Oops..bishops salute the wrong pope 

Italian bishops were quick to congratulate the new pope. Too quick - they got the wrong man.

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Girls Aloud hit Belfast - Nadine, Cheryl, Kimberley, Nicola and Sarah raise the roof at the Odyssey 

Devoted fans queued in their hundreds outside the Odyssey Arena as Girls Aloud rolled in to town for the first of two dates in Belfast

Region 'slipping behind rest of UK' 

Northern Ireland is slipping behind the rest of the UK in just about every measure of employment, growth and productivity, a new study has revealed.

Man smashed TV over woman's head, ripped off her clothes and paraded her down Derry street 

A violent thug who smashed a television over his partner’s head and tore off her clothing before parading her through the streets of Londonderry has been sentenced to nine years.

Baby survives apartment plunge 

A woman holding a baby boy has fallen to her death from the eighth floor of a New York City apartment - but miraculously the baby survived.

Monster laughs in face of weeping daughter he raped as jail term begins 

As James McKenzie, 63, was taken away from Belfast Crown Court in handcuffs, he laughed at his tearful daughter who was sitting just a few feet away in the public gallery.

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Binman uses private drive as toilet 

A council has issued an apology after one of its binmen defecated on a resident's driveway.

GrabOne launches new travel venture 

New travel website, GrabOne Escapes has just launched, offering members over 50% off exciting escapes.

The ultimate guide to understanding 'the other side'... Part one: the Prods 

Right. In the interests of better community relations in Northern Ireland, it's time to assist all those folk who are planning to spend this year making Herculean efforts to build bridges across the divide by devising a short but informative guide to "the other side".

RUC didn't treat Jimmy Savile abuse claim seriously 

The RUC did not treat a complaint from a victim of Jimmy Savile properly, a damning report reveals today.

Sectarian violence erupts at Windsor Park during Linfield clash with Shamrock Rovers 

Football fans from the Republic ripped up seats and threw them onto the pitch as sectarian violence gripped Windsor Park last night.

Vatican purchases €23m building that houses Europe's biggest gay sauna 

Faces at the scandal-struck Vatican are even redder than usual after it emerged that the Holy See had purchased a €23 million share of a Rome apartment block that houses Europe’s biggest gay sauna.

One Direction schoolgirl fan gets death threats over Harry Styles Belfast hotel visit 

The Belfast schoolgirl caught up in a Twitter storm after One Direction's Harry Styles invited her back to his hotel, has been receiving death threats on social media from deranged Directioners.

Union flag protester Jamie Bryson's hunger strike ends with an Indian curry 

Union flag protest leader Jamie ‘Biryani' Bryson's much-heralded hunger-strike lasted less than half a day.

Overworked doctors say babies are not being vaccinated as a result of cutbacks 

The childhood vaccination rate and the care of new mums and their babies is being put at risk through cost-cutting measures, it has been claimed.

Tycoon Sean Quinn snr spotted for first time since jail term 

Fallen tycoon Sean Quinn snr made a rare public appearance at a GAA match at the weekend.

Family's tribute to murdered Briton 

The British construction worker apparently killed by terrorists in Nigeria was denied the chance to meet his first grandchild, his family said.

Huhne and Pryce begin jail terms 

Disgraced Cabinet minister Chris Huhne and his ex-wife are waking up behind bars after they were each jailed for eight months.