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Human remains found in Monaghan

44 min 8 sec ago
Human remains are found in County Monaghan by a group searching for one of the Disappeared, Charles Armstrong.

Review of 'happy-slap' sentence

56 min 22 sec ago
The Attorney General is to review the sentences given to two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally injured a man.

GB duo reach 110m hurdles semis

1 hour 1 min ago
Great Britain's Andy Turner and Will Sharman both qualify for the semi-finals of the men's 110m hurdles at the European Athletics Championships in Barcelona.

Jobs boost at solar panel factory

1 hour 10 min ago
Electronics giant Sharp says a "substantial" number of jobs will be created following a £30m expansion of its Wrexham factory.

Maze site set to be redeveloped

1 hour 16 min ago
An agreement on the future of the Maze Prison site is reached by the NI first and deputy first ministers, Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness.

Big S4C changes as chief leaves

1 hour 17 min ago
Fundamental changes will be made in the way S4C is run after the sudden departure of chief executive Iona Jones, says the chair of the board which oversees it.

King's Troop enjoy seaside break

1 hour 19 min ago
The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artillery have made special plans to ensure that some of their most valuable members are rested over the summer break.

Teacher guilty of under-age sex

1 hour 33 min ago
A sex education teacher is found guilty of having an unlawful relationship with a 15-year-old female pupil in Worcestershire.

Landmark ruling on divorce money

1 hour 42 min ago
A "ground-breaking" Court of Appeal judgement removes the protection previously given to thousands of people in divorce proceedings.

Man injured in explosion in city

1 hour 45 min ago
A man is treated for minor injuries after explosions in a container believed to be storing detonators in Inverness.

Royal couple visit new hospital

1 hour 52 min ago
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have visited Birmingham to take a look around the city's new "super-hospital".

Fugitive tycoon Nadir seeks bail

2 hours 10 min ago
Fugitive Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to northern Cyprus in 1993, begins a legal bid to be granted bail ahead of a UK theft trial.

Missing man buried 25 years ago

2 hours 15 min ago
A man who went missing on Christmas Eve in Glasgow in 1984 is traced to an unmarked grave more than 25 years later.

Child heart op ban 'should stay'

2 hours 17 min ago
Children's heart surgery should remain suspended at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital where four babies died, a report says.

Cameron defends Pakistan comments

2 hours 48 min ago
David Cameron says it is important to "speak frankly" after criticism of his comments about Pakistan's record on tackling terrorism.

Vicar guilty of sham wedding scam

2 hours 50 min ago
A Sussex vicar is found guilty of carrying out hundreds of sham marriages over four years to bypass immigration law.

Naked trampoline man avoids jail

3 hours 7 min ago
A man caught jumping up and down naked on a trampoline in the early hours of the morning avoids jail.

Government's £6m web search bill

4 hours 5 min ago
Four government departments spent almost £6m ensuring their websites appeared on search engine results pages, new figures show.

Live - England v Pakistan

4 hours 20 min ago
Eoin Morgan makes 125 not out, his maiden Test century, as England reach 331-4 after day one of the first Test against Pakistan.

Odd auctions

5 hours 3 min ago
X-rays, teeth and cat's ashes - strange items under the hammer