News |
 | Prosecutors have been asked to review the case of a toddler who was so badly beaten about the head that he died, an inquest has heard. Read more... |
 | Armed police who surrounded a house in the hunt for a murder suspect have stood down the operation after establishing the property was empty. Read more... |
 | The pastor of a south Armagh church that was riddled by republican gunfire in 1983 believes that prayer during the shooting jammed a terrorist’s weapon and ended the attack. Read more... |
 | A mortar bomb which was intended to maim or kill may have been transported inside a sports bag, detectives have said. Read more... |
 | Ulster Unionist justice spokesman Tom Elliott has expressed “anger and frustration” after claiming that the PSNI have suspended their investigation into the IRA bomb in Claudy in 1972. Read more... |
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Sport |
 | Michael O’Neill bemoaned another “harsh lesson” for his Northern Ireland side after they faltered again in one of European football’s unheralded outposts. Read more... |
Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifying campaign stumbled to another new low as they followed up defeat in Luxembourg with a 2-0 loss in Azerbaijan. Read more... |
 | Michy Batshuayi’s first-half effort proved the difference as Belgium Under-21s overcame Northern Ireland 1-0. Read more... |
Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill will make changes for his side’s World Cup qualifier against Azerbaijan but insists he is not considering experimentation for its own sake. Read more... |
 | Northern Ireland Under-21 coach Stephen Robinson has told his side not to fear Belgium even though they boast a player worth £20million. Read more... |
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