IN PICTURES: Then and now – Northern I reland towns and cities down the years

Sinn Fein has insisted that all its MLAs and MPs receive a standard “recommended wage” after a list of party donations this week appeared to show some politicians handing over far more of their salaries than others.

Labour former Northern Ireland secretary Lord Hain pressed for legal guarantees to be built into the Bill to safeguard the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement and prevent the return of a hard border with the Republic post-Brexit.

Catholic schools are overwhelmingly dominant at the very top of the Province’s A-level league table – but a former education minister has said a cultural shift under way in unionist communities may see this change.

Reigning World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will make a special appearance at the Vauxhall International North West 200 in May, where he will complete a parade lap around the famous Triangle venue.

Championship Larne sent David Jeffrey's Ballymena United tumbling out of the Irish Cup on Tuesday night with a 2-1 win at the Showgrounds.

Jamie Carragher has been suspended by Sky for the rest of the football season for spitting towards a father and his daughter from his car window, the broadcaster has announced.