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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Rogue trader warning after arrests

Police are warning householders to be vigilant of rogue traders and bogus callers after a number of arrests were made in east Belfast.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

'Rehab not jail' for making devices

A non-custodial sentence imposed on a man for making devices planted at a Catholic primary school, community hall and GAA ground was lenient but not wrong in law, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Legal high users 'problem' for retailers

Legal highs are being blamed for a wave of anti-social behaviour in Belfast city centre.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Anorexia sufferer 'to be force-fed'

A young woman admitted to hospital suffering from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa is to be fed through a tube by court order in the Republic of Ireland.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Crash car 'went through two red lights'

A court has heard that the man responsible for killing Constable Philippa Reynolds drove a stolen vehicle through two red lights in Londonderry, at speeds of up to 80mph, before he crashed into her patrol car.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Donegal man denies Hyde Park attack

A Co Donegal man has denied murdering four British soldiers in a 1982 IRA bombing of Hyde Park in London.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Teen couple 'made bombs in their home'

A teenage couple were allegedly involved in making explosives for dissident republicans at their south Armagh home, the High Court has heard.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Former soldier remanded over explosives

A former soldier has been remanded in custody accused of having 10 improvised explosive devices at his Co Antrim home.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Volunteer open day at scenic gardens

As a £6m restoration project for the house and gardens at Mount Stewart reaches its halfway stage, the National Trust is launching an open day to find volunteers to help complete the revamp.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Anniversary appeal over Garda murder

Gardaí have made a renewed appeal for information on the murder of Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe in Co Louth, ahead of the first anniversary of his death.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Manslaughter accused's 'aggressive past'

A man who battered his cousin to death in a drunken street brawl has a "propensity to aggressive behaviour," a judge has heard.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Fresh inquest into rubber bullet death

The Attorney General has granted a new inquest into the death of a young Derry man in 1973.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

1 in 4 'not attending' smear tests

One in four women over the age of 25 in Northern Ireland are not attending cervical smear check-ups.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Arrests over illegal fuel plant

Two men from Co Armagh have been arrested by customs officials who seized a number of vehicles at an illegal laundering plant.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Evidence row ahead of 'poison' inquest

The brother of a man, whose family believe he may have been poisoned, will have to wait until the inquest to find out if his witness evidence will be accepted.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Suspected gas leak in Moy ends

Police and fire crews have dealt with a suspected gas leak in Moy, Co Tyrone.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Lurgan alert sparked by 'hoax object'

A security alert in the Newline area of Lurgan, Co Armagh was sparked by a hoax object, police have confirmed.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Arrest after pensioner injured in crash

A man has been arrested in connection with a one vehicle crash in Coleraine, Co Derry which left an elderly pedestrian with head injuries.

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Published: Friday, 24 January 2014

Activist 'put photos of police on Facebook'

A Newry man who published photographs on his Facebook page which he took of police on duty, has gone on trial accused of possessing, collecting and communicating information likely to be of use to terrorists.

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