THE Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is hoping that enough people will attend its special donor clinics tomorrow to rule out the risk of hospitals cancelling surgery next week.

One man was arrested after cannabis with a street value of £500,000 (€584,497) was seized, police in the North revealed today.

A man was being questioned by police today after a pipebomb device was discovered in south Belfast.

A 100-year-old woman was left terrified after three thugs kicked down the door of her home as she slept, police confirmed today.

Two men were stabbed in the abdomen and a woman punched in the throat in a Belfast city centre knife attack early today.

At least six new stations are planned as part of a £200m (€287m) overhaul of Northern Ireland police buildings, it was confirmed today.

Police in Belfast today faced accusations of homophobia from a gay man beaten up in the city.

A memorial to five people gunned down in a south Belfast bookmakers shop 11 years ago was vandalised today as the city prepared for another tense July 12.

Police in Belfast today appealed for a woman wearing bloodstained clothes to help them establish how a man in the university area received serious head injuries.