The crew of an ambulance were attacked by a stone-throwing mob in Poleglass on the outskirts of west Belfast on Saturday evening.

A 29-year-old man will appear in court in Belfast tomorrow charged with rape.

A 27-year-old man who drowned in a remote area of Australia was from west Belfast.

Police in the North have appealed for information after a teenager was stabbed in the back.

Police in the North have seized around 150 suspected cannabis plants in Belfast.

THE man cleared of one of Britain’s largest bank robberies may launch legal action after branding his failed prosecution a farce.

The trial of the man accused of the £26.5m (€33.9m) Northern Bank robbery was adjourned today.

Those behind the £26.5m (€33.5m) Northern Bank robbery were prepared to use the tactics of terrorism against innocent people whether they came from an organisation, a criminal gang or both, the judge hearing the case in Belfast said today.

The banker seized and forced to enable the £26.5m (€33.3m) Northern Bank robbery while his wife was held hostage clashed with defence counsel today at the trial of the colleague charged with the robbery.

A catalogue of security failures was uncovered at the Northern Bank in Belfast after the £26.5m (€33.4m) robbery, it was claimed today.

A bank official told the Northern Bank trial today that he sent staff home early so he and a colleague could empty the vault.

Five people were taken to hospital after a gun attack on the outskirts of west Belfast, police said today.

THE bank official charged with the £26.5 million (€33m) Northern Bank robbery made last-minute changes to the rota of staff who had a key to the vault to put himself on duty that day.

The bank official charged with the £26.5m (€33m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast made last minute changes to the rota of staff who had a key to the vault to put himself on duty on the day, the opening day of his trial was told today.

The trial of a man accused of the £26.5 (€33m) Northern Bank robbery is due to begin in Belfast Crown Court today.

The trial of a man accused of the £26.5m (€18m) Northern Bank robbery which was due to begin in Belfast today was adjourned until tomorrow.

The trial of a man accused of the £26.5m (€32.8m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast will start today.

Two men were today charged with blackmail and terrorist funding following a police operation against an alleged extortion racket in west Belfast.

A police hand gun is missing after an officer's car was stolen in Belfast.

The trial of a man accused of the £26.5m (€33.5m) Northern Bank robbery is on course to start this September, a court heard today.

A teenager was arrested today by police investigating a double murder linked to dissident republicans in the North.

A motorcyclist has died after crashing on a road in Co Armagh in the early hours of this morning.

A woman injured in a shotgun attack on her home in the North is facing death threats, she said today.

The National Boy 1,2 & 3 Championships commenced at the National Stadium in Dublin yesterday with thirty seven preliminary round and quarter final bouts in the Boy 1& 2 categories.

Another man and woman were being questioned last night in connection a double murder linked to dissident republican terrorists in Belfast.

Detectives investigating a double murder linked to dissident republicans in Belfast have made two arrests.

Guns have been found as part of an inquiry into two murders linked to a fall-out among dissident republicans in Belfast, it was revealed tonight.

POLICE chiefs in the North were last night accused of running a flawed investigation into the £26.5 million (€39m) Northern Bank robbery after charges were dropped against two suspects.

Police chiefs were tonight accused of running a botched investigation into the £26.5m (€392.2m) Northern Bank robbery after charges were dropped against two suspects.

Charges against two men accused over the £26.5m (€39m) Northern Bank robbery were dramatically withdrawn in Belfast today.

Hostage takers ordered a woman to clear cash from a shop today while her husband and daughter were held captive.

AN employee accused of the £26.5 million (€39.15m) Northern Bank robbery allegedly manipulated a work rota so the raid could be carried out, a court heard yesterday.

An employee accused of the £26.5m (€39.1m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast allegedly manipulated a work rota so the raid could be carried out, a court heard today.

A bank employee has been charged with robbery in connection with the £26.5m (€39.1m) Northern Bank raid, police said.

The Northern Bank employee being questioned in connection with last December's raid on the company's headquarters in Belfast has failed in an attempt to secure his release from police custody.

Detectives were today continuing to question two Northern Bank staff about the £26.5m (€39m) robbery in Belfast.

TWO young bank staff were being questioned last night about the £26.5 million (€38.7m) Northern Bank robbery in Belfast.

More employment opportunities are to be created in the deprived Poleglass area of west Belfast, it was revealed today.

A BOY whose clothes caught fire had a miraculous escape after the flames spread to an oil tank and an electricity station knocking out power in 1,000 homes.

A controversial shock Northern Ireland TV road safety advertisement should be broadcast “again and again” a coroner said today at the inquest into the death of a car passenger killed in a drink driving crash.

A TERRIFIED woman abducted by the Northern Bank robbers was nearly knocked down as she staggered to freedom after she was dumped on a country road and her car burned.

Detectives investigating the £22m (€31m) bank raid in the North have carried out searches of commercial premises in west Belfast, it was confirmed today.

THE owners of two homes taken over by the gang behind last week’s £22 million bank raid in the North hope to return today, following a police forensic examination.

The owners of two homes taken over by the gang behind last week’s £22m (€31.1m) bank raid in Northern Ireland hope to return today, following a police forensic examination.