A pensioner and a teenager have been remanded in custody charged with stealing a fire engine and embarking on a drive of destruction which only ended when it ploughed into several homes and cars.

AN influential US charity’s legal challenge over hospitality spots at the Ryder Cup ended up in the bunker over the weekend.

Two men today pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a fire bomb attack on a house in Co Cork.

Eight men appeared in court in Belfast today charged with belonging to the outlawed loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force.