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A priest in Londonderry who challenged dissident republicans over their violence has met with families who claim they are being harassed by the PSNI.

Sinn Fein says cuts "proposed or imposed by the British goverment must be challenged and resisted", following Peter Robinson's call for savings.

The Secretary of State warns that the government will reappoint the Parades Commission if there is no local agreement on parading.

The police say a device left close to a primary school in Crumlin, County Antrim was "viable".

We hear how one man was conned by a scam that cost him thousands of pounds

A security guard is found guity of exposing himself to a woman after a student union pub quiz

An alleged former UVF chief accused of murdering UDA boss Tommy English ten years ago has been granted bail.

First Minister Peter Robinson's call for Executive ministers to come up with savings proposals were "crazy tactics," a senior Sinn Fein figure has said.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli expects a tough test against Northern Ireland in next month's Euro 2012 qualifier in Belfast.

A County Down nursery which closed while an E. coli outbreak was investigated is to reopen on Friday.

The Irish government says it will break up the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank as part of the failed lender's resolution.

The Northern Ireland First and Deputy First Minister's Department has targeted savings of £35m over the next four years, a committee hears.

The priest suspected of being involved in the 1972 Claudy bombing met Martin McGuinness shortly before he died.

Two Londonderry women are badly beaten in a mugging in Portugal.

A 62-year-old man from Londonderry has pleaded guilty to benefit fraud totalling more £19,000.

We'll be hearing how one man was conned by a scam that cost him thousands of pounds

The Secretary of State says that he has asked Sinn Fein for an alternative text to the oath of allegiance to allow their MPs to sit in Westminster.

The Department of Finance and Personnel has said it needs to cut its budget by £28.2m by 2014/15.

MOD declines to discuss a claim that a senior Army IED expert is to be deployed to tackle the threat from dissident republicans

A man from north Belfast appears in court charged with rape and a number of other sexual offences, including one with a child.