Two men were arrested in the North today by police investigating an alleged rape and a security breach at a nearby RAF base.

THE skipper of the West Cork trawler which sank on Monday has spoken of his relief and gratitude following the dramatic rescue of all seven crew members.

Ryanair may face €4,000 bill for Derry landing gaffe

BRITISH soldiers in full uniform have been granted permission to attend the funeral in Ireland of a Dubliner killed in action in Iraq.

British troops stationed in the Gulf are worried that anti-war protests mean they do not have public support at home, Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said today.

Two injured crew members on a dismasted and holed British yacht were airlifted to safety today in a dramatic dawn rescue, coastguards said.

Another batch of British troops is today joining the multi-national security force in Afghanistan.