Northern Secretary John Reid says the north Belfast school crisis can trigger a political settlement in Northern Ireland.

Dozens of Catholic families have made their way safely down the Ardoyne road to the Holy Cross Primary School this morning.

The protest by loyalists at the Holy Cross School in the Ardoyne area of north Belfast has passed off without incident.

There was little trouble in Munich last night following the English victory over Germany at Olympic Stadium.

Holland boss Louis van Gaal is under severe pressure after his side's 1-0 World Cup defeat to Ireland in Dublin.

The parents of a young man murdered in Northern Ireland will tonight be among the audience watching the curtain fall on the final performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton’s musical, The Beautiful Game.

Manchester United's big guns got an afternoon off to allow their understudies to rip Sunderland apart in impressive style.

Laois will meet Mayo in the All Ireland Senior Women’s Final after they defeated the Ulster champions Tyrone at Pearse Park in Longford today.

The loyalist protest against Catholic schoolchildren and their parents in north Belfast is to be called off for one day as a mark of respect of those killed in the terror attacks in the US.

Catholic children and parents at the centre of the north Belfast school walk protests today held a prayer service and a minute’s silence for the thousands of victims of the terrorist outrage in the United States.

Two United Airlines jetliners crashed this morning, one in western Pennsylvania and the second at a location the airline did not immediately disclose.

Veteran Tottenham striker Les Ferdinand had the honour of claiming the 10,000th goal scored in the Premiership today.

Loyalist protestors at the Holy Cross Catholic School in North Belfast threw fireworks at school children as they walked home from school this afternoon.

Children involved in the long-running dispute at Holy Cross Primary School in Northern Ireland will get hurt unless the loyalist protests end, it was claimed today.

Football players ran for cover when an escaped vulture swooped on to the pitch.

Loyalists are threatening to step up their protest outside a Catholic primary school in north Belfast after eight loyalists were arrested.

Residents of the loyalist Glenbryn estate in north Belfast have resumed their protest against Catholic children walking to school through the Protestant estate.

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David Jones’ promotion-chasing Wolves had to settle for a share of the spoils in another big derby game against rivals West Brom last night, but it was enough to take them back to the top of the Division One table.

The Lions cruised to a comfortable win against New South Wales Country today without remotely hitting top gear.