A convicted murderer who was on-the-run after being given compassionate leave was today recaptured by police.

Bingo hall money was used to pay the ransom to free a kidnapped teenager.

A teenager was abducted in north Belfast and released more than two hours later after a ransom was paid, police said today.

A major security operation continued in Belfast today after dissident republicans threatened to bomb a police station.

There has been a mixed start to the first contentious Orange parade of this year.

The first contentious Orange parade of this year's marching season has passed off peacefully in Belfast.

Schoolchildren in Belfast were warned to be vigilant today following a number of attempted abductions across the city.

Two men and two women were questioned today after guns and ammunition were seized in a major security operation in north Belfast.

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams tonight demanded that the British Government come clean about all its operations in Northern Ireland amid the ongoing Stakeknife spy controversy.