He is due to appear at Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Sinn Féin has vehemently denied the IRA was involved in the Belfast murder last week of father-of-nine Kevin McGuigan.

Two people have been charged with attempted murder after a man was shot in the leg in west Belfast.

A 16-year-old youth appeared in court today denying he twice raped a 15-year-old girl from the north of England who was holidaying in Belfast.