As the DUP and Sinn Féin re-entered talks yesterday, two significant developments added to the sense that steps are being taken to prepare for the possibility of direct rule if Stormont cannot be restored.

This is a summary of a presentation given to a group of victims and survivors at South East Fermanagh Foundation, Lisnaskea, on January 10 by Rev Peter McIntyre:

Tributes have been paid to a leading campaigner for victims of Libya-IRA terrorism who died of “a broken heart” on account of being “abandoned” by the government.

Michael Dunlop has completed a private test on the factory Ecstar Suzuki MotoGP bike at Sepang in Malaysia.

Rory Best expects to finalise a new contract with Ulster and Ireland “in the very near future”.

Shaun Muir Racing will return to the international road races this year with Australian rider David Johnson lining up on BMW machinery.