THOUSANDS of music fans are expected to descend on Bangor on Saturday to watch home-grown heroes Snow Patrol and a host of other Northern Ireland music talent take to the stage at Ward Park.

A ROMANIAN man with an address in England has been returned for trial on charges linked to the robbery of a man who was found dead near Derry's Walls in August 2015.

Electrical appliances and joinery tools worth an estimated £8,000 have been stolen during a number of burglaries in Armagh.

A 22-year old man who robbed a shop in west Belfast while brandishing a screwdriver has been jailed for 16 months.

A 17-year-old youth allegedly raped a schoolgirl and incited others to take indecent photographs for him, the High Court heard today.

The funeral has been held in west Belfast of former INLA prisoner Martin McElkerney.

A yacht with one person on board has been found more than 24 hours after it was reported overdue.

NIGEL Dodds has accused the secretary of state of "refusing to do anything" about redress payments for abuse victims.

A REWARD of almost £50,000 donated anonymously to help find the bodies of the Disappeared could be a "game-changer", investigators have said.

CONTROVERSIAL seclusion and "potential financial abuse" of vulnerable patients were discovered over the past three months in inspections of a hospital at the centre of a massive abuse probe.

MINIMUM pricing on alcohol in Northern Ireland could save lives and cut the number of hospital admissions, a health conference heard yesterday.

A weapon used to fire a volley of shots in west Belfast following the death of former INLA prisoner Michael McElkerney has previously featured in a BBC documentary. 

A ZIMBABWEAN man who fled the country following the alleged politically-motivated killing of his father has won a High Court case in his fight to remain in Northern Ireland.

BELFAST'S new lord mayor John Finucane says he will "not be deterred" after police warned him loyalists were planning to attack him at his family home.

A MOTHER-OF-ONE was killed during a high-speed car chase in Fermanagh after the driver was allegedly involved in a failed drugs deal, a jury has heard.

A MAN accused of giving his teenage girlfriend two black eyes allegedly threatened to put a police sergeant "in a box", the High Court heard yesterday.

A transport hub and town square in west Belfast have won a top building award.

A HIGH-profile principal has defended Catholic schools amid celebrity calls to end segregated education.

VOTERS across Northern Ireland go to the polls today to elect representatives to the European Parliament.

JUNK food accounts for almost a quarter of a child's daily diet in Northern Ireland, research has found.