A woman was allegedly raped in an alleyway early today, police said.

Police in the North have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with an attempted murder that took place in south Belfast on Christmas Eve.

A man in his 50s sustained serious facial and head injuries in an attack in Belfast last night and the house he was in was set alight.

A man and woman were rescued after an arson attack on a house in south Belfast.