A FILM about saving a Belfast elephant during the Second World War is a tale of compassion and humanity, its leading actors said.

A FORMER Ulster and Ireland rugby player accused of assaulting his ex-partner has been "drifting" since his sporting career was cut short by injury, the High Court heard today.

CARRICKFERGUS Castle is set to receive a new £1million roof.

A MAN who 'glassed' a former Derry City footballer after discovering he was having an affair with his wife, has been given a suspended sentence Martin Cheung (39) from Ardban in Muff, Co.

A MAN discovered licking the ground on a busy Belfast city centre street has been given a conditional discharge.

POLICE have appealed to the public for help in locating three teenagers who have been missing from Limavady since last night.

FORMER Ireland and Ulster rugby player Paddy Jackson has appeared in a welcome video on the Twitter page of his new club Perpignan.

A teenager allegedly involved in a sustained assault on a girl which was filmed and posted online has been attacked in custody and had his bed urinated on, the High Court heard today.

A soldier who shot dead a man as he walked through a British Army checkpoint in Co Tyrone is to be prosecuted.

FORMER Ireland and Ulster players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding could potentially play for their country again, a senior Irish official has indicated.

Theresa May is facing increasing political pressure to review the law on cannabis after a raft of MPs including a former Conservative Party leader called for reform.

POLICE have appealed for information after a cyclist was found on an east Belfast road with a serious head injury.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Co Tyrone.

THE fury of the north’s GAA fans blocked from watching RTÉ’s The Sunday Game forced an apology from Sky TV last night.

DETAILS of £1.9 million taxpayer money recovered, after being lost through fraud and administrative error, have been revealed by the Audit Office.

THE family of a popular teacher have set up a bursary in her memory to help disadvantaged boys go to university.

NORTHERN Ireland is lagging behind its UK counterparts in a lack of up-to-date screening for prostate cancer, a charity has warned.

A FORMER All-Ireland winning minor footballer with a £200-a-day cocaine habit has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for kidnapping, robbing and threatening to kill a taxi driver.

AN SDLP MLA has said he will not be intimidated after a bonfire sign was erected of him wearing an Orange sash.