A leading dissident republican duped by an MI5 agent posing as an arms dealer was found guilty today of trying to smuggle a huge cache of weapons and explosives into the North.

World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio has been backed to “deliver for England” when they defend the Webb Ellis Trophy in France next month.

The National Disease Surveillance Centre has warned Irish tourists to take extra precautions against the West Nile Virus when travelling abroad.