A man was assaulted with baseball bats at a house in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim last night.

Police in the North have opened an attempted murder enquiry after the shooting of a part-time officer who intervened in a stand-off in County Antrim last night.

A police officer in the North was shot during disturbances in Co Antrim.

TWO women charged with firearms and explosives offences following the discovery of a major bomb-making factory in the middle of a loyalist estate in Co Antrim are due to appear in court today.

Two women were tonight charged with firearms and explosives offences following the discovery of a major bomb-making factory in the middle of a loyalist housing estate in Co Antrim.