A fresh search for the body of missing teenager Arlene Arkinson has failed to find her remains, the PSNI have confirmed.

Police have commenced a fresh search for the body of a teenager who vanished more than 20 years ago after attending a disco with a convicted child killer.

A pensioner was treated for shock and minor injuries today after a gas explosion in his home.

European judges will rule today on whether the Government was guilty of violating the human rights of IRA members shot dead in Northern Ireland by British troops and the RUC.