Wednesday 22 May 2013
Four men were arrested in north Belfast last night by police investigating dissident republican activity.
They were detained in the Newtownabbey area by officers belonging to the PSNI's serious crime squad
The four, aged 30, 35, 41 and 46, were questioned by detectives in Antrim.
A number of properties were also searched in north Belfast as part of a security operation linked to the arrests.
Around 600 Afghan interpreters are to be offered the chance to settle in Britain after an apparent coalition rethink.
Most typical household electricity bills in Northern Ireland will increase by £90 a year from July 1.
Some lenders in Northern Ireland are charging around 1,700% interest on payday loans, it has been revealed.
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.
Bolder joined David Bowie's backing band in 1971, appearing on classic albums including Hunky Dory and Aladdin Sane. He went on to join Uriah Heep five years later and only stopped playing with the band a few months ago, due to his poor health.
La dolce vita has arrived in Cannes thanks to a pair of films set in Italy exploring lives of affluent ennui.
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