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Belfast Crown Court heard that Dennis Hutchings is receiving medical treatment and his doctor said it is not safe for him to travel. Photograph: Alan Lewis
Trial of ex-British solider for attempted murder could take place by Skype

The trial of a former British soldier on an attempted murder charge could take place by Skype, a court has heard. A lawyer for Dennis Hutchings appli(...)

After the verdict, the woman expressed her relief. “My emotions are all over the place and I find it hard to put into words how I am feeling,” she said in a statement. File photograph: Ute Grabowsky/Getty Images
NI woman prosecuted for buying abortion pills online for teenage daughter acquitted

A Northern Ireland woman prosecuted for buying online abortion pills for her teenage daughter has been formally acquitted after landmark reform of the(...)

Robert Sharkey (24) was convicted of 11 charges after failing to report his neighbour in Belfast had died, and then stealing from her. Photograph: Pacemaker
Belfast man jailed for preventing burial of neighbour

A 24-year-old man who prevented the burial of his neighbour whose body lay undiscovered in her west Belfast home for over two years was handed a two-y(...)

Paddy Jackson in action for Perpignan during the pre-season friendly against Toulouse. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho
Paddy Jackson determined to build a new life in Perpignan
  • Rugby
  • August 15, 2018, 05:00

Paddy Jackson said people might not be able to understand what he has been through unless they experienced something similar but he is determined to (...)

Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding, who were both acquitted. A number of media outlets had challenged reporting restrictions
Reporting restrictions lifted on legal argument in Belfast trial

Reporting restrictions surrounding the rape trial of two Ireland rugby internationals have been lifted. Lawyers representing four men involved in the(...)

Former senior loyalist paramilitary turned so-called supergrass Gary Haggarty has pleaded guilty to 202 terror offences. Photograph: Pacemaker
Supergrass Haggarty warned police of plots to kill, court told

Police in Northern Ireland failed to prevent two loyalist murders despite receiving advance warning of the plots from a paramilitary commander turned (...)

Three jailed for imprisoning naked party goer in bin

Two men and a woman who were involved in imprisoning a naked party goer in a taped up wheelie bin, which was left in a wooded area of Ballymena, Co An(...)

Liam Adams leaving court yesterday. Photograph: Alan Lewis/Photopress
Allegations of sexual abuse “absolute rubbish”, says Liam Adams

Liam Adams has told Belfast Crown Court that he did not tell the PSNI about a confrontation with Gerry Adams because it was “drummed” into him not to (...)