Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has met and shaken hands with Sinn Féin Martin McGuinness.

Today's historic meeting between Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness will be recorded for posterity, Buckingham Palace confirmed today.

A number of police officers were injured during an attack by a gang of around 100 missile-throwing youths in the North last night.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will shake hands with Sinn Féin’s Martin McGuinness today in a gesture that will herald a major milestone in Anglo-Irish relations.