Steps have been smashed and railings torn up in the grounds of Armagh Cathedral, police said today.

Cash machine thieves have cleared bank accounts as part of a scam centred in Armagh City, police revealed today.

A two-year-old boy was hit in the face with a bottle and a woman squirted with petrol in a series of sectarian attacks on Tyrone fans returning home from their All-Ireland triumph.

A seven-year-old boy needed hospital treatment after he was hit in the face by a brick when Tyrone fans were attacked as they returned home from the All Ireland final.

A 10-year-old boy was killed tonight when a car driven by his sister was involved in a crash in Co Tyrone.

Police and customs officers have smashed a major illegal fuel plant in Northern Ireland, it has emerged.