In the North, a 44-year-old man has been arrested following an attack on a paramedic last night.

Business process outsourcing company, Firstsource has announced 150 new jobs in Derry city for a contract with a new telecommunications client.

There was good news for the construction industry in Derry today with news work on building two new schools will begin immediately.

An Indian outsourcing firm is set to announce hundreds of new jobs for Derry this week.

Dissident republicans were blamed today for a failed bomb attack on a police station in Derry.

Anti-war protesters demonstrated today as Britain's Princess Royal opened a new Learning Resource Centre at the University of Ulster in Derry.

Hoax calls continued to plague emergency fire-fighting operations in Northern Ireland today.

Three men were being questioned today after a loaded machine pistol and 50 rounds of ammunition were seized in Northern Ireland.