Couple remanded in custody over weapons haul

Police seized 18 kilogrammes of commercial explosives and eight handguns during a raid at a house in south Belfast, a court heard today.

William Sharratt (aged 42) and Eleanor Benson (aged 39) appeared before the city’s magistrates court in connection with the haul, which also included a semi-automatic rifle, 1,500 rounds of ammunition and a detonator.