Top stories of the week

He was a war hero and the first Allied prisoner to escape from the infamous Colditz castle, but Airey Neave would be surreptitiously killed by an enemy he predicted “would never dare face him”.

Dublin could not believe the UK agreed to sign up to the Irish border backstop, it has been claimed.

Unless the EU moved its position, this week’s splintering of the DUP-ERG alliance was always likely – and perhaps inevitable – as the final Brexit decisions loomed.

The PSNI has warned drivers to take extra care on one of Northern Ireland's busiest roads, following the latest crash.

Police searching for missing Dervock man Anthony Smylie have recovered a body from the riverbank near the Glenstall Road outside Ballymoney.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen any suspicious activity in the Farm Lodge area of Ballymena.

This week I was talking to a political operator in Northern Ireland who has over the years been in both Downing Street and the White House.

Police are seeking help from the public following an assault in Lurgan between 8-9pm last night (Friday).