White House to host PSNI recruits

Two members of the North's police force are due to attend this year's St Patrick's Day reception in the White House in a move that has been interpreted as endorsement of the PSNI by the Bush administration.

22-year-old Joanne Jenkins, from Belfast, and 23-year-old Tim Mairs, from Omagh, will be accompanied at the event by chief constable Hugh Orde.