A terminally-ill man must serve a minimum of 25 years in jail for the murders of two soldiers shot dead by dissident republicans in the North, a judge ruled today.

A man was questioned today about the murder of a policeman in the North almost 30 years ago.

A computer tape with medical records of more than 8,000 patients in the North has disappeared, it was revealed today.

Two men were charged today with causing the death of a firefighter in a malicious blaze at a Northern Ireland hotel.