Tourists told Derry does not exist

An SDLP assembly member is demanding an explanation following revelations that some tourists seeking bus tickets to Derry were told that no such place existed.

The visitors were trying to buy tickets to the city at Belfast's central bus station, but were told there was no such place.

Clearly, one ticket seller at the station took exception to their asking for the older name of the city rather than Londonderry.

The transport holding company Translink says it is investigating, but SDLP assembly member John Dallat says it is a long-standing problem that should have been halted by now.