A bacterial infection that can cause potentially deadly illnesses has broken out at Harland and Wolff shipyards in Belfast.

The Democratic Unionists and Sinn Féin will today focus on the controversial issue of water charges in the North as the Assembly Election enters its final stage.

The British government has announced a further step towards restoring the last vessel linked to The Titanic.

A rusting monument to Belfast’s bygone maritime era was brought home tonight as crowds cheered from the quayside.