to San Francisco tonight, destroying buildings in a coastal town.

An earthquake rocked the central coast region of California tonight and sent tremors across a wide area in the south of the state.

Republicans in North Belfast are today initially sceptical about the PUP's claims of an apparent attempt to abduct Billy Hutchinson in Belfast this morning.

Police in the North are investigating an apparent attempt to abduct a prominent loyalist politician in Belfast this morning.